FIRESTATION PRINT STUDIO’S
AUSTRALIAN BIENNIAL
MONOPRINT PRIZE
ENTRIES FOR OUR 2027 MONOPRINT PRIZE OPEN 1ST OCT 2027
Artwork: Andrew Totman, Fire and Ice, Monotype Multi Drop
Firestation Print Studio is pleased to again hosting this National Prize
AWARDS
Major Prize $3,000, 2nd Prize, $500 Senior Art Supplies Voucher
Announcing the Key Dates and Details for the 2027 National Australian Monoprint Prize.
Key Dates:
Entries Open: 1st October 2026
Entries Close: 28th February 2027
Mid-Late March 2027 - Notification to shortlisted artists for exhibition
15th April 2027 - Shortlisted works to be delivered to FPS by this date
30th April 2027- Exhibition opens
13th May 2027 6-8pm - Official opening and announcements
29th May 2027 - Exhibition closes
2nd - 12th June 2027 - Collection / Return of works
ENTRIES ARE NOW OPEN
The online entry form is now live HERE
HOW TO ENTER
Complete the online entry form and submit all relevant documents and images along with confirmation of payment to the dedicated prize email: prizes@fps.org.au
email Subject: MONOPRINT and Artists Name
Artists can submit a maximum of two works. An entry will consist of:
A completed online entry form that can be found HERE
Supporting material: digital image (300dpi JPEG), artist’s statement & CV to be emailed to prizes@fps.org.au
$35 fee for one work OR $55 fee for two works, this is a non-refundable administration fee. This can be paid via bank transfer, and a record of transfer must be emailed with application. Direct Deposit can be made to Firestation Print Studio, BSB 083 347 Acc 44 589 0691, Reference: Monoprint & Your name
WHAT IS A MONOPRINT/MONOTYPE?
For this prize we will consider a monoprint as involving a transfer from matrix to paper that is unrepeatable. Entries may incorporate other printmaking methods but MUST be made using printing techniques ONLY (any form of digital printing is not accepted). Again we encourage experimentation with the printmaking process however the hero of the image must be monoprint.
We are unable to accept entries that incorporate other mediums/processes such as digital printing, painting, drawing, etc. If you are unsure of whether your work meets these requirements please get in contact to discuss.
A full list of terms and conditions can be found on the entry form: HERE
OUR MONOPRINT PRIZE JUDGES FOR 2027
KIRSTY GRANT
Kirsty Grant is a curator and writer with a specialist knowledge of Australian art and design developed over two decades working with major public collections. From 2015-16, as Director and CEO of Heide Museum of Modern Art, she oversaw the artistic direction and operations of one of Melbourne’s most loved art galleries. Prior to that she held various curatorial positions at the Queensland Art Gallery and National Gallery of Victoria, being appointed Senior Curator of Australian Art – responsible for paintings, sculpture and decorative arts made before 1980 – at the NGV in 2007.
Kirsty loves prints. She worked with the print collections at QAGGOMA and the NGV and in 2006, was awarded the Harold Wright Scholarship to study prints and drawings at the British Museum, London. With Kelly Gellatly and Bronwyn Johnson, she launched Kaleidoscope Editions in 2023 to commission and publish limited edition artist prints. Working with the same team and Trent Walter, she is also one of the founders of the Melbourne Art Print Fair.
MARTIN KING
Martin King’s wide-ranging art practice is underpinned by an abiding interest in the Australian landscape, most visibly by making connections between land, sea and air.
King’s earlier works on paper traced the movement of rain shadows and the effect of weather patterns across undulating terrain and vast tracts of desert. His more recent works express the fragility of our relationship with nature using creatures of the sky as simple motifs that convey a paradoxical vision of the Australian landscape as both tranquil and unsettling.
Martin King’s works are held in numerous corporate collections, 17 regional gallery and university collections and four state galleries in Australia plus collections in the USA, UK and India. Martin King occupies an important place in printmaking in Australia and is acknowledged widely as one of the leading printmakers in the country. He is also the senior printmaker at Australian Print Workshop
Thank you this year’s second prize sponsors Senior Art Supplies
Since 2018 Firestation Print Studio has run this national prize to celebrates this unique state printmaking technique
With four Prizes held since our Innaugural exhibition this is the only dedicated prize in Australia for Monotypes and Monoprints.
Past Prizes
Explore details from past Monoprint Prize exhibitions. See finalist lists, winners and judges comments from our past prize exhibitions