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Last Updated: Tuesday, 28 October 2025 12:47

Published: Tuesday, 28 October 2025 12:28

The creative talents of Darling Downs and South West Queensland secondary school students feature in Toowoomba Regional Art Gallery’s annual Creative Generation – Excellence Awards in Visual Art 2025 exhibition that is on display until November 16, 2025.

The program has been running since 1990 and highlights artwork by senior visual art students from Queensland state and non-state schools.

This regional exhibition displays 31 artworks by senior high school visual art students representing 13 schools across the Darling Downs and South West Queensland.

From the 31 submissions, the following awards were announced: One Regional Encouragement Award, eight commendations and two excellence winners.

Commendation recipients: Ian Saltner (Murgon State High School), Ava Cassidy (Toowoomba State High School), Zac Shersby (Toowoomba State High School), Djinni Dalton (Harristown Slate High School), Bella Lampe (Toowoomba Christian College - Highfields), Indianna Hitchcock (FairhoIme College - Toowoomba), Lilianah Brownhall (Downlands College - Toowoomba), Tariah Nicol (Toowoomba Christian College - Highfields).

Excellence award recipients: Imogen Higgs (Goondiwindi State High School), Bron Francis (FairhoIme College - Toowoomba).

Regional Encouragement recipient: Amelia Bryant-Peterson (FairhoIme College - Toowoomba).

Excellence winners from across Queensland will be exhibited at Brisbane’s Gallery of Modern Art (GOMA) from March 28 to September 13, 2026.

The Creative Generation Excellence Awards in Visual Art would like to thank program partner QAGOMA and regional event partner Teacher’s Mutual Bank for their ongoing support.

For more information, please see: Exhibition | Creative Generation Excellence Awards in Visual Art

Toowoomba Regional Art Gallery at 531 Ruthven Street, Toowoomba, is open Wednesday to Sunday 10.30am – 3.30pm. Entry is free.

Images:
1. Imogen HIGGS / Sinfully sweet 2025 / mixed media / 75 x 60 x 30cm / © Imogen Higgs (Top)

2. Bron FRANCIS / Choose Your Path 2025 / ink on aluminum / 83 x 25cm / © Bron Francis (below left)

3. Amelia BRYANT-PETERSON / Perspectivae culturales de morte (Cultural perspectives about death) 2025 / colour photographic prints / 42.0 x 29.7cm each / © Amelia Bryant-Peterson

4. Ian SALTNER / The Rent is Overdue 2025 / acrylic & enamel on canvas / 120 x 100cm / © Ian Saltner (Bottom)