Exit Art, the Northern Territory’s premier high school graduate exhibition, showcases the very best contemporary art and design from our next generation of creatives.
Presented annually at the Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory, in partnership with the Northern Territory Department of Education and Training, Exit Art reflects the diversity of the Territory’s artistic practice and practitioners.
Now in its 22nd year, Exit Art continues to provide a significant platform for young people to share their voices and ideas with our community.
WINNERS
Winners were selected from the exhibition of 66 artworks created by 59 talented finalists from 14 schools across the Northern Territory — including Darwin, Palmerston, Katherine, Nhulunbuy and Alice Springs.
Sophie Kuswadi, Gone with the wind 2025
Minister’s Choice Award
Presented by the Minister for Education
Montefiore Forrest-McMinn, Sound bath 2025
MAGNT Foundation Award
Viet Tran, Artnwere (dingo) 2025
Tactile Arts Craft Award
Natasha Lee, Intertwined threads of culture 2025
Darwin Visual Arts Award
Ashley Samarita, Wake up, dear Taiju 2025
Jacksons Drawing Supplies Award
Austin Armstrong, Time to wake up 2025 and Wings 2025
NXT Gen ARTS Grant Award
Sponsored by ArtsNT and presented by the Minister for Arts
Gabriella Sanders, Colours, mess and promises 2025
Art Educators of the Northern Territory Award
Tadhg McQuillan, Etterah 2025
Art Educators of the Northern Territory Award
Wren Fisher-Kendell, Amplify her 2025
Darwin Street Art Festival Award
Sidney Harris, Birds 2025
Australian Teachers of Media NT Award
Thank you to our sponsors for their support of the next generation of Territory creatives.
The finalists’ works span a range of mediums, including painting, drawing, sculpture, photography, film, animation, graphic novella, architecture, fashion and contemporary craft. Together, they explore themes such as connection to place, inherited knowledge and identity, lived experiences of the screen generation, contemplative practices for mental health, and the revival of traditional crafts.
FINALISTS
Amy Fleming | Asha Michell | Ashley Samarita | Austin Armstrong | Belva Syada | Cameron Richards | Claudia Wyles | Daisy Nguyen | Eliesa Taliu | Ella Hughes | Erin De Jager | Freddy Bacher | Gabriella Sanders | Hala Etaywe | Harini Bitla | Hoang Quynh Chi (Chi) Nguyen | Isabella Fava | Isabella Groves | Jordyn Matthews | Josh Ioane | Kayla Miller | K-La Sky Ferrer | Kaylee Pearce | Keira O'Brien | Kiara Ryan | Kiendra Lewis | Kyra Harrison | Lauren Cattanach | Leo Nguyen | Lionel Ortega | Luca Toonson | Lucy Mander | Lucy Tinapple | Mareikura Tupaea | Maria Kynigos | Matilda McDonald | Matthew Walmsley | Milo Van Haeften | Montefiore Forrest-McMinn | Muhammad Lessy | Natasha Lee | Nomiki Redwood | Penelope Down | Rebecca Dobson | Sapan Sedhai | Sara Bertschi | Scarlett Cobban | Scarlette Olsen | Shamisha Stuart | Shayna Murphy | Sidney Harris | Sophie Fellows | Sophie Kuswadi | Tadhg McQuillan | Tiani Andrews | Tiger Stafford | Trisvina Lewis | Viet Tran | Wren Fisher-Kendell
Schools Represented:
Casuarina Senior College | Centralian Senior College | Darwin High School | Good Shepherd Lutheran College | Henbury School | Katherine High School | Mckillop College | Nhulunbuy High School | NT Christian College | Northern Territory School of Distance Education | O' Loughlin Catholic College | Palmerston College | St John’s Catholic College | The Essington School
This year will continue the exhibition’s three decade legacy of highlighting the importance of visual arts education and the role of arts educators in encouraging and guiding the creativity of young NT artists in preparation for their futures.
Exit Art is jointly presented by MAGNT and the Northern Territory Department of Education and Training.
Sponsor:
MAGNT Darwin
19 Conacher Street
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Open daily: 10am – 4pm
FREE ENTRY*
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Closed Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Year's Day and Good Friday
* excludes touring exhibitions
Exit Art runs until 31 May 2026.