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No. 32Finalist · Noosa Art Prize 2026

Collaboration

Vanessa Linton

Bardon, QLD

Acrylic paint and wax pencil on canvas100 × 120 cm$4,550

Artist statement

My family holidays at K'gari most Easter long weekends. I captured these boys trying to all stand up on a paddle board at the same time. I have sons of my own and these obviously close friends (or brothers) spent a long time trying to achieve their goal together. They got there eventually, not without some frustration - with each other and the waves. My aim was to capture human collaboration to achieve a common goal, and of course remind us of the beauty surrounding us every day.