The Annual 2025 features graduates from undergraduate degrees right through to PhD programs.
The exhibition highlights the interdisciplinary practices of students across 3D visualisation, animation, ceramics, drawing, experience design, fashion, furniture, game art, graphics, installation, interaction design, jewellery, moving image, object design, painting, photography, printmaking, sculpture, sound art, textiles, visual effects, and more.
Message from Head of School
“Congratulations to all our graduating students!
Each year, it is a pleasure to witness the unique and remarkable creative talent that emerges from our School.
The exhibition showcases the full range of innovative and interdisciplinary approaches to creative practice and research in our Bachelor, Honours, Master’s and PhD programs.
I wish our students in the exhibition all the very best as they move forward to become the next generation of creative leaders, artists, designers and makers, both in Australia and overseas.”
- Professor Alison Gwilt, Head of UNSW School of Art & Design
The Annual 2025 logo
The Annual 2025 logo was designed by Master of Design / Advertising & PR student Dani Kimball.
Student prizes
Join us for the prize announcements at The Annual Party on Wednesday 10 December, 6pm - 9pm.
The TWT Excellence Prize
Supported by TWT Property Group, the $3,000 Prize is awarded to an outstanding graduating creative practitioner across all disciplines. In addition, the Prize includes studio space at the TWT St Leonards Creative Precinct for one year, as well as one year mentorship by a Creative Precinct artist.
The winner of the 2025 TWT Excellence Prize is Sin Wai Zheng for their work ‘Press Sense’.
The Ross Steele AM Fine Arts Prize
Supported by Ross Steele AM, the $3,000 Prize is awarded to an exceptional Fine Arts graduate.
The winner of the 2025 The Ross Steele AM Fine Arts Prize is Seren Wagstaff for their work ‘Passenger Princess’.
The Frost* Design Prize
Supported by Frost*collective, the $3,000 Prize is awarded to a Design graduate who has demonstrated originality, experimentation and critical enquiry in their work.
The winner of the 2025 The Frost* Design Prize is Anisha Sawaid for their work ‘Wollemi Weave’.
Archived Annuals
Banner image: Sungeon Ko, 'Mushroom Makerspace Visualisation' 2025.
