2026 Kennedy Prize Catalogue

25 | Memories Unfolding | Penelope Oates | $9000 | Re-purposed folding screen with 6 etched and painted timber panels, acrylic ,ink

This series of paintings, created on a repurposed folding screen, a symbol of femininity but also a deeply personal tribute to my beautiful mother, who passed away from dementia this year. The shifting beauty of the landscape serves as a metaphor for my mother’s memory, blurring the complex terrain of fragility and endurance. Can be wall hung.