2026 Auckland Easter Show
Our Artists had an amazing Easter Show!
We’re excited to share that this year’s Easter Show Art Awards were a huge success for our artists! The exhibition received so much admiration from visitors, and the judges had an incredibly difficult time choosing the winners because of all of the fantastic art on show.
Here are the official award results from the 2026 Easter Show:
🥇 1st Equal
Shanise Aumua-Hellesoe — Botteccelli Woman
Lea Matas-Stankovic — Cow with Flamingo on Top
🥈 2nd Equal
Adeline Centeno — Picasso Cat
Dharmesh Chand — Black Panthers in the Jungle
🥉 3rd Equal
Adam Major — Spotty Fish
Maryanne Herbert — Whanau Church at Pawarenga
✨ Merit Award
Timothy Wong — Flowers
And the Judge’s Choice Award went to…
🎉 Haz Crawford — F.A.I.L.
A massive thank you to John and Marion Towers for all the hard work organising the exhibition at the show. Everything looked fantastic, and our artists were absolutely thrilled to be involved.
Congratulations again to all of our award winners and everyone who took part — we’re so proud of you all! ❤️
