Pastels
Art Spectrum Blockx Blue Earth
Conte Girault Gondola
Holbein J Luda Mungyo
Pan Pastels Rembrandt Renesans
Schmincke Sennelier Terry Ludwig
Townsend Unison  
 
Oil Pastels
Renesans Sennelier  
 
Paper
Colourfix Glassine Hahnemuhle
Lux Archival Mi-Teintes Mi-Teintes Touch
Mi-Teintes Velvet Pastelboard Pastelgrain
Pastelmat Pastel Premier Sennelier
UART Premium XL Sand Grain  
 
Pastel Pencils
Bruynzeel Carbothello Conte
Derwent Pitt Pastel Sennelier
 
Other
Blenders Charcoal Fixative
Primers Sofft Tools Storage
 
 


The Soft Pastel Art Prize

The Soft Pastel Art Prize is an on-line annual competition which helps to promote soft pastel painting in Australia and New Zealand. The prize is exclusively for paintings predominantly completed with soft pastels and/or pastel pencils.

The 2027 competition will commence in February 2027. Further Information

The Soft Pastel Art Prize is sponsored, and run by, softpastels.com.au .


 

The 2026 Soft Pastels Art Prize Winner


Kathy Gallagher
Beach Picnic


The 2026 Soft Pastels Art Prize - Second Place


The Smiling Lady
Svetlana Katelas


The 2026 Soft Pastels Art Prize - Third Place


Old man Flinders
Rachel Cant


The 2026 Soft Pastels Art Prize - Staff Pick


SHICHI-GO-SAN-The Gift of Life
Josy Palmer


The 2026 Soft Pastels Art Prize - Highly Commended


Mariner's Treasures
Carole Elliott


The 2026 Soft Pastels Art Prize - Highly Commended


A Morning Game
Kathy Gallagher


The 2026 Soft Pastels Art Prize - Highly Commended


Strong
Rachel Cant












 

2026 On-Line Exhibition

The on-line exhibition of all entries in the 2026 Soft Pastels Art Prizes is now available for viewing. Many of the paintings are for sale and very reasonably priced.

View the on-line exhibition



The 2026 Soft Pastels Art Prize - Commended


Resplendent
Angela Parr


The 2026 Soft Pastels Art Prize - Commended


The Balancing Act
Carole Elliott


The 2026 Soft Pastels Art Prize - Commended


Dancer on Stool in Blue I
Mary Jane Steffens


The 2026 Soft Pastels Art Prize - Commended


Before the Vows
Natalia Kalliton


The 2026 Soft Pastels Art Prize - Commended


Moonie River Morning Light
Penelope Gilbert Ng