Congratulations to this year's winners of the Mary Anning Art Prize!
Reception - Year 2
1st Prize
Kaesen Lange, Year 2
Ichthyosaur
In the Eromanga Sea, Ichthyosaur swam hunting for its prey which is ammonite, belemnite and fish.
2nd Prize
Ya En Joy Liew, Reception
Plesiosaur
Chaos aboves, Class in session below. While volcanoes rumble on the horizon, a mummy Plesiosaurus takes advantage of the fleeing ammonites for a quick hunting lesson with her little one.
3rd Prize
Wade McKenzie-Sladden, Year 2
Anomalocaris daleyae, Redlichia rex
Anomalocaris hunting Redlichia rex in the ancient sea at Emu Bay.
Year 3 - Year 5
1st Prize
Leah Kim, Year 3
When the Ocean Became Opal
Long ago, a plesiosaur swam through South Australia's ancient inland sea. Over time, its remains became an opalised fossil.
2nd Prize
Deabelle Beatrice Martinez Regulacion, Year 3
Tasmanian Tiger (Thylacine)
A Tasmanian Tiger explores a colourful prehistoric landscape filled with native flowers and animals. The artwork imagines a time when this unique Australian predator still roamed freely in the wild.
3rd Prize
Teddy Katsarelais, Year 4
Thylacoleo Carnifex
This marsupial predator is good at climbing trees with his opposing thumbs. He's finding a good spot for hunting some birds.
Year 6 - Year 8
1st Prize
Annabelle Edmunds, Year 6
Megalibgwilia Owenii eating in South Australian landscape.
The Megalibgwilia Owenni is a giant echidna which lived across Australia including South Australia in prehistoric times. This echidna is eating worms near a water hole in South Australian landscape.
2nd Prize
Jacob Monserrat, Year 8
Wonambi naracoortensis
The giant python slithers along and comes across a kangaroo. It quickly overpowers his prey by squeezing him.
3rd Prize
Yifu Eve Han, Year 6
Megalodon
Although the megalodon has disappeared from our planet, I believe that the moment it once leapt out of the ocean must have been an unforgettable sight in Earth's long history.
