BETRA FRAVAL AWARDED 2026 ACQUISITIVE BECKETT LOCAL PRIZE AT THE 2026 BAYSIDE PAINTING PRIZE

Congratulations to Betra Fraval who has been awarded the acquisitive Beckett Local Prize at the 2026 Bayside Painting Prize with her work ‘Taking flight’.

The Bayside Painting Prize is Melbourne’s premier annual painting prize. The finalist exhibition brings together a broad range of artists from across Australia, both established and lesser known, whose varied approaches to the painted medium conveys the breadth and diversity of painting in Australia today.