All the time, hard work and frustration Eva Doyle encountered creating her Year 12 visual artwork in 2025 was made worthwhile the moment her grandfather Jim Doyle first saw portrait, The Unaltered Soul.
Tanya MacNaughton
Lisa Ho has found it rewarding to hear how the themes of identity, culture and belonging explored within her artwork have resonated with others at The West Australian Pulse 2026.
Like many young people navigating the stress of their final year of high school, Eva Forster worried about losing those close to her, but she turned her anxiety into a large scale oil painting.
Kirsty Lichtenstein
Seton Catholic College Year 12 visual arts graduate Lauren Branch explores beauty in the grief of losing a loved one in her artwork Life’s Ephemeral Dance, part of The West Australian Pulse 2026 exhibition.
Benjamin Stack’s many experiences of dancing in Alton Walley’s Welcome to Country ceremonies — from West Coast Eagles games to Perth Christmas Pageant — reached a new level at Pulse Fashion Show 2026.
Art is the best way to talk about politics, says The West Australian Pulse 2026 exhibition finalist Ryan Twomey.
Iona Presentation College graduate Chloe Haagman’s artwork Anagram won The West Australian Pulse 2026 Catalyst — Young Visual Artist Award, with this year’s exhibition showcase on at The Art Gallery of WA.
Winning The West Australian Pulse 2026 Editor’s Choice Award had never even entered Kira Landuyt’s mind as a possibility when she attended the exhibition’s launch at The Art Gallery of Western Australia.
Vincent Fantauzzo has never taken the conventional route, so it’s only fitting that he’s become the first-ever Art Gallery of Western Australia Pulse Ambassador.
Caitlin Vinci
None of the accolades celebrated artist Vincent Fantauzzo has accumulated to date in his career compare to his invitation from The Art Gallery of WA to be The West Australian Pulse Talks 2025 guest speaker.
Sitting at a red light on the way home from school Shanti Simpson shared a short, yet meaningful moment with a stranger.
Artemisia Blythe
Iona Presentation College graduate Charley-Marie Travia exposes ‘toxic culture’ of dance sport in photorealistic painting featured in 2025 Pulse exhibition
Simon Collins
Grandparents’ immigration to Australia inspired Angel Papalazaros’ two-part oil painting, Hellenic Habitat, a highlight of this year’s Pulse exhibition.
An annual visitor to The West Australian Pulse, this year marks Emma Bitmead’s first as the AGWA exhibition’s curator while it showcases 61 works by 2024 Year 12 visual arts graduates.
A teen’s stunning depiction of her father toiling away over the stove in the kitchen of the Old Perth Road diner hangs in the Art Gallery of WA as part of this year’s The West Australian Pulse exhibition.
A vivid exploration of exhaustion, sensory overload, and resilience is on show at The West Australian Pulse, giving audiences a rare glimpse inside the mind of a WA teen.
Swan Christian College graduate Lola Beagley’s poignant portray of late great-grandfather a shining light at this year’s survey of young artists at the Art Gallery of WA.
Sixty-one priceless insights into what makes teenagers tick on show at this year’s The West Australian Pulse exhibition at the Art Gallery of WA. Here are 10 of the best.
An artwork reflecting the confusion and anxiety of living between two cultures has won The West Australian Pulse 2024 People’s Choice Award.
The West Australian Pulse 2024 curator Bahar Sayed’s own career trajectory is the epitome of The West Australian Pulse ethos, showing how a vocation in the arts can take you along unexpected pathways.
Sixty stunning art works will be on display at the gallery from April 6 to October 6, each offering unique insights into the class of 2023. Here are some of the highlights.
As part of The West Australian Pulse, a major new fashion show at the State gallery will showcase emerging talent and highlight fashion as an accessible artform and genuine career path.
Megan French
Sky Biesse’s artwork Don’t Worry Be Happy has grabbed the attention of The Art Gallery of WA visitors to be voted winner of The West Australian Pulse 2023 People’s Choice Award.
AGWA Design Store curators Leith Groves and Rob Marshall have teamed up with fashion students as part of the Pulse Youthquake takeover.
