Collectors Art Prize recognizes outstanding achievements in contemporary art by celebrating the work of extraordinary artists whose practices are among the most innovative and influential of our time. 

Syndy Esteves · Winner Collectors Art Prize

Syndy Esteves · Winner Collectors Art Prize

Syndy Esteves, worked in the architectural industry for over 25 yrs, 19 years as a draughtsperson and 7 years as a cad technician. Although respected and proficient in her field, she found herself always dreaming of following her dream of becoming a professional artist. Thus, she resigned and pursued her dream by picking up a paintbrush for the first time in 2013.

Cinzia (Syndy) Esteves is an Australian visual artist and has a Bachelor of fine arts with honours from University of NSW, graduating in 2018. Syndy then attended classes at Julian Ashton in CBD Sydney for human portraiture in 2019/2020. Syndy has also received recognition with Luxemburg art prizes having received 4 off certificate of artistic achievement of the Pinacotheque awards from 2021 to 2024. Syndy is an oil painter, draughtsperson, writer, poet and a wild brumby advocate. Her artwork stretches the boundaries between art & politics by giving a voice to the wild brumbies being wild Australian horses, that roam Kosciuszko National Park in NSW Australia. ‘Be their Voice in the wind.’

ART SITES
syndyartist.blogspot.com
facebook.com/syndyartist/
instagram.com/syndyartist/

ADVOCACY SITES
freethebrumbies.blogspot.com
facebook.com/freethebrumbies/

‘WHERE THE SKY IS BLUE & THE RAIN DON’T FALL’ 2024. Tadpole (on right) & Swifty Born at Clearview Brumby Rescue QLD 2023. ‘Alla Prima’ oil on canvas 76x56cm

‘UNDER BLUE SKIES & ETHEREAL FREEDOM’ 2022. Wild Brumby Spirit of the Mountain rehomed at Clearview Brumby Rescue QLD. Oil on canvas 96.5x133cm

‘WHERE THE SNOW FALLS & THE DANDELIONS GROW’ 2022. Wild Brumby named Irish unsighted since 2013. Oil on canvas 133x96.5cm

‘ARROW BOY & THE DEATH OF KHEIRON’ 2022. Arrow Boy was ground culled in September of 2022. Oil on canvas 76x56cm

‘WHERE THE DANDELIONS GROW & THE BRUMBIES RUN FREE’ 2022. Smokey born July 2022. Smokey is Sunshine’s sibling of the Sunshine Mob, Sunshine was already gone when he was born. ‘Alla Prima’ oil on canvas 66x56cm

Yvonne Welman · Winner Collectors Art Prize

Yvonne Welman · Winner Collectors Art Prize

Sukey Camacho · Winner Collectors Art Prize

Sukey Camacho · Winner Collectors Art Prize