Jeska Valk is an Award Winning Contemporary Artist, building a strong national profile through a consistent record of prestigious awards, finalist placements, and media recognition. Her work has been celebrated with major wins and multiple People’s Choice Awards, alongside painting category victories and national prizes in Brisbane and Sydney.
Jeska has repeatedly been selected as a finalist in some of Australia’s most respected competitions, such as the Portia Geach Memorial Portrait Prize, the Evelyn Chapman Art Award and Ravenswood Art Prize, reflecting both critical acclaim and sustained excellence. Notably, her portrait practice has included prominent figures such as WA Senator, Fatima Payman, Lead Singer of Camp Cope, Georgia Maq, renowned Australian Fashion Designer, Megan Ziems, and First Nations leader Luther Cora and his daughter Tayvonne.
Her practice is further distinguished by significant media exposure and publications, with features across leading art and design magazines such as, Grand Designs Australia, and appearances on major television programs such as, Channel 9’s MY WAY, cementing her reputation as a dynamic and influential voice in the Australian art landscape.
Publications
New Work
Reformation II
91.5 x 122cm | Oil on canvas
Lace Heart
100 x 100cm | Oil on black gesso canvas
Coastal Series
Jellyfish
103 x 155cm | Oil on canvas
Limited Edition Prints Available - Multiple Sizes
WINNER People's Choice Award, Caloundra Contemporary Art Prize 2026
Glow
155 xW 103cm | Oil on canvas
Limited Edition Prints Available - Multiple Sizes
Blue Jellyfish
91.5 x 121cm | Oil on canvas
Jellyfish
155 x 103cm | Oil on canvas
Limited Edition Prints Available - Multiple Sizes
WINNER People's Choice Award, Caloundra Contemporary Art Prize 2026
Turtle
200 x 103cm | Oil on canvas
Limited Edition Prints Available - Multiple Sizes
Turtle
200 x 103cm | Oil on canvas
Limited Edition Prints Available - Multiple Sizes
Whale
200 x 103cm | Oil on canvas
Limited Edition Prints Available - Multiple Sizes
Oil Slick
130 x 80cm | Oil on linen
Limited Edition Prints Available
WINNER The Clifton’s Art Prize 2017
PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARD The Clifton’s Art Prize 2017
PUBLICATION Semi-Permanent Book 2017, Sydney, NSW
Oil Slick
130 x 80cm | Oil on linen
Limited Edition Prints Available
Lace Collection
The Blue Line
60 x 50Cm | Oil on canvas
Limited Edition Prints Available - Multiple Sizes
The Blue Line
60 x 50Cm | Oil on canvas
Limited Edition Prints Available - Multiple Sizess
Bllind ||
60 x 50Cm | Oil on canvas
Limited Edition Prints Available - Multiple Sizes
Deeper Look
60 x 50Cm | Oil on canvas
Limited Edition Prints Available - Multiple Sizes
Lace Collection
60 x 50Cm | Oil on canvas
Limited Edition Prints Available - Multiple Sizes
Royal
60 x 50Cm | Oil on canvas
Limited Edition Prints Available - Multiple Sizes
Unveiling I
60 x 50Cm | Oil on canvas
Limited Edition Prints Available - Multiple Sizes
Unveiling I
60 x 50Cm | Oil on canvas
Limited Edition Prints Available - Multiple Sizes
Unveiling II
60 x 50Cm | Oil on canvas
Limited Edition Prints Available - Multiple Sizes
A Thread of History
110 x 100cm | Oil on canvas
Limited Edition Prints Available
FINALIST Ravenswood Art Prize 2022, NSW
FINALIST BAM Art Prize 2022, Northern NSW
PUBLICATION Grand Design Australia, In Profile, Iss. 10.5
Scarlet
Size 91.5 x 123cm | Oil on canvas
Lady in Red
Size 91.5 x 123cm | Oil on canvas
Reformation
121 x 170cm | Oil on canvas
Landscape
Cradle Mountain Tasmania
150 x 180cm | Oil on canvas
Portraits
Tayvonne Cora - GHEARRA White Cockatoo
90 x 140cm | Oil on canvas
Tayvonne Cora, daughter of Luther Cora, a prominent Aboriginal figure in the Gold Coast Yugambeh community.
Above
Luther Cora - BULLAM
120 x 90cm | Oil on canvas
Left
Tayvonne Cora - GHEARRA
110 x 72cm | Oil on canvas
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