Photo: PR IMAGE PHOTOA Northern Territory-born artist has won a prestigious award with an artwork that harks back to Renaissance painting. Ryan Presley said winning the $100,000 Telstra Art Award with his painting - Our lifestyle of tranquillity undisturbed - would make a huge difference to his capacity to keep making art. Artists never forget succeeding at the Telstra National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Awards, guest curator Shannon Brett said. The Telstra Art Award finalists are on display in Darwin until late January 2027. Alice Springs artist Vanessa Inkamala won the General Painting Award with Arrkurla Nukala / Lyaarta Ntema 2026, which means "before" and "after/today".