Rimlay Tides, Bay of Fires Art Prize Finalist 2026

2026

Full artwork Rimlay Tides by Isa June, showing two figures standing in luminous shallow water layered with textile patterns and reflected colour.
Framed Rimlay Tides by Isa June displayed at the 2026 Bay of Fires Art Prize exhibition with the artwork label beside it.

Artwork Details

Title: Rimlay Tides
Recognition: Finalist, Bay Of Fires Art Prize 2026
Theme: Everyday Miracles
Medium: Mixed Media on Hahnemühle Fine Art Paper 
Dimensions: 95 x 141 cm

About The Artwork

The 2026 Bay of Fires Art Prize invited artists to respond to the theme Everyday Miracles.

Each morning at a sandy coffee shop by the sea, thick monsoon cloud diffused the sunlight. Sky, ocean and sand blended into one canvas with silvery threads rippling. 

Some days the sea was so still the world seemed to shrink. It felt like one could step out into the golden corridor and walk. And there I was, part of it all. 

The work is constructed through layered textile fragments and elongated organic shapes combining block colour and texture to reflect the shimmer and complexity of travel and belonging. Fabric acts as a maternal thread, linking memory, place and pattern.

Detail of two silhouetted figures standing in shallow water surrounded by pink, gold, lavender and blue reflections in Rimlay Tides.
Close-up of Rimlay Tides showing layered textile textures, warm ochre and lavender shapes, and fine horizontal lines suggesting rippling water.


Angled exhibition view of Rimlay Tides in a gold frame with its Bay of Fires Art Prize label and red sold dot.
Close-up exhibition detail of Rimlay Tides showing the gold frame, textile fragments and layered reflective water patterns.

Bay of Fires Art Prize Finalist

I was delighted to have Rimlay Tides selected as a finalist in the 2026 Bay of Fires Art Prize. 

The prize is presented by the Bay of Fires Arts Association Inc. and the finalist exhibition formed part of the Bay of Fires Winter Arts Festival in St Helens, Tasmania. The 2026 exhibition opened on 5 June.

Rimlay Tides was also sold during the exhibition.

October 06, 2026
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