We are delighted to announce the Shortlist for the Graduates of the Year Awards (Gotya) 2023. Australia’s flagship program for emerging designers, identifies, supports and celebrates exceptional Australian designers as they embark on their careers.
 

"Tertiary institutions nationwide this year have nominated their top graduates into three new cross-disciplinary categories—Place, Use, and Interact. We were excited to move from a traditional awards program to one that reflects our times and how we live, design and interact. The jury was able to determine strong transferable workplace skills and predicted impact on the Australian design industry."
—DIA President Gavin Campbell FDIA

Next, shortlisted graduates will be contacted directly to arrange the final step, the online interviews.

State and National category winners will be announced on Thursday 7 September, at Stylecraft showrooms around the country. Tickets can be booked via the link below.

The Madeline Lester Award recipient will be announced on 2 November in Sydney.

Gotya proudly partners with Stylecraft and Dezeen.

The 2023 Shortlist is listed below:

PLACE

— Higher Education

Charlotte Henderson, Swinburne University, VIC
Dinesh Sraveanan, Queensland University of Technology, QLD
Elena-Dea Burger, Curtin University, WA
Georgia Martel, University of New South Wales, NSW
Hannah Cooper, Billy Blue (Torrens University), NSW
Isaac Haring, Griffith University, Queensland College of Art, QLD
Katherine Darwent, LCI online, WA
Kenny Couch, Monash University, VIC
Lydia Watt, Collarts School of Design, VIC
Ploy Onratn, Monash University, VIC
Rebecca Bartlett, Torrens University, NSW
Sandra Sun, University of New South Wales, NSW
Sophie Dye, Griffith University, Queensland College of Art, QLD
Zihan Zhou, Monash University, VIC

— Vocational

Carol Bryant, Enmore TAFE NSW, NSW
Elana Kostanski, TAFE NSW, NSW
Emily Thursfield, RMIT University, VIC
Erin Easton, Torrens University Australia, QLD
Heena Chauhan, Torrens University Australia, QLD
Isobel Hutchinson, RMIT University, VIC
Jonel Factor, RMIT University, VIC
Kate Masters, Sydney Design School, NSW
Laura Cordukes, Sydney Design School, NSW
Sarah Robertson, Torrens University Australia, QLD
Sophie Giraud, North Metropolitan TAFE, WA
Sue Napoli, Sydney Design School, NSW
Victoria Harrower, North Metropolitan TAFE, WA

USE

— Higher Education

Aidan Roger Whitby, University of New South Wales, NSW
Andrew Scott, RMIT University, VIC
Catherine Caldis, TAFE NSW, NSW
Chloe Mitchell, RMIT, VIC
Christopher Daod, TAFE NSW, NSW
Eliza Felton, RMIT University, VIC
Evangeline Grzesik, University of Technology Sydney, NSW
Evangeline Rosa, RMIT, VIC
Fiona Waller, Torrens University, QLD
Holly Villagra, Torrens University, NSW
Isaac Bonora, Queensland University of Technology, QLD
Isobel Baker, University of Technology Sydney, NSW
Ivy Whiteman, University of Technology Sydney, NSW
Jamieson Davis, University of South Australia, SA
Jedda Bahloo, RMIT, VIC
Jiaying Qian, University of New South Wales, NSW
Liam Georgeson, Queensland University of Technology, QLD
Lucas Hergert, Swinburne University of Technology, VIC
Lyn Haddon, Queensland College of Art, Griffith University, QLD
Mackenzie O'Sullivan, Griffith Queensland College of Art, QLD
Olivia Dalla-Zuanna, RMIT University, VIC
Persephone Thacker, RMIT, VIC
Qinxuan Wu, RMIT, VIC
Tanaka Magoche, Torrens University, QLD
Tom McArdle, University of Technology Sydney, NSW
Toni-Maree Savage, Queensland College of Art, Griffith University, QLD

— Vocational

Ellery Stevens, North Metropolitan TAFE, WA
Henry Shaw, University of South Australia, SA
Joanne Odisho, RMIT University, VIC 
Lachlan Cashman, RMIT University, VIC
Luke Seth, North Metropolitan TAFE, WA
Reanna Arakua, North Metropolitan TAFE, WA

INTERACT

— Higher Education

Abby Hyndman, Griffith University, QLD
Adorel Ng, Swinburne University of Technology, VIC
Allanah Deluca, Billy Blue College of Design at Torrens University NSW
Doreen Zheng, University of Technology Sydney, NSW
Gabrielle Versace, Swinburne University of Technology, VIC
Germaine Chin, Griffith University, QLD
Katerina Hionis, Swinburne University of Technology, VIC
Kiara Fourie, Queensland University of Technology, QLD
Maria Tongson, RMIT University, VIC
Matilda Martin, University of Technology Sydney, NSW
Sophie French, University of Technology Sydney, NSW
Steven White-Smith, Curtin University, WA

— Vocational

Bonnie Rae McCormick, Billy Blue College of Design at Torrens University, QLD
Michela Maiolo, Billy Blue College of Design at Torrens University, QLD
Zoey Portilla, North Metropolitan TAFE, WA

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