Indian artist Yardena Kurulkar, has won the $35,000 Blake Prize for 2016, for her work depicting her own heart decaying into nothingness in a series of 15 panels, which she says reflect the shape shifting ability of human nature.

Presented for the first time in 2016 at Casula Powerhouse Art Centre (CPAC) the Blake Prize is Australia’s longest standing and most prestigious art prize which encourages conversation about spirituality and religion through art. The Blake Prize exhibition is presented from 13 February until 24 April 2016 at CPAC, featuring the work of 80 finalists from across Australia, Ireland, the USA, Switzerland, France, Germany and New Zealand. This year there were 594 entries for the Prize with the 80 finalists selected by the curatorial team at CPAC.