Sir John Sulman Prize 1980
- Kevin Connor - Figure in a Western Landscape NSW
- Charles Cooper - A Swimming Lesson
- Roma de Wolff - Venus dreaming of (in Locker) Mercury
- Brian Dunlop - The old physics building (Winner: Sir John Sulman Prize 1980)
- Anny Evason - Play on the Veranda with Katz and Jammer
- Maximilian Feuerring - Celebration
- Frederick Frizell - Studio interior, Annandale
- Ian Gentle - Saturday Night Fever
- Ross Gilbert - Chansonette
- Strom Gould - The Lifter
- Nicholas Harding - Simmental carcass scoop
- Jean Isherwood - Handspun
- Michael Kmit - Pingo Ergo Sum (I Paint Therefore I am)
- Geoff Levitus - Spring Came Invisibly
- Frank Littler - Interior design
- Keith Looby - Suburban classical
- Stuart Maxwell - Cheese Please – Study of a Family No. 3
- Vladas Meskenas - At Paddington Market
- Josonia Palaitis - 80th birthday party
- Geoffrey Proud - Untitled diptych
- Anthony Slater - Me and Loris Bowes Avenue
- Eric John Smith - Matisse in My Studio – A Homage
- Tim Storrier - Flag
- Nigel Thomson - Picnic
- James Willebrant - Successful man – lifting experiment
- Reinis Zusters - Target-Boar’s Head Rock