Award Finalists 2023
Congratulations to the following 36 artists.
54 artworks have been selected as finalists for the 2023 R.T Nelson Awards for Sculpture
| NAME | REGION | MEDIUM |
| Anna Campbell | Lower Hutt | Ceramic |
| Birgit Moffatt | Otaki | Harakeke |
| Christine Cousineau | Tauranga | Clay |
| Christophe Jannin | Auckland | Mixed media |
| DeAnne Lawford-Smith | Taupo | Clay |
| Di Tocker | Cambridge | Glass |
| Duncan Moore | Masterton | Ceramic |
| Emily Valentine | Sydney, Australia | Mixed media with feathers |
| Eric Desiles | Wellington | Bronze |
| Evelyn Hodowany | Wellington | Ceramic |
| George Agius | Manawatu | Glass |
| Gryffin Cook | Auckland | Bronze |
| Howard Tuffery | Taranaki | Andesite stone |
| Jack Stobart | Arrowtown | Stone |
| Jacqueline Morren | Christchurch | Pounamu and silver |
| Javier Murcia | Wellington | Concrete |
| Jonathan Campbell | Lower Hutt | Bronze |
| Julie Cromwell | Whangarei | Clay |
| Karaitiana Akroyd | Gisborne | Pounamu |
| Kathryn Bartlett | Auckland | Glass & bronze |
| Kay Bazzard | Havelock North | Clay |
| Kylie Matheson | Dunedin | Ceramic |
| Libbie Persico | Wellington | Bronze |
| Marion Courtillé | Napier | Mixed media with leather |
| Matt Parry | Opua | Wood |
| MILARKY | Taranaki | Mixed media |
| Neil Adcock | Mangonui | Pounamu |
| Renate Verbrugge | New Plymouth | Andesite stone |
| Rob Gillies | Wellington | Bronze & acrylic |
| Steph Lusted | Wellington | Mixed media |
| Storm Davenport | Wellington | Ceramic |
| Stuart MacPherson | Pukerua Bay | Mixed media with recycled concrete |
| Studio Reset | Te Horo | Beeswax & wire |
| Sung Hwan Bobby Park | Auckland | Ceramic |
| Toni Tittleton | Auckland | Glass |
| Vicki Charles | Nelson | Ceramic |