Past award recipients
We recognise the contribution of all the past recipients of the Creative Partnerships Australia and Australia Business Arts Foundation (ABAF) Awards.
Our awards celebrate remarkable leaders who are championing the arts in Australia. A list of all award winners, from 2001 to present day, is below.
Creative Partnerships award recipients
- Philanthropy Leadership Award
- 2021 John Wylie AM & Myriam Boisbouvier-Wylie
2020 Maureen Wheeler AO & Tony Wheeler AO
2019 John Gandel AC & Pauline Gandel AC
2018 Tim Fairfax AC and Gina Fairfax
2017 Andrew Cameron AM & Cathy Cameron
2016 Naomi Milgrom AC
- Business Leadership Award
- 2021 Scott Hutchinson
2020 Andy Penn
2019 Helen Carroll & Ian Kew
2018 Adrian Fini OAM
2017 Ian Narev
2016 Julieanne Alroe & Richard Goyder AO
- Emerging Philanthropy Leadership Award
- 2021 Nick & Sophie Dunstone
2020 Alexandra Burt
2019 Dr Terry Wu
2018 Mark Rubbo OAM & Beau Neilson
2017 Joseph O’Brien
2016 Peter Wilson
- Arts Leadership Award
- 2021 Chris Howlett & Adele Schonhardt
2020 Rachel Healy & Neil Armfield AO
2019 David McAllister AM
2018 Richard Gill AO
2017 Sheena Boughen OAM
2016 Mary Jo Capps
- Arts Visionary Award
- 2020 S Baillieu Myer AC & Sarah Myer
2020 Lady Potter AC
2019 John Kaldor AO
ABAF award recipients
- Philanthropy Leadership Award
- 2013 Betty Amsden AO
2012 Patrick Corrigan AM
2011 Tim Fairfax AM & Peter Weiss AM
2010 Simon Mordant AM & Catriona Mordant
2009 Philip Bacon AM
2008 Robert Albert AO
2007 The Belgiorno-Nettis family
2006 John B Reid AO
2005 The Nelson Meers Foundation
2004 The Myer family
- Business Leadership Award
- 2013 Dr Helen Nugent AO
2012 Kim Williams AM
2011 Sam Walsh AO
2010 Rick Allert AO
2009 Kerry Stokes AC
2008 James Strong AO
2007 Ian Darling AO
2006 David Clarke AO
2005 David Gonski AC & Harold Mitchell AC
2004 Ken Tribe AC
2003 Janet Holmes a Court AC
2002 Anthony Berg AM
2001 Michael Chaney AO
- Arts Leadership Award
- 2013 Lynda Dorrington
2012 Dr Gerard Vaughan AM
2011 Mary Vallentine AO
2010 Edmund Capon AM OBE
2009 Robyn Archer AO
2008 Elizabeth Ann MacGregor OAM
2007 Greg Mackie OAM
2006 Sue Nattrass AO
2005 Lyndon Terracini AM
2004 Graeme Murphy AM
2003 John Bell AM OBE
2002 Ian McRae AO
2001 Carrillo Gantner AC
