Creative and Performing Arts Award
About the Award
The RSNSW Award in the Creative and Performing Arts was established by the Council in 2023 to reflect the full scope of the Society’s values.
It is awarded for distinguished research in any area of the Creative Arts and/or Performance, conducted mainly in New South Wales. Recipients may be resident in Australia or elsewhere.
Award in the Creative and Performing Arts 2025
The winner of the RSNSW Award in the Creative and Performing Arts for 2025 is Scientia Professor Dennis Del Favero FAHA, Professor of Digital Innovation at UNSW Sydney.
Dennis Del Favero is a distinguished scholar in the field of Visual Arts, whose research has resulted in frontier advances in intelligent visualisation systems. His research has involved developing and integrating artistic, conceptual, and technological advances in contemporary art using immersive aesthetics and AI. These have been developed through basic research projects with outcomes translated into applied research for field-leading industrial applications for major museums, media, performing arts, mining and emergency organisations. His work has been nationally and internationally praised for its exceptional artistic quality, as well as cultural and social utility.
List of Past Recipients of the RSNSW Award in the Creative and Performing Arts
| Year | Recipient |
| 2025 | Dennis Del Favero |