in 2019, 23 finalists were chosen from a field of 350 submissions. vincent namatjira won the main prize with his work "close contact, 2018", a double-sided full-body representation of a man, in acrylic paint on plywood. winner of the people's choice prize was 24-year-old zimbabwean man pierre mukeba (the youngest finalist) for his by painting entitled "ride to church", inspired by childhood memories of the whole family perched somewhat precariously on a single motorbike to travel to church.