Victorian Artists' Society
Best portrait painted by an artist under 25
Best portrait painted by an artist under 25
London International Exhibition, 1862
Most meritorious picture by a young lady
For untouched portrait photographs
For painting from the nude
Guinea prize for 'the best drawing in Indian Ink, Pen and Ink, or Neutral Tint, or any Combination of them, by ladies, original or copy',
Prize for 'a very careful copy' in pencil of Coming Events Cast their Shadows Before
Also first-class certificate
Her first published illustration, Little Folks, appeared in the W.A. Bulletin (ill. Walsh, p.30) aged 12 as the result of winning a competition
For 'Inside Black Australia' anthology Gilbert refused to accept this award, in light of the fact that Indigenous Australians continued to be denied human rights.