The Australian Hair Fashion Awards (AHFAs) is fast approaching, and now the finalists for the creative categories have been named. Business and product titles are set to drop later in the continued lead up to the dynamic event.
The categories cover the best Australian hairdresser of the year, state categories, men’s hair, colour, multimedia, emerging hairdressers, Avant Garde and more. New categories were added last year, title Hair Shot of the Year and Digital Influencer of the Year, while 2019 sees the addition of Hair Transformation Video of the Year to truly capture 21st century hair brilliance.
The talented finalists were decided amidst a multitude of entries by acclaimed international judges such as Sam McKnight, Angelo Seminara, Akin Konizi, Zoe Irwin, Andrew Barton, Errol Douglas, Jamie Stevens, Gary Hooker and Michael Young, Cos Sakkas and Indira Schauwecker.
The work presented inspired the panel and now looks set to inspire audiences come April. Congratulations to these talented nominees, listed below.
AHFA AUSTRALIAN HAIRDRESSER OF THE YEAR
Kobi Bokshish
Scott Sloan
Craig Smith
Adam Ciaccia
Mary Alamine
Jamie Furlan
Dee Parker Atwood
AHFA MENS HAIRDRESSER OF THE YEAR
Madison Voloshin
Tori Gill
Hermiz Daniel
Dion Lee Andrew
Robert Ferlaino
Don Desanctis
Joe Kurdyla
AHFA CREATIVE COLOURIST OF THE YEAR
Joe Cotroneo
Jack Morton
Lisa Polini
Megan Panozz
Nathan Armagnacq
Rachel Vitullo
Jordan Hone
AHFA ARTISTIC TEAM OF THE YEAR
Royals Hair
BIBA Salon
TONI&GUY Artistic Team
Australian FAME Team
Rokk Ebony
Stelios Papas Toowong
Hot Shots Team
AHFA NSW/ACT HAIRDRESSER OF THE YEAR
Carolyn Gahan
Richi Grisillo
Nicole Kae
Eugene Sokolovs
Katy Reeve
Paul Hibbard
Michelle Ciaccia
AHFA VICTORIAN HAIRDRESSER OF THE YEAR
Jo Smith
Christina Tatsciore
Jacky Chan
Benjamin Martin
Jonny Candy
Chung-Yang Su
Joe Habbaki
AHFA QUEENSLAND HAIRDRESSER OF THE YEAR
Amanda Joy O’Connor
Bill Tsiknaris
William Webb
Jonathon Hand
Joanne Bird
Elle Schoemaker
Rebecca Hubbard
AHFA SA/TAS HAIRDRESSER OF THE YEAR
Megan Panozzo
Jo Sym-Choon
Mat Johnson
Chris Stevenson
Sam James
Selina Chhauur
Johnny Georgiou
AHFA WA/NT HAIRDRESSER OF THE YEAR
Marie Cain
Pauline McCabe
Jo Banks
Nakia Stevens
Hayley Keep
Matthew Barbour
Jude McEwen
AHFA NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR
Natalia Humphries
Brittany Cristaudo
Nichola Lovell
Amanda Nedza
Steph Meyer
Samuel Battenally
Idy Duong
AHFA APPRENTICE HAIRDRESSER OF THE YEAR
Tep Read
Jessica Riches
Harrison Sanson
Georgia Freedman
Jacinta Gastin
Jai Tuitama
Ruby Woodall
AHFA AVANT GARDE HAIRDRESSER OF THE YEAR
Bill Tsiknaris
Julie Jeffery
Carolyn Gahan
Raymond Robinson
Chung Yang Su
Andrea deDeugd
Lyndall Vile
AHFA SESSION STYLIST OF THE YEAR
Rebecca Smith
Natasha Warren
Sarah Laidlaw
Richi Grisillo
Benjamin Martin
Diane Gorgievski
AHFA MAKE UP ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Sarah Baxter
Nadia Duca
Kate Radford
Sarah Laidlaw
Mikele Simone
Shella Martin
Cristina Rodio
AHFA HAIR FASHION VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Joey Scandizo
Mary Alamine
Luke McCaul
Papas and Pace
Shu Uemura
ELEVEN Australia
Kobi Bokshish
AHFA FASHION STYLIST OF THE YEAR
Kelly Tee
Luke Meakins
Christina Ammazzalorso
Rebecca Smith
Melissa Nixon
Leroy Lorenzo
Josie McManus
AHFA HAIR SHOT OF THE YEAR
Joey Scandizzo
Frank Apostolopoulos
Uros Mikic
Christopher Byrne
Giuseppe Mancuso
Isobel Allen
Julia Demarte
Mary Alamine
Nicole Kae
Wendy Gunn
AHFA HAIR TRANSFORMATION VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Suzanna Kennedy
Ben Russell
Jake Plenzich
Sally-Ann Grech
Sarah Beddoni
Joanne Bird
Kieran Harris
Carolyn Gahan
Caterine di Biase
Natalie Anne
For more information visit www.australianhairfashionawards.com
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