Maxwell has won numerous awards over the years – some of these awards are listed below 

• 1971 Victorian Arts Society Applied Chemicals Prize
• 1978 Mt Waverley Prize
•  1980 Mt Waverley Art Prize 
•  1982 A.M.E. Bale Travel Scholarship  enabling him to live and paint in England     
• 1982 Victorian Arts Society Artist of the year
• 1984 Victorian Arts Society Artist of the year
• 1984 Wesley Art Sow First Prize Oil
• 1985 Sherbrooke Art Prize
• 1986 Waverley Multi Arts Prize
• 1986 Rotary Club Warrandyte  First Prize Best Oil/Acrylic  
• 1986 Rotary Club Warrandyte First Prize 
• 1987 Waverley Multi Arts Prize
• 1988 First Priz Warrandyte Art Show
• 1990 Camberwell Rotary Norwich Group Prize
• 1991 Mount Waverley Art Show First Prize Oil1987 Waverley Multi Arts Prize
  1988 First Priz Warrandyte Art Show
  1990 Camberwell Rotary Norwich Group Prize
  1991 Mount Waverley Art Show First Prize Oil
  1991 Sherbrooke Art Prize
  1993 Camberwell Rotary Norwich Prize
  1994 Camberwell Rotary Norwich Prize
  1998 Camberwell Rotary Art Prize
  1998 Toorak College
  1998 Camberwell Rotary Art Prize
  2000 Dandenong Rotary Best Pastel Prize
  Waverley Multi Arts Prize
  Victorian Artists Society Artist of the Year
  Mt Waverley Prize
  2001 Camberwell Urban Prize
  2001 Mount Waverley Art Show Pastel
  2002 Camberwell Pastel Prize
  2002 Mount Waverley Art Show First Prize Oil
  2003 Camberwell Major Oil Prize
  2003 Ivanhoe Best Pastel Prize
  2004 Sherbrooke Art society Roberts Award
  2004 Camberwell Art Show Urban Landscape Prize
  2004 Victor Harbor Corporate Prize
  2005 Mount Waverley Art show First Prize Pastel
  2005 Camberwell Pastel Prize
  2007 Sherbrooke Streeton Prize
  2007 Victor Harbor Corporate Prize
  2009 Victor Harbor Corporate Prize
  2010 Victor Harbor Corporate Prize
  2012 Victor Harbor Corporate Prize
  2012Sir Henry Royce foundation Awards First Prize
  South Australia – Alexandrina Landscape Prize
  2014 Maritime Award 2014
  2015 Bright Art Show – main prize 2015
  2017 Victor Harbor Corporate Prize
  2018 McCubbin Award
  
• 1991 Sherbrooke Art Prize
• 1993 Camberwell Rotary Norwich Prize
• 1994  Camberwell Rotary Norwich Prize
• 1998 Camberwell Rotary Art Prize
•  1998 Toorak College 
• 1998 Camberwell Rotary Art Prize
•  2000 Dandenong Rotary Best Pastel Prize
• Waverley Multi Arts Prize
• Victorian Artists Society Artist of the Year
• Mt Waverley Prize
• 2001   Camberwell Urban Prize 
• 2001 Mount Waverley Art Show Pastel 
• 2002  Camberwell Pastel Prize
• 2002 Mount Waverley Art Show First Prize Oil
• 2003 Camberwell Major Oil Prize 
• 2003 Ivanhoe Best Pastel Prize
• 2004 Sherbrooke Art society Roberts Award
• 2004 Camberwell Art Show Urban Landscape Prize
• 2004 Victor Harbor Corporate Prize 
• 2005 Mount Waverley Art show First Prize Pastel
• 2005 Camberwell Pastel Prize 
• 2007 Sherbrooke Streeton Prize 
• 2007 Victor Harbor Corporate Prize 
• 2009 Victor Harbor Corporate Prize
• 2010 Victor Harbor Corporate Prize 
• 2012 Victor Harbor Corporate Prize 
• 2012Sir Henry Royce foundation Awards First Prize 
• South Australia  – Alexandrina Landscape Prize
• 2014 Maritime Award 2014
• 2015 Bright Art Show – main prize 2015
• 2017 Victor Harbor Corporate Prize
  
• 2018 McCubbin Award Whitehorse Rotary Art Show
• 2018 Marysville Art Show – Best in Show
• 2018 Emerald Art Show – Best in Show 
• Sir Henry Royce Foundation – Lionel Gell Art Awards – 2nd Prize
• Victor Harbor Rotary Art Show – Highly Commended