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2019 NAS Awards Recipients

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2019 NAS Awards Recipients

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On Thursday 5 December, the National Art School celebrated the achievements and success of our students through awarding of prizes and scholarships. We would like to congratulate the award recipients for their hard work, and thank our lecturers and technicians for their outstanding dedication and commitment to each and every student.

All of the prizes and scholarships awarded have been generously provided by our benefactors and sponsors, and we also thank you for your support.

 

Major Awards and Residencies

Anne Pata Memorial Drawing Award
Melinda Hunt

Look Print Scholarship
Corey Black

Bird Holcomb Foundation Scholarship
Thomas Carman

Clitheroe Foundation Scholarship
Brydie Greedy

Jenour Foundation Scholarship
Clare Wigney

Lift Off Award
Chrystal Rimmer

British School at Rome
Skye Wagner (Sessional Lecturer, Photomedia)

Onslow Storrier residency at La Cite International des Arts, Paris
Lisa Jones & Julia Davis, Sienna White, Sassy Park, Peter Burgess

National Art School Aboriginal Art Centre Internship
Clementine Callanan

National Art School Aboriginal Art Centre Internship
Isabella Irwin-Bacon

Mark Henry Cain Memorial Travel Scholarship
Ned “Mungo” Howard

East Sydney Doctors Scholarship
Aude Parichot

Tweed Regional Gallery & Margaret Olley Art Centre Nancy Fairfax (AIR) Award
Jacqueline Hennessy

 

Photomedia

Kayell Australia Photography Award
Cailyn Forrest

Joel Corrigan Memorial Photography Award
James Edwards

 

Art History & Theory

Brandon Trakman Prize
Thomas Carman

 

Ceramics

Mansfield Ceramics Art and Perception Magazine Award
Annette Bukovinsky

Mansfield Ceramics Art and Perception Magazine Award
Hannah Barclay

Mansfield Ceramics Art and Perception Publishing Award
Ebony Russell

Mansfield Ceramics and Clay Gulgong International Festival Exhibition Award
Mac Mansfield , Isabella Parker, Ivan Aguinaldo

Mansfield Ceramics and Clay Gulgong International Festival Ticket Award
Alichia van Rhijn

Mansfield Ceramics and Clay Gulgong International Festival Ticket Award
Ebony Russell

Australian Ceramics Association Prize
Laura Hayley

Australian Ceramics Association Prize
David Helmers

Blackwattle Pottery Supplies Award
Mackenzie Rowe

Parkers Sydney Fine Art Ceramic Award
Kyati Suharto-Martin

Kil.n.It Award
Alichia van Rhijn

Kil.n.It Award
Anne Kawsner

N.E. Pethebridge Award
Ebony Russell

Sabbia Gallery Exhibition Prize
Alichia van Rhijn

Claypool
Mac Mansfield

Claypool
Isabella Parker

N.E. Pethebridge Award
Mac Mansfield

 

Drawing

Jocelyn Maughan Sketch Book Prize
Janataline Sujanto

Jocelyn Maughan Sketch Book Prize
Dylan Newling

Jocelyn Maughan Sketch Book Prize
Chris Chew

Parkers Sydney Fine Art Drawing Award
Yul Skarf

John Olsen Prize for Drawing (Highly Commended)
Parisa Pourkhatibi

John Olsen Prize for Drawing
Nina Walton

 

Painting

Parkers Sydney Fine Art Framing Award
Eliza Gosse

Parkers Sydney Fine Art Painting Award
Ned “Mungo” Howard

John McCaughey Prize (Perpetual)
Louis Gerber

Derivan Award for Mixed Media
Madeline Feist

Derivan Award for Excellence
Arash Chehelnabi

Sydney Olympic Park Residency Award – Painting
Monica Trapaga

Richard Lucchese Abstract Painting Prize
Luca Blasonato

aMbush Gallery
Zoe Toakley

Troy Quinliven Exhibition Award
Ellie Kingston-Hogg

 

Printmaking

Ellen O’Shaughnessy Printmaking Award
Annabelle McEwen

Artscene Printmaking Prize
Rachel Boggs

Artscene Printmaking Prize
Ethan Robertson

Parkers Sydney Fine Art Printmaking Award
Madeline Castelli-Colozzi

Sydney Olympic Park Residency Award – Printmaking
Chante Botha

Megalo Studio and Gallery Residency Award – Printmaking
Lucinda (Lucy) Bird

 

Sculpture

Dr John Vallance Prize for Sculpture
Rmsina Daniel

Parkers Sydney Fine Art Sculpture Award
Zelimir Harasty

Sculpture by the Sea Prize
Laura Condren and Jenny Herbert-Smith

Sydney Olympic Park Residency Award – Sculpture
Thomas Sandberg

 

Open Awards

Harvey Galleries Award

BFA
Elise Cooke
Emily Corte Donovan
Henry Evans
Frida Knoke
Peter Larmour
Mez Truskett
Mason Vanderveer
Clare Wigney

MFA
Danja Derkenne
Isabella Edwards
Eliza Gosse
Jacqueline Hennessy
Maddison Johnston
Margaret Jewell
Tania McMurtry

NAVA Ignition Prize for Professional Practice
Corey Black

Studio W doubleyou Exhibition Prize
Slade de Plater

Room 205 Prize
Chris Connell

7 Clovelly Road Prize
Elise Cooke

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Final call! This is your last chance to apply for our BFA degree for 2026.

Applications close 29 January.

Apply now 🔗 in bio.

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Final call! This is your last chance to apply for our BFA degree for 2026. Applications close 29 January. Apply now 🔗 in bio.

Join us from 6–9pm on Thursday 22 January for the opening of SEARCHERS: Graffiti and Contemporary Art.

Featuring Ben Aitken, Howard Arkley, BAGL, BREAK, Andrew Browne, Daniel Crooks, Adam Cullen, Mikala Dwyer, Dale Frank, Shaun Gladwell, Brendan Huntley, Rhys John Kaye, Luke Kennedy, LAZY, Mim Libro, Fiona Lowry, Eddie Martin, MACH, Tony McGillick, Paul McNeil, TV Moore, Callum Morton, Tresor Murace, Sidney Nolan, POWER, Ben Quilty, Scott Redford, Reko Rennie, RUM, Leslie Rice, Joan Ross, Khaled Sabsabi, Tim Silver, SNAIL, SPICE, Bridget Stehli, Maya Stocks, Latai Taumoepeau & TAVEN

RSVP 🔗 in bio.

Presented as part of @sydney_festival.

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Sidney Nolan, ‘Untitled’, 1983, spray can enamel on canvas, Nolan Collection, managed by Canberra Museum and Gallery on behalf of the Australian Government

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Join us from 6–9pm on Thursday 22 January for the opening of SEARCHERS: Graffiti and Contemporary Art. Featuring Ben Aitken, Howard Arkley, BAGL, BREAK, Andrew Browne, Daniel Crooks, Adam Cullen, Mikala Dwyer, Dale Frank, Shaun Gladwell, Brendan Huntley, Rhys John Kaye, Luke Kennedy, LAZY, Mim Libro, Fiona Lowry, Eddie Martin, MACH, Tony McGillick, Paul McNeil, TV Moore, Callum Morton, Tresor Murace, Sidney Nolan, POWER, Ben Quilty, Scott Redford, Reko Rennie, RUM, Leslie Rice, Joan Ross, Khaled Sabsabi, Tim Silver, SNAIL, SPICE, Bridget Stehli, Maya Stocks, Latai Taumoepeau & TAVEN RSVP 🔗 in bio. Presented as part of @sydney_festival. — Sidney Nolan, ‘Untitled’, 1983, spray can enamel on canvas, Nolan Collection, managed by Canberra Museum and Gallery on behalf of the Australian Government

Marking 20 years of the National Art School Gallery, we are thrilled to share this year`s program of ambitious group and solo exhibitions that foster critical appreciation and innovative art practice.

SEARCHERS: Graffiti and Contemporary Art
17 January – 11 April
Opening: Thurs 22 January, 6pm
Bringing together over thirty of Australia`s most dynamic artists united by one charged medium: spray paint, presented as part of @sydney_festival.

QUEER CONTEMPORARY
Liz Bradshaw: I didn`t expect to live this long
13 February – 7 March
Opening: Thurs 12 February, 6pm
Experience a large-scale sculpture and installation by NAS alum Liz Bradshaw as part of @sydneymardigras.

Mitch Cairns: Artist`s Mouth
1 May – 11 July
Opening: Thurs 30 April, 6pm
Presented with the @instituteofmodernart, the largest and most comprehensive exhibition by Sydney-based artist and NAS alum Mitch Cairns.

Margaret Olley: Australian Intimiste
31 July – 25 October
Opening: Thurs 30 July, 6pm
Celebrating the legacy of NAS alum and one of Australia`s most beloved painters, Margaret Olley AC.

The Postgrad Show
6–15 November

The Grad Show
4–13 December

Full program 🔗 in bio.

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Howard Arkley, `Triple fronted`, 1987, synthetic polymer paint on canvas, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Mollie and Jim Gowing Bequest Fund 2014 © The Estate of Howard Arkley, courtesy Kalli Rolfe Contemporary Art, image © Art Gallery of New South Wales

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Marking 20 years of the National Art School Gallery, we are thrilled to share this year's program of ambitious group and solo exhibitions that foster critical appreciation and innovative art practice. SEARCHERS: Graffiti and Contemporary Art 17 January – 11 April Opening: Thurs 22 January, 6pm Bringing together over thirty of Australia's most dynamic artists united by one charged medium: spray paint, presented as part of @sydney_festival. QUEER CONTEMPORARY Liz Bradshaw: I didn't expect to live this long 13 February – 7 March Opening: Thurs 12 February, 6pm Experience a large-scale sculpture and installation by NAS alum Liz Bradshaw as part of @sydneymardigras. Mitch Cairns: Artist's Mouth 1 May – 11 July Opening: Thurs 30 April, 6pm Presented with the @instituteofmodernart, the largest and most comprehensive exhibition by Sydney-based artist and NAS alum Mitch Cairns. Margaret Olley: Australian Intimiste 31 July – 25 October Opening: Thurs 30 July, 6pm Celebrating the legacy of NAS alum and one of Australia's most beloved painters, Margaret Olley AC. The Postgrad Show 6–15 November The Grad Show 4–13 December Full program 🔗 in bio. — Howard Arkley, 'Triple fronted', 1987, synthetic polymer paint on canvas, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Mollie and Jim Gowing Bequest Fund 2014 © The Estate of Howard Arkley, courtesy Kalli Rolfe Contemporary Art, image © Art Gallery of New South Wales
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