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2020 NAS Awards Recipients

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2020 NAS Awards Recipients

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On Friday 11 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

Anne Pata Memorial Drawing Award
Whimbrel Wilson & Jane Alexander

Bird Holcomb Foundation Scholarship
Taylor Steel

Mark Henry Cain Memorial Travel Scholarship
Luke Kennedy

East Sydney Doctors Scholarship
Madeleine Feist & Sylvie Veness

Clitheroe Foundation Scholarship
Ellen Wickens

National Art School Aboriginal Art Centre Internship – Tikjkala
Clementine McIntosh

National Art School Aboriginal Art Centre Internship – Ernabella
Lauren O’Connor

John Olsen Prize for Drawing
Em Ingram-Shute

Derivan Award for Excellence
Noah Bennett

Troy Quinliven Exhibition Award
Daniel Bodey

Richard Lucchese Abstract Painting Prize
Katharine Francis

Joel Corrigan Memorial Photography Award
Lucy King

 

Art History

Brandon Trakman Prize
Em Ingram-Shute and Sadhbha Beth Cockburn

 

Ceramics

Sabbia Gallery Exhibition Prize
Michele Edinger

Parkers Sydney Fine Art Ceramic Award
Alyssa Clemson

Kil.n.It Award
Michele Edinger

N.E. Pethebridge Award
Lucy Rushton

Matilda Kubany-Deane Memorial Prize
Yul Scarf

 

Drawing

Parkers Sydney Fine Art Drawing Award
Aliki Yiorkas

John Olsen Prize for Drawing (Highly Commended)
Clementine McIntosh

Jasco Sketchbook Prize
Katharine Francis

Dora Dreyfus Drawing Award
Kim Bennett

 

Painting

Parkers Sydney Fine Art Painting Award
Caitlin Evans

Derivan Award for Mixed Media
Nicole Fern

Parkers Sydney Fine Art Framing Award
Daniel Bodey

aMBUSH Gallery
Suzanna Vangelov

John McCaughey Prize (Perpetual)
Trenna Austen – A Desperate Ride on a Terrible Course

Sydney Olympic Park Residency Award – Painting
Tara McIntosh

 

Photomedia

Kayell Australia Photography Award
Nell Thompson

 

Printmaking

Artscene Printmaking Prize
Svetlana Prokhorova

Artscene Printmaking Prize
Aliki Yiorkas

Parkers Sydney Fine Art Printmaking Award
Roman Giuffre

Ellen Lee O’Shaughnessy Printmaking Award
Isabella Kennedy

Sydney Olympic Park Residency Award – Printmaking
Lorelei Sneyd

Megalo Studio and Gallery Residency Award – Printmaking
Eliza Gwynne, Claire Welch, Fergus Berney-Gibson

Sculpture

Parkers Sydney Fine Art Sculpture Award
Arushi Nayar

Sculpture by the Sea Prize
Em Ingram-Shute

Dr John Vallance Prize for Sculpture
Bronwyn Vaughan

KNULP Exhibition Prize
Maria Alvarado Loukianova

Barnes Prize for Sculpture
Jane Alexander

Sydney Olympic Park Residency Award – Sculpture
Charlotte Simpson and Hannah Wilson

 

Open Awards

NAVA Ignition Prize for Professional Practice
Yul Scarf

Studio W doubleyou Exhibition Prize (1-2 Award Recipients)
Noah Bennett and Nina Radonja

Harvey Galleries Award
Casey Chen (ceramics)
Trenna Austin (painting)
Nic Fern (painting)
Finnegan McGrath (painting)
Sophia Yong (painting)
Katika Schultz (printmaking)
Giorgia McRae (sculpture)

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Art Club is our high school student program for 15-17 year olds, designed to enhance and extend students’ technical, conceptual, and intellectual skills, through intensive practical study in the disciplines offered at NAS as well as engaging in an experience of our studios and campus, under the expert direction of experienced artists.

Set your child on a creative path with Art Club.

Learn more at the link in bio.

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Art Club is our high school student program for 15-17 year olds, designed to enhance and extend students’ technical, conceptual, and intellectual skills, through intensive practical study in the disciplines offered at NAS as well as engaging in an experience of our studios and campus, under the expert direction of experienced artists. Set your child on a creative path with Art Club. Learn more at the link in bio.

Thank you to everyone who attended the opening night of the 24th Dobell Drawing Prize and congratulations again to the prize winner NAS alumna Rosemary Lee.

The 24th Dobell Drawing Prize is now open until Saturday 21 June 2025
11am – 5pm Monday to Saturday
NAS Gallery
Free admission, all welcome

Learn more about the exhibition at the link in bio.

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Thank you to everyone who attended the opening night of the 24th Dobell Drawing Prize and congratulations again to the prize winner NAS alumna Rosemary Lee. The 24th Dobell Drawing Prize is now open until Saturday 21 June 2025 11am – 5pm Monday to Saturday NAS Gallery Free admission, all welcome Learn more about the exhibition at the link in bio.

We are delighted to announce NAS alumna Rosemary Lee as the winner of the 24th Dobell Drawing Prize, Australia’s leading prize for drawing, worth $30,000.

Selected from 56 nationwide finalists, and 965 entries, Rosemary’s work will become part of the National Art School’s significant collection, built over the past 120 years. Rosemary, in her winning work 24-1 (2024), observes tonal and compositional profundity in everyday life.

The judging panel comprising acclaimed First Nations artist Vernon Ah Kee, Paula Latos-Valier AM, Trustee and Art Director of the Sir William Dobell Art Foundation, and Dr Yolunda Hickman, Head of Postgraduate Studies, National Art School, commented of Rosemary’s work: “The decision to award the 24th Dobell Drawing Prize to Rosemary Lee for the work ‘24-1’ was unanimous. We were most impressed by the level of visual intensity the artist has achieved in this work both through its vibrant colour and in the extraordinary detail of the composition. The artwork’s exploration of the urban landscape and gentrification of the Sydney suburbs of Ashfield and Summer Hill, has produced an image capturing a broader sense of transience and the omnipresence of construction sites in our cities today. It questions the cultural and historical value of place, through the lens of the artist’s personal connection.”

See Lee’s work alongside the work of the other finalists in the 24th Dobell Drawing Prize, 11 April – 21 June 2025, NAS Gallery
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Left to right: NAS Director and CEO, Dr Kristen Sharp with artist Rosemary Lee, featuring winning artwork 24–1, 2024, pencil on paper, image courtesy the artist and National Art School Gallery © the artist, photograph: Peter Morgan

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We are delighted to announce NAS alumna Rosemary Lee as the winner of the 24th Dobell Drawing Prize, Australia’s leading prize for drawing, worth $30,000. Selected from 56 nationwide finalists, and 965 entries, Rosemary’s work will become part of the National Art School’s significant collection, built over the past 120 years. Rosemary, in her winning work 24-1 (2024), observes tonal and compositional profundity in everyday life. The judging panel comprising acclaimed First Nations artist Vernon Ah Kee, Paula Latos-Valier AM, Trustee and Art Director of the Sir William Dobell Art Foundation, and Dr Yolunda Hickman, Head of Postgraduate Studies, National Art School, commented of Rosemary’s work: “The decision to award the 24th Dobell Drawing Prize to Rosemary Lee for the work ‘24-1’ was unanimous. We were most impressed by the level of visual intensity the artist has achieved in this work both through its vibrant colour and in the extraordinary detail of the composition. The artwork’s exploration of the urban landscape and gentrification of the Sydney suburbs of Ashfield and Summer Hill, has produced an image capturing a broader sense of transience and the omnipresence of construction sites in our cities today. It questions the cultural and historical value of place, through the lens of the artist’s personal connection.” See Lee’s work alongside the work of the other finalists in the 24th Dobell Drawing Prize, 11 April – 21 June 2025, NAS Gallery — Left to right: NAS Director and CEO, Dr Kristen Sharp with artist Rosemary Lee, featuring winning artwork 24–1, 2024, pencil on paper, image courtesy the artist and National Art School Gallery © the artist, photograph: Peter Morgan

Introducing the National Art School Short Courses Program from July–December 2025

Whether you’re a beginner, rediscovering a past passion, refining your skills, or considering our Fine Arts degree, the short courses offer a stimulating and rewarding experience for all levels.

Our 2025 program begins in July with Winter School, followed by Term Three, Spring Weekend Workshops in September, and Term Four in October.

Learn more and enrol at the link in bio.

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Introducing the National Art School Short Courses Program from July–December 2025 Whether you’re a beginner, rediscovering a past passion, refining your skills, or considering our Fine Arts degree, the short courses offer a stimulating and rewarding experience for all levels. Our 2025 program begins in July with Winter School, followed by Term Three, Spring Weekend Workshops in September, and Term Four in October. Learn more and enrol at the link in bio.

Making Sound is a performance event featuring four artists who make devices that make sound, including Gary Warner, Pia van Gelder, Ben Denham and Sean O’Connell, presented following Facture: Drawing Symposium 2025, Saturday 12 April 5-6pm.

Gary Warner creates an improvised soundfield with his ‘aleatoric ensemble’ autonomous sound machines, a collection of modified turntables that spin ad-hoc bric-a-brac assemblages.

Pia van Gelder (pictured) amplifies an electronic circuit as it is built in real-time. Under the moniker of “PvG sans PCB,” in these performances, van Gelder works on a breadboard with electronic components and additional found objects to demonstrate the electronic variabilities produced in the material world.

Ben Denham and Sean O’Connell perform together with handmade synthesizer systems that sense and sonify barometric pressure and the flow of electrons through matter.

Purchase your tickets to the symposium at the link in bio.
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Pia van Gelder, `sans PCB`, 2021, performance, Collings Creative, image courtesy and © the artist

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Making Sound is a performance event featuring four artists who make devices that make sound, including Gary Warner, Pia van Gelder, Ben Denham and Sean O’Connell, presented following Facture: Drawing Symposium 2025, Saturday 12 April 5-6pm. Gary Warner creates an improvised soundfield with his ‘aleatoric ensemble’ autonomous sound machines, a collection of modified turntables that spin ad-hoc bric-a-brac assemblages. Pia van Gelder (pictured) amplifies an electronic circuit as it is built in real-time. Under the moniker of “PvG sans PCB,” in these performances, van Gelder works on a breadboard with electronic components and additional found objects to demonstrate the electronic variabilities produced in the material world. Ben Denham and Sean O’Connell perform together with handmade synthesizer systems that sense and sonify barometric pressure and the flow of electrons through matter. Purchase your tickets to the symposium at the link in bio. — Pia van Gelder, 'sans PCB', 2021, performance, Collings Creative, image courtesy and © the artist
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