2022 NAS Awards Recipients
On Thursday 8 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 |
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| Bird Holcomb Foundation Scholarship | Isabella Kennedy |
| Clitheroe Foundation Scholarship | Bibi Soleimani |
| East Sydney Doctors Scholarship | Minghua Xiang |
| Mark Henry Cain Memorial Travel Scholarship | Freyja Fristad |
| Look Print Scholarship | James Little |
| Lift Off Award | Daniel McClelland |
| National Art School Aboriginal Art Centre Internship | Anne Blair-Hickman Madison Baird |
| Tweed Regional Gallery & Margaret Olley Art Centre Nancy Fairfax (AIR) Award | Emily Ebbs |
International Residencies |
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| Onslow Storrier residency at La Cite International des Arts, Paris | Sadhbha Cockburn Nic Fern Geoff Kleem |
| British School at Rome | Sophia Lee Georgas |
Art History and Theory |
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| Brandon Trakman Memorial Prize | Johanna Ng and Imogen Elmers |
Ceramics |
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| Australian Ceramics Association Prize | Adelle Groviev |
| Australian Ceramics Association Prize | Scott Elk |
| Matilda Kubany-Deane Memorial Prize | Laura Ramirez-Segura |
| The Merran Esson Student Award | Jessica Smith |
| N.E. Pethebridge Award | MFA: Alma Studholme |
| N.E. Pethebridge Award | BFA: Aiya Dreaming Edmeades and James Crosilla |
| Kil.n.It Award | Michele Edinger |
| Kil.n.It Award | Patricia Aldrett |
| Parkers Sydney Fine Art Ceramic Award | Imojjen Elmer |
| Sabbia Gallery Exhibition Prize | Aiya Dreaming Edmeades |
| Gallery Lane Cove + Creative Studios Ceramics Award | Harry Stieven -Dalton |
Drawing |
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| Anne Pata Memorial Drawing Award | Carolyn Ong |
| Bonner & Tonkin Drawing Prize | Stephanie Eather |
| John Olsen Prize for Drawing  | Christien Britton and Mitchell Hargraves |
| John Olsen Prize for Drawing (Highly Commended) | Liying Gui (AKA Luna) |
| Kaye Shumack Sunflower Drawing Prize | Judith Ajani |
| Parkers Sydney Fine Art Drawing Award | Isabella Kennedy |
| James Ballaam Elsley Memorial Prize | Joanna Ng |
Painting |
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| Derivan Acrylics Award of Excellence | India Swinton |
| Derivan Acrylics Award for Mixed Media | Bronte Phillips |
| Troy Quinliven Exhibition Award | Madison Baird |
| Trenna Austin Gallery Prize for Abstract Painting | Belinda Skyring |
| Parkers Sydney Fine Art Framing Award   | Nicole Francia |
| Parkers Sydney Fine Art Painting Award | Adele Warner |
| COSO Architecture Landscape Prize | Kathy Liu |
| Prix Yves Hernot Painting Award | Emily Ebbs |
| James Ballaam Elsley Memorial Prize | Gisele Malherbe |
Photomedia |
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| Kayell Australia Photography Award | Johanna Ng |
| Joel Corrigan Memorial Photography Award | Hayden Broderick |
| Prix Yves Hernot Photography Award | Ali Tahayori |
Printmaking |
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| Artscene Printmaking Prize | Ella Cass |
| Artscene Printmaking Prize | Tori Kamaris |
| Megalo Studio and Gallery Residency Award – Printmaking | Freyja Fristad |
| Parkers Sydney Fine Art Printmaking Award | Bansi Joshi |
| Ellen Lee O’Shaughnessy Printmaking Award | Guinevere Randall and Haylie Atkins |
| Gallery Lane Cove + Creative Studios Printmaking Award | Caitlin Graham |
| Centenary Printmaking Prize | Erica Covolan |
| Max Foley Memorial Prize | Anthony Bartok |
Sculpture |
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| KNULP Exhibition Prize | George Squires and Eugenia Argiopoulos |
| Parkers Sydney Fine Art Sculpture Award | Francheska Coenraads |
| Dr John Vallance Prize for Sculpture | Grace Lee |
| Sculpture Department Prize | Mason Curran |
| Sculpture by the Sea Prize | Brandon McGee |
| Open Awards | |
| Dominik Mersch Gallery Award | Armando Chant |
| Harvey Galleries Award | Waldemar Kirpichnikov Olivia Elaine Tahan TC Overson John Mangila Vicki Potter Mungo Howard Mei Zhao Hugo Fraser Justine Roche Sylvie Veness Anthony Bartok Katie Clarke Martin John Oldfield |
| Shirley Randell Student Award | Grace Buckley Mea-mei Stanbury |
| NAVA Ignition Prize for Professional Practice | Imogen Welch |
| Studio W Exhibition Prize | Larisa Tao Liu |
| The Squatters Residency | Sadhbha Cockburn and Mei Zhao |
| Australian Galleries | Courtney McClelland Beatrice Weidner Scott Elk |
| Make Your Mark | Shani Gosh Sabine Jamieson Isabella Kennedy Imogen Welch |
