2023 NAS Awards Recipients

2023 NAS Awards Recipients

On Tuesday 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

Bird Holcomb Foundation Scholarship
($20,000)
Zoe MacPhail
Clitheroe Foundation Scholarship
($20,000) 
Alicia Finney
East Sydney Doctors Scholarship
1st Year MFA student
($5,000) 
Emilee Robinson
Mark Henry Cain Memorial Travel Scholarship
($10,00) 
Aislinn Connolly
Lift Off Award
($20,000)
Tara McIntosh
National Art School Aboriginal Art Centre Internship
(10 week internship) 
Bronte Whittle
Tweed Regional Gallery & Margaret Olley Art Centre Nancy Fairfax (AIR) Award
(Residency/Exhibition) 
Minghua Xiang

 

Standish and Co. Scholarship 
($10,000 and $5,000 voucher)
Aldi Difinubun
British School at Rome 
(Residency)
Harry De Vries

Art History and Theory 

Brandon Trakman Memorial Prize for Art History and Theory
($2,500) 
Ellen McCalmont and Mary Stack

Ceramics

Australian Ceramics Association Prize
(Membership) 
Tina Wheatley and Jen Lennon
Claypool Award
(Membership)
Yulin Hao
Parkers Sydney Fine Art Ceramic Award
($500 voucher) 
Marc Okeil
Kil.n.It Award
($500 voucher each) 
Tina Wheatley and Kenya Peterson
Gallery Lane Cove + Creative Studios Ceramics Award
(Studio)
Natalie Ayoub
Sabbia Gallery Exhibition Prize
(Exhibition) 
Alex Bray
N.E. Pethebridge Award BFA 
($1,000) 
Naomi McCurdie
N.E. Pethebridge Award MFA
($1,000) 
Christian Bonett
Matilda Kubany-Deane Ceramics Prize 
($1000) 
 Alexia Fisher

Drawing

Parkers Sydney Fine Art Drawing Award
($500 voucher) 
Aislinn Connolly
John Olsen Prize for Drawing
(Highly Commended, $500)
Bethany Shanahan
John Olsen Prize for Drawing
($2,000) 
Telma Gonzalez Garcia
The Bonner and Tonkin Drawing Prize 
($1,000) 
Artemesia Cornett
Anne Pata Memorial Drawing Award
($2,000) 
Naomi McCurdie
James Ballaam Elsley Memorial Prize for Excellence in Drawing
($2,500)
Andre De Vanny
The Kaye Shumack Sunflower Drawing Prize
($3,000)
Joyce Lubotzky

Painting

Parkers Sydney Fine Art Studio Art Award
($500 voucher) 
Lucy Humphries
Parkers Sydney Fine Art Painting Award
($1,000 voucher) 
Ben Fayle
John McCaughey Prize
($700) 
Raneth Pich
The Derivan Acrylics Award for Excellence in Painting
($1,000 voucher) 
Jaime Kraussman
Troy Quinliven Exhibition Award
($2,000 voucher) 
Shae Cherie
James Ballaam Elsley Memorial Prize for Excellence in Painting
($2,500) 
Rebecca Fernon
COSO Architecture Landscape Prize
($3,000)
Gemma Marchant-William
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Photomedia

Kayell Australia Photography Award
($500 voucher) 
Lindsay Hickling
Prix Yves Hernot Photography Award
($2,000) 
Samantha Jade
Joel Corrigan Memorial Photography Award
($2,000) 
Aldi Difinubun

Printmaking

Ellen Lee O’Shaughnessy Printmaking Award
($500) 
Jodie Boffa-McGrath and Sarah Wadey
Artscene Printmaking Prize
($500 voucher each) 
Alice Martin and Stella Bennett
Parkers Sydney Fine Art Printmaking Award
($500 voucher) 
Guinevere Randall
Gallery Lane Cove and Creative Studios Printmaking Award (Studio) Joshua Copland-Nielsen
Megalo Studio and Gallery Residency Award
(Residency)
Keely Clarke

Sculpture

Barnes Prize for Sculpture
(Prize pack) 
Anthea Duffy
Parker’s Sydney Fine Art Sculpture Award
($500 voucher) 
Diana Ng
The Ethan Frome Sculpture Exhibition Prize
(Exhibition) 
Anthea Duffy, Grace Lee and Pascal Ross
Dr John Vallance Prize for Sculpture
2nd year student
($1,000) 
Kika Baker, Samuel Chan and Amelia Rose
Sculpture by the Sea Prize
($1,000) 
Harper Baigent and Luis Gregory

Open Awards

Ignition Prize for Excellence in Professional Practice
(Membership) 
Alex Bray
Studio W Exhibition Prize
(Exhibition) 
Jake Bartley
Schmick Contemporary Exhibition Prize
(Exhibition) 
Grace Lee
Dominik Mersch Gallery Award
(Exhibition) 
Anna Mould
The Squatters Residency
(Residency) 
Alison Smith
Harvey Galleries National Art School Exhibition Prize
(Exhibition)
Jake Bartley
Christian Bonett
Keely Clarke
Bree Cribbin
Stephanie Eather
Ben Fayle
Eva Huang
Samantha Jade
Naomi McKean
Gemma Williams
Shirley Randell Student Award
($1,000) 
Kyiesha Booth
NAS Library Artists’ Book Annual Award BFA/MFA ($500 and membership BFA, $750 and membership MFA)Guinevere Randall (BFA) Christian Bonett (MFA)
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