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
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| 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) |
