2024 NAS Awards Recipients
On Tuesday 10 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 | |
| Clitheroe Foundation Scholarship ($20,000) | Sarah R. Serfati |
| Lift Off Award ($20,000) | Benjamin Akuila |
| Standish and Co. Scholarship ($5,000 and $5,000 voucher) | Chile Bainbridge |
| Fire Up Award ($5,000) | Caleb Slater |
| East Sydney Doctors Scholarship (2 x $2,500) | Elena Larkin and Ellen McCalmont |
| Fire Up Award Highly Commended ($1,000) | Megan McKenzie |
| National Art School Aboriginal Art Centre Internship (10-week internship) | Cassi Elliott and Freyja Fristad |
| Tweed Regional Gallery & Margaret Olley Art Centre Nancy Fairfax (AIR) Award (Residency/Exhibition) | Oliver Abbott |
Art History and Theory | |
| Brandon Trakman Memorial Prize for Art History and Theory Highly Commended ($500) | Genevieve Jobes |
| Brandon Trakman Memorial Prize for Art History and Theory ($2,000) | Sarah R. Serfati |
Ceramics | |
| Australian Ceramics Association Prize (Membership) | Chrystie Longworth and Alexandra Darling |
| Claypool Award (Membership) | Sylvia Zi |
| Parkers Sydney Fine Art Ceramic Award ($500 voucher) | Nikita Maricic |
| Kil.n.It Award (2 x $500 voucher) | Benjamin Akuila and Harriet Clark |
| Gallery Lane Cove + Creative Studios Ceramics Award (Studio) | Marina Kawabe |
| Sabbia Gallery Exhibition Prize (Exhibition) | Megan McKenzie and Chrystie Longworth |
| Matilda Kubany-Deane Ceramics Prize ($1,000) | Megan McKenzie |
| N.E. Pethebridge Award BFA ($1,000) | Sandra Van Tilburg |
| N.E. Pethebridge Award MFA (2 x $1,500) | Benjamin Akuila and Chrystie Longworth |
Drawing | |
| Parkers Sydney Fine Art Drawing Award ($500 voucher) | Samuel Chan |
| John Olsen Family Prize for Drawing Highly Commended ($500) | Isabella Bendeich |
| John Olsen Family Prize for Drawing ($2,000) | Alexia Fisher |
| The Bonner and Tonkin Drawing Prize ($1,000) | Ellen McCalmont |
| Anne Pata Memorial Drawing Award ($2,000) | Marko Karanfilovski |
| Prix Yves Hernot Drawing Award ($1,000) | Artemesia Cornett |
| Bettina McMahon Drawing Prize ($3,000) | William Potanin |
| The Kaye Shumack Sunflower Drawing Prize ($3,000) | Quan Zhu Ma |
Painting | |
| Parkers Sydney Fine Art Studio Art Award ($500 voucher) | Heidi Machamer |
| John McCaughey Prize ($850) | Olivia Campton-Smith |
| The Derivan Acrylics Award for Excellence in Painting ($1,000 voucher) | Lily Mortensen |
| Troy Quinliven Exhibition Award Highly Commended ($1,000 voucher) | Luka Orlandini |
| Troy Quinliven Exhibition Award ($2,000 voucher and exhibition) | Conrad Moss |
| Bettina McMahon Painting Prize ($3,000) | Samantha Klein |
Photomedia | |
| Kayell Australia Photography Award ($300 voucher) | Gabriella Boyd |
| Prix Yves Hernot Photography Award ($2,000) | James Little |
| Joel Corrigan Memorial Photography Award ($2,000) | Alexandra Wong |
Printmaking | |
| Ellen Lee O’Shaughnessy Printmaking Award (2 x $250) | William Potanin and Josie Kearney |
| Artscene Printmaking Prize (2 x $125 voucher) | Jodie Boffa-Mcgrath and Eleanor Harris |
| Parkers Sydney Fine Art Printmaking Award ($500 voucher) | Sarah Wadey |
| Gallery Lane Cove and Creative Studios Printmaking Award (Studio) | Lucy Bird |
| Megalo Studio and Gallery Residency Award (Residency) | Jessica Tapp |
| Bettina McMahon Printmaking Prize (2 x $1,500) | Ziggy Grana and Edwina Barton |
Sculpture | |
| Parker’s Sydney Fine Art Sculpture Award ($500 voucher) | Maram Hassan Al-Zaidi |
| Mega Exhibition Award (Exhibition) | Amelia Rose and Samuel Chan |
| Minvera Sculpture Prize ($500) | Amelia Rose |
| Dr John Vallance Prize for Sculpture (5 x $200) | Joel Sanders-Agius River Wright Milla Watts Sarah Parker Rose Blunt |
| Sculpture by the Sea Prize (2 x $500) | Olivia Lindgaard and Ruby Quoyle |
Open Awards | |
| NAVA Ignition Prize for Excellence in Professional Practice (Membership) | Gitte Backhausen |
| Studio W Exhibition Prize (Exhibition) | Marie Hiot |
| Schmick Contemporary Exhibition Prize (Exhibition) | Ruby McVicar and Madison Scott |
| The Foundations Squatters Residency (Residency) | Quan Zhu Ma |
| Harvey Galleries National Art School Exhibition Prize (Exhibition) | Mark Friezer James Gardiner Chrystie Longworth Matthew Lorrimer Brooke Marchel Harry Merriman Adelash Parsons Jed Payten Bronwyn Vaughan Sophie Victoria Eleanor Wickens |
| Shirley Randell Student Award ($1,000) | Grace Buckley |
| NAS Library Artists’ Book Annual Award Grad/Postgrad ($500 and membership Grad, $750 and membership Postgrad) | Imogen Rowe (Grad) and Stephanie Houghton (Postgrad) |
