2025 Program
Friday 14 February – Saturday 8 March 2025
Building 25 Project Space
GESTURE AND TRACE
Saturday 12 April – Friday 2 May 2025
Building 25 Project Space
Presented by the National Centre for Drawing, in conjunction with Facture: Drawing Symposium 2025
24th DOBELL DRAWING PRIZE
Friday 11 April – Saturday 21 June 2025
NAS Gallery
SYDNEY CONTEMPORARY 2025
Thursday 11 – Sunday 14 September 2025
Booth J12, Carriageworks
THE NEIGHBOUR AT THE GATE
Friday 11 July – Saturday 18 October 2025
NAS Gallery
TOURING
DOBELL DRAWING PRIZE #23
Bathurst Regional Art Gallery
Saturday 2 September – Sunday 5 November 2023
Grafton Regional Gallery
Saturday 25 November 2023 – Sunday 4 February 2024
Cowra Regional Art Gallery
Sunday 24 March – Sunday 12 May 2024
Blue Mountains Cultural Centre
Saturday 25 May – Sunday 28 July 2024
Glasshouse Regional Gallery
Saturday 31 August – Sunday 24 November 2024
Tamworth Regional Gallery
Saturday 1 February 2025 – Sunday 6 April 2025
South East Centre for Contemporary Art – Bega
Saturday 10 May – Saturday 28 June 2025
Thank you to everyone who joined us at the opening of The Grad Show!
Find works by this year`s cohort exhibited throughout the NAS campus until 14 December. Open daily from 11am — 5pm and until 9pm on Fridays.
View online via 🔗 in bio.
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Video: Tim Connolly
Dec 5
Introducing Sosiua Pouhila Afa, Luuk Zilich and Amelia Schremmer, three of our graduating students in Sculpture.
Celebrate the future of contemporary art at The Grad Show Opening Night, Thursday 4 December.
RSVP link in bio.
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Sosiua Pouhila Afa
`Grounding`
video installation, sound
90 x 57 x 32 cm
Luuk Zilich
`Echo`
limestone block
22 x 29 x 29 cm
Amelia Schremmer
`Untitled`
menstrual blood-based bioplastic
60 x 38 x 0.5 cm
Portrait: @soybased_snack
Documentation: Peter Morgan
Dec 3
Introducing Mia McCall, Dawn Toerien McGuire, Jillian Nalty and Sarah Parker, four of our graduating students in Sculpture.
Celebrate the future of contemporary art at The Grad Show Opening Night, Thursday 4 December.
RSVP link in bio.
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Mia McCall
`Horse in Bag`
earthenware, plastic
43 x 29 x 17 cm
Dawn Toerien McGuire
`Loud Thought`
linen, cotton, grosgrain ribbon, thread
196 x 70 cm
Jillian Nalty
`Slippery Bit`
plaster, paraffin wax, oil,
found ceramic tiles
70 x 30 x 30 cm
Sarah Parker
`Sharp Objects`
wool, resin, steel
45 x 35 x 35 cm
Portrait: @soybased_snack
Documentation: Peter Morgan
Dec 3
Introducing Frank Stackpool, Milla Watts, river wright and Juniper Alexander, four of our graduating students in Sculpture.
Celebrate the future of contemporary art at The Grad Show Opening Night, Thursday 4 December.
RSVP link in bio.
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Frank Stackpool
`Yearbook Proxy`
compressed charcoal on paper
108.5 x 108.5 x 5 cm
Milla Watts
`A hat to try your best in`
felt, wire, thread, wood
100 x 30 x 10 cm
river wright
`King Total Quality System Delta Box Arm Viva Spice`
chair, wok, plant
dimensions variable
Juniper Alexander
`Spitting Teeth: A Series of Irreversible
Transgendered Daily Operations and Rituals`
single-channel HD digital video, colour, silent
1:30 minutes
Portrait: @soybased_snack
Documentation: Peter Morgan
Dec 3
Introducing Cade Aslaugh, Braidon Fairclough, Eleni Ioakimidis and Kyiesha Booth, four of our graduating students in Sculpture.
Celebrate the future of contemporary art at The Grad Show Opening Night, Thursday 4 December.
RSVP link in bio.
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Cade Aslaugh
`A Pole`
steel, hat, thread
156 x 18 x 28 cm
Eleni Ioakimidis
`Shoes`
expanding foam, epoxy, found shoes
17 x 20 x 14 cm
Braidon Fairclough
`Baroque 4x4`
earthenware
9 x 10 x 1 cm
Kyiesha Booth
`Untitled`
lemongrass, raffia, organic
and synthetic yarns
38 x 38 x 30 cm
Portrait: @soybased_snack
Documentation: Peter Morgan
Dec 3
Introducing Willow Bergquist, Rose Blunt and Deborah Kam, three of our graduating students in Sculpture.
Celebrate the future of contemporary art at The Grad Show Opening Night, Thursday 4 December.
RSVP link in bio.
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Willow Bergquist
`Bare`
reclaimed toy bear, steel, fur
70 x 64 x 78 cm
Rose Blunt
`Mother`s Brew`
board, textile, stuffing, spray paint,
unfired earthenware, dirt, dust, hair
27 x 57 x 42 cm
Deborah Kam
`Menemora`
woven repurposed blanket, acrylic yarn, pearl
beads; interactive component: audience tactile
engagement and meditation
60 x 60 x 5 cm
Portrait: @soybased_snack
Documentation: Peter Morgan
Dec 2
