24th Dobell Drawing Prize Tour

Installation view, 24th Dobell Drawing Prize, National Art School Gallery, Sydney, 2025, image courtesy and © the artists, photograph: Peter Morgan

The Dobell Drawing Prize is Australia’s leading prize for drawing, and an unparalleled celebration of technique, innovation and expanded practice. Presented in partnership with the Sir William Dobell Art Foundation, this biennial exhibition continues to highlight the enduring relevance and changing role of drawing within contemporary art practice. The winning work is added to the National Art School’s significant collection, which has been built over the past 120 years.

This touring exhibition is an opportunity to see a selection of finalists from the 2025 Prize, including Badra Aji, Margaret Ambridge, Chesca Athas, Michael Bell, Ellen Bird, Cath Brophy, Osvaldo Budet, Peter Burke, Tom Carment, Genevieve Carroll, Tracey Clement, Hannah Cooper, Sal Cooper, Artemisia Cornett, Maryanne Coutts, Jan Davis, Philip Faulks, Todd Fuller, Yvette Hamilton, Eamonn Jackson, Susan Jacobsen, Martin King, Anke Klevjer, Rosemary Lee, Jennifer Mills, Andrew Nicholls, Julie Paterson, Nic Plowman, Jaime Prosser, Imogen Eve Rowe, Linda Schneider, Amy Sibenaler, Sally Simpson, Julian Aubrey Smith, J9 Stanton, Floria Tosca, Claire Tozer, Shonah Trescott, Leonardo Uribe, Paul White and Agus Wijaya.

Exhibition & Touring Partner

TOUR

Manning Regional Gallery

4 April – 30 May 2026

Slim Dusty Centre

13 June – 8 August 2026

Blue Mountains Cultural Centre

3 October – 22 November 2026

Cowra Regional Art Gallery

8 January 2027 – 28 February 2027

Free Education Kit:

Journey through what drawing can be with the 24th Dobell Drawing Prize Education Kit. This resource is written in line with the years 7–10 Visual Arts Syllabus and the Higher School Certificate Visual Arts Syllabus, as a guide to exploring the exhibition or as a pre/post visit resource. Tertiary students and the general public may also find the resource useful.

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Final call! This is your last chance to apply for our BFA degree for 2026.
 
Applications close 29 January.
 
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Join us from 6–9pm on Thursday 22 January for the opening of SEARCHERS: Graffiti and Contemporary Art.

Featuring Ben Aitken, Howard Arkley, BAGL, BREAK, Andrew Browne, Daniel Crooks, Adam Cullen, Mikala Dwyer, Dale Frank, Shaun Gladwell, Brendan Huntley, Rhys John Kaye, Luke Kennedy, LAZY, Mim Libro, Fiona Lowry, Eddie Martin, MACH, Tony McGillick, Paul McNeil, TV Moore, Callum Morton, Tresor Murace, Sidney Nolan, POWER, Ben Quilty, Scott Redford, Reko Rennie, RUM, Leslie Rice, Joan Ross, Khaled Sabsabi, Tim Silver, SNAIL, SPICE, Bridget Stehli, Maya Stocks, Latai Taumoepeau & TAVEN

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Presented as part of @sydney_festival.

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Sidney Nolan, ‘Untitled’, 1983, spray can enamel on canvas, Nolan Collection, managed by Canberra Museum and Gallery on behalf of the Australian Government
Marking 20 years of the National Art School Gallery, we are thrilled to share this year's program of ambitious group and solo exhibitions that foster critical appreciation and innovative art practice.
 
SEARCHERS: Graffiti and Contemporary Art
17 January – 11 April
Opening: Thurs 22 January, 6pm
Bringing together over thirty of Australia's most dynamic artists united by one charged medium: spray paint, presented as part of @sydney_festival.
 
QUEER CONTEMPORARY 
Liz Bradshaw: I didn't expect to live this long
13 February – 7 March
Opening: Thurs 12 February, 6pm
Experience a large-scale sculpture and installation by NAS alum Liz Bradshaw as part of @sydneymardigras.
 
Mitch Cairns: Artist's Mouth
1 May – 11 July
Opening: Thurs 30 April, 6pm
Presented with the @instituteofmodernart, the largest and most comprehensive exhibition by Sydney-based artist and NAS alum Mitch Cairns.
 
Margaret Olley: Australian Intimiste
31 July – 25 October
Opening: Thurs 30 July, 6pm
Celebrating the legacy of NAS alum and one of Australia's most beloved painters, Margaret Olley AC.
 
The Postgrad Show 
6–15 November
 
The Grad Show
4–13 December

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Howard Arkley, 'Triple fronted', 1987, synthetic polymer paint on canvas, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Mollie and Jim Gowing Bequest Fund 2014 © The Estate of Howard Arkley, courtesy Kalli Rolfe Contemporary Art, image © Art Gallery of New South Wales
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