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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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. 

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Video: Tim Connolly
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