2021 NAS Awards Recipients
On Thursday 10 February, 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
Sophie Horne
Mark Henry Cain Memorial Travel Scholarship
Alice Xu
East Sydney Doctors Scholarship
Sadhbha Cockburn
Clitheroe Foundation Scholarship
Harry de Vries
National Art School Aboriginal Art Centre Internship
Aarone Neill and Charlie Komsic
Standish & Co Scholarship
Samantha Jade
James Ballaam Elsley Memorial Prize
Drawing: Aaron McGarry
Painting: Brodie Cullen
Tweed Regional Gallery
Susie Dureau
Lift Off
Luca Blasonato
Art History
Brandon Trakman Prize
Laura Bishop and Harry de Vries
Ceramics
Sabbia Gallery Exhibition Prize
Susie Choi
Parkers Sydney Fine Art Ceramic Award
Sebastian Mills
Kil.n.It Award
Charlotte Komsic and Sebastian Conti
N.E. Pethebridge Award
BFA: Susie Choi
MFA: Sibylla Robertson
Matilda Kubany-Deane Memorial Prize
Nathan Hale
Australian Ceramics Association Prize
Lydia Sidarta and Tasio Sclavenitis
Drawing
Parkers Sydney Fine Art Drawing Award
Anna Mould
John Olsen Prize for Drawing (Highly Commended)
Sadie Whelan
John Olsen Prize for Drawing
Georgina de Manning
The Bonner and Tonkin Drawing Prize
Amelia Skelton
Anne Pata Memorial Drawing Award
Susana Vazquez
Kaye Shumack Sunflower Drawing Prize
Luke Thurgate
Painting
Parkers Sydney Fine Art Painting Award
Skye Bakhos
Derivan Award for Mixed Media
Sophie Horne
Parkers Sydney Fine Art Framing Award
Dylan Newling
Derivan Award for Excellence
Lesley Wengembo
Trenna Austin Gallery Prize for Abstract Painting
Alison Anderson
Troy Quinliven Exhibition Award
Alice Xu
Richard Lucchese Abstract Painting Prize
Sara Mugnes
Photomedia
Kayell Australia Photography Award
Natasha Hollen
Joel Corrigan Memorial Photography Award
Samantha Jade
Printmaking
Artscene Printmaking Prize
Charlotte Featherstone and Isabella Kennedy
Parkers Sydney Fine Art Printmaking Award
Bella La Spina
Ellen Lee O’Shaughnessy Printmaking Award
Jake Starr and Emilee Robinson
Megalo Studio and Gallery Residency Award
Shani Black
Gallery Lane Cove + Creative Studios Printmaking Award
Harry de Vries
Sculpture
Parkers Sydney Fine Art Sculpture Award
Aaron McGarry
Sculpture by the Sea Prize
April Gales and Savannah Van Der Veer
Dr John Vallance Prize for Sculpture
Susann Taylor and George Squires
KNULP Exhibition Prize
Aarone Neill
Open Awards
NAVA Ignition Prize for Professional Practice
Jeni Mulvey
Studio W doubleyou Exhibition Prize
Sadie Whelan
The Squatters Residency
TC Overson and Lewis Doherty
Dominik Mersch Gallery Award
Nina Walton
