Graham McDougal

Graham McDougal

Wednesday 21 May
12.45 – 1.30pm
Cell Block Theatre

Graham McDougal’s work and exhibitions begin with the printed page, which he approaches as a site, and source for research and studio production. His Art Forum presentation will discuss how ephemeral printed-matter, collected within his studio and sourced from rare books held within public collections, converge to influence recent work. The work is often realized as installation, painting, prints and artists books, and is grounded in histories of abstraction, collage, photography and emerging digital technologies.

Born in Edinburgh, Scotland, McDougal studied at Cumbria College of Art and Design and Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design, Dundee, before earning an MFA from Southern Illinois University, Carbondale. His work has been exhibited recently at STNDRD, St. Louis; Regina Rex, NY; Providence College Galleries; the Print Center NY; Tiger Strikes Asteroid, Chicago; Fjord, Philadelphia; Firstdraft and KNULP on Gadigal / Sydney. His prints and multiples have been included in projects at the Print Center Philadelphia, Printed Matter, NY and San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. He has participated in the Nesnadny + Schwartz Visiting Curator Program at the MCA, Cleveland, and residencies at the Byrdcliffe Art Colony, Woodstock, NY and Kala Art Institute, Berkeley, California. He is currently a co-director at Print Club Ltd. a print publisher and art consultancy based in California and Sydney and has taught within the art programs at Cornell University, NY, Oberlin College, Ohio, the School of the Museum of Fine Arts Boston, Tufts University, Boston, the University of California Davis and NAS.

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Art Club Term 3 is now open for enrolment — and we’ve got an exciting painting program lined up. This term, kids will explore styles like Expressive Acrylics and Contemporary Watercolour, all while building their confidence and creativity.

Monday afternoons, led by artist and educator Grant Bellamy. 

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Thank you to everyone who attended the opening night and weekend celebrations for The Neighbour at the Gate. 

The Neighbour at the Gate is now open until Saturday 18 October 2025
11am – 5pm Monday to Saturday
NAS Gallery
Free admission, all welcome

Plan your visit at the link in bio.
Led by art educators and inspired by James Nguyen’s new installation work 'Homeopathies_where trees grow' (2025), join us for a free drop-in artmaking workshop to make your own incense holder out of clay which will become part of the evolving artwork in the NAS Gallery, commissioned for The Neighbour at the Gate. 

Next Saturday, 12 July, between 11am – 3pm.

Visit our website to view the full program (link in bio).

The Neighbour at the Gate has been made possible with the generous support of the NSW Government through its Blockbusters Funding initiative.
Next Saturday, join us for a fun-filled day of family friendly, free creative activities. There will be sound baths, drop-in artmaking, children's activities, an artists and curators panel talk, followed by dj sets and food trucks. Stick around for after-hours access to the gallery and the Shared Skies Music Concert with BARKAA, Rainbow Chan and DJ Rocky Stallone (ticketed, 18+). 

Visit our website to view the full program (link in bio).

The Neighbour at the Gate has been made possible with the generous support of the NSW Government through its Blockbusters Funding initiative.
Just over a week to go until the 'Shared Skies' music concert featuring BARKAA, "The New Matriarch of Australian Rap" (GQ), and Rainbow Chan, Artist of the Year at the 2022 FBi SMAC Awards. But who’s counting? 👀

🎫 Concession tickets just $25 — link in bio.

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The Neighbour at the Gate has been made possible with the generous support of the NSW Government through its Blockbusters Funding initiative.
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