Congratulations to Justine Varga who has won the 2019 Dobell Drawing Prize. The Sydney-born artist took out the $30,000 award with Photogenic drawing, 2018, a piece that blurs the boundaries between drawing and photography.
Image: Justine Varga with her winning work. Photo: Peter Morgan.
Congratulations to NAS alumni/staff Joe Frost, Eliza Gosse, Catherine O`Donnell, Ebony Russell, Michael Snape and Natasha Walsh, finalists of the Wynne Prize 2025.
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Joe Frost, ‘Cumberland / Wallumatta and Wanne’, 2025, synthetic polymer paint on polyester, 183 x 244.1 cm; Eliza Gosse, ‘Flannel flowers under the wattle tree’, 2025, synthetic polymer paint on canvas, oil on birch plywood, 183.4 x 152.7 cm; Catherine O`Donnell, ‘Echoes of home’, 2025, oil on linen, 45.5 x 120.3 cm; Ebony Russell, ‘Polychrome loutrophoros gesture of revealing in blue’, 2025, porcelain, stain, 120 x 35 x 30 cm; Michael Snape, ‘Witness’, 2025, carved cedar wood, 245.5 x 79.8 x 80.5 cm; Natasha Walsh, ‘chrysanthemum tea by the window’, 2025, oil on copper, 40 x 31.6 cm; Image courtesy the artists and Art Gallery NSW and © the artists
May 25
Congratulations to NAS alumni/staff Seth Birchall, Margaret Campbell, Mark Maurangi Carrol, Armando Chant, Casey Chen, Lucy Culliton and Stephen Evans, finalists of the Wynne Prize 2025.
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Seth Birchall, ‘Soft spoken and proud’, 2025, oil on canvas, 163 x 183.2 cm; Margaret Campbell, ‘Minyma pulka (big woman)’, 2025, stoneware with underglaze and sgrafitto, 25.6 x 15.7 x 5.5 cm; Mark Maurangi Carrol, ‘Song palm (stay forever)’, 2025, oil enamel and permanent marker on linen, 198.2 x 244 cm; Armando Chant, ‘Aura’, 2025, linen thread, pigment and binder on linen, 150.4 x 160.7 cm; Casey Chen, ‘Military maneuvers 7 (after Rousseau), 2025, glazed earthenware tiles, overglaze enamels, gold lustre, wood, grout, 39.5 x 49.5 cm; Lucy Culliton, ‘Cliff Hole, Bottom Bullock’, 2025, oil on canvas, 183.4 x 244 cm; Stephen Evans, ‘Brunswick creek’, 2025, concertina book; ink and watercolour on paper, 5 x 49 cm; Image courtesy the artists and Art Gallery NSW and © the artists
May 25
On Thursday, we celebrated the graduating cohort of 2024. Here are some of our favourite moments.
May 24
Last night we celebrated the recipients of the 2025 National Art School Fellowship, leading Australian artists Cressida Campbell AM and Guido Maestri. NAS Director and CEO Dr Kristen Sharp noted “both Campbell’s and Maestri’s life and work have an enduring impact on the arts in Australia and continue to inspire the students at the National Art School.”
Cressida Campbell said of the award “I am really honoured to become a Fellow of the National Art School. Most artists in any field have nervous temperaments and to start your creative life within the beautiful sandstone walls of the National Art School amongst supportive souls is a great start to wherever your life takes you.”
Guido Maestri stated “It’s an incredible honour to be added as a Fellow among such inspiring artists that I respect and have admired for so long. There is a momentum and energy that I got from my time at the National Art School that is still with me today.”
May 23
As part of our NAS National Reconciliation Week (NRW) program, we invite you to a special screening of the documentary Kindred (2023). The directors Gillian Moody and Adrian Russell Wills will be joining us for the screening.
Limited capacity - click the link in bio to reserve your seats.
May 22
Congratulations to NAS alumni/staff Sassy Park, Joan Ross, Evan Shipard, Clare Thackway, Natasha Walsh and Callum Worsfold, finalists of the Archibald Prize 2025.
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Sassy Park, ‘Casey’, 2025, porcelain slip on terracotta, underglaze and glaze, 30.9 x 21.1 cm; Joan Ross, ‘Kidjerikidjeri’, 2025, synthetic polymer paint on canvas, 100.4 x 80 cm; Evan Shipard, ‘The green man’, 2025, oil on linen, 66.4 x 81.3 cm; Clare Thackway, ‘With the shadow’, 2025, oil on linen, 81.1 x 65 cm; Natasha Walsh, ‘The Yellow Odalisque of Brunswick’, 2025, oil on copper, 53.2 x 49.9 cm; Callum Worsfold, ‘Self-portrait in the studio’, 2025, oil on board, 22.9 x 12.6 cm; Image courtesy the artists and Art Gallery NSW (@artgalleryofnsw) and © the artists
May 21
