Catherine O’Donnell wins Grace Cossington Smith Art Award

Catherine O’Donnell wins Grace Cossington Smith Art Award

Congratulations to NAS alumna and Drawing Lecturer Catherine O’Donnell, who has been awarded the Grace Cossington Smith Art Award for her work Yates Court. The exhibition at the Grace Cossington Smith Gallery is on until 24 November, and other finalists include NAS Fellow Wendy Sharpe, current student Annabelle Wass, and alumni Amanda Fuller, Melinda Le Guay, Deborah Marks, Ro Murray, Adam Norton, Sally Stokes and Lisa Woolfe.

Image: Catherine O’Donnell with winning work Yates Court.
Image courtesy the artist and Grace Cossington Smith Gallery.

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