The Dobell Drawing Prize is Australia’s leading prize for drawing, and an unparalleled celebration of technique, innovation and expanded practice. Presented at the National Art School 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 enters the National Art School’s significant collection, built over the past 120 years.

This 24^th edition is curated by Lucy Latella and showcases the work of 56 finalists, selected from 965 nationwide entries by judging panel Vernon Ah Kee, Dr Yolunda Hickman and Paula Latos-Valier AM. The works, through various media, consider a range of themes including domesticity and community, environmental care, and the impacts of colonisation and climate change.

Artists

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
Nadia Odlum
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
Agus Wijaya

Image: Eamonn Jackson, Aftermath, 2021 – 2023, graphite on paper, image courtesy and © the artist