Art Almanac: The National Art School Library Stairwell Gallery
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Art Almanac: The National Art School Library Stairwell Gallery
‘This is my door. That is yours. Over there lives the tall man who lingers on his balcony, cigarette flaring angry orange. And way to his right, the old couple who watch traffic. Trees start to drop leaves. The air smells sweet. And we work. And we wait.’ – Tanya Overson, NAS MFA 1 Drawing student
Art Almanac features the National Art School Library Stairwell Gallery’s first fully online exhibition Decameron: Drawings from home on their website. Read the full article below.
Image: Angela Slattery, Reading Figure, 2020, ink, watercolour and charcoal on paper, 100 x 75cm
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