National Art & Part One
National Art & Part One
This significant exhibition has opened with a bang!
The Preview included great floor talks by Garry Shead, Justine Varga, Leslie Rice and Ken Done, while over 1,300 people attended the opening night. (go here for photos) ( link to FB page album). This is a major celebration of the National Art School and its significant contribution to Australian art. Both formative and signature works are included in the exhibition, and all works have been donated to the Collection of the National Art School.
CHECK OUT THE MEDIA ABOUT NATIONAL ART – PART ONE:
Newspaper
The Australian – National Art: Part One, NAS Gallery, studio practice trumps trends
Sydney Morning Herald – National Art School showcases ‘Fabulous 50’
The Australian – A reunion of the old school
Online
ART GUIDE: NATIONAL ART SCHOOL GALLERY
Artshub – Review: National Art – Part One, at NAS Gallery
RUSSH – Come together at the National Art School
Arts Review – National Art: Part One
Radio
ABC RN – National Art School invites alumni to donate formative work for new exhibition
TV
The Mix – ABC – episode 34: here
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Friday 29 May 2026
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Friday 29 May 2026
The Makers Exhibition brings together works by NAS staff across teaching, technical, curatorial, administrative and library areas, celebrating the diverse creative practices that shape the school community. Presented as the launch exhibition for Third Space, the exhibition highlights making as a shared and ongoing part of life at NAS. Third Space will be open for the duration of the show from 11…
Friday 29 May 2026
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Friday 29 May 2026
Please see below for current and forthcoming exhibitions and events featuring our staff and alumni. Oliver Abbott: Processing This exhibition explores how personal and collective histories are constructed by revisiting relics of architecture and infrastructure unique to the Tweed. In Processing, Abbott reveals parallels between the construction of a painting and the way memory distorts, rearrange…
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