The Neighbour at the Gate Tour

James Nguyen, Homeopathies_where new trees grow (detail), 2025, installation view, The Neighbour at the Gate, National Art School Gallery, Sydney, 2025, remnant terracotta, earthenware and stoneware clay from the National Art School Ceramics Department, Agarwood incense sticks, ash, smoke, dust; textile featuring raw cotton and silk textile dyed with mud and weeds contaminated by Dioxin and Agent Orange leachate in the Parramatta River catchment, image courtesy and © the artist, photograph: Peter Morgan

The Neighbour at the Gate brings together newly commissioned works by leading Australian artists Jacky Cheng, Elham Eshraghian-Haakansson, Dennis Golding (Kamilaroi/Gamilaraay), Jenna Mayilema Lee (Gulumerridjin (Larrakia), Wardaman, KarraJarri), James Nguyen and James Tylor (Kaurna, Thura-Yura language region).

Curated by a guest curatorium led by Clothilde Bullen OAM (Wardandi Noongar and Badimaya Yamatji), with Micheal Do and Zali Morgan (Whadjuk Balladong and Wilman Noongar), the exhibition reckons with the echoes of immigration policies and the legacies of colonialism in Australia, unravelling how these forces continue to shape First Nations and Asian Australian experiences and relationships.

Across various mediums and perspectives, The Neighbour at the Gate charts the entangled legacies of exclusion and resilience, drawing vital parallels between the past and present, memory and nationhood.

The Neighbour at the Gate is a commissioned exhibition project for the National Art School, proudly supported by the NSW Government through the Blockbusters Funding initiative.

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TOUR

New England Regional Art Museum

22 May – 26 July 2026

Glasshouse Port Macquarie

19 September – 29 November 2026

Tweed Regional Gallery and Margaret Olley Art Centre

13 March 2027 – 16 May 2027

Wagga Wagga Regional Gallery

5 June 2027 – 15 August 2027

Free Education Kit:

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Thank you to everyone who joined us at the opening of The Grad Show!

Find works by this year`s cohort exhibited throughout the NAS campus until 14 December. Open daily from 11am — 5pm and until 9pm on Fridays.

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Video: Tim Connolly

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Dec 5

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Thank you to everyone who joined us at the opening of The Grad Show!

Find works by this year's cohort exhibited throughout the NAS campus until 14 December. Open daily from 11am — 5pm and until 9pm on Fridays.

View online via 🔗 in bio.

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Video: Tim Connolly

Introducing Sosiua Pouhila Afa, Luuk Zilich and Amelia Schremmer, three of our graduating students in Sculpture.

Celebrate the future of contemporary art at The Grad Show Opening Night, Thursday 4 December.

RSVP link in bio.

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Sosiua Pouhila Afa
`Grounding`
video installation, sound
90 x 57 x 32 cm

Luuk Zilich
`Echo`
limestone block
22 x 29 x 29 cm

Amelia Schremmer
`Untitled`
menstrual blood-based bioplastic
60 x 38 x 0.5 cm

Portrait: @soybased_snack
Documentation: Peter Morgan

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Dec 3

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Introducing Sosiua Pouhila Afa, Luuk Zilich and Amelia Schremmer, three of our graduating students in Sculpture.

Celebrate the future of contemporary art at The Grad Show Opening Night, Thursday 4 December.

RSVP link in bio.

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Sosiua Pouhila Afa
'Grounding'
video installation, sound
90 x 57 x 32 cm

Luuk Zilich
'Echo'
limestone block
22 x 29 x 29 cm

Amelia Schremmer
'Untitled'
menstrual blood-based bioplastic
60 x 38 x 0.5 cm

Portrait: @soybased_snack
Documentation: Peter Morgan

Introducing Mia McCall, Dawn Toerien McGuire, Jillian Nalty and Sarah Parker, four of our graduating students in Sculpture.

Celebrate the future of contemporary art at The Grad Show Opening Night, Thursday 4 December.

RSVP link in bio.

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Mia McCall
`Horse in Bag`
earthenware, plastic
43 x 29 x 17 cm

Dawn Toerien McGuire
`Loud Thought`
linen, cotton, grosgrain ribbon, thread
196 x 70 cm

Jillian Nalty
`Slippery Bit`
plaster, paraffin wax, oil,
found ceramic tiles
70 x 30 x 30 cm

Sarah Parker
`Sharp Objects`
wool, resin, steel
45 x 35 x 35 cm

Portrait: @soybased_snack
Documentation: Peter Morgan

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Dec 3

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Introducing Mia McCall, Dawn Toerien McGuire, Jillian Nalty and Sarah Parker, four of our graduating students in Sculpture.

Celebrate the future of contemporary art at The Grad Show Opening Night, Thursday 4 December.

RSVP link in bio.

—
Mia McCall
'Horse in Bag'
earthenware, plastic
43 x 29 x 17 cm

Dawn Toerien McGuire
'Loud Thought'
linen, cotton, grosgrain ribbon, thread
196 x 70 cm

Jillian Nalty
'Slippery Bit'
plaster, paraffin wax, oil,
found ceramic tiles
70 x 30 x 30 cm

Sarah Parker
'Sharp Objects'
wool, resin, steel
45 x 35 x 35 cm

Portrait: @soybased_snack
Documentation: Peter Morgan

Introducing Frank Stackpool, Milla Watts, river wright and Juniper Alexander, four of our graduating students in Sculpture.

Celebrate the future of contemporary art at The Grad Show Opening Night, Thursday 4 December.

RSVP link in bio.

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Frank Stackpool
`Yearbook Proxy`
compressed charcoal on paper
108.5 x 108.5 x 5 cm

Milla Watts
`A hat to try your best in`
felt, wire, thread, wood
100 x 30 x 10 cm

river wright
`King Total Quality System Delta Box Arm Viva Spice`
chair, wok, plant
dimensions variable

Juniper Alexander
`Spitting Teeth: A Series of Irreversible
Transgendered Daily Operations and Rituals`
single-channel HD digital video, colour, silent
1:30 minutes

Portrait: @soybased_snack
Documentation: Peter Morgan

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Dec 3

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Introducing Frank Stackpool, Milla Watts, river wright and Juniper Alexander, four of our graduating students in Sculpture.

Celebrate the future of contemporary art at The Grad Show Opening Night, Thursday 4 December.

RSVP link in bio.

—
Frank Stackpool
'Yearbook Proxy'
compressed charcoal on paper
108.5 x 108.5 x 5 cm

Milla Watts
'A hat to try your best in'
felt, wire, thread, wood
100 x 30 x 10 cm

river wright
'King Total Quality System Delta Box Arm Viva Spice'
chair, wok, plant
dimensions variable

Juniper Alexander
'Spitting Teeth: A Series of Irreversible
Transgendered Daily Operations and Rituals'
single-channel HD digital video, colour, silent
1:30 minutes

Portrait: @soybased_snack
Documentation: Peter Morgan

Introducing Cade Aslaugh, Braidon Fairclough, Eleni Ioakimidis and Kyiesha Booth, four of our graduating students in Sculpture.

Celebrate the future of contemporary art at The Grad Show Opening Night, Thursday 4 December.

RSVP link in bio.

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Cade Aslaugh
`A Pole`
steel, hat, thread
156 x 18 x 28 cm

Eleni Ioakimidis
`Shoes`
expanding foam, epoxy, found shoes
17 x 20 x 14 cm

Braidon Fairclough
`Baroque 4x4`
earthenware
9 x 10 x 1 cm

Kyiesha Booth
`Untitled`
lemongrass, raffia, organic
and synthetic yarns
38 x 38 x 30 cm

Portrait: @soybased_snack
Documentation: Peter Morgan

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Dec 3

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Introducing Cade Aslaugh, Braidon Fairclough, Eleni Ioakimidis and Kyiesha Booth, four of our graduating students in Sculpture.

Celebrate the future of contemporary art at The Grad Show Opening Night, Thursday 4 December.

RSVP link in bio.

—
Cade Aslaugh
'A Pole'
steel, hat, thread
156 x 18 x 28 cm

Eleni Ioakimidis
'Shoes'
expanding foam, epoxy, found shoes
17 x 20 x 14 cm

Braidon Fairclough
'Baroque 4x4'
earthenware
9 x 10 x 1 cm

Kyiesha Booth
'Untitled'
lemongrass, raffia, organic
and synthetic yarns
38 x 38 x 30 cm

Portrait: @soybased_snack
Documentation: Peter Morgan

Introducing Willow Bergquist, Rose Blunt and Deborah Kam, three of our graduating students in Sculpture.

Celebrate the future of contemporary art at The Grad Show Opening Night, Thursday 4 December.

RSVP link in bio.

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Willow Bergquist
`Bare`
reclaimed toy bear, steel, fur
70 x 64 x 78 cm

Rose Blunt
`Mother`s Brew`
board, textile, stuffing, spray paint,
unfired earthenware, dirt, dust, hair
27 x 57 x 42 cm

Deborah Kam
`Menemora`
woven repurposed blanket, acrylic yarn, pearl
beads; interactive component: audience tactile
engagement and meditation
60 x 60 x 5 cm

Portrait: @soybased_snack
Documentation: Peter Morgan

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Dec 2

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The Neighbour at the Gate Tour

The Neighbour at the Gate is a commissioned exhibition project for the National Art School, proudly supported by the NSW Government through the Blockbusters Funding initiative.

More about the exhibition at NAS >

TOUR

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