Monday 16 January 2023

Article: John McDonald Image: Colin Lanceley’s Balmoral, 1984. Other Sydney exhibitions that warranted serious attention included Shaken to His Core: Nolan’s Auschwitz at the Jewish Museum; Heart of Country, a first-rate collection of bark painting at the S.H. Ervin Gallery, and two brilliant shows at the National Art School Gallery – a retrospective of Colin Lanceley, an important artist who h…

Monday 16 January 2023

Article: Linda Morris Image: James Alcock Financial necessity first drove artist Karla Dickens to take up collage and sculpture for which she is now best known. A trained painter from the National Art School, Dickens could not afford the oils and canvases to keep painting so began using found and recycled items to give vent to her frustrations around gender politics and racial injustice. RE…

Monday 12 December 2022

On Thursday 8 December, the National Art School celebrated the achievements and success of our students through awarding of prizes and scholarships. We would like to congratulate the award recipients for their hard work, and thank our lecturers and technicians for their outstanding dedication and commitment to each and every student. All of the prizes and scholarships awarded have been generousl…

Thursday 08 December 2022

NAS is proud to present the work of our 2022 Bachelor of Fine Art (BFA) cohort. Each year, the NAS Grad Shows buzz with anticipation and excitement to see the next wave of Australia’s best emerging talent. Come and join us as we celebrate their work across ceramics, drawing, painting, photomedia, printmaking and sculpture, exhibited throughout the NAS campus. “We are enormously proud of all our…

Thursday 24 November 2022

By Gina Fairley This time of year, art schools across Australia are unveiling their graduate shows. For the National Art School (NAS) in Sydney, this year’s calendar of exhibitions comes at a moment when the organisation celebrates the 100-year anniversary of moving to its historic Darlinghurst Gaol site in 1922 (the school’s origins go back to 1843). The school now looks to the next 100 years…