Thursday 21 July 2022

Article by: Victoria Hynes. Photo: Arash Chehelnabi, Nancy Fairfax Artist in Residence Studio, photographed by Kate Holmes, courtesy the artist and Tweed Regional Gallery & Margaret Olley Art Centre. Visually and conceptually compelling, Chehelnabi’s deceptively simple paintings subconsciously play with the mind. Executed in a raw, almost childlike style, his practice involves a surrealist m…

Monday 18 July 2022

Article by: Kirsty Francis. Photo: Colin Lanceley, The light fantastic (after Carlo Crivelli), 2003, oil on carved wood and canvas. Marc Sassella and Paul Ridgeway Collection. Photograph: Kirsty Francis Australian artist and teacher Colin Lanceley (1938-2015) lived, breathed and made art. This exhibition, ‘Colin Lanceley: Earthly Delights’ curated by Sioux Garside presents a comprehensive survey…

Monday 18 July 2022

Last week NAS welcomed 154 year 11 students from across NSW to undertake the July module of the 2022 HSC Intensive Studio Practice. Working across the campus in 11 classes, the students tested their skills and challenged themselves to hit new heights. We look forward to seeing them again in September. Photo: Cecilia Jackson

Friday 15 July 2022

Article by: Jaimi Wright. Photo: Catherine O’Donnell, Urban Perspective, Large window, 2018, charcoal on paper, 100.7 × 135.5cm unframed. Courtesy the artist, Dominik Mersch Gallery, Sydney and Orange Regional Gallery, New South Wales What does a typical day in the studio look like for you? Currently, because I am working towards two exhibitions, I get up and get into the studio about 9am and p…

Friday 01 July 2022

Article by: John McDonald. Photo: Colin and Kay Lanceley in the 1970s. I know comparisons are odious, but some contrasts are so revealing they are hard to ignore. The huge turn-out for the opening of Colin Lanceley: Earthly Delights, showed what a strong following the artist still commands. He is remembered with great fondness for his warmth, charm, and intelligence, not to mention a life-long d…