Monday 09 November 2020

Stephen Little joined NAS as Head of Painting in 2010, having taught in higher education since the early 1990s, including at the University of Western Sydney, Sydney College of the Arts and Goldsmiths College in London where he attained his PhD. He has worked with many major galleries including the Museum of Contemporary Art in Sydney, and White Cube and the Lisson Gallery in London, and has exh…

Wednesday 04 November 2020

As the school approaches its centenary occupying the historic site of the former Darlinghurst Gaol (1922-2022), NAS students across all disciplines – ceramics, painting, printmaking, sculpture and photomedia – continue to engage with drawing throughout their degree courses. The school is affirming its core commitment to this crucial artistic skill with the establishment of the National Centre fo…

Monday 02 November 2020

The National Art School’s Archive and Collection is hitting the road! National Art (part one) will open at Tweed Regional Gallery on Friday 13 November 2020, running until Sunday 3 January 2021. National Art (part one) presents a dynamic selection of artworks by 50 of Australia’s most significant artists who studied at NAS. As the school approaches 100 years on its Darlinghurst site (1922–2022) …

Monday 02 November 2020

Article by John McDonald Sydney Morning Herald QStation, Manly, is hosting the first-ever Les Sculptures Refusées: A Celebration of Rejection, (until November 19). The idea of a Salon des Refusés for works rejected by Sculpture by the Sea has been around for a long time, so it’s ironic this show has appeared while the parent exhibition remains in suspended animation. It’s the brainchild of two …

Monday 26 October 2020

In 2001, Simon Cooper left his hometown of Melbourne to join the National Art School as Head of Printmaking. At the time, he thought he’d stay a few years, until his kids were old enough to go to school, then the family would head back south. Not quite. After teaching at NAS for seven years, Cooper became Head of Studies in 2008. He is responsible for the development and delivery of the school’s…