Monday 07 September 2020

Article by Ben Doherty “When you paint someone you know, it is not just a subject, it’s someone you have a connection with. I wanted to capture that soul, that person, the generosity that everyone sees in him. I hope I have done that.” – Lesley Wengembo The Guardian Australia speak with current student Lesley Wengembo and the subject of his Archibald Prize entry, NAS Campus Assistant Mal Nabogi…

Thursday 03 September 2020

Article by Greg Flynn Mosman Daily speak with NAS alum and Dobell Drawing Prize #22 judge Michelle Belgiorno about her artist practice, finding inspiration in local landscapes and her time with us at the National Art School. Image: Michelle Belgiorno with her tools of her trade in her creative space. Photo: John Appleyard

Friday 28 August 2020

Article by Tiarney Miekus Art Guide chat with NAS alum Juz Kitson about how her installation-based works came to be, and how they speak of the big things: life, death, sex and desire. Read the full interview through the link below. Image: Juz Kitson, The Future is your Ocean Oyster, 2020, 1m x 82cm x 30cm, Jingdezhen porcelain, black porcelain, resin, rabbit and fox fur, synthetic fur, merino …

Wednesday 05 August 2020

As part of the 22nd Biennale of Sydney, NIRIN, artist Teresa Margolles from Mexico came to the National Art School to create an original installation in the NAS Gallery. Her work for NIRIN, Approximation to The Scene of The Facts, references places in Sydney where women have been murdered or disappeared. Teresa and a group of volunteers performed a ritual sponging of water to collect particles a…

Monday 03 August 2020

Article by Linda Morris Sydney Morning Herald sat down with NAS alumni and Painting Lecturer Les Rice and spoke about the Archibald Prize work he submitted during the extended entry deadline. Second year BFA student Lesley Wengembo is also featured in the article for his entry of NAS security guard Mal Nagobi. Read more though the link below. Images: Les Rice. Photo: Steven Siewert…