Wednesday 04 December 2019

The National Art School is deeply saddened by the news that Andrew ‘Greedy’ Smith, one of the founding members of iconic Australian band Mental as Anything, has died. Smith attended the National Art School in the 1970s, then East Sydney Tech, where he met band members and fellow art students Chris O’Doherty (aka Reg Mombassa), Martin Murphy (Martin Plaza), David Twohill (Wayne DeLisle) and Steve…

Tuesday 19 November 2019

Check out the next wave of artistic talent at the National Art School’s BFA exhibition, featuring 135 final year students from all departments – ceramics, drawing, painting, photomedia, printmaking and sculpture. It’s the chance to admire and snap up artworks at the beginning of a brilliant career. EXHIBITION DATES: Thursday 5 December – Sunday 15 December 2019 OPENING NIGHT: Thursday 5 Decembe…

Monday 18 November 2019

On Tuesday 12 November, we opened NAS NOW, an exhibition featuring NAS MFA1 students Amelia Lynch, Catherine Flora Murray, Arash Chehelnabi, Maria Constantinescu, Sophie Lampert, Susan Dureau, Laura Clay Hernandez and Curtis Ceapa, alongside NAS alumna Jo Makas and Printmaking Tech Nina Juniper. The exhibition is on view at 363 George Place in Sydney CBD until February 2020, with some work for s…

Thursday 14 November 2019

By Elizabeth Fortescue Current NAS student Monica Trapaga chats with the Daily Telegraph about her practice and experience as a NAS student. Image: Monica Trapaga. Photo: Peter Morgan

Wednesday 13 November 2019

By Jen Nurick Sydney-born artist and NAS alumnua Anna-Wili Highfield, who most recently showed her work at the Olsen Gruin Gallery in New York City, is gearing up for her first solo exhibition in an Australian commercial gallery. Ahead of her exhibition, Highfield chats to Vogue. Image: Anna-Wili Highfield, Companions (2019). Image credit: Robin Hearfield READ MORE