Friday 06 September 2019

By Javier Encalada NAS alumni Jumaadi has a new exhibition at Lismore Regional Gallery. Indonesian artist Jumaadi brings his new exhibition Comes from the Shadow to the Northern Rivers. Jumaadi said one of his major influences is the Indonesian art of shadow theatre, or wayang kulit. Although there is darkness in the work, this is constantly offset by light, whimsy and humour. Image: Jumaadi …

Monday 02 September 2019

By Caroline Baum Check out the Spectrum Cover Article (Sat 31 Aug) featuring NAS Alumna Lucy Culliton. “You’re not afraid of dogs are you?” Lucy Culliton asks solicitously on the phone. Anyone who is might feel a bit nervous at the welcome at Bibbenluke Lodge, Culliton’s property in the Monaro, the remote high plateau of New South Wales between the coast and the Snowy Mountains. On arrival, a …

Monday 02 September 2019

By Heath Gilmore The National Art School is renowned for its bright young things bustling with brio, eager to shake up the world. Its almost 100-year history is a roll call of artists of national and international renown, including Max Dupain, John Olsen, Margaret Olley, Tim Storrier, Cressida Campbell, Fiona Hall, Lucy Culliton, Juz Kitson, Guy Maestri, Natasha Walsh and Justine Varga. Yet the…

Saturday 31 August 2019

By Tim Douglas NAS alum Zoe Young was featured in The Australian Weekend Review (31 August 2019) On Boxing Day last year, Australian artist Zoe Young received an email from a Canadian winemaker asking if she might paint a portrait of the man’s brother. There were two important things to note: the subject of the would-be painting was in the final stages of pancreatic cancer, and he also may be s…

Tuesday 27 August 2019

By Emma Reid Bundaberg Art Prize ’19 is only weeks away and local artists are busy putting the final touches on their masterpieces before entries close Friday, 30 August. The Bundaberg Art Prize ’19 has four sections and will be judged by National Art School Senior Lecturer in Art History and Theory Lorraine Kypiotis.   READ MORE