24th Dobell Drawing Prize

Australia’s leading prize for drawing, the Dobell Drawing Prize is and an unparalleled celebration of technique, innovation and expanded practice. Presented at the National Art School in partnership with the Sir William Dobell Art Foundation, this biennial exhibition continues to highlight the enduring relevance and changing role of drawing within contemporary art practice. The winning work enters the National Art School’s significant collection, built over the past 120 years.

This 24th edition is curated by Lucy Latella and showcases the work of 56 finalists, selected from 965 nationwide entries by judging panel Vernon Ah Kee, Dr Yolunda Hickman and Paula Latos-Valier AM. The works, through various media, consider a range of themes including domesticity and community, environmental care, and the impacts of colonisation and climate change.

With: Badra Aji, Margaret Ambridge, Chesca Athas, Michael Bell, Ellen Bird, Cath Brophy, Osvaldo Budet, Peter Burke, Tom Carment, Amelia Carroll, Genevieve Carroll, Tracey Clement, Hannah Cooper, Sal Cooper, Artemisia Cornett, Maryanne Coutts, Jaq Davies, Jan Davis, Esther Erlich, Philip Faulks, Todd Fuller, Sue Grose-Hodge, Yvette Hamilton, Fe Heffernan, Emryn Ingram-Shute, Eamonn Jackson, Susan Jacobsen, Josephine Josephsen, Martin King, Anke Klevjer, Jane Lander, Rosemary Lee, Brian Martin, Jennifer Mills, Michelle Molinari, Monique Morter, Andrew Nicholls, Nadia Odlum, Toshiko Oiyama, Montgomery Parsons, Jose Patalinghug, Julie Paterson, Nic Plowman, Jaime Prosser, Imogen Eve Rowe, Linda Schneider, Amy Sibenaler, Sally Simpson, Julian Aubrey Smith, J9 Stanton, Floria Tosca, Claire Tozer, Shonah Trescott, Leonardo Uribe, Paul White and Agus Wijaya.