Collection: Art Books

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Led by Wardandi (Nyoongar) and Badimaya (Yamatji) woman and senior curator Clothilde Bullen OAM, with senior curator Micheal Do and Whadjuk Balladong and Willman Noongar artist and curator Zali Morgan, this world premiere exhibition brings together new works by leading Australian artists Jacky Cheng, Elham Eshraghian-Haakansson, Dennis Golding (Kamilaroi/Gamilaraay), Jenna Mayilema Lee (gulumerridjin (Larrakia), Wardaman, KarraJarri), James Nguyen, and James Tylor (Kaurna, Thura-Yura language region). The exhibition unravels the impacts of colonisation, race and ethnicity between and within First Nations and Asian Australian peoples, whilst highlighting the contemporary and historical parallels and connections between these communities.

Published by the National Art School on the occasion of the 24th Dobell Drawing Prize, this comprehensive catalogue celebrates the 2025 iteration of the prize, presented at the National Art School Gallery. The publication includes forewords by Dr Kristen Sharp, National Art School Director and CEO, and Michelle Belgiorno-Nettis, Sir William Dobell Art Foundation Chair, an essay by Lucy Latella, Curator of the 24th Dobell Drawing Prize exhibition, and images of the 57 finalist works with accompanying artist statements. 

The National Art School Yearbook 2024 showcases the work of the graduating Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) and Master of Fine Arts (MFA) students. 
This comprehensive 267-page publication features full-colour images of each artist’s work, providing an intimate look into the diverse and innovative practices emerging from this year's graduating classes.
Published by the National Art School and designed by Marcus King of Studio Days, the catalogue captures the dynamic spirit of The Grad Shows and is also an essential record of the 2024 cohorts.

Documenting the eponymic collection, gifted to La Trobe University in 2019, this beautiful 300-page, colour publication, edited by Dr Damian Smith, features texts and essays in both English and Mandarin by John McDonald, Nicholas Jose, Brian Wallace, Nikolaus Ellrodt, Xu Zhongmin, Dr Geoff Raby AO, and a foreword by Manuel Valencia Alonso. Texts for the publication were translated by Jian and Luke Guan and the book was published by La Trobe University Press, in conjunction with Black Inc.

An ideal gift for the festive season, the second edition of the publication will be available for purchase in-person at the NAS Gallery reception from Friday 1 December 2023 or on-line. If purchasing on-line, please note that books will be mailed via Australia Post and NAS cannot guarantee their arrival before Christmas.  

Radiance is a celebration of the work of Elisabeth Cummings OAM, one of Australia’s most exceptional and esteemed painters, and a distinguished alumna of the National Art School. This exhibition focuses on her primary medium, working in oil paint, with major works from the last 30 years featuring the artist’s distinctive painterly language and revelatory colour. Cummings’ art practice is grounded in the experience of her surroundings distilled into visual form. Vibrant, semi-abstract compositions in themselves, most artworks emerge from the artist’s memory of and response to specific landforms and ecologies, as well as beloved internal spaces.