Art Books

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  • The Neighbour at the Gate Publication

    The Neighbour at the Gate Publication

    The Neighbour at the Gate Publication

    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.

    $59.95
    $59.95
  • 24th Dobell Drawing Prize

    24th Dobell Drawing Prize

    24th Dobell Drawing Prize

    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. 

    $25.00
    $25.00
  • National Art School Yearbook 2024

    National Art School Yearbook 2024

    National Art School Yearbook 2024

    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.

    $35.00
    $35.00
  • Dale Frank: Growers and Showers

    Dale Frank: Growers and Showers

    Dale Frank: Growers and Showers

    Published by the National Art School on the occasion of the exhibition Dale Frank: Growers and Showers, this vibrant 60-page publication has been designed by the artist and features full page colour spreads of Frank’s work, as well as essays by Elspeth Pitt, Senior Curator, National Gallery of Australia and Dr Wes Hill, Associate Professor, Art History and Visual Culture, Southern Cross University.
    $60.00
    $60.00
  • The Geoff Raby Collection of Chinese Art

    The Geoff Raby Collection of Chinese Art

    The Geoff Raby Collection of Chinese Art

    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.

    $60.00
    $60.00
  • RADIANCE: the Art of Elisabeth Cummings Exhibition Catalogue

    RADIANCE: the Art of Elisabeth Cummings Exhibition Catalogue

    RADIANCE: the Art of Elisabeth Cummings Exhibition Catalogue

    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.

    $50.00
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  • Set in Stone: The Cellblock Theatre

    Set in Stone: The Cellblock Theatre

    Set in Stone: The Cellblock Theatre

    The fascinating story of how a deredlict wing of Darlinghurst Gaol became the Cell Block Theatre.
    $50.00
    $50.00
  • Rayner Hoff: The Life of a Sculptor

    Rayner Hoff: The Life of a Sculptor

    Rayner Hoff: The Life of a Sculptor

    In the 1920s and 1930s, Rayner Hoff was the most gifted – and controversial – public sculptor in Australia.
    $50.00
    $50.00
  • Hope in Hell: A History of the Darlinghurst Gaol and the National Art School

    Hope in Hell: A History of the Darlinghurst Gaol and the National Art School

    Hope in Hell: A History of the Darlinghurst Gaol and the National Art School

    Hope in Hell is a rich visual account of one of the oldest and best-preserved examples of colonial Sydney architecture, the Darlinghurst Gaol.
    $40.00
    $40.00
  • Dobell Drawing Prize #23 Exhibition Catalogue

    Dobell Drawing Prize #23 Exhibition Catalogue

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    Dobell Drawing Prize #23 Exhibition Catalogue

    The catalogue for the Dobell Drawing Prize #23 celebrates the 2023 iteration of the prize held at NAS Galleries. The publication includes forewords by Steven Alderton, National Art School Director and CEO and Michelle Belgiorno-Nettis, Sir William Dobell Art Foundation and an essay by Dr Maryanne Coutts, National Art School Head of Drawing. The 64 finalists have a spread each with an image of their work and accompanying artist statement.
    $25.00
    $25.00
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  • Captivate: Stories from the National Art School and Darlinghurst Gaol

    Captivate: Stories from the National Art School and Darlinghurst Gaol

    Captivate: Stories from the National Art School and Darlinghurst Gaol

    Captivate: Stories from the National Art School and Darlinghurst Gaol reveals some of the incredible stories ‘behind the walls’, including infamous inmates such as the bushranger Captain Starlight, through to the many famous artists that have shaped the National Art School over the past 100 years; its influential academic staff, life models, commercial and graphic designers, unsung women artists and of course the incredible legacy of its alumni, featuring many of Australia’s most significant artists.
    $50.00
    $50.00
  • ‘John Olsen: Goya’s Dog’ Exhibition Catalogue

    ‘John Olsen: Goya’s Dog’ Exhibition Catalogue

    ‘John Olsen: Goya’s Dog’ Exhibition Catalogue

    John Olsen: Goya’s Dog spans eight decades of the artist’s practice, from the 1950s, when he first visited Spain, to the present.
    $50.00
    $50.00
  • ‘Colin Lanceley: Earthly Delights’ Exhibition Catalogue

    ‘Colin Lanceley: Earthly Delights’ Exhibition Catalogue

    ‘Colin Lanceley: Earthly Delights’ Exhibition Catalogue

    Earthly delights surveys the significant creative achievements of Colin Lanceley (1938-2015) over five decades from the 1960s to 2012. This exhibition traces the evolution of his work from the early, raw collages made as a member of the Imitation Realists, an artist collaborative group formed at NAS, to his assembled sculptures of the mid-1960s and his subsequent incorporation of hand-carved assemblage into his painted surfaces over ensuing decades.
    $40.00
    $40.00