Light Work

Jude Morrell, Paris 1 2008, Digital Print

Staff member Jude Morrell currently has a show at Ben Roberts Gallery, 12 Blind St. Lawson in the Blue Mountains. Light Work runs until Dec 31st - check it out!

Exhibition Opening

Dalia Maron, Expansion, mixed media on canvas, 2009

Staff member Dalia Maron is showing at Albion St Gallery 15 Jan - 19 Feb, opening Friday 15 Jan 6-8pm. Her show, 'Expanding the Circle' comprises constructions and works on canvas in her signature style. We look forward to seeing you there!

Lorraine Maggs

Lorraine Maggs - The Lost Geologist

It's been a great year for Lorraine Maggs, an Advanced Diploma painting student. Leading up to her graduating exhibition Lorraine had a print shortlisted for the 2009 Silk Cut Lino Award, was selected as finalist in the Blake prize (for The Lost Geologist, above), and won 1st Prize ($1000) Fairfield Art Prize in the Contemporary section for her painting "Horseplay". Congratulations Lorraine!

Blood, Sweat, Tears - opening

Photos: Girard Yuzon

The opening of Blood, Sweat, Tears (and other mixed media) was a great success on Thursday night, with a great attendance, several sales, and fabulous performances by talented students Dee DeMarco, Megan McCaw, and Alasdair McDonnell. The postcard packs sold out early, and everyone had very positive comments about the standard of the works. Congratulations 2nd yrs for all your hard work - it's a great show!

photo: andreas delveroudis

For more great shots of the opening night, check out the BST set on Flickr - thanks go to the part-time commercial photo students for documenting the night for us.

Opening Night @ TAP

The opening night of On The Boil was a great success, and testimony to the hard work put in by the many staff and students involved. Check out our video of the opening night speeches. Guest speaker was Anthony Bond OAM from the AGNSW.

Dobell Prize

It was wonderful to hear that two of our fabulous drawing teachers Tim Allen and Stephen Hall have been selected as finalists for the Dobell drawing prize at the AGNSW. Tim exhibited his 3.3m drawing as a work in progress in the staff show at the Trapezium gallery earlier on this year.

Tim Allen 'Mongarlowe Creek - the landcare section' mixed media on paper 140 x 330cm 2009

Stephen Hall - 'Mumbai' or 'Merry-Andrew always plays a straight bat and sheds a solitary tear in passing'

Blood, Sweat, Tears (and other mixed media)

Join us for the 2nd Yr Diploma show this Thursday night @6pm.

On The Boil

Sculpture by the Sea

Staff member Stephen Hall is currently exhibiting in the 13th annual sculpture by the sea. Pictured here is a detail of his work - 6th Constructive Cannibalism plus a shot of Stephen installing the work. The exhibition runs until November 15th

Kedumba Award

Drawing teachers Tim Allen and Catherine O'Donnell are amongst 24 artists Australia wide to have been selected for the 2009 Kedumba drawing Award.

Fisher's Ghost

Staff members Di Holdsworth and Cathy O'Donnell are selected finalists in the 2009 Fisher's Ghost Art Award. In addition Advanced diploma (painting) student Carol Fitzgerald was selected for both the Contemporary and Works on Paper sections, Certificate IV student Arnold Freen was selected for the Works on Paper section, and former student Linda Brescia has won the Sculpture Award!

Highly Commended

Congratulations to staff member Di Holdsworth, Highly Commended in the Manning Art Prize for her mixed media assemblage Chasing Eternity.

Blacktown City Art Exhibition

Congratulations to the following students - finalists in the Blacktown City Art Exhibition 09:

Heather Rees (painting)
Jennifer Gabbay (painting)
Lorraine Maggs (painting)
Lorraine Maggs (print) - commended + winner Environmental Award
Lauren Gock (print) - commended, + winner of youth award
Martin Horan (print)
Margaret Lewis (print)
Reena Mitra (print)
Sean Sweeney (print)
Gel O ' Sullivan (print)
Carol Fitzgerald (print) - commended
Daniela Matts (drawing)
Lyndon Matts (ceramics)


Pictured is performance artist Janine Hilder in front of Lorraine Maggs print, Whales Up Close, commended in the Works on Paper, and winner of the Environmental Prize at the 2009 Blacktown Art Prize.

Catherine O'Donnell

Part-time staff member Cathy O'Donnell was awarded the 2009 Albury Art Prize, and will heading off next year to take up her residency in Venice.

In addition she has been highly commended in the Sunshine Coast Art Prize, and her first international solo exhibition is part of the NZ International Arts Festival (Feb-March 2010)

congratulations Cathy!