The 2021 Graduating Exhibition was officially launched on Thursday 9 December at the ANU School of Art & Design Gallery. The hybrid event allowed students access to a private function in the Gallery, whilst their families, friends and the community were able to join via Zoom and watch the students receive their official Emerging Artist Awards (EASS).

The School would like to congratulate the following recipients;

 

OFFICIAL AWARDS AND PRIZES - AWARDED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR

School of Art & Design Drawing Prize - Lucy Checuti

Kate and Bill Guy Art History and Theory Honours Prize - Anna Stewart-Yates

Gray Smith and Joan Scott Prize - Saskia Morris

ANU Visual Arts Endowment Scholarship, Visual Arts - Lachlan Tumeth

ANU Visual Arts Endowment Scholarship, Design, - Ankita Unnikrishnan

Peter and Lena Karmel Honours Scholarship - Annie Parnell

Robert Foster Grant - Jonathon Zalakos

 

ACQUISITIONS

ACT Legislative Assembly Prize - Allison Barnes, Olivia Gates

Cox Architecture EASS Prize - Natasha Pidcock

Drill Hall Gallery Acquisitive Prize - Nyx Matthews, Cathy Zhang

 

MATERIALS, SUBSCRIPTIONS AND CASH

Art Monthly Australasia Award - Allison Barnes

Eckersley's Art & Craft Materials Award - Sophie Dumaresq

EASS Gallery of Small Things (GOST) Award - Bethany Ann Barclay

Thor's Hammer Sustainability Award - Miriam Penrose

 

EXHIBITION AWARDS

Alliance Française de Canberra Exhibition Award - Barbara Avis, Claire Mackay, Lisa Wilmot, Adeline Higgins, Olivia Gates

ANCA EASS Solo Exhibition Award - Jemima Campey

EASS Belco Arts Exhibition Award - Faith Kerehona, Oliver Owens

Canberra Museum and Gallery Ramp Showcase Award - Broni Sargeson

Canberra Potters EASS Exhibition Award - Martha de Ramos, Roz Hall, Rose Shen-Ju Hsieh, Olivers Owens

Canberra Spinners and Weavers Membership and Exhibition Award - Kate Rice, Rosie Armstrong, Miriam Penrose

Craft ACT: Craft + Design Centre's Emerging Artist Award - Abbie Holbrook, Kate Rice, Dom Gowans,

Broni Sargeson, Roz Hall, Adeline Higgins, Oliver Owens, Cathy Zhang, Solomon Gates

.M Contemporary Exhibition Award - Wendy Dawes

EASS Studio Altenburg Exhibition Award - Allison Barnes

Tributary Projects Curatorial Award - Joyce Fan

Tuggeranong Arts Centre Exhibition Award - Jemima Campey

 

RESIDENCY AWARDS

ANU MakerSpace Graduate in Residence - Rose Shen-Ju Hsieh

Canberra Glassworks Residency Award - Broni Sargeson

Canberra Potters EASS Residency Award - Roz Hall

Country to Coast Residency and Exhibition at Durras Progress Hall - Annie Parnell

EASS M16 Residency and Exhibition Award - supported by Narrabundah Family Medical Practice - Lucy Chetcuti, Rosie Armstrong

EASS Megalo Print Studio Residency Award - Allison Barnes, Izaak Bink, Wendy Dawes, Abbie Holbrook, Isabel Meates, Miriam Penrose

PhotoAccess ANU EASS Residency Award - Maddie Hepner, Nyx Matthews

Strathnairn Arts Association Anita McIntyre Award - Rose Shen-Ju Hsieh

 

We sincerely thank our patrons for their continued support of our students and for joining us for the opening.

Congratulations to all Grad Show participants!