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John McDonald. Dobell Drawing Prize 2025

John McDonald. Dobell Drawing Prize 2025

What is an “expanded drawing”? If we discount the idea that it’s just any old drawing blown up on a screen, it’s one of those convenient terms used to excuse anything an artist might attempt. Over the past few decades we’ve seen countless “expanded” versions of painting, sculpture and drawing, in which definitions have grown so strained they become nonsensical.

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Dobell Drawing Prize #24. Entries Open

Dobell Drawing Prize #24. Entries Open

The biennial Dobell Drawing Prize is Australia’s leading prize for drawing, an unparalleled celebration of technique, innovation and expanded drawing practices. The $30,000 acquisitive prize is presented by the National Art School in partnership with the Sir William...

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