I’m very excited to share that I am a finalist in the 2023 Dobell Drawing Prize. The Dobell is an unparalleled celebration of drawing technique and innovation. Presented by the National Art School in partnership with the Sir William Dobell Art Foundation, the biennial prize explores the enduring importance of drawing within contemporary art practice. My work, Seven Variations on an Acorn (2022), grew out of the Forest Bathing project curated by Fiona Hooton of Canberra’s Localjinni for the 2022 Canberra Art Biennial, and engages with the visual language of expanded drawing. The exhibition opens on Thursday 30 March 2023 and runs until 10 June 2023 at NAS Gallery, Darlinghurst.

Photo: Hamish Ta-mé

My short video, Forest Incantations, will be shown as part of a Forest Bathing Night Walk organised by Fiona Hooton of Canberra’s Localjinni. The event is part of the Canberra Art Biennial 2022 and will take place in the National Arboretum’s cork forest. Other artists involved in the event, including Fiona, are Tracey M Benson, Jane Duong, Caroline Huf and Nicole Voevodin-Cash. More details here

Sally Clarke, Forest Incantations, 2022, video still (3.34)