Dobell Drawing Prize - National Art School

Anglo women and Chinese artists the standouts in this show. I went there recently one evening. I was alone and this didn't bother me as it allowed me to conentrate more on the drawings than might otherwise be the case.

Sally Simpson

Amelia Carroll

They had a separate room for the contributions by Chiense artists. Whereas all the local artists seemed to be coming from one place -- don't get me wrong their work was often really excellent --  the Chinese artists offer a different perspective. Some surprising insights and new ways of seeing.

Li Jiaman

Anyway a good show. One issue with the curation is that with the Chinese names it's completely impossible to know if the artist is a man or a woman. Again the works are good enough to stand alone but this small item of information can be critical to the viewer's resonse to a work.