The Tim Olsen Drawing Prize

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The Tim Olsen Drawing Prize celebrates students who use drawing as a significant part of their artistic practice. This prize has been continuously supported by Olsen Gallery for over 20 years, encouraging and supporting young and emerging artists to build careers as professional practicing artists.

The 2023 Tim Olsen Drawing Prize

17 students were selected as finalists for this exhibition, on display at AD Space from 27 September - 6 October 2023.

Harrison Rae was awarded the prize for their work Busby’s Labourers. Jordan Sharp and Lily Peng were also highly commended artists.  

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The 2022 Tim Olsen Drawing Prize

The work of 21 students were exhibited at AD Space from 28 September – 9 October 2022.

The winner of the prize was Amelia van der laan de Vries for their work Reproductive Behaviour of Fish Stage 1 and 2.

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The 2021 Tim Olsen Drawing Prize

The online exhibition showcased the work of the 25 finalists selected.

The prize was awarded to Xanthe Muston for their work I Couldn’t (Can’t) Explain It. 

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Acknowledgement of Country

UNSW School of Art & Design stands on an important place of learning and exchange first occupied by the Bidjigal and Gadigal peoples.

We acknowledge the Bidjigal and Gadigal peoples as the Traditional Custodians of the land that our students and staff share, create and operate on. We pay our respects to Elders past and present and extend this respect to all First Nations peoples across Australia. Sovereignty has never been ceded.

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