One of the Gallery’s most popular exhibitions, the 36th annual ARTEXPRESS brings the work of the next generation of artists and creative thinkers into the public arena; presenting a snapshot of the passions, curiosities and concerns occupying the minds of young Australians.

This year’s exhibition at the Gallery features 48 artworks selected from 8552 student works submitted for the 2019 HSC and includes works by students from government and non-government schools from across metropolitan and regional NSW.

The exceptional bodies of work represent a broad range of approaches across 12 art forms, including painting, drawing, photo-media, sculpture, ceramics, time-based works, designed object, documented form, printmaking, textiles and fibre and graphic design.

Art Gallery of NSW director Michael Brand said the exhibition shows the great enthusiasm and depth of talent of students in NSW.

“ARTEXPRESS 2020 represents the independent creative voices of young people and the issues that are important to them. Their evocative explorations of environmental concerns, personal identity, human emotion and the politics of our time are sophisticated, inventive and thought-provoking,” Dr Brand said.

“I congratulate all 2019 HSC visual arts students on the tremendous accomplishment of creating a body of artwork for the HSC. The continued popularity of ARTEXPRESS is testament to the public’s enthusiasm for supporting young artists and the Gallery’s ongoing commitment to providing a platform for artists and a forum for art education and the exchange of ideas,” Dr Brand added.

ART EXPRESS 2020 starts on Thursday 6 February in the Upper Asian Gallery on Thursday 6 February and is on display until Sunday 26 April 2020.

Featured image : Sabina Hattersley, St Scholastica’s College, Glebe Point: Kokoro no ikimono’