National Works on Paper

The Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery’s National Works on Paper (NWOP) was established in 1998 and incorporated the former Spring Festival of Drawing and Prints Acquisitive which began in 1973 and 1974. 

With a long and rich history, NWOP attracts leading contemporary artists from across Australia working in the fields of drawing, printmaking, digital prints and paper sculpture.

NWOP supports and promotes Australian artists working on or with paper.

Recent winners of the National Works on Paper include d Harding, Anna Hoyle, Annika Romeyn, James Tylor & Laura Wills, Daniel O'Shane, Jess Johnson, Laith McGregor, Richard Lewer, Danie Mellor, Gareth Sansom, Paul Boston, Lisa Roet and eX de Medici.

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Catalogues
View past National Works on Paper catalogues here

Video playlist
The judges of NWOP 2024 discuss d Harding’s award-winning work (Potentially) enough bodypaint for three dancers. Judges: Lisa Waup, artist and 2022 NWOP Finalist, Erica Green, Director, Samstag Museum of Art, University of South Australia, Trent Walter, Director, Negative Press, Dunja Rmandić, MPRG Director. Video: Mick Russell

 

Image: Jacky Cheng, ...that awaits at the end of life, 2022, Kozo papers, joss papers, organic fibres, natural and synthetic paper fibres, National Works on Paper 2024 install, photo: Kinfolk Imagery