In 2022, we have the great pleasure in including two work by Ringoro Watanabe: ‘Dripper’ and ‘Rhythm of the Subconscious’. Ringoro graduated from Melbourne Rudolf Steiner School in 2021.

Inspired by the spontaneity of the art he made as a child, Ringoro sought to recapture the free and unaffected creative spirit of his younger self. Working with materials found at home, he constructed a drawing machine that would utilise the forces of nature to generate its own unexpected works of art.

In 2021, we had the great pleasure in including Void by Lael McCoy, St Leonard’s College graduate of 2019.

Her work, a large-scale drawing on paper across three panels, invites the viewer to consider hope in the context of mental health, a major theme for many students as they continue to engage with an increasingly complex and challenging world view.

Lael’s work is created from traditional drawing media, such as white ink and oil paint, as well as the deep and glossy tones of bitumen. As a substance commonly used in road surfacing, the bitumen paint used in her work not only adds to the technical experimentation but also the expressive qualities as offered by this media.