Photo: Simon Mould
Anna Mould is a multidisciplinary artist living and working on Gadigal, Wangal and Dharug land in Sydney, Australia. She engages with painting, drawing, photography, weaving and embroidery to explore complex social and political themes. Anna holds a Bachelor of Fine Art majoring in painting (2021) and a Master of Fine Art (2023) from National Art School, Sydney. She has been a finalist in the Archibald Prize (2024) and the Dobell Drawing Prize (2021).
b. 1986, Sydney
Lives and works on Gadigal, Wangal and Dharug country in Sydney, Australia
Education
2022 - 2023 Master of Fine Art, National Art School, Sydney
2019 - 2021 Bachelor of Fine Art, National Art School, Sydney
Solo Exhibitions
2024 Soft Focus, Dominik Mersch Gallery, Sydney
Selected Group Exhibitions
2024 A Private Viewing, SYRUP Contemporary, Sydney
2024 Dreams Nursed in Darkness, Wollongong Art Gallery, NSW
2024 Sydney Contemporary Art Fair, Praxis Artspace, Sydney
2024 - 2025 Archibald Prize Regional Tour, Orange Regional Gallery (NSW), Ngununggula, Southern Highlands Regional Gallery (NSW), Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre (NSW), Araluen Arts Centre (NT), Lismore Regional Gallery (NSW)
2024 Archibald Prize, Art Gallery of NSW, Sydney
2023 Shimmer, The Drawing Gallery, National Art School, Sydney
2023 Building The Palace, Blindside ARI, Melbourne
2023 Margaret Olley Drawing Week Exhibition, Rayner Hoff Project Space, Sydney
2022 The Assistants, Blur Studios, Sydney
2022 Eshgh Bazi: Warden’s Last Kiss, Warden’s Gallery, Sydney
2022 CAPTIVATE: National Art School and Darlinghurst Gaol Centenary Exhibition, Rayner Hoff Project Space, Sydney
2022 Germ, Library Stairwell Gallery, National Art School, Sydney
2022 Drawing Exhibition, Hill End Art Gallery, NSW
2021 - 2023 Dobell Drawing Prize #22 Regional Tour, Gosford Art Gallery (NSW), Logan Art Gallery (QLD), Bank Art Museum Moree (NSW), Cowra Regional Art Gallery (NSW), Griffith Regional Art Gallery (NSW), Bega Valley Regional Gallery (NSW)
2021 Dobell Drawing Prize #22, National Art School, Sydney
2021 Azurite, Library Stairwell Gallery, National Art School, Sydney
2021 Hill End Survey Show, Hill End Art Gallery, NSW
2021 Margaret Olley Drawing Week Exhibition, Rayner Hoff Project Space, Sydney
2020 Corona Quilt Project, Library Stairwell Gallery, National Art School, Sydney
2020 Margaret Olley Drawing Week Exhibition, Rayner Hoff Project Space, Sydney
2019 Sun It Rises, aMBUSH Gallery, Sydney
2019 FRESH MEAT, Rayner Hoff Project Space, Sydney
2018 Barkers and Biters, aMBUSH Gallery, Sydney
2018 Belanglo, aMBUSH Gallery, Sydney
2018 All We Can’t See - Illustrating the Nauru Files, Yellow House Gallery (Sydney), Fortyfivedownstairs (Melbourne), Adelaide Convention Centre (Adelaide)
Awards
2025 Inaugural Prudence MacLeod Prize, ACME Studios Residency, London UK
2024 Finalist, Archibald Prize
2023 Dominik Mersch Gallery Award
2021 Parkers Sydney Fine Art Drawing Prize
2020 Finalist, Dobell Drawing Prize #22
Collections
National Art School Archive and Collection, Sydney
Private collections in Australia and USA