Media Releases

4 June, 2026: Studio A is delighted to share that artist Adam Mandarano has been awarded the 2026 Burwood Art Prize for his artwork Painting in the park.

30 April, 2026: Studio A is thrilled to announce that, for the seventh consecutive year, its artists have been selected as fi nalists in the prestigious Archibald Prize.

23 April, 2026: A major exhibition marking 10 years of creativity, inclusion and impact.

10 March, 2026: Celebrating access, inclusion and national impact through exhibitions touring Lismore, Lake Macquarie and Grafton.

1 May, 2025: Studio A – a leading Australian supported studio for professional artists with intellectual disability – is thrilled to announce fi ve of its artists have been named as fi nalists in the prestigious Archibald and Sulman Prizes.

3 February, 2025: The first solo exhibition for this multidisciplinary, contemporary Australian artist, The Immersive World of Thom Roberts opens at the National Portrait Gallery on 12 April.

14 August, 2024: Discover, explore and purchase original artwork from some of Australia's most exciting contemporary artists - multiple Archibald fi nalists Thom Roberts, Emily Crockford, Catherine McGuiness, Daniel Kim and more on Studio A’s new e-commerce platform - launched this week.

30 May, 2024: We are excited to share that Studio A has FOUR artists selected as fi nalists in the Archibald Prize 2024. Plus a finalist in the Sulman Prize!

20 November, 2023: This International Day of People with Disability, Studio A - a social enterprise arts studio dedicated to supporting neurodivergent artists - in partnership with The Arts Law Centre of Australia, is set to launch the groundbreaking resource Artists Rights by Greg Sindel.

27 April, 2023: Studio A is thrilled to announce four of its artists have been selected as finalists in the prestigious and historic Archibald Prize

10 March, 2023: The Cube at Mosman Art Gallery will turn into a construction site this March as Studio A artist Thom Roberts and Simon Wheeldon transform the space for their collaborative exhibition Pink Panther Station.

28 March, 2023: Rainbow, Mermaid, Fireworks, an immersive exhibition by Rosie Deacon and Emily Crockford of Studio A is big, big, BIG!

3 December, 2022: Starting today, over 650 artworks by Studio A artists can be viewed online alongside work by Monet, van Gogh, Rembrandt and more on Google Arts & Culture.

5 May, 2022: Five artists from Studio A – a social enterprise arts studio that supports neurodiverse artists - have been named as fi nalists in Australia’s most prestigious and oldest art prizes, the Archibald and Sulman Prize.

1 June, 2021: Three artists from Studio A – a social enterprise arts studio that supports neurodiverse artists - have been named as fi nalists in Australia’s most prestigious and oldest art prizes, the Archibald and Sulman Prize.

26 October, 2020: Seven artists from Studio A – a social enterprise arts studio that supports neurodiverse artists – have joined forces to paint a 300-square-metre mural at the Art Gallery of New South Wales as the centrepiece of its Archie Plus portrait project.

17 September, 2020: Emily Crockford is the fi rst artist from Studio A – a social enterprise arts studio that supports neurodiverse artists - to be named a fi nalist in Australia’s most prestigious and oldest art prize, the Archibald Prize.

20 August, 2019: Artists from social enterprise Studio A have completed a stunning 175 square metre mural in a new, vibrant student hub at the heart of University of Technology Sydney.

30 May, 2019: Six neurodiverse artists tackle important creative and professional milestones in a heartwarming new web series coming to ABC iview on 22 JUNE 2019.

8 May, 2019: With the strength of their super powers, creativity and adaptability, Studio A artists are still making great art during COVID-19, and bringing colour to the new normal.

27 March, 2019: Three of the North Shore’s fi nest artists are taking on the nation’s top portraiture prize, the Archibald, with their unique takes on fellow artists and puppetry masters.