Dobell Prize for Drawing 1997
There were 555 drawings entered in the 1997 Dobell Prize for Drawing, which were judged by a guest judge, art historian and curator Lou Klepac.
- John Aland - The invisible thread – one evening, Sydney Park
- Andrew Antoniou - A night of alchemy
- Bob Baird - Oxford Falls terrain (Warringah facade series)
- Peter Bonner - Interior (Winner: Dobell Prize for Drawing 1997)
- Judy Cassab - Sand-currents, Rainbow Valley
- Judy Cassab - Transparent landscape, Rainbow Valley
- Kevin Connor - Near Gare de l'Est
- Fred Cress - Rhythms 17
- Rachel Ellis - Autumn light
- David Fairbairn - Transfer tower (Picton cement works series)
- Hanna Kay - The loop
- Peter Kingston - Noah's ark, Wynstay
- Bruno Leti - Clunes tracks
- Maxine Liau - Chasing dreams
- Kevin Malloy - Of memory: seed pods II
- Max Miller - Waterhole – Muttawingee
- Daniel Moynihan - Tigerman
- Terry O'Donnell - From above Picnic Creek, Fowlers Gap
- Wendy Sharpe - Life drawing class (with red-headed model)
- Andrew Sibley - Mad lovers (Mad lovers series)
- Guy Warren - Rock of ages
- Salvatore Zofrea - 'The banquet of Cleopatra' after Tiepolo