News : Robert Malherbe

Works by Jacqueline Hennessy and Robert Malherbe can be seen in the 2023 Salon des Refusés exhibition at S.H. Ervin Gallery. Featured in the exhibition is Robert Malherbe’s portrait of Australian poet, Sarah Holland-Batt and landscape-based work ‘Tree and lake 2’and Jacqueline Hennessy’s portrait of film and television director, Shannon Murphy. This year, 59 works […]

Congratulations to the following artists who are finalists in the 2022 Archibald, Wynne and Sulman prizes. Natasha Bieniek (Archibald Prize) Keith Burt (Archibald Prize) Lucy Culliton (Wynne Prize) Juz Kitson (Wynne Prize) Richard Lewer (Archibald Prize) Robert Malherbe (Archibald Prize) Leslie Rice (Sulman Prize) The winner of the Archibald, Wynne and Sulman prizes will be […]

To celebrate the Robert Malherbe’s 2021 exhibition, ‘Feeling is everything’, Artist Profile have re-shared an essay about the artist first published in issue 37 (2017). In the article, writer Judith Pugh discusses the artist’s beginnings in animation, his travels through Europe, creative process and eventual movement into full-time painting. To read the article, please click […]

Congratulations to the following artists who have been announced as finalists in the 2021 Archibald, Wynne and Sulman prizes. Natasha Bieniek (Archibald Prize) Keith Burt (Archibald Prize) Lucy Culliton (Archibald and Sulman Prize) Sylvia Kanytjupai Ken (Wynne Prize) Tjungkara Ken (Wynne Prize) William Mackinnon (Archibald and Wynne Prize) Guy Maestri (Wynne Prize) Robert Malherbe (Wynne […]

Congratulations to Lottie Consalvo and Robert Malherbe who have been announced as finalists in the Paddington Art Prize with their works ‘The Seas End’ and ‘Canola Fields’. The Paddington Art Prize is an acquisitive award for paintings inspired by the Australian landscape. The winner will be announc‪ed at the opening on 29 October. ‬ Paddington […]

Robert Malherbe recently spent three weeks working in Mauritius as a guest of the Australian High Commission. Robert was invited to paint local landscapes and a number of portraits in celebration of 50 years of diplomatic relations between Australia and Mauritius. Culminating with his exhibition ‘Motherland – Mauritius’, the artist also gifted his painting ‘Water […]

Congratulations to Robert Malherbe, Heidi Yardley and Louise Tate who have all been announced as finalists in the Doug Moran National Portrait Prize 2019. Both Malherbe and Yardley have entered portraits of  fellow artists, namely Angela Tiatia and Gareth Sansom. Louise Tate has entered a self-portrait. Facilitated by the Moran Arts Foundation, the Doug Moran National […]

Congratulations to Robert Malherbe who has been announced as a finalist in the 2019 Paddington Art Prize with his work ‘Across the Lake’. Malherbe has had a busy year presenting his work in multiple prizes including the 2019 Wynne Prize as well his solo show, Painted from Life, at Jan Murphy Gallery. The Paddington Art […]

Congratulations to Robert Malherbe who has been announced as a finalist in the Kilgour Prize 2019. The Kilgour Prize champions innovation in the field of portrait and figurative painting and awards a major prize of $50,000. This year’s prize will be judged by Lauretta Morton, Director of Newcastle Art Gallery, alongside guest judges; Jon Cattapan, […]

Robert Malherbe has been interviewed on The Art Show on ABC Radio – Radio National. In the feature Malherbe shows Fiona Gruber around his studio and discusses his materials, process and creative motivations. The artist also has work currently presented in both the Wynne Prize 2019 and the Len Fox Painting Award. Malherbe’s forthcoming solo […]