November 8, 2025
Visitors to the Rockhampton Museum of Art can see works by Tjungkara Ken, Richard Lewer, Ben Quilty, Victoria Reichelt and Monica Rohan in the new vibrant exhibition, Good as Gold. This show brings together a selection of paintings from artists previously featured in the biennial acquisitive painting prize, The Gold…
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November 27, 2024
Ben Quilty has been featured in the Weekend Australian Magazine, coinciding with his new solo exhibition, ’20 Years’ now open at Jan Murphy Gallery. In the article, Jane Albert discusses the premise of the exhibition and explores the stories and pivotal moments behind some of the key works presented.
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November 6, 2024
An interview with Ben Quilty is featured in the November/December issue of Art Guide Australia. In the article, writer Georgia Spain and Quilty discuss the artist’s thematic concerns about the future and the catharsis of his creative process. A survey of Quilty’s work will be presented in the forthcoming exhibition,…
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July 20, 2024
Laura Jones, Guido Maestri and Ben Quilty are currently featured in the exhibition ‘New South: Recent painting from Southern Australia’ at Hazelhurst Arts Centre. The exhibition showcases the work and stories of a diverse group of painters from Southern Australia. For further information please visit the link in bio.
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December 14, 2022
Drew Connor Holland, Monica Rohan and Ben Quilty are currently featured in the exhibition ‘Wrestlemania’ at the Rockhampton Museum of Art. ‘Wrestlemania’ is an examination of this compelling entertainment by 20 contemporary sculptors, painters, cartoonists and new media artists responding to wrestling in all its spectacle, psychology and humour. Curated…
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October 19, 2022
Congratulations to Ben Quilty, Sylia Kanytjupai Ken, Iluwanti Ken and Zaachariaha Fielding whose work is included in the 2022 Bangkok Biennale. Running for 4 months, the Bangkok Art Biennale spans across an array of arts and cultural venues and landmarks, creating an immersive experience for visitors to the city. This…
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December 15, 2021
A new exhibition featuring works by Ben Quilty is now open at Tweed Regional Gallery. ‘At Home – Margaret Olley & Ben Quilty’ presents a collection of recent works by Quilty alongside some of Margaret Olley’s late-career still life and interior paintings. In 2020, Quilty like so many artists, was…
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June 12, 2021
Natasha Bieniek and Ben Quilty will feature in a new ABC documentary series ‘Finding the Archibald’. As the Archibald celebrates its centenary with an ambitious exhibition, Archie 100, the series honours the artists who have made the Archibald Prize what it is today. In the series, host Rachel Griffiths travels…
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June 9, 2021
Ben Quilty’s 2012 portrait, ‘Captain S after Afghanistan’, is featured in Archie 100: A Century of the Archibald Prize, at the Art Gallery of New South Wales. “Arranged thematically, Archie 100: A Century of the Archibald Prize unearths fascinating stories behind more than 100 artworks carefully selected from every decade. It…
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June 1, 2021
Ben Quilty’s 2009 Archibald Prize portrait of Jimmy Barnes, ‘There but for the grace of God no. 2’ has been featured in an article in the Sydney Morning Herald. In the article, writer Louise Rugendyke touches on 6 renowned subjects, exploring the unique experience of sitting for the Archibald. In…
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December 12, 2020
This exhibition brings together two of the artist’s works, ‘Fairy Bower Rorschach’ from the Art Gallery of New South Wales collection and ‘Kuta Rorschach No. 2’ from the Bendigo Art Gallery collection. With the Rorschach works, Quilty selects images of tourist destinations with a dark history behind them, reworks them,…
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November 25, 2020
Ben Quilty’s recent solo exhibition ‘Still life after the virus’ has been featured in Juxtapoz magazine online. Writer Sasha Bogojev explores the artist’s latest body of work, referencing his major influences and creative response to the global pandemic. To read to the article, please click here. Image credit: install…
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November 6, 2019
Ben Quilty’s major survey show, Quilty, commences the last leg of its tour this week opening at the Art Gallery of New South Wales this Saturday 9 November. Quilty Art Gallery of New South Wales 9 November – 2 February For more information, please click here. Furthermore,…
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September 28, 2019
Works by Ben Quilty and Guy Maestri feature in the group exhibition River on the Brink: inside the Murray-Darling Basin at S.H. Ervin Gallery. Presented in collaboration with Broken Hill Regional Art Gallery, this exhibition explores the urgent crisis currently unfolding with the devastation of the Murray-Darling Basin. Curated by Gavin…
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September 7, 2019
Heidi Yardley, Ben Quilty, Victoria Reichelt, Linde Ivimey and Fiona Lowry all currently have their work featured in the group exhibition ‘Love’, now open at Tweed Regional Gallery. Curated by Susie Muddiman, this exhibition explores love in its multiple forms. Love 6 September – 17 November Tweed Regional…
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