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Portrait of Michael Cook, courtesy of the artist

Michael Cook interview with Melbourne Art Fair

Ahead of his presentation at Melbourne Art Fair, Michael Cook discusses his new series, ‘Individuation’. Speaking with the Fair, Michael provides insight on his decades-spanning career, exploring Australia’s layered histories through his photographs, and more. Michael Cook’s magnificent hyper-real photographs often capture roles in reversal, histories re-written, testing viewers’ relationships…
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Richard Lewer’s ‘Steve’ acquired by the NGA

Richard Lewer’s body of work ‘Steve’ (2023-24) has recently been acquired by the National Gallery of Australia (NGA). Incorporating a stop-motion animation and 14 paintings on Laminex tabletops, this body of work tells the story of Steve and his family as they come to terms with his Dementia diagnosis. The…
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Gerwyn Davies in 2024 Josephine Ulrick and Win Schubert Photography Award

Congratulations to Gerwyn Davies who is a finalist in the 2024 Josephine Ulrick and Win Schubert Photography Award with his work, ‘Bather II’. This acquisitive award is one of Australia’s most prestigious prizes for contemporary photography and this year’s iteration returns to HOTA Gallery on the Gold Coast.
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Victoria Reichelt wins Mervyn Moriarty Landscape Award

Congratulations to Victoria Reichelt who has been announced as the winner of the 2024 Mervyn Moriarty Landscape Award in Queensland Regional Art Awards for her work ‘Focus 4’. This award commends landscape-based artwork (of any medium) and commemorates the founder of Flying Arts, Mervyn ‘Merv’ Moriarty OAM, who…
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Natasha Bieniek’s portrait of Wendy Whiteley acquired by AGNSW

Congratulations to Natasha Bieniek whose 2016 portrait of Wendy Whiteley, has been acquired by the Art Gallery of New South Wales. The portrait, depicting Whiteley sitting in her garden in Lavender Bay, was awarded highly commended in the 2016 Archibald Prize. To read more about this artwork, please click…
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Ben Quilty featured in The Weekend Australian Magazine

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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Amber Wallis and Lincoln Austin at Ipswich Art Gallery

Works by Amber Wallis and Lincoln Austin can be seen in the new exhibition at Ipswich Art Gallery,’Arriving Slowly’. The exhibition has been programmed to coincide with the loan of works by Mark Rothko, Agnes Martin and Gwyn Hanssen-Pigott, offered through the National Gallery of Australia’s ‘Sharing the National Collection/…
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Ben Quilty at Jan Murphy Gallery, photo by Louis Lim

Ben Quilty featured in Art Guide Australia

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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