News : Ben Quilty

We are looking forward to seeing Alex Seton’s work ‘As of Today’, installed in it’s permanent home. From the 12th of December, this piece together with Ben Quilty’s ‘After Afghanistan’ exhibition, will be on display at the Australian War Memorial.

Ben Quilty and Robert Malherbe have donated works to the ABC Mental As online art auction, which is raising funds for mental health research. The auction goes live today and finishes on Sunday the 12th of October. There are 10 paintings in all with some fantastic artists on board. For more information, please click here.

Art Almanac have covered our forthcoming exhibition ‘Hill End’, featuring Guy Maestri, Robert Malherbe and Luke Sciberras. In the article, A.J. Edwards writes: “Curated by Ben Quilty, Jan Murphy Gallery is presenting these works which were painted en plein air by this tight knit group. Hill End has an artistic link to such great artists […]

Ben Quilty features on the front page of the Sydney Morning Herald today. To read a full copy of the article please click here.

Ben Quilty was announced as the Winner of the inaugural Prudential Eye Award for Contemporary Art in January 2014. In addition to winning his category of painting from over 500 nominees, Ben will stage an exhibition at the Saatchi Gallery London in July 2014. The award celebrates and supports emerging artistic talent across greater Asia. […]

Ben Quilty prepares for his upcoming exhibition with the prestigious Saatchi Gallery, London. He discusses being the first Australian to exhibit with the gallery and more with Alex Speed in today’s The Australian. Read more here. Image credit: Ben Quilty in his studio. Photography by Hollie Adams.

Ben Quilty’s touring exhibition After Afghanistan is on display at Griffith University Art Gallery, Brisbane, from the 12th of April to the 7th June, 2014. For more information, please click here.

Keep your eyes peeled for Jan Murphy Gallery represented artists featuring in upcoming ABC production ‘Hannah Gadsby’s Oz’. Hannah, armed with a strong wit and desire to pick beneath the paint, travels across the continent in search of Australiaʼs national identity. To view the production, tune in at 10pm Tuesday 11 March on ABC1. A […]

Congratulations to Ben Quilty, overall winner of the Prudential Eye Award for Contemporary Asian Art. Here, Ben is at the award ceremony in Singapore, Courtesy Prudential Eye Awards. Quilty will have a solo exhibition at the Saatchi Gallery, London, in the summer of 2014.