• 12 November 2015

    Monica Rohan in Artist Profile

    Monica Rohan was interviewed by writer Lucy Stranger in the latest issue of Artist Profile. Rohan discusses the different elements which make-up her unique painting practice and explains the concepts behind her work. To read the interview, please click here.  Image credit: Monica Rohan, Bluster, 2015, oil on board, 60.0 x 45.0 cm

  • 20 October 2015

    Leslie Rice on ABC’s The Mix

    Leslie Rice is featured in a video interview on the most recent episode of ABC’s ‘The Mix’. Presenter Lindsay McDougall visited Leslie in his Newtown tattoo parlour to discuss his two roles as a tattoo artist and contemporary painter. To watch the episode here, please click here.

  • 9 October 2015

    Woollahra Small Sculpture Prize 2015

    Julia deVille is a finalist in the 2015 Woollahra Small Sculpture Prize for her work Caesar 2015. The judging panel for the 15th annual Prize was comprised of Dr Michael Brand, Director of The Art Gallery of NSW, Penelope Seidler, CEO of Harry Seidler Associates and Curatorial Advisor, Barbara Flynn. An exhibition of the finalists’ work will be on from […]

  • 23 September 2015

    Linde Ivimey – Cross My Heart

    Carrie McCarthy from Cultural Flanerie has reviewed Linde Ivimey’s current Jan Murphy Gallery solo exhibition, Cross My Heart. Running until 3 October 2015, the new exhibition consists of eleven exquisite hand-crafted sculptures exploring themes of identity and self using a vast range of materials and techniques. The review discusses Linde’s unique artistic practice from her studio […]

  • 18 September 2015

    Natasha Bieniek – Winner 2015 Portia Geach Memorial Award

    Natasha Bieniek has been named as the winner of the 2015 Portia Geach Memorial Award for her miniature oil painting ‘Sahara’ 2014. Presented at S.H. Ervin Gallery in Sydney, the non-acquisitive award of $30,000 is in it’s 50th year and recognises excellence by Australian women artists in contemporary portraiture. This year’s judges were Eleonora Trigunboff, Art […]

  • 14 September 2015

    Robert Malherbe – Winner 2015 Manning Art Prize: Naked & Nude

    Robert Malherbe has been named as the winner of the 2015 Manning Art Prize: Naked & Nude for his oil painting ‘Woman in a Black Coat’ 2015. The $10,000 acquisitive prize was judged and awarded for 2015 by Sydney Morning Herald Art Critic, John McDonald. An exhibition of award winners and finalists will run at the […]

  • 21 August 2015

    Supreme Court Library Queensland Exhibition

    Victoria Reichelt and Linde Ivimey are in Discerning Judgement, an exhibition at the Supreme Court Library Queensland. The exhibition is showing until 5 February 2015. Curated by John Stafford and Jodie Cox from CREATIVEMOVE, in collaboration with the Supreme Court Library, Discerning Judgment explores commonalities of how judgment is required in the practices of art and law. The nine artists […]

  • 14 August 2015

    Jason Benjamin in Art Guide

    Jason Benjamin’s exhibition ‘Practicing Calligraphy’ has been featured in the July/August 2015 issue of Art Guide Australia. Arts writer Louise Martin-Chew previewed works from Jason’s upcoming solo exhibition, Practicing Calligraphy, which is showing at Jan Murphy Gallery from 11 August – 11 September. To read the Art Guide article, please click here. Image credit: Jason Benjamin, Song of […]

  • 31 July 2015

    Introducing Claudia Greathead

    Jan Murphy Gallery is excited to introduce emerging Brisbane painter Claudia Greathead, who will be exhibiting as part of upcoming group exhibition ‘Anywhere, Elsewhere’, curated by Tess Maunder. Greathead’s practice critiques constructed cultural values and ideologies through the examination of beauty and its portrayal in Western media – she appropriates and recontextualises imagery in the […]

  • 29 July 2015

    ‘Anywhere, Elsewhere’ curated by Tess Maunder

    Fresh artistic talents will be unveiled in upcoming group exhibition, Anywhere Elsewhere, which focuses on the practices of emerging QLD artists. In an initiative to support the next generation of contemporary artists, Jan Murphy Gallery is excited to present the work of local artists, Bridie Gillman, Claudia Greathead and Sancintya Simpson. Curated by Brisbane based […]

  • 18 July 2015

    Natasha Bieniek – 2015 Wynne Prize Winner

    Congratulations to Natasha Bieniek who has been named as the winner of the 2015 Wynne Prize for landscape painting with her miniature oil painting, Biophilia 2015. Of the work Bieniek has stated “I’m particularly interested in the impact of nature within an urban environment. My miniature oil painting, Biophilia, is part of a recent series […]

  • 9 July 2015

    Archibald, Wynne & Sulman Prizes 2015 Finalists

    Congratulations to the following artists who have been announced as finalists in the 2015 Archibald, Wynne and Sulman prizes. Jason Benjamin (Archibald Prize) Natasha Bieniek (Wynne Prize) Guy Maestri (Wynne Prize) Robert Malherbe (Wynne Prize) Michael Muir (Wynne Prize) Leslie Rice (Archibald Prize) The winners of the Archibald, Wynne and Sulman prizes will be announced […]

  • 17 June 2015

    Marina Strocchi in Artlink Magazine

    Marina Strocchi’s survey exhibition, ‘Marina Strocchi: A survey exhibition 1992 – 2014′ at Araluen Arts Centre has been reviewed in the current issue of Artlink Magazine. To read the interview, please click here. The exhibition is currently touring, opening on 19 June 2015 at Godinymayin Yijard Rivers Arts and Culture Centre in Katherine, NT. It will […]

  • 28 May 2015

    Monica Rohan in Brisbane News

    Monica Rohan features in this week’s issue of the Brisbane News in an enlightening article that outlines the emerging QLD artist’s career journey so far. To read the article, please click here. Image credit: Monica Rohan, Fickle, 2015, oil on board, 100.0 x 70.0 cm

  • 22 May 2015

    Monica Rohan in Australian Financial Review

    Monica Rohan was featured in an article in the Australian Financial Review as a result of her sold out exhibition ‘Topsy-turvy’, currently showing at Jan Murphy Gallery. To read the article, please click here. Image credit: Monica Rohan, Dense, 2015, oil on board, 77.0 x 60.0 cm

  • 15 May 2015

    Interview with Leslie Rice in Artist Profile

    Leslie Rice was interviewed by arts writer Anna Madeleine in the latest issue of Artist Profile. In the article, Les discusses how the art of tattooing informs his painting practice, his use of velvet as a medium, as well as his current foray into making white frescoes. To read the interview, please click here.

  • 15 May 2015

    Guy Maestri in Artist Profile

    Guy Maestri and fellow Australian landscape painter, Luke Sciberras, are on the cover of the current issue of Artist Profile magazine. Both artists are featured in a 12-page article exploring the nature of the artists’ friendship and its impact on their respective painting practices. The article is an insightful look into the similarities and differences […]

  • 24 April 2015

    Guy Maestri in Commemorative ANZAC Exhibition

    Guy Maestri is one of 16 Australian and New Zealand artists involved in an exhibition commemorating the ANZAC legend and the centenary of the Gallipoli campaign. Your Friend the Enemy, concurrently exhibited at S.H. Ervin Gallery in Sydney and the ANU Drill Hall in Canberra during April and May will later tour to Bathurst and Auckland. […]

  • 6 March 2015

    Guy Maestri in Brisbane News

      Jan Murphy Gallery’s current exhibition, Black Gold, by NSW based artist Guy Maestri is featured in the local publication, Brisbane News, Issue 1019, 4 – 10 March 2015. Please click here to read the insightful article by local writer, Phil Brown.

  • 17 February 2015

    Guy Maestri ‘Black Gold’

    Guy Maestri’s exhibition ‘Black Gold’ will open at the gallery on Tuesday 24 February, and remains current until 21 March 2015. It will be the artist’s debut solo exhibition at Jan Murphy Gallery. Please email us if you are interested in previewing the exhibition. Image credit: Guy Maestri, black gold #5, 2015, oil on linen, 61 x 51cm. […]