• 1 September 2018

    Ben Quilty Major Survey Exhibition

    Developed by the Art Gallery of South Australia and curated by Co-Acting Director Lisa Slade, a major survey exhibition of the work of
 Ben Quilty, Quilty, will be unveiled in 
Adelaide from March 2019, before a year of touring to the state galleries in Queensland and New South Wales. A fully illustrated book, published by […]

  • 22 August 2018

    2018 John Leslie Art Prize

    Jason Benjamin, Natasha Bieniek, Adam Pyett and A.J. Taylor have all been selected as finalists for the 2018 John Leslie Art Prize at the Gippsland Art Gallery in Sale, Victoria. The acquisitive prize awards $20,000 to the best landscape painting with the winner to be announced by Wellington Shire Council Mayor, Cr. Carolyn Crossley, at […]

  • 22 August 2018

    John Nicholson in 2018 Woollahra Small Sculpture Prize

    John Nicholson is a finalist in the 2018 Woollahra Small Sculpture Prize for his entry, ‘Whale vision’ 2018. The prize recognises innovation and diversity in an original, freestanding sculpture measuring up to 80 cm in any dimension. The 2018 finalists have been selected by guest judges: Michael Lynch AO CBE and Amanda Love, Director, Love Art. […]

  • 22 August 2018

    Deakin University Contemporary Small Sculpture Award 2018

    John Nicholson is a finalist for the Deakin University Contemporary Small Sculpture Award 2018 to be held at the Deakin University Art Gallery. The annual acquisitive prize and exhibition awards one outstanding entry $10,000, with the work becoming a part of the Deakin University Art Collection. Nicholson was selected for his work, ‘A small whale’ […]

  • 17 August 2018

    Martin Smith PhD Exhibition at POP Gallery

    A solo exhibition by Martin Smith is being held at the newly relocated POP Gallery in Brisbane’s Fortitude Valley. The exhibition, The Narrated Self, showcases Smith’s photographs that include excised texts of short personal stories. The Narrated Self POP Gallery 21 August – 6 September 2018 For more information, please click here. Image credit: Martin […]

  • 17 August 2018

    Ben Quilty ‘Home’ Publication

    Ben Quilty has released a new book titled Home: Drawings by Syrian Children. The publication features a collection of drawings by Syrian children reflecting on their forsaken homeland, with a foreword penned by Richard Flanagan. Home: Drawings by Syrian Children Publisher: Penguin Random House Australia, 2018 Soft cover, 304 pp, fully illustrated, colour 26.5 x 24.5 cm […]

  • 15 August 2018

    Julia deVille in The Design Files

    The Design Files’ Lucy Feagins visited Julia deVille in her Melbourne home which sits above her studio and showroom. Julia’s living and work spaces are filled with plenty of her own works, as well as an array of treasured trinkets and antiques. To read the article, please click here. Image credit: Inside Julia deVille’s Collingwood […]

  • 8 August 2018

    Lucy Culliton in Art Collector

    Lucy Culliton features in the Melbourne Art Fair 2018 Special Edition of Art Collector. In an interview with Helen McKenzie, Culliton discusses the garden scenes and still lifes that form her solo exhibition with Jan Murphy Gallery at Melbourne Art Fair 2018. To read the article, please click here. Image credit: Lucy Culliton, Bibbenluke, autumn, 2018, […]

  • 8 August 2018

    Danie Mellor at Campbelltown Arts Centre

    Danie Mellor features in a group exhibition commemorating the 30th anniversary of Campbelltown Arts Centre. We are all connected to Campbelltown (one way or another) presents new commissions and existing works that engage with the history, place and people of Campbelltown and the Macarthur region. Artists include Suzanne Archer, Blak Douglas, Heath Franco, Anna McMahon, […]

  • 8 August 2018

    Heidi Yardley in Brisbane News

    Heidi Yardley’s solo exhibition, Drifters, has been featured in an article by Phil Brown for Brisbane News, which explores how Yardley’s investigation into the countercultural era of the 1960s and 70s has influenced her most recent body of work. To read the article, please click here. Image credit: Heidi Yardley, Time and time again, 2018, oil on […]

  • 14 July 2018

    Melbourne Art Fairs

    We are excited to be participating in Melbourne Art Week with inclusion in two art fairs; Melbourne Art Fair and Spring 1883. Melbourne Art Fair Stand #D10 Southbank Art Precinct (alongside ACCA) 111 Sturt Street Southbank VIC 3006 & Spring 1883 Suite #230 The Hotel Windsor 111 Spring Street Melbourne VIC 3000 For more information […]

  • 30 June 2018

    William Mackinnon at Bayside Arts and Cultural Centre

    William Mackinnon features in group exhibition, Freshwater/Saltwater at the Gallery at Bayside Arts and Cultural Centre. A collaborative exhibition between Shepparton Art Museum and the Gallery at Bayside Arts and Cultural Centre, Freshwater/Saltwater features both contemporary and historical works that highlight the material and cultural significance of water. Freshwater/Saltwater The Gallery at Bayside Arts and […]

  • 19 June 2018

    Fred Fowler in The Design Files

    Fred Fowler’s first Jan Murphy Gallery solo exhibition, Home / Visitors has been featured by The Design Files. In an interview with Elle Murrell, Fowler discusses the inspiration behind this newest body of work. Fred Fowler Home / Visitors 26 June – 21 July 2018 To read the article, please click here. Image credit: Fred […]

  • 16 June 2018

    Fred Fowler in The Courier Mail

    Fred Fowler features in The Courier Mail’s ‘U on Sunday’ section. In the article, writer Fiona Purdon explains how a trip to Stradbroke Island became the starting point of inspiration for Fowler’s first Jan Murphy Gallery solo exhibition, Home / Visitors. Fred Fowler Home / Visitors 26 June – 21 July 2018 To read the […]

  • 15 June 2018

    Claudia Greathead at Metro Arts

    A new solo exhibition, Wanblut, by Protégé artist Claudia Greathead is currently on display at Metro Arts in Brisbane. Wanblut features paintings and sculptures by Greathead and continues her investigation into familial relationships. Wanblut Metro Arts 13 – 30 June 2018 For more information, please click here. Image credit: Claudia Greathead, Wanblut, 2018, oil on board, 30.0 x 30.0 […]

  • 8 June 2018

    Sunshine Coast Art Prize 2018

    Jason Benjamin, Gerwyn Davies, Danie Mellor, Monica Rohan and A.J. Taylor are finalists for the Sunshine Coast Art Prize 2018 at the Caloundra Regional Gallery. The annual prize offers an acquisitive major prize of $25,000 with the winning work acquired by the Sunshine Coast Art Collection. The winner will be announced on Thursday 30 August […]

  • 5 June 2018

    Gerwyn Davies – ‘Idols’ Online Exhibition

    Idols is a new online exhibition by Gerwyn Davies which reanimates popular iconography and myth through an assemblage of costume, performance and photography. Conjuring characters across the political, religious and historic, this work is interested in familiar narratives that are highly contrived in nature. Davies recently held a solo exhibition at Sydney’s Australian Centre for Photography […]

  • 1 June 2018

    Tjala Arts – ‘Seven Sisters’ Exhibition

    Jan Murphy Gallery presents an exhibition featuring artworks from the acclaimed Tjala Arts centre in Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (APY) Lands. In a first for both organisations, the exhibition solely focuses on artists from Tjala Arts, providing a platform for their works in Queensland. Seven Sisters features new works by the Ken Sisters Collaborative (Tjungkara Ken, […]

  • 1 June 2018

    Robert Malherbe at Shoalhaven Regional Gallery

    Robert Malherbe is included in a group exhibition of artists who have spent time in residency at the Jamberoo property of the late Bert Flugelman. The exhibition is being held at the Shoalhaven Regional Gallery in Nowra, NSW. With the surrounding flora and fauna as inspiration during their time spent on the property, the resulting […]

  • 1 June 2018

    Linde Ivimey at National Portrait Gallery

    Linde Ivimey features in the group exhibition, ‘So Fine – Contemporary women artists make Australian history’, at the National Portrait Gallery. Forming part of the National Portrait Gallery’s twentieth birthday celebrations, the exhibition features new works from ten women artists reinterpreting and reimagining elements of Australian history. So Fine – Contemporary women artists make Australian […]