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Congratulations to Adam Pyett and A.J. Taylor who have been announced as finalists in the 2020 John Leslie Art Prize. The John Leslie Prize is a biennial award for landscape painting with a top prize of $20,000. The winning artwork will be acquired for the Gippsland Art Gallery’s permanent collection. The John Leslie Art Prize […]

Congratulations to Heidi Yardley who has been shortlisted as a finalist in the 2020 Percival Portrait Painting Prize with her work Gareth Sansom – Grand Guignol. Yardley’s portrait of fellow artist, Gareth Sansom, was also a finalist in the 2019 Doug Moran National Prize. Established in 2007, The Percival Portrait Painting Prize is a biennial […]

Following on from the Gallery’s successful participation in the inaugural Art Basel Online Viewing Rooms we are proud to be showing an exhibition of new work by Tjala artists, Sylvia Kanytjupai Ken, Tjungkara Ken and the Ken Sisters Collaborative. This exhibition will be launched online on 21 April, with works available for viewing in the […]

Protégé artist Louise Tate was recently shortlisted for the Hopper Prize. The U.S. based Hopper Prize is an online-only award open to artists from around the world. Tate’s portfolio submission was shortlisted for the Fall 2020 round and is now viewable online. The Hopper Prize Fall 2020 To view Louise Tate’s shortlisted portfolio, please click […]

Gerwyn Davies and Marina Strocchi have been announced as finalists in the 2020 Alice Prize – National Contemporary Art Award with their works ‘Adonis’ and ‘Blue Drawing’. The Alice Prize is an acquisitive national contemporary art prize open to artists from around Australia working in any medium. Boasting a top prize of $30,000, this year’s award […]

Natasha Bieniek was recently featured in an article by Andrew Stephens in The Age and the Sydney Morning Herald. The article explores Bieniek’s dedication to miniature painting and sheds light on the artist’s unique approach to bringing this tradition into the present. To read the article, please click here.  Image: Natasha Bieniek   Peak #1 (Hong […]

We are excited to announce that Natasha Bieniek is a finalist in the inaugural 2020 Darling Portrait Prize, the National Portrait Gallery’s new annual prize for painting. The winner of the $75,000 Darling Portrait Prize will be announced on 5 March, with the finalists going on show to the public the following day. Darling Portrait […]

Jan Murphy Gallery is excited to present Phony Games, the new online exhibition by Melbourne-based artist, Claudia Greathead. In this new series of paintings, the artist continues her engagement with dreamlike imagery and ambiguous forms. Greathead makes work to process trauma and thought. Each painting is a product of trying to find something more, more […]

Monica Rohan will be featured in the upcoming issue of Beautiful Bizarre Magazine. Rohan had a busy year in 2019, producing work for two sell-out exhibitions at Sydney Contemporary and Jan Murphy Gallery. Written by Kim Crowie, the article will be featured in issue 28 (March). For more information on this issue of Beautiful Bizarre, […]

Robert Malherbe recently spent three weeks working in Mauritius as a guest of the Australian High Commission. Robert was invited to paint local landscapes and a number of portraits in celebration of 50 years of diplomatic relations between Australia and Mauritius. Culminating with his exhibition ‘Motherland – Mauritius’, the artist also gifted his painting ‘Water […]

Linde Ivimey has been featured in issue 27 (December) of Beautiful Bizarre Magazine. Writer Jennifer Susan Jones delves into the artist’s history and unique approach to her sculpture-based practice. As described by Jones, “It may seem, due to the surreal, nightmarish quality of her work, that dreams would be a source of inspiration for the […]

Ben Quilty is featured in a new ABC documentary, Quilty – Painting the Shadows, which is now available to watch on ABC iview. Directed by Catherine Hunter, the documentary explores in-depth the artist’s journey and evolving creative practice. The film also documents the most recent shift in Quilty’s art which is a growing interest in our […]

An interview with Protégé artist Mark Tweedie has been featured in issue 28 of Vault Magazine. Writer Jane O’Sullivan’s article discusses Tweedie’s studio process and focus on themes connected to memory, nostalgia and personal experience. The artist also delves into his recent achievements being awarded Highly Commended for his haunting work, ‘A dream like this is hard […]

Adam Lester and Claudia Greathead have created paintings for Last Seen, an initiative of the Queensland Eye Institute which partners contemporary artists with a visually impaired person, to depict their last dearly-held memory before their sight deteriorated. The exhibition of the paintings can be seen at QPAC from 5pm on Friday 15 November 2019. Image […]

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, Ben Quilty is also featured in a new […]

Congratulations to Victoria Reichelt who has been selected as a finalist in the 2019 R & M McGivern Prize with her work, Plastic Horror 2. Held every three years, the R & M McGivern Prize is a painting award that invites artists to respond to a theme. The 2019 theme is ‘Anthropocene’, which describes an […]

Gerwyn Davies will have his work ‘Bed’ featured in upcoming group exhibition, Pleasure, at RMIT Gallery. Curated by Julian Goddard, Helen Rayment and Evelyn Tsitas, this exhibition presents the work of more than 35 artists and explores how artists and designers have used the body as a provocative, personal and political canvas. Pleasure 29 November – 7 March […]

Congratulations to Robert Malherbe, Heidi Yardley and Louise Tate who have all been announced as finalists in the Doug Moran National Portrait Prize 2019. Both Malherbe and Yardley have entered portraits of  fellow artists, namely Angela Tiatia and Gareth Sansom. Louise Tate has entered a self-portrait. Facilitated by the Moran Arts Foundation, the Doug Moran National […]

Monica Rohan currently has her work ‘Easton Pearson’ presented in the exhibition New Woman, at the Museum of Brisbane. Featuring work by more than 80 artists, New Woman aims to recognise and celebrate some of Brisbane’s most significant, trailblazing women artists. New Woman 13 September – 15 March Museum of Brisbane For more information, please […]

Congratulations to Robert Malherbe who has been announced as a finalist in the 2019 Paddington Art Prize with his work ‘Across the Lake’. Malherbe has had a busy year presenting his work in multiple prizes including the 2019 Wynne Prize as well his solo show, Painted from Life, at Jan Murphy Gallery. The Paddington Art […]