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Go Figure: Works from the collection presents a selection of works at the Tweed Regional Gallery that showcase dynamic representations of the human figure and features work by Natasha Bieniek, Guido Maestri, Ben Quilty, Monica Rohan and others. Go Figure: Works from the collection Tweed Regional Gallery 13 October 2017 – 21 October 2018 For more […]

Lucy Culliton’s current exhibition, Bibbenluke Menagerie, has been featured in an article by Fiona Purdon in the latest issue of Brisbane News. To read the article, please click here. To view the exhibition online, please click here. To view a video with Lucy on her Bibbenluke property, please click here.  Image credit: Lucy Culliton, Sparrows and […]

Natasha Bieniek’s Melbourne studio has been explored in an article by Art Guide Australia, with the artist discussing studio life with writer, Varia Karipoff. To read the article, please click here. Image credit: Natasha Bieniek in her studio.  Image courtesy of Art Guide Australia. Photo: Jesse Marlow

William Mackinnon and Guido Maestri are finalists in the inaugural Hadley’s Art Prize in Hobart, Tasmania. The 2017 theme for the acquisitive landscape prize is ‘History and Place’ for the best portrayal of the Australian landscape which acknowledges the past. Mackinnon was selected for his work, ‘Community’ 2010, painted during his time working as a […]

In January 2016, Ben Quilty and acclaimed Australian author, Richard Flanagan, travelled to Lebanon, Greece and Serbia as guests of World Vision. On this journey, they followed “the river that is the great exodus of our age: that of Syrian refugees.” The consequent publication, Notes on an Exodus, bears witness to the remarkable people they […]

Night Letters is a new series of intimately scaled oil paintings by Heidi Yardley. The work forges a romantic and mysterious link between the female figure and evening landscapes. Both exist in a liminal, erotic space, as if somewhere between waking and sleeping. Moonlight is seductive as it reflects off subterranean waters; a place where […]

Adam Lester’s painting ‘Local’ 2014, and A.J. Taylor’s 2016 work ‘At the edge of the forest (morning light)’ have been acquired by the Parliament House Art Collection, Canberra. For more information about the Parliament House Art Collection, please follow click here. Image credit: Adam Lester, Local, 2014, mixed media on tarpaulin, 170.0 x 140.0 cm, Parliament House Art Collection, […]

Guy Maestri will have a solo exhibition at the Tweed Regional Art Gallery commencing in March 2017. The works in this exhibition are the direct result of Guy’s time spent at a unique residency run by the Tweed Regional Gallery and Margaret Olley Art Centre, where Guy was given access to the re-created home and […]

Guy Maestri will feature as one of 60 modern and contemporary artists to be exhibited as part of the Art Gallery of South Australia’s major exhibition Versus Rodin: Bodies across space and time. Through a series of duets and duels, works by Auguste Rodin will be brought into vivid conversation with over 200 works of […]

12 Days, 12 Artists, 12 Artworks In the spirit of Christmas and in the tradition of the Advent calendar, we invite you to view twelve works by twelve artists over twelve days. From Tuesday 29 November, we will be featuring one significant new work from an artist at 12pm (AEST). Each artwork will be revealed […]

Robert Malherbe has been featured in an article in the current issue of Artist Profile. Visiting Robert in his Sydney studio, writer Judith Pugh discusses the origins of his painting practice and the continuing journey ever since. Issue #37 of Artist Profile is on sale now. Image credit: Photograph by Ona Janzen

The work of Australian contemporary artists will be exhibited alongside what is known as ‘trench art’ in an exhibition titled, Sappers & Shrapnel at the Art Gallery of South Australia. The term ‘trench art’ describes objects made from the waste of warfare by solidiers, civilians and prisoners of war. Featuring trench art from the collection […]

We are excited to announce that our website now has a video page. To view in-depth interviews and studio visits with our artists, please click here. Follow us on our Youtube channel here.

Juz Kitson’s exhibition, ‘You are here; right here, right now’ is current until 29 October. Her first solo exhibition at Jan Murphy Gallery, this latest body of work is ‘quintessential Kitson’ and combines and array of materials including porcelain, wax, bone, silk, animal pelts and hair. To read an article about Juz in the current issue […]

Martin Smith’s solo exhibition, ‘and that’s what tortures me’, is current until Saturday 6 August 2016. To view the exhibition online, please click here Image credit: Portrait of Martin Smith.

Fiona Lowry, Guy Maestri and Monica Rohan are finalists in The Gold Award 2016 at Rockhampton Art Gallery. Established in 2012, The Gold Award honours the memory of Moya Gold, philanthropist and educator, who inspired and provided for this prize directly through a substantial bequest for the acquisition of Australian paintings. The Gold Award is […]

We are excited to share that the following artists have been announced as finalists in the 2016 Archibald, Wynne and Sulman Prizes. Please click the artist name below to view their entry: Jason Benjamin Natasha Bieniek Lucy Culliton Lucy Culliton Lucy Culliton Guy Maestri Guy Maestri Robert Malherbe Monica Rohan Heidi Yardley Image credit: Monica […]

We are delighted to welcome Lucy Culliton to the gallery and look forward to working with her in the future. A celebrated Australian artist, Culliton’s oil paintings capture the beauty found amongst her home in regional southern New South Wales. Life in the country informs her oeuvre, with the farm, garden and flowers featuring as subjects. […]

Painter Robert Malherbe will present a new series of works, In a brighter light, at Jan Murphy Gallery in June. Based in the Blue Mountains, the artist has long been inspired by the surrounds of nature. The exhibition will feature still lifes and landscapes that capture the simple perfection of a moment with his deftly […]

Marina Strocchi’s work will feature in the upcoming exhibition, Black White & Restive: cross cultural initiatives in Australian contemporary art at Newcastle Art Gallery. Curated by Una Rey, the exhibition which opens during National Reconciliation Week aims to explore the engagements between Aboriginal and non-Indigenous artists. Featuring the work of more than sixty artists including Newcastle […]