17 October 2026
Congratulations to Gerwyn Davies and Drew Connor Holland who are finalists in the 2026 Josephine Ulrick and Win Schubert Photography Award. This acquisitive prize is one of Australia’s most prestigious prizes for contemporary photography and this year’s iteration invited submissions reflecting the traditional and expanded medium, including installation, camera less…
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15 October 2026
To coincide with his forthcoming exhibition, Don’t forget to breathe, Jan Murphy Gallery and Art on James will be hosting a special evening with Archibald Prize winning artist, Richard Lewer at Harveys on Thursday 29 October. For his latest project, People In Your Neighbourhood, Richard has turned his attention to…
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13 October 2026
Senior Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara artist and traditional healer (ngangkari) Betty Muffler will present her first major institutional solo exhibition at Bundanon, opening 31 October. Comprising new paintings alongside loaned works, Ngangkari Ngura – Healing Country explores Muffler’s recent practice and the striking black and white paintings for which she has…
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10 October 2026
In conjunction with the 2026 Archibald Prize exhibition tour, Shepparton Art Museum will host Beyond the Portrait: Meet the Archibald Finalists, a two-day public program which will give audiences the opportunity to connect with four finalists from this year’s Archibald Prize, including Natasha Bieniek. Each artist will present an illustrated…
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3 October 2026
Natasha Bieniek is featured on the latest episode (broadcast 2 October, 2026) of Gardening Australia, Artist’s Gardens. In the episode, the hosts visit several artists at their homes to discuss their work and relationship with their gardens and nature. The episode can be watched on demand on ABC iview.
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2 October 2026
Congratulations to Victoria Reichelt, Natasha Bieniek and Adam Pyett who have been shortlisted as finalists in the 2026 Geelong Contemporary Art Prize. This acquisitive prize continues Geelong Gallery’s long history of supporting contemporary Australian painting. The winning artwork will join the gallery collection. Geelong Contemporary Art Prize Geelong Gallery…
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30 September 2026
Robert Malherbe’s new solo exhibition, Almost the sun, has been profiled by Louise Martin-Chew on Indaily. The article explores the artist’s career beginnings, recent studio move to the Blue Mountains and the creative shift behind the new exhibition. Robert Malherbe Almost the sun Current at Jan Murphy Gallery…
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26 September 2026
A survey exhibition of Michael Muir’s work, The Shape of Colour, is now open at Manly Art Gallery & Museum. This exhibition celebrates more than a decade of work by Muir, bringing together key works from across his recent career, tracing the development of his distinctive painting practice shaped by…
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18 September 2026
Congratulations to Natasha Bieniek who has been announced as the major prize winner of the 2026 Portia Geach Memorial Award with her work, The folding. Visitors to S.H. Ervin Gallery in Sydney can see Natasha’s winning self-portrait on display until 1 November, before it comes to Brisbane for her forthcoming…
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17 September 2026
An article featuring Richard Lewer is featured in the Sept-Oct issue of Dare magazine. In the article, writer Bridget Ross discusses the story Richard’s friendship with fellow acclaimed artist, Iluwanti Ken, who is the subject of his winning 2026 Archibald Prize painting. This work is currently on the Archibald tour…
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11 September 2026
Congratulations to Laura Patterson who has been shortlisted for the 2026 Paddington Art Prize with her work Waves of ferns and nausea, Woonoongoora / Lamington National Park. Now in its 23rd year, The Paddington Art Prize is an acquisitive award for a painting inspired by the Australian landscape. The winners…
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10 September 2026
Congratulations to Natasha Bieniek who has been announced as a finalist in the 2026 Portia Geach Memorial Award with her work, The folding. Named in memory of artist and commentator Portia Geach, this prestigious annual prize is presented to an Australian woman artist for a portrait painting of a man…
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5 September 2026
Congratulations to Gerwyn Davies, who has been announced as a finalist in the 2026 Brisbane Portrait Prize with his work, Shimmer. The Brisbane Portrait Prize celebrates artists and sitters who are based in, or have a strong connection to, the Brisbane/Magandjin region. Gerwyn’s sitter, Alfie, participated in the artist’s 2025…
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5 September 2026
Congratulations to Natasha Bieniek, who has been announced as the winner of the 2026 John Leslie Art Prize with her work, Labyrinth. Established in 2000, the John Leslie Art Prize is a biennial national award for landscape painting presented by Gippsland Art Gallery. As the winning work, Labyrinth will now…
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19 August 2026
Congratulations to Michael Cook, who has been selected as a finalist in the 2026 National Photographic Portrait Prize with his work, Walkabout. One of Australia’s leading awards for photographic portraiture, the National Photographic Portrait Prize brings together some of the country’s most compelling contemporary photographic practice each year. The winner…
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