24 September 2021
Congratulations to Monica Rohan whose entry in the 2021 Brisbane Portrait Prize has been awarded a highly commended. Rohan’s entry in the prize, ‘Mon and Mitch’, is a self-portrait with her husband and fellow artist, Mitch Donaldson. The exhibition of finalists is current at the Brisbane Powerhouse until 31 October.
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4 September 2021
An article on Gerwyn Davies has been featured in Good Weekend magazine. In the article penned by Jane Albert, Gerwyn discusses his early life, his career thus far and what the future holds for his artistic practice including a major new exhibition opening at Sydney Living Museums in December, 2021.
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27 August 2021
Monica Rohan will be facilitating a workshop as part of HOTA Gallery’s ‘Lyrical Landscapes – Responding and Making Sessions’ education program. Occurring over two dates in September, the workshop will invite students to play and experiment with the landscape genre – through drawing, painting and photography. Lyrical Landscapes – Responding…
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6 August 2021
An interview with Louise Tate has been featured on The Design Files. Visiting her new studio space in Collingwood, writer Sasha Gattermayr speaks to Louise about her evolving art practice, process and themes that run through her work. To read the article, ‘Painting Gentle, Hopeful Utopias With Louise Tate’ on…
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30 July 2021
Works by James Guppy can be seen in the group exhibition, ‘Shared Knowledge’, now open at Tweed Regional Gallery. This exhibition celebrates the work of the teachers of the Byron School of Art – where Guppy has taught for many years. ‘Shared Knowledge’ Current until 5 December, 2021…
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30 July 2021
Congratulations to Louise Tate who has been announced as a finalist in the 2021 Splash Contemporary Watercolour Award with her work ‘Last night I dreamt I went to the garden again’. Celebrating the medium of watercolour painting, this acquisitive prize will be awarded to three works which will become part…
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17 July 2021
Congratulations to Mark Tweedie who has been announced as a finalist in the 2021 Kilgour Prize with his beautiful work ‘For now that I am old’. The Kilgour Prize champions innovation in the field of portrait and figurative painting and awards a major prize of $50,000. The winner will be…
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17 July 2021
Congratulations are in order for Gerwyn Davies who is a finalist in the 2021 Olive Cotton Award for photographic portraiture with his work ‘Float’. Established in honour of the late photographer Olive Cotton, this biennial award recognises excellence in photographic portraiture. The winner will be announced Saturday 17 July at…
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15 July 2021
Jacquleine Hennessy’s solo exhibition at Tweed Regional Gallery, ‘Still Life’, features in Artist Profile online. The article reflects on the body of work created during the artist’s Tweed Residency. ‘Still Life’ is current at Tweed Regional Art Gallery until 25 July, 2021. To read the Artist Profile article, please…
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1 July 2021
Adam Pyett has been featured in a new web series produced by the NGV. The series explores the work of Australian contemporary artists whose practice has been shaped by the Australian landscape taking inspiration from the exhibition, ‘She-Oak and Sunlight: Australian Impressionism’ now showing at the National Gallery of Victoria.
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19 June 2021
Guy Maestri has been interviewed by Maria Stoljar for an episode of the Talking with Painters podcast. The discussion focuses on Maestri’s approach to art making and fascination with the materiality of paint, as well as the AGNSW’s recent acquisition of his work ‘The rain song’ which was a finalist…
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15 June 2021
Monica Rohan and Gerwyn Davies have been announced as finalists in the 2021 Sunshine Coast Art Prize. Now in its 16th year, the Sunshine Coast Art Prize attracts entries from artists across Australia. The recipients of the major prize, Highly Commended and artist residency awards will be determined by this…
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12 June 2021
Daniel Browning recently spoke to Peter Drew about his series of works for Flags 2 on Radio National’s ‘The Art Show’. In the interview, Drew discusses his latest body of work with its focus on challenging ideas of national identity using photographs drawn from the National Archive during the early…
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12 June 2021
Museum of Brisbane’s upcoming exhibition ‘City in the Sun’ opening 19 June will include works by Laura Patterson and Gerwyn Davies. ‘City in the Sun’ presents works relating to Brisbane’s image as a subtropical oasis of leisure and abundance. As described by the Museum of Brisbane, the showcase of large-scale…
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12 June 2021
Natasha Bieniek and Ben Quilty will feature in a new ABC documentary series ‘Finding the Archibald’. As the Archibald celebrates its centenary with an ambitious exhibition, Archie 100, the series honours the artists who have made the Archibald Prize what it is today. In the series, host Rachel Griffiths travels…
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