28 October 2025
Congratulations to Amber Wallis who is a finalist in the 2025 Wollongong Art Prize with her work , ‘Interior drapes with voyeuristic view with monumental yet invisible woman and blurred figure’. Established in 1956, this acquisitive award is open to Australian artists working across all mediums and aims to celebrate…
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21 October 2025
A new exhibition by Gerwyn Davies, Shimmer, has now opened at Museum of Brisbane. Presented in conjunction with Brisbane Powerhouse’s Melt Festival, this new body of work was developed during a residency in which the artist collaborated with 12 gender diverse young people from Open Doors Youth Service. Taking inspiration…
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8 October 2025
Richard Lewer’s exhibition Steve is currently showing at the National Gallery of Australia until July 2026. Acquired for the permanent NGA collection, the body of work gently explores a family coming to terms with a dementia diagnosis. An animated film comprising thousands of paintings tells the story of Steve and…
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8 October 2025
Congratulations to Jason Fitzgerald who is a finalist in the 2025 MAKE Award. Established by the Australian Craft and Design Centre in 2023, this award aims to bolster and celebrate the diversity of talent within contemporary craft and design practice in Australia. The winner will be announced at the exhibition opening…
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19 September 2025
Last night saw the unveiling of a new bronze sculpture by Guido Maestri at the Art Gallery of New South Wales (AGNSW), who was honoured to be the first artist commissioned for the new Pallion Garden Terrace. Commissioned and supported by the Pallion Foundation, the new work titled ‘Old Man…
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6 September 2025
Congratulations to Monica Rohan Keith Burt and Gerwyn Davies who have been announced as finalists in the 2025 Brisbane Portrait Prize. The Brisbane Portrait Prize celebrates the artists (and their sitters) who based in or have a strong connection to the Brisbane/Meanjin region. Monica Rohan’s entry depicts local multi-disciplinary artist…
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6 September 2025
Congratulations to Victoria Reichelt and Jacqueline Hennessy who have been announced as finalists in the 2025 Portia Geach Memorial Award. 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 or woman distinguished…
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4 September 2025
Congratulations to Gerwyn Davies who is a finalist in the Sunshine Coast Art Prize 2025. This acquisitive award attracts entries from around Australia, showcasing excellence in 2D contemporary arts practice and new media. The winners will be announced 25 September. Sunshine Coast Art Prize Caloundra Regional Gallery 15…
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25 August 2025
Davies’ painting ‘Built Landscape I’ is currently featured in a collection exhibition curated by Christine Vendredi at the Palm Springs Art Museum in California, alongside works by Louise Bourgeois, Mark Bradford, Marina Abramović, and Ellsworth Kelly. This work was acquired by PSAM in 2017. ‘Constructed realities’ opens in…
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23 August 2025
Congratulations to Celia Gullett who has won the Allan Gamble Award in the 2025 Mosman Art Prize with her work ‘Variations series VI’. The Allan Gamble award, named after the architect and founder of the Mosman Art Prize, is given to the best painting exploring ‘the built environment’. The Mosman…
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22 August 2025
Congratulations to Keith Burt who is among 62 finalists in the 2025 Maquette Sculpture Award at McClelland Gallery. This new, acquisitive prize celebrates the sculpture medium, specifically small sculpture, as entries can be no larger than 50.0 cm in any direction. This year’s winner will become part of the McClelland…
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22 August 2025
Congratulations to Paul Davies who is a finalist in the 2025 Woollahra Small Sculpture Prize with ‘Untitled’. Established in 2001, this acquisitive award recognises excellence, creativity and innovation in the medium and awards a major cash prize of $25,000. This year’s award will be judged by Sanné Mestrom (artist and…
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15 August 2025
Congratulations to Gerwyn Davies and Michael Cook who are finalists in the 2025 National Photographic Portrait Prize with their works, ‘Bather’ and ‘Persona’. Now in its 18th year, the NPPP celebrates talent in photographic portraiture and awards the most outstanding portrait a cash prize and photographic equipment from Canon Australia.
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15 August 2025
Paul Davies’ upcoming exhibition ‘Constructed realities’ is the focus of an insightful article in today’s Financial Review by David Meagher, who visited the artist’s studio to discuss the inspiration behind the series, which introduces a new building typology to his works – the classic Queenslander. ‘There’s a dream-like intensity to…
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9 August 2025
Congratulations to Iluwanti Ken who is the winner of the general painting award in the 2025 National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Awards. The NATSIAA, which consists of 7 awards, celebrates excellence and diversity of Aboriginal and Torres Straight Islander art from all over Australia. Now in its 42nd…
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