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Victoria Reichelt survey exhibition at Tweed Regional Gallery

Victoria Reichelt’s survey show, ‘Archive’, is now open at Tweed Regional Gallery. This exhibition presents works spanning Victoria’s 20 year-long career, highlighting her dedication to the documentation of transitional spaces and endangered artefacts. Tweed Regional Gallery will be hosting a talk with the artist in conversation with Susi Muddiman OAM…
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Adam Pyett at Tweed Regional Gallery

Adam Pyett will be featured in the forthcoming group exhibition at Tweed Regional Gallery, ‘Margaret’s House’. This exhibition will present key works by Margaret Olley alongside new paintings by Adam Pyett, Nicholas Harding and Pam Tippett. The artists were invited to explore the re-creation of the Margaret Olley’s home studio…
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Jason Fitzgerald in the 2020 Woollahra Small Sculpture Prize

Congratulations to Jason Fitzgerald who has been announced as a finalist in the 2020 Woollahra Small Sculpture Prize with his work, ‘Keeping it together’. Jason is among 56 emerging and established artists shortlisted out of a total of 844 entries. With 2020 marking the 20th anniversary of the award, this…
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Lottie Consalvo and Robert Malherbe in the Paddington Art Prize

Congratulations to Lottie Consalvo and Robert Malherbe who have been announced as finalists in the Paddington Art Prize with their works ‘The Seas End’ and ‘Canola Fields’. The Paddington Art Prize is an acquisitive award for paintings inspired by the Australian landscape. The winner will be announc‪ed at the opening…
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Lucy Culliton interview with Richard Morecroft

Lucy Culliton has been interviewed by Richard Morecroft for his Youtube series ‘Exhibition – with Richard Morecroft’. Discussing her new exhibition, ‘Stay warm, be cool,’ Richard explores the artist’s “affectionate nostalgia and celebration of the ordinary and utilitarian” – themes which lie at the core of the artist’s paintings.
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Keith Burt wins the Brisbane Portrait Prize

Congratulations to Keith Burt who has been announced as the winner of the 2020 Brisbane Portrait Prize (Lord Mayor’s Prize) with his work, ‘Urban artists’. Keith’s painting is a portrait of Matthew and Daniel Tobin – founders of Urban Art Projects. The Brisbane Portrait Prize is open to any artist…
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Victoria Reichelt in the Ravenswood Australian Women’s Art Prize

Congratulations to Victoria Reichelt who has been shortlisted for the 2020 Ravenswood Australian Women’s Art Prize with her work, ‘Australian Landscape (smiley) 4′. Launched in 2017, this annual prize aims to advance opportunity for both emerging and established female artists. Open to artists from across Australia working in any medium,…
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Archibald and Wynne Prize Finalists

Congratulations to the following artists who are finalists in the 2020 Archibald and Wynne prizes. Natasha Bieniek (Wynne Prize) Lucy Culliton (Archibald and Wynne Prize) William Mackinnon (Archibald Prize) Guy Maestri (Archibald and Wynne Prize) Monica Rohan (Archibald Prize) The winner of the…
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Heidi Yardley in the Paul Guest Prize

Heidi Yardley has been announced as a finalist in the 2020 Paul Guest Prize with her work ‘Always the same ghost’. Held biannually at Bendigo Art Gallery, this award celebrates contemporary drawing, attracting entries from all over Australia. This year’s prize will be judged by Lesley Harding, Artistic Director of…
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Juz Kitson in Artguide

An interview with Juz Kitson has been featured in the Sept-Oct edition of Artguide. Writer Tiarney Miekus discusses Kitson’s installation-based works, how they are developed and the themes driving the artist’s practice. Touching on her current exhibition, Kitson notes, “My latest exhibition, The Future is your Ocean Oyster, reveals a…
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Monica Rohan in the Elaine Bermingham National Watercolour Prize

Congratulations to Monica Rohan who is a finalist in the 2020 Elaine Bermingham National Watercolour Prize in Landscape Painting with her work ‘A bit much’. This non-acquisitive prize celebrates excellence and innovation in the watercolour medium and boasts a major prize of $20,000. Shortlisted finalists will have their entries exhibited…
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Heidi Yardley and Marina Strocchi in the National Works on Paper Prize

Congratulations to Heidi Yardley and Marina Strocchi who have been both announced as finalists in the 2020 National Works on Paper Prize. Heidi Yardley entered ‘Strangers to ourselves’ and Marina Strocchi ‘The Escarpment – Kangaroo Valley V’. With a long history, this prize attracts leading artists from across Australia working…
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Monica Rohan at Redland Art Gallery

Monica Rohan’s 2016 work, ‘Head up shoulders back’, is featured in a new exhibition, Redland Art Awards: Works Acquired 2006 – 2018, at Redland Art Gallery. During the recent temporary closure of the Redland Art Gallery, this year’s awards were unfortunately cancelled. But with the gallery having now re-opened, Redland Art…
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New to Protégé – Jacqueline Hennessy

Jan Murphy Gallery is pleased to announce Jacqueline Hennessy as the newest addition to the protégé program. The Sydney-based artist references photographic images of her own body to create paintings of ghostly, female figures. Produced through a dedicated process of applying layer upon layer of sepia-toned paint, Hennessy creates a…
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Juz Kitson featured in NAS Art Forum Series

Juz Kitson recently participated in the NAS Art Forum series. Art Forum is a weekly lecture program where invited guests present talks on their curatorial, artistic and research projects to all members of the National Art School staff and student communities. Kitson’s work was also recently featured and profiled in…
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