10 February 2020
Robert Malherbe recently spent three weeks working in Mauritius as a guest of the Australian High Commission. Robert was invited to paint local landscapes and a number of portraits in celebration of 50 years of diplomatic relations between Australia and Mauritius. Culminating with his exhibition ‘Motherland – Mauritius’, the artist…
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7 December 2019
Linde Ivimey has been featured in issue 27 (December) of Beautiful Bizarre Magazine. Writer Jennifer Susan Jones delves into the artist’s history and unique approach to her sculpture-based practice. As described by Jones, “It may seem, due to the surreal, nightmarish quality of her work, that dreams would be a…
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14 November 2019
An interview with Protégé artist Mark Tweedie has been featured in issue 28 of Vault Magazine. Writer Jane O’Sullivan’s article discusses Tweedie’s studio process and focus on themes connected to memory, nostalgia and personal experience. The artist also delves into his recent achievements being awarded Highly Commended for his haunting work, ‘A…
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14 November 2019
Claudia Greathead has created a painting for Last Seen, an initiative of the Queensland Eye Institute which partners contemporary artists with a visually impaired person, to depict their last dearly-held memory before their sight deteriorated. The exhibition of the paintings can be seen at QPAC from 5pm on Friday 15…
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6 November 2019
Ben Quilty’s major survey show, Quilty, commences the last leg of its tour this week opening at the Art Gallery of New South Wales this Saturday 9 November. Quilty Art Gallery of New South Wales 9 November – 2 February For more information, please click here. Furthermore,…
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5 November 2019
Congratulations to Victoria Reichelt who has been selected as a finalist in the 2019 R & M McGivern Prize with her work, Plastic Horror 2. Held every three years, the R & M McGivern Prize is a painting award that invites artists to respond to a theme. The 2019 theme…
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5 November 2019
Gerwyn Davies will have his work ‘Bed’ featured in upcoming group exhibition, Pleasure, at RMIT Gallery. Curated by Julian Goddard, Helen Rayment and Evelyn Tsitas, this exhibition presents the work of more than 35 artists and explores how artists and designers have used the body as a provocative, personal and political canvas. Pleasure…
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16 October 2019
Congratulations to Robert Malherbe, Heidi Yardley and Louise Tate who have all been announced as finalists in the Doug Moran National Portrait Prize 2019. Both Malherbe and Yardley have entered portraits of fellow artists, namely Angela Tiatia and Gareth Sansom. Louise Tate has entered a self-portrait. Facilitated by the Moran Arts…
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4 October 2019
Monica Rohan currently has her work ‘Easton Pearson’ presented in the exhibition New Woman, at the Museum of Brisbane. Featuring work by more than 80 artists, New Woman aims to recognise and celebrate some of Brisbane’s most significant, trailblazing women artists. New Woman 13 September – 15 March…
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28 September 2019
Congratulations to Robert Malherbe who has been announced as a finalist in the 2019 Paddington Art Prize with his work ‘Across the Lake’. Malherbe has had a busy year presenting his work in multiple prizes including the 2019 Wynne Prize as well his solo show, Painted from Life, at Jan…
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28 September 2019
Works by Ben Quilty and Guy Maestri feature in the group exhibition River on the Brink: inside the Murray-Darling Basin at S.H. Ervin Gallery. Presented in collaboration with Broken Hill Regional Art Gallery, this exhibition explores the urgent crisis currently unfolding with the devastation of the Murray-Darling Basin. Curated by Gavin…
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7 September 2019
Heidi Yardley, Ben Quilty, Victoria Reichelt, Linde Ivimey and Fiona Lowry all currently have their work featured in the group exhibition ‘Love’, now open at Tweed Regional Gallery. Curated by Susie Muddiman, this exhibition explores love in its multiple forms. Love 6 September – 17 November Tweed Regional…
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4 September 2019
Join us at Sydney Contemporary as we present new work by Guy Maestri and Monica Rohan, in conjunction with Sophie Gannon Gallery. Guy Maestri Monica Rohan Sydney Contemporary, Stand #E17 Carriageworks, 12 – 15 September For more information about Sydney Contemporary, please click here. Image credit:…
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31 August 2019
Lucy Culliton features in a fantastic article in the Sydney Morning Herald and Brisbane Times today. Writer Caroline Baum discusses Culliton’s life on Bibbenluke, the property in Monaro NSW, where the artist lives and works. Exploring her passion for animals and her day-to-day approach to making new work, the article…
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30 August 2019
Congratulations to Natasha Bieniek who has been announced as a finalist in the Arthur Guy Memorial Painting Prize with her work ‘Biopod #1’. The Arthur Guy Memorial Painting Prize awards the winner an acquisitive cash prize of $50,000. The winner will be announced at the opening on Thursday, 19 September.
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