16 May 2019
Sylvia Ken has been selected as a finalist in the 2019 Hadley’s Art Prize with her work ‘Seven Sisters’. Sylvia Ken was also awarded the 2019 Wynne Prize to much acclaim. The winner of the 2019 Hadley’s Art Prize, will be announced on Friday 19 July at the exhibition opening at Hadley’s…
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15 May 2019
Congratulations to Protégé artists, Mark Tweedie and Gerwyn Davies, who have been announced as finalists in this year’s Sunshine Coast Art Prize. Tweedie entered a painting, ‘A dream like this is hard to wake from #2′ and Davies is a finalist with his photographic work ‘Sir Joh Heslop’. This year’s…
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11 May 2019
Congratulations to Sylvia Ken, who has been awarded the Wynne Prize 2019 for her work, ‘Seven Sisters’. Ken paints at Tjala Arts, located in Amata Community in far north-west South Australia. She is a member of the Ken Sisters Collaborative, who previously won the Wynne Prize in 2016. Her work…
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11 May 2019
Congratulations to Natasha Bieniek, who has been Highly Commended in the Wynne Prize 2019 for her work, Reflection. Bieniek won the Wynne Prize in 2015 and is also a finalist in this year’s Archibald Prize. Natasha Bieniek will have an exhibition with Victoria Reichelt at Jan Murphy Gallery in November…
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4 May 2019
Protégé artist, Drew Connor Holland, is currently featured in the May – July issue of Vault magazine. Writer Neha Kale’s interview with Holland discusses the motivations and creative process of the emerging artist. With a focus on the re-use of existing materials and ephemera, Holland’s works comprise of digital prints…
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2 May 2019
Congratulations to Natasha Bieniek, Robert Malherbe, Tjungkara Ken, Sylvia Ken and Leslie Rice who are finalists in this year’s prizes. Bieniek, Malherbe and Rice are seasoned entrants to the Archibald, Wynne and Sulman Prizes. Bieniek, who won the Wynne Prize in 2015, has entered her work ‘Reflection’ and has her work…
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1 May 2019
Jan Murphy Gallery is participating in the Brisbane Art and Design Festival 2019. In conjunction with the festival program, Martin Smith will create a large-scale text installation work on the exterior wall of the gallery. Exemplifying the artist’s continued use of photography and text, ‘You workin?’ 2019 will be visible to…
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27 April 2019
Guy Maestri’s work ‘After Oat Harvest, 1926′ is included in the upcoming group exhibition, Paintings from Hamilton, at Horsham Regional Art Gallery. Established in 1961, the Hamilton Gallery Collection is well recognised for its holdings of Australian and International decorative arts, sculpture and painting. The Paintings from Hamilton exhibition explores…
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27 April 2019
Natasha Bieniek is a finalist in the 2019 Bayside Acquisitive Art Prize with her work, ‘Pocket Landscape #1′. The Bayside Acquisitive Art Prize is a celebration of contemporary Australian painting and aims to capture the varied and diverse approaches to the medium. This year’s judging panel comprises of Jane Devery,…
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27 April 2019
Juz Kitson is amongst a group of ten contemporary Australian artists selected to produce new work for the commemorative SODEISHA: connected to Australia 2019 exhibition at Newcastle Art Gallery. This exhibition in part, celebrates the 40th anniversary of the SODEISHA: Avant Garde Japanese Ceramics exhibition that toured Australia between 1979…
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10 April 2019
Protégé artist, Louise Tate, has been selected for the 2019 NARS international residency program. Facilitated by The New York Art Residency and Studio (NARS) Foundation, the program aims to create an international artistic dialogue, supporting both emerging and mid-career artists. Louise will complete a short-term integrated residency at the NARS…
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6 April 2019
‘This Wild Song’ is an online project dedicated to celebrating Australian female artists through interviews, portraits, exhibitions and events. They recently profiled Victoria Reichelt, who discusses her key influences, creative process and approach to making new work. To read the interview, please click here. Image credit: Victoria Reichelt. Image…
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5 April 2019
In the lead up to her new exhibition, Terra Firma, Marina Strocchi has been featured in the April issue of Art Monthly Australasia. Writer Chloe Wolifson has outlined Marina’s exploration of select motifs, colours and forms reflective of her time spent on a residency in Kangaroo Valley NSW. To…
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30 March 2019
A.J. Taylor’s work, Forest Ground, Early Light, is featured in the group exhibition, Collected Landscapes at Caloundra Regional Gallery. This work was also the People’s Choice Winner in the John Leslie Prize at Gippsland Art Gallery last year. Opening in late May, Collected Landscapes brings together a selection of artworks…
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30 March 2019
A.J. Taylor will have his work presented in an upcoming group exhibition, The Force that Through the Green Fuse Drives the Flower, at Noosa Regional Gallery. This exhibition explores the biodiversity of the surrounding Noosa region while also considering the relationship between nature and human interaction. The Force that Through…
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