12 November 2015
Monica Rohan was interviewed by writer Lucy Stranger in the latest issue of Artist Profile. Rohan discusses the different elements which make-up her unique painting practice and explains the concepts behind her work. To read the interview, please click here. Image credit:…
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23 September 2015
Carrie McCarthy from Cultural Flanerie has reviewed Linde Ivimey’s current Jan Murphy Gallery solo exhibition, Cross My Heart. Running until 3 October 2015, the new exhibition consists of eleven exquisite hand-crafted sculptures exploring themes of identity and self using a vast range of materials and techniques. The review discusses…
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18 September 2015
Natasha Bieniek has been named as the winner of the 2015 Portia Geach Memorial Award for her miniature oil painting ‘Sahara’ 2014. Presented at S.H. Ervin Gallery in Sydney, the non-acquisitive award of $30,000 is in it’s 50th year and recognises excellence by Australian women artists in contemporary portraiture.
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14 September 2015
Robert Malherbe has been named as the winner of the 2015 Manning Art Prize: Naked & Nude for his oil painting ‘Woman in a Black Coat’ 2015. The $10,000 acquisitive prize was judged and awarded for 2015 by Sydney Morning Herald Art Critic, John McDonald. An exhibition of…
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21 August 2015
Victoria Reichelt and Linde Ivimey are in Discerning Judgement, an exhibition at the Supreme Court Library Queensland. The exhibition is showing until 5 February 2015. Curated by John Stafford and Jodie Cox from CREATIVEMOVE, in collaboration with the Supreme Court Library, Discerning Judgment explores commonalities of how judgment is required in…
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14 August 2015
Jason Benjamin’s exhibition ‘Practicing Calligraphy’ has been featured in the July/August 2015 issue of Art Guide Australia. Arts writer Louise Martin-Chew previewed works from Jason’s upcoming solo exhibition, Practicing Calligraphy, which is showing at Jan Murphy Gallery from 11 August – 11 September. To read…
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31 July 2015
Jan Murphy Gallery is excited to introduce emerging Brisbane painter Claudia Greathead, who will be exhibiting as part of upcoming group exhibition ‘Anywhere, Elsewhere’, curated by Tess Maunder. Greathead’s practice critiques constructed cultural values and ideologies through the examination of beauty and its portrayal in Western media –…
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29 July 2015
Fresh artistic talents will be unveiled in upcoming group exhibition, Anywhere Elsewhere, which focuses on the practices of emerging QLD artists. In an initiative to support the next generation of contemporary artists, Jan Murphy Gallery is excited to present the work of local artists, Bridie Gillman, Claudia Greathead and…
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18 July 2015
Congratulations to Natasha Bieniek who has been named as the winner of the 2015 Wynne Prize for landscape painting with her miniature oil painting, Biophilia 2015. Of the work Bieniek has stated “I’m particularly interested in the impact of nature within an urban environment. My miniature oil painting,…
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9 July 2015
Congratulations to the following artists who have been announced as finalists in the 2015 Archibald, Wynne and Sulman prizes. Jason Benjamin (Archibald Prize) Natasha Bieniek (Wynne Prize) Guy Maestri (Wynne Prize) Robert Malherbe (Wynne Prize) Michael Muir (Wynne Prize) Leslie Rice (Archibald Prize) The winners of the Archibald, Wynne and…
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17 June 2015
Marina Strocchi’s survey exhibition, ‘Marina Strocchi: A survey exhibition 1992 – 2014′ at Araluen Arts Centre has been reviewed in the current issue of Artlink Magazine. To read the interview, please click here. The exhibition is currently touring, opening on 19 June 2015 at Godinymayin Yijard Rivers…
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28 May 2015
Monica Rohan features in this week’s issue of the Brisbane News in an enlightening article that outlines the emerging QLD artist’s career journey so far. To read the article, please click here. Image credit: Monica Rohan, Fickle, 2015, oil on board, 100.0 x 70.0 cm…
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22 May 2015
Monica Rohan was featured in an article in the Australian Financial Review as a result of her sold out exhibition ‘Topsy-turvy’, currently showing at Jan Murphy Gallery. To read the article, please click here. Image credit: Monica Rohan, Dense, 2015, oil on board, 77.0 x 60.0 cm…
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24 April 2015
Guy Maestri is one of 16 Australian and New Zealand artists involved in an exhibition commemorating the ANZAC legend and the centenary of the Gallipoli campaign. Your Friend the Enemy, concurrently exhibited at S.H. Ervin Gallery in Sydney and the ANU Drill Hall in Canberra during April and May will later…
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6 March 2015
Jan Murphy Gallery’s current exhibition, Black Gold, by NSW based artist Guy Maestri is featured in the local publication, Brisbane News, Issue 1019, 4 – 10 March 2015. Please click here to read the insightful article by local writer, Phil Brown.
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