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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17 February 2015
Guy Maestri’s exhibition ‘Black Gold’ will open at the gallery on Tuesday 24 February, and remains current until 21 March 2015. It will be the artist’s debut solo exhibition at Jan Murphy Gallery. Please email us if you are interested in previewing the exhibition. Image credit: Guy Maestri, black gold #5, 2015, oil…
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20 December 2014
Black gold is Guy Maestri’s first solo exhibition in Queensland. Having recently joined Jan Murphy Gallery’s stable of represented artists, the NSW based artist is known for his skill in plein air painting and the connection he has with the landscape surrounding Broken Hill, Hill End and Wilcannia. In developing work for this…
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18 November 2014
Another reason to visit our nations capital, Natasha Bieniek is exhibiting at the National Portrait Gallery as part of ‘In the Flesh’ exhibition featuring other prominent artists including Ron Meuck, Patricia Piccinini and Sam Jinks. Current until 9 March, 2015. For more information, please click here.
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7 November 2014
Monica Rohan is currently the Nancy Fairfax Artist in Residence at the Tweed River Art Gallery, here is a photo of her working away in the studio.
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2 October 2014
Ben Quilty and Robert Malherbe have donated works to the ABC Mental As online art auction, which is raising funds for mental health research. The auction goes live today and finishes on Sunday the 12th of October. There are 10 paintings in all with some fantastic artists on board.
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