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Congratulations to India Mark, Monica Rohan, David Griggs and Claudia Greathead who have been announced as Finalists in the 2023 Mosman Art Prize. The Mosman Art Prize is the longest running and most prestigious municipal art prize in Australia. Winning entries form the basis of the Mosman Art Collection, a valuable and historic collection that […]

Victoria Reichelt’s ‘Colour Your Imagination – Just Add Books’ is now open at HOTA Springing from Victoria’s vivid imagination, the exhibition features interactive activities designed to engage children and foster their love of art and reading. HOTA Children’s Gallery 135 Bundall Rd Surfers Paradise, QLD 19 August 2023 – 28 January 2024 For more information, […]

Congratulations to Zaachariaha Fielding who has been announced as winner of the Ramsay Art Prize 2023 People’s Choice with his monumental suite of works ‘Wonder Drug’. A suite of sixteen works on cardboard, Fielding refers to his winning work as gremlins; a download of emotion, an outpouring. They represent the battling voices, internal and external, […]

Congratulations to Gerwyn Davies who is a finalist in the Clayton Utz Art Award 2023 for his work Resort, 2022. The $20,000 award recognises an outstanding work by a Queensland-based artist, or an artist with a strong connection to Queensland. The finalist artworks will be exhibited at the Clayton Utz Brisbane offices until 26 August 2024. Image credit: […]

Congratulations to Monica Rohan and India Mark who are both finalists in The Lester Prize 2023. The 40 finalists in the renowned portrait prize were selected from a record-breaking 950 entries. We look forward to the winners announcement on 21 September 2023. The 40 portraits will be on display at The Art Gallery of Western […]

Congratulations to James Guppy who has been named a finalist in The Naked & Nude Prize 2023. “Naked & Nude refers to two things: firstly the great tradition of the nude, a person who is bare with no covering or decoration. Secondly, a wider definition: something that is revealed, laid bair, unmasked, or vulnerable.” — […]

Zaachariaha Fielding is a finalist and exhibiting artist in 15 Artists 2023 at Redcliffe Art Gallery. Each year, 15 artists are invited to take part in this annual acquisitive prize and exhibition.  The winning artist is awarded $20,000 and their work is acquired into Moreton Bay Regional Council’s Art Collection. The exhibition highlights recent works […]

Congratulations to Victoria Reichelt who has been announced as a finalist in Still: National Still Life Award 2023. STILL is a biennial, acquisitive award for still life artworks across all mediums. The award exhibition will be presented at the new Yarrila Arts and museum (YAM) later in the year. For more information, please click here.

Gerwyn Davies has been announced as a finalist in The 2023 Bowness Photography Prize.  Now in its 17th year, the William and Winifred Bowness Photography Prize spotlights photo-based media and the myriad ways artists are driving experiments in the medium with innovation and relevance. The winner will be awarded $30,000 and acquired into The Museum […]

Congratulations to Monica Rohan who has been announced as a finalist in the Girra: Fraser Coast National Art Prize for her work, ‘Cut away’ 2023. As a title, Girra is both emblematic of the Fraser Coast region and a conceptual provocation that encourages artists to consider how their practice relates to the natural environment. The […]

Congratulations to Gerwyn Davies who has been announced as winner of the 2023 Olive Cotton Award with his work, ‘Replica’. Established in honour of the late photographer Olive Cotton, the biennial award recognises excellence in photographic portraiture. 2023 Olive Cotton Award Tweed Regional Gallery & Margaret Olley Art Centre 14 July – 24 September 2023 […]

Congratulations to Victoria Reichelt who has been announced as a finalist in The Wyndham Prize 2023. “Storing up Trouble is a work that brings together my interest in preserving objects assigned to history, while drawing attention to the current global environmental crisis. Drawn from the mid to latter decades of the 20th century, the selected […]

Juz Kitson is among 21 prominent female Australian artists featured in the new exhibition opening at Hazelhurst Arts Centre, ‘In the arms of unconsciousness – women, feminism & the surreal’. Exploring feminism and the surreal, this exhibition transverses generations, presenting a multitude of unique perspectives and media. ‘In the arms of unconsciousness – women, feminism […]

Work by Michael Cook will be featured in the forthcoming exhibition at Flinders University Museum of Art, ‘New Acquisitions / New Perspectives’. Bringing together artworks acquired by the museum between 2018 – 2023, this exhibition will present a selection of work by both emerging and established artists, inviting the viewer to engage with First Nations […]

James Guppy is featured in the new solo exhibition at Byron School of Art, ‘Looking Back’. Featuring works from Guppy’s ‘Blemish’ and ‘Fluid’ series, visitors to the exhibition can see these works on display until 29 June. ‘Looking Back’ Byron School of Art Mullumbimby, NSW 13 – 29 June, 2023 For more information, please click […]

Lottie Consalvo’s 2019 work ‘I stirred the sea to see if it was alive’, will be on display in ‘Upriver Downriver’, the new group exhibition opening at Maitland Regional Art Gallery on 10 June. Bringing together the work of artists connected geographically and creatively to the Hunter River region, this exhibition celebrates the diversity of […]

Congratulations to Louise Tate who has been announced as the winner of the 2023 Bayside Acquisitive Art Prize with her work, ‘Self-Portrait with Strawflower’. Tate’s winning entry was selected from a total of 38 finalists and the work will be acquired by the Bayside City Council. Visitors to the Bayside Gallery can see her painting […]

Works by Jacqueline Hennessy and Robert Malherbe can be seen in the 2023 Salon des Refusés exhibition at S.H. Ervin Gallery. Featured in the exhibition is Robert Malherbe’s portrait of Australian poet, Sarah Holland-Batt and landscape-based work ‘Tree and lake 2’and Jacqueline Hennessy’s portrait of film and television director, Shannon Murphy. This year, 59 works […]

Work by Juz Kitson is featured in Craft Victoria’s latest curatorial collaboration with the National Gallery of Victoria. The exhibition ‘Jugs’ presents works by twenty acclaimed artists and makers, all working with ceramics to explore the classic form of amphora, affectionately known as jugs. After almost a decade of working within the field of ceramics, […]

Congratulations to Zaachariaha Fielding, winner of the 2023 Wynne Prize. Zaachariaha’s winning entry, ‘Inma’, depicts Mimili in the Aṉangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (APY) Lands. Drawing upon his childhood memories, Zaachariaha discusses the meaning in the artwork, ‘The atmosphere of this work is full of sound, movement and teaching. All of the communities are coming together, sharing […]