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Visitors to the Rockhampton Museum of Art can see works by Tjungkara Ken, Richard Lewer, Ben Quilty, Victoria Reichelt and Monica Rohan in the new vibrant exhibition, Good as Gold. This show brings together a selection of paintings from artists previously featured in the biennial acquisitive painting prize, The Gold Award. Good as Gold 8 […]

Congratulations to Amber Wallis who is a finalist in the 2025 Wollongong Art Prize with her work , ‘Interior drapes with voyeuristic view with monumental yet invisible woman and blurred figure’. Established in 1956, this acquisitive award is open to Australian artists working across all mediums and aims to celebrate the dynamism and range of […]

A new exhibition by Gerwyn Davies, Shimmer, has now opened at Museum of Brisbane. Presented in conjunction with Brisbane Powerhouse’s Melt Festival, this new body of work was developed during a residency in which the artist collaborated with 12 gender diverse young people from Open Doors Youth Service. Taking inspiration from the artist’s self-portraits, these […]

Congratulations to Jason Fitzgerald who is a finalist in the 2025 MAKE Award. Established by the Australian Craft and Design Centre in 2023, this award aims to bolster and celebrate the diversity of talent within contemporary craft and design practice in Australia. The winner will be announced at the exhibition opening this Friday, 10th October. MAKE […]

Last night saw the unveiling of a new bronze sculpture by Guido Maestri at the Art Gallery of New South Wales (AGNSW), who was honoured to be the first artist commissioned for the new Pallion Garden Terrace. Commissioned and supported by the Pallion Foundation, the new work titled ‘Old Man Banks’ is a monumental bust […]

Congratulations to Monica Rohan Keith Burt and Gerwyn Davies who have been announced as finalists in the 2025 Brisbane Portrait Prize. The Brisbane Portrait Prize celebrates the artists (and their sitters) who based in or have a strong connection to the Brisbane/Meanjin region. Monica Rohan’s entry depicts local multi-disciplinary artist and designer Rachel Burke while […]

Congratulations to Victoria Reichelt and Jacqueline Hennessy who have been announced as finalists in the 2025 Portia Geach Memorial Award. Named in memory of artist and commentator Portia Geach, this prestigious annual prize is presented to an Australian woman artist for a portrait painting of a man or woman distinguished in the arts, sciences or […]

Congratulations to Gerwyn Davies who is a finalist in the Sunshine Coast Art Prize 2025. This acquisitive award attracts entries from around Australia, showcasing excellence in 2D contemporary arts practice and new media. The winners will be announced 25 September. Sunshine Coast Art Prize Caloundra Regional Gallery 15 August – 12 October 2025 For more […]

Davies’ painting ‘Built Landscape I’ is currently featured in a collection exhibition curated by Christine Vendredi at the Palm Springs Art Museum in California, alongside works by Louise Bourgeois, Mark Bradford, Marina Abramović, and Ellsworth Kelly. This work was acquired by PSAM in 2017. ‘Constructed realities’ opens in the gallery on 26 August. Please contact […]

Congratulations to Celia Gullett who has won the Allan Gamble Award in the 2025 Mosman Art Prize with her work ‘Variations series VI’. The Allan Gamble award, named after the architect and founder of the Mosman Art Prize, is given to the best painting exploring ‘the built environment’. The Mosman Art Prize exhibition will continue […]

Congratulations to Keith Burt who is among 62 finalists in the 2025 Maquette Sculpture Award at McClelland Gallery. This new, acquisitive prize celebrates the sculpture medium, specifically small sculpture, as entries can be no larger than 50.0 cm in any direction. This year’s winner will become part of the McClelland collection. Maquette Sculpture Award McClelland […]

Congratulations to Paul Davies who is a finalist in the 2025 Woollahra Small Sculpture Prize with ‘Untitled’. Established in 2001, this acquisitive award recognises excellence, creativity and innovation in the medium and awards a major cash prize of $25,000. This year’s award will be judged by Sanné Mestrom (artist and academic), Megan Monte (former Director […]

Congratulations to Gerwyn Davies and Michael Cook who are finalists in the 2025 National Photographic Portrait Prize with their works, ‘Bather’ and ‘Persona’. Now in its 18th year, the NPPP celebrates talent in photographic portraiture and awards the most outstanding portrait a cash prize and photographic equipment from Canon Australia. The winners will be announced […]

Paul Davies’ upcoming exhibition ‘Constructed realities’ is the focus of an insightful article in today’s Financial Review by David Meagher, who visited the artist’s studio to discuss the inspiration behind the series, which introduces a new building typology to his works – the classic Queenslander. ‘There’s a dream-like intensity to the artist’s work – often […]

Congratulations to Iluwanti Ken who is the winner of the general painting award in the 2025 National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Awards. The NATSIAA, which consists of 7 awards, celebrates excellence and diversity of Aboriginal and Torres Straight Islander art from all over Australia. Now in its 42nd year, all 71 finalist works […]

An article about Lucy Culliton and Archer Davies’ new exhibitions ‘Ekka’ and ‘Arenas’ has been published on online Queensland-focused news site, InDaily. The InReview feature by Phil Brown touches on the theme of the exhibitions and each artist’s unique rendering of their ‘Ekka experience’. Both artists travelled to Brisbane in 2024 to attend the Royal […]

Congratulations to Claudia Greathead, David Griggs, Celia Gullett, Drew Connor Holland, Richard Lewer and Amber Walllis who have been announced as finalists in the 2025 Mosman Art Prize. Established in 1947, the Mosman Art Prize is the longest running municipal art prize in Australia. Winning entries form the basis of the Mosman Art Collection, a […]

An article featuring Gerwyn Davies is featured in the latest issue of Portrait (Magazine of the National Portrait Gallery). The article by Rebecca Blake explores the artist’s creative journey, the formative experiences that have shaped his art practice and ongoing application of self-portraiture. Davies is a finalist in the 2025 National Photographic Portrait Prize. For […]

Congratulations to Gerwyn Davies who is a finalist in the 2025 Bowness Photography Prize with his work ‘Trick Mirror’. Now in its 20th year, this acquisitive award is open to Australian artists working with photography. The prize pool includes a major cash prize, the Wai Tang Commissioning Award and the Community Bank Pinewood People’s Choice […]

Artists Monica Rohan and Michael Zavros will be in discussion with curator Amber Creswell Bell, at HOTA Gallery on Saturday 5 July. Presented in conjunction with HOTA’s current ‘Writers Revealed’ exhibition, this panel seeks to delve into the creative journeys of each artist and discuss the wider, ever-changing world of contemporary Australian painting. Monica Rohan […]