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Leonard Brown is featured in the exhibition ‘Logos / Λογότυπα’ at Hazelhurst Arts Centre, until 17 November 2024. ‘Logos / Λογότυπα’ explores Greek culture and identity within Australian art from the 1960s to the 2020s. Curated by Kon Gouriotis OAM, the exhibition is presented in collaboration with Saint Stylianos Greek Orthodox Parish, Gymea. Logos / […]

Work by Juz Kitson is currently on display in, ‘Kerameikos’, the new exhibition now open at the Chau Chau Wing Museum at the University of Sydney. This exhibition brings together the work of seven of Australia’s leading ceramic artists who have created new pieces and a ‘contemporary potters’ quarter’, following a residency at the museum. […]

Congratulations to Amber Wallis who has been announced as a finalist in the 2024 Len Fox Painting Award. This acquisitive prize recognises the work of Australian artists demonstrating the qualities of E.P Fox including: international connections and travel, engagement with light and colour and the exploration of diverse cultures and peoples. The winner will be […]

The new exhibition, ‘A Dictionary for painting: Margaret Olley, Robert Malherbe and Keith Burt’ is now open at Tweed Regional Gallery and Margaret Olley Centre. Keith Burt and Robert Malherbe recently spent a month in residence at the gallery where they created new paintings in response to objects from Olley’s re-created home studio. These works […]

Congratulations to Robert Malherbe who is a finalist in the 2024 Gosford Art Prize with his work, ‘Figure in a landscape 2’. Established in the 1970s, this award celebrates the work of artists working in the central coast region and beyond. Visitors to Gosford Regional Gallery can see Robert’s work on display until 20 October. […]

Congratulations to A.J. Taylor who has been announced as a finalist in the 2024 John Leslie Art Prize. Established in 2000, the John Leslie Art Prize is a national, biennial prize for landscape painting, awarded by the Gippsland Art Gallery. John Leslie Art Prize Gippsland Art Gallery 7 September – 24 November 2024 Image details: […]

Congratulations to Laura Patterson who has been awarded the 2024 Residency Prize of the Hadley’s Art Prize! Congratulations also to Iluwanti Ken and Zaachariaha Fielding who received Honourable Mentions. The judges Tina Baum (Curator of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art at the National Gallery of Australia), Jane Devery (Senior Curator of Exhibitions at the […]

Congratulations to Keith Burt and Gerwyn Davies who have both been announced as finalists in this years Brisbane Portrait Prize, 2024. The Brisbane Portrait Prize celebrates the city of Brisbane/Meeanjin with all artists and sitters having a connection to the city. Brisbane Portrait Prize State Library of Queensland, Brisbane 3 August – 10 November 2024 […]

Laura Jones, Guido Maestri and Ben Quilty are currently featured in the exhibition ‘New South: Recent painting from Southern Australia’ at Hazelhurst Arts Centre. The exhibition showcases the work and stories of a diverse group of painters from Southern Australia. For further information please visit the link in bio. New South: Recent painting from Southern […]

Juz Kitson is featured in the exhibition ‘XX’ at Bundaberg Regional Art Gallery. ‘XX’ celebrates female ceramists and the power of the female touch in shaping this medium as a vessel for self-expression. The exhibition aims to challenge preconceived perspectives on this traditional art form, typically known for its functionality over its creativity. XX Bundaberg […]

Celia Gullett ‘Shaping Colour’ exhibition has opened at South East Centre for Contemporary Art (SECCA). “Celia Gullett has developed and honed her own, quietly distinct, form of minimal colourist painting. Working in a concurrent rather than sequential pattern, her experiments in surface, scale, light and form are unified by a subtly potent palette. In their […]

Congratulations to Victoria Reichelt who has been announced as a finalist in The Lester Prize 2024 for her portrait of fellow artist Lucy Culliton (and her dog Lacey). The Lester Prize is one of the nation’s most recognised and prestigious portraiture prize. The Lester Prize WA Museum Boola Bardip Perth Cultural Centre, Perth / Boorloo […]

Congratulations to Amber Wallis who has been announced as a finalist in the Wollumbin Art Award (WAA) 2024. The biannual award celebrates the calibre and range of artists living and working in the Northern Rivers and surrounds. The winner will be announced on Saturday 7th September 2024. Wollumbin Art Award Tweed Regional Gallery & Margaret […]

Congratulations to Natasha Bieniek and Amber Wallis who have been shortlisted for the 2024 Geelong Contemporary Art Prize. The prestigious acquisitive prize is judged this year by José Da Silva (Director, UNSW Galleries), Jane Devery (Senior Curator, Museum of Contemporary Art) and Jason Smith (Director & CEO, Geelong Gallery). The winner will be announced on […]

Congratulations to Betty Muffler who has been shortlisted as a finalist in the 2024 National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Awards (NATSIAA) with her work, ‘Ngangkari Ngura – Healing Country’. Painted in a monochromatic palette, Betty captures and represents her deep connection to Country and their Tjukurpa (cultural heritage of past, present and emerging). […]

Zaachariaha Fielding collaboration with Romance Was Born The new collection by Romance Was Born was created in collaboration and inspired by Zaachariaha Fielding and his radically joyful and storied paintings. ‘The Nothing, Resort 25’ collection debuted at Australian Fashion Week and is slated for release in late 2024. The full collection can be viewed online […]

Betty Muffler is featured in the exhibition Duty of Care at the Institute of Modern Art. In partnership between the Institute of Modern Art and Griffith University Art Museum, Duty of Care explores familial, institutional, and professional care; care and gender; care and race; care and medicine; artists as healers; and extreme care. Part One […]

Congratulations to Keith Burt and Mark Tweedie who have been announced as finalists in the National Portrait Gallery’s Darling Portrait Prize 2024. The Darling Portrait Prize is awarded every two years to an Australian portrait painter, in tribute to Mr L Gordon Darling AC CMG. The prize offers a platform for artists to explore the […]

Richard Lewer has spoken with the ABC for the new TV series The Art Of… Lewer and show host Naamila Benson, discuss if art can help us accept our failures and shortcomings. Benson talks to  singer-songwriter Amanda Palmer, artists Yhonnie Scarce and Richard Lewer, and jazz musician Audrey Powne to answer this question. The episode, […]

Congratulations to Laura Jones, winner of the Archibald Prize 2024 for her portrait of Tim Winton. In 2016, Laura Jones undertook an artist residency to study the bleaching of the Great Barrier Reef, leading to her exhibition Bleached.  Afterwards, she met acclaimed author and conservationist Tim Winton at an environmental advocacy event. ‘I was amazed by […]