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Ben Quilty has been featured in the Weekend Australian Magazine, coinciding with his new solo exhibition, ’20 Years’ now open at Jan Murphy Gallery. In the article, Jane Albert discusses the premise of the exhibition and explores the stories and pivotal moments behind some of the key works presented. To read more, please click here. […]

Works by Amber Wallis and Lincoln Austin can be seen in the new exhibition at Ipswich Art Gallery,’Arriving Slowly’. The exhibition has been programmed to coincide with the loan of works by Mark Rothko, Agnes Martin and Gwyn Hanssen-Pigott, offered through the National Gallery of Australia’s ‘Sharing the National Collection/ Art Across Australia’ program. ‘Arriving […]

Congratulations to Victoria Reichelt who has been announced as a finalist in the Queensland Regional Art Awards 2024 (QRAA). This annual award by the Flying Arts Alliance celebrates established and emerging artists living in regional Queensland. The theme for the 2024 QRAAs is ‘Resolution’ and considers how artists, like society, navigate diverse viewpoints and ideas, […]

An interview with Ben Quilty is featured in the November/December issue of Art Guide Australia. In the article, writer Georgia Spain and Quilty discuss the artist’s thematic concerns about the future and the catharsis of his creative process. A survey of Quilty’s work will be presented in the forthcoming exhibition, ‘20 Years’, opening at Jan […]

Congratulations to Lucy Culliton, Jacqueline Hennessy and Victoria Reichelt who have been selected as finalists in the 2024 Shirley Hannan National Portrait Award. The biennial award, celebrates realistic portraiture by Australian artists in memory of artist, patron and avid supporter of the arts, Shirley Hannan. Selected works must accurately portray a subject who is known […]

Host of the Talking with Painters podcast, Maria Stoljar, will join Robert Malherbe and Keith Burt in conversation at Tweed Regional Gallery on Friday, 25 October. Attendees to the artist talk can enjoy after-hours access to ‘A Dictionary for Painting’ exhibition in which Robert and Keith’s work is currently on display. Robert Malherbe and Keith […]

Richard Lewer’s work has been selected as the 2024 Ann Bennett Acquisition for the Heide Museum of Modern Art. The works in the exhibition highlight personal missteps and social blunders, focusing on two particularly awkward encounters: one during his residency at McCahon House in New Zealand (Aotearoa) and another at the International Studio and Curatorial […]

Don’t miss the chance to hear Gerwyn Davies discuss his artistic practice this weekend at HOTA. Davies utilizes readymade and everyday materials to create characters through costumes that both conceal and transform the body. These stylised, striking and exaggerated transformations are not only visually captivating but also part of his ongoing exploration of photographic self-projection. […]

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 […]