‘This Wild Song’ is an online project dedicated to celebrating Australian female artists through interviews, portraits, exhibitions and events. They recently profiled Victoria Reichelt, who discusses her key influences, creative process and approach to making new work. To read the interview, please click here. Image credit: Victoria Reichelt. Image courtesy of Ilona Nelson (This Wild […]
In the lead up to her new exhibition, Terra Firma, Marina Strocchi has been featured in the April issue of Art Monthly Australasia. Writer Chloe Wolifson has outlined Marina’s exploration of select motifs, colours and forms reflective of her time spent on a residency in Kangaroo Valley NSW. To read the article, please click here. […]
A.J. Taylor’s work, Forest Ground, Early Light, is featured in the group exhibition, Collected Landscapes at Caloundra Regional Gallery. This work was also the People’s Choice Winner in the John Leslie Prize at Gippsland Art Gallery last year. Opening in late May, Collected Landscapes brings together a selection of artworks that respond to the landscapes […]
A.J. Taylor will have his work presented in an upcoming group exhibition, The Force that Through the Green Fuse Drives the Flower, at Noosa Regional Gallery. This exhibition explores the biodiversity of the surrounding Noosa region while also considering the relationship between nature and human interaction. The Force that Through the Green Fuse Drives the […]
Current exhibiting artist, A.J. Taylor, has been featured in the ‘U on Sunday’ magazine in The Sunday Mail. Fiona Purdon’s article delves into the artist’s motivation and process behind creating the Pink Ash series. Taylor also discusses his process in capturing images whilst out exploring different tracks and landscapes – in particular the Wallum landscape. […]
Monica Rohan is a finalist in this year’s Dobell Drawing Prize with her work ‘Don’t look down, don’t think about falling’. The National Art School in association with the Sir William Dobell Art Foundation presents the Dobell Drawing Prize in 2019 as a new biennial prize at the NAS Gallery. The prize is a biennial […]
Protégé artist, Mark Tweedie, is included in Marriage, Love + Law at Penrith Regional Gallery. Marriage, Love + Law is a group exhibition developed from the NSW State Archives and explores the laws and attitudes that have shaped marriage in Australia. Marriage, Love + Law 30 March – 16 June Penrith Regional Gallery For more […]
Ben Quilty’s survey show, Quilty, has launched at the Art Gallery of South Australia to great acclaim. Developed by the Art Gallery of South Australia and curated by Lisa Slade, this exhibition is the first major survey on the artist’s work to date. Quilty will also tour to QAGOMA and the Art Gallery of New […]
Juz Kitson has been selected as one of six finalists for the 2019 Sidney Myer Fund Australian Ceramic Award. The award is one of the country’s most prestigious prizes and will be judged by Dr Lisa Slade, Stephen Benwell and Dr Rebecca Coates. The winner will be announced at the opening on Friday 21 June […]
A major article on Ben Quilty is featured in the latest Good Weekend magazine in The Sydney Morning Herald. Journalist, Brook Turner, sheds light on the life, career and recent obstacles faced by the artist. It also offers a fascinating perspective of his current exhibition, The Accident, which opened recently at Jan Murphy Gallery. Quilty, […]
A major publication on Ben Quilty has been released by Penguin Random House Australia to coincide with a retrospective of his work at the Art Gallery of South Australia (then touring to QAGOMA and the Art Gallery of New South Wales). The publication, titled ‘Ben Quilty’, documents the artist’s career to date and includes work from […]
Lara Merrett has been commissioned by UQ Art Museum to produce High Stakes, a two-part project beginning with a temporary outdoor studio residency and culminating with a large installation inside the Museum. In the first part of the project, Lara will host the interactive outdoor studio onsite at UQ Art Museum, encouraging student engagement and […]
Several works by Robert Malherbe and Ben Quilty are included in the group exhibition, I Heart Paint, at Bega Valley Regional Gallery. Featuring six Australian artists, the exhibition focuses on a selection of important painters. Robert and Ben will each present solo exhibitions at Jan Murphy Gallery in 2019. I Heart Paint Bega Valley Regional […]
Adam Pyett’s painting, Afternoon light in the You Yangs 2018, has been acquired by the Geelong Gallery Collection. The work was first exhibited as part of Pyett’s inaugural exhibition with Jan Murphy Gallery in November 2018. For more information on the Geelong Gallery Collection, please click here. Image credit: Adam Pyett, ‘Afternoon light in the […]
Congratulations to Michael Muir, whose work, Hidden in the summer 2018, has been acquired by the Parliament House Art Collection in Canberra. For more information on the Parliament House Art Collection, please click here. Image credit: Michael Muir, Hidden in the summer, 2018, oil on linen, 137.5 x 168.0 cm
A.J. Taylor has been voted the winner of the John Leslie Art Prize 2018 People’s Choice Award at Gippsland Art Gallery. From more than 60 finalists, visitors to the exhibition selected Taylor’s work, ‘Forest ground, early light’ 2018. 2018 John Leslie ArtPrizeGippsland Art Gallery22 September – 25 November 2018 For more information, please click here. Image […]
Natasha Bieniek is in the group exhibition, Analogue art in a digital world, at RMIT Gallery. Curated by artists, Sam Leach and Tony Lloyd, the exhibition explores the impact of technology and digital imagery on the analogue art practices of painting and drawing. Analogue art in a digital world RMIT Gallery 7 December 2018 – […]
Natasha Bieniek and Heidi Yardley are in the group exhibition, A Fine Romance, at Gippsland Art Gallery. Showcasing hyper-real paintings and sculptures, the exhibition examines the beauty and deceit of contemporary Australian realism, featuring works from the Gippsland Art Gallery Collection as well as private collections. A Fine Romance Gippsland Art Gallery 8 December 2018 […]
Ahead of Ben Quilty’s major survey exhibition, Quilty, Lisa Slade, Assistant Director, Art Gallery of South Australia, and the curator of Quilty, discusses his practice in a feature article. She explores the evolution of Quilty’s painting practice through the lens of his favourite colour, purple. To read the article, please click here. Image credit: Ben […]
Natasha Bieniek features in the group exhibition, ‘Obsession: Devil in the detail’ at Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery. The exhibition showcases works with intricate detail and precise realism across three broad themes of still life, portraiture and landscape. Obsession: Devil in the detail Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery 30 November 2018 – 17 February 2019 For more […]