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 […]
Martin Smith is featured in forthcoming group exhibition at Metro Arts, ‘Precision: The Art of Cutting Images’. Curated by Stephanie Lindquist and Minqi Gu, this exhibition investigates the process of paper cutting as a medium, exploring how it transcends folk traditions into contemporary art forms and disciplines. Visitors to the exhibition can see title, by […]
Congratulations to the following artists who are finalists in the 2023 Archibald, Wynne and Sulman prizes. Natasha Bieniek (Archibald Prize) Keith Burt (Archibald and Wynne Prize) Lucy Culliton (Wynne Prize) Zaachariaha Fielding (Wynne Prize) David Griggs (Archibald Prize) Iluwanti Ken (Sulman Prize) Richard Lewer (Sulman Prize) Guido Maestri (Wynne Prize) Archibald, Wynne and Sulman Prizes […]
Work by Michael Cook can be seen in ‘Staged Photography’, now open at Cairns Art Gallery. Presenting a number of prominent photographic works from the Gallery’s collection, this exhibition explores themes of artifice and staging. Visitors to the exhibition can see works from Cook’s 2020 series ‘Livin’ the Dream’. ‘Staged Photography’ Cairns Art Gallery 22 […]
Congratulations to Zaachariaha Fielding who has been shortlisted as a finalist in the 2023 Ramsay Art Prize. Presented by the Art Gallery of South Australia and supported by the James & Diana Ramsay Foundation, this prestigious award is open to artists under 40 working in any medium, encouraging applicants to produce their best work at […]
Jan Murphy Gallery is pleased to announce that work by Iluwanti Ken, Richard Lewer and Betty Muffler will be featured in the forthcoming 2023 NGV Triennial. Opening in December, the 2023 Triennial will present over 75 projects from artists, designers and collectives at the forefront of global contemporary practice. 2023 NGV Triennial 3 December – […]
Work by Betty Muffler can be seen at the 14th Gwangju Biennale in South Korea. The title of this year’s Biennale is ‘Soft and weak like water’, taking inspiration from a chapter of the Dao De Jing which speaks to water’s capacity to embrace contradictions and paradoxes. Muffler grew up at the Ernabella Mission in […]
Work by Juz Kitson is included in the new exhibition, ‘REFLECTION – Works from the Collection’, opening 1 April at Wollongong Art Gallery. This exhibition brings together recently acquired works from the collection that reflect past and present elements of Illawarra and the south coast of New South Wales. Spanning a range of media, the […]
Congratulations to Victoria Reichelt who has been shortlisted as a finalist in the 2023 Ravenswood Australian Women’s Art Prize with her work, ‘The human race has, maybe, thirty-five years left’. Established in 2017, the Ravenswood Australian Women’s Art Prize aims to advance opportunity for emerging and established women artists in Australia. The major prize winners […]