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A major new exhibition presents a nuanced view of Arthur Streeton who, in his lifetime, was praised as being the artist 'who has shown us our land as no one else has done'.
Works by eight artists in the Dobell Drawing Biennial draw on dreams, history and reality. But drawing has escaped the gallery and will scribe on despite less government support for the arts.
For the first time in its 99 year-history, the Archibald Prize has been won by an Indigenous painter. The Wynne and Sulman Prize winners also signal a time of change.
Ten artists and collectives are on display in this exhibition, questioning 'If the future is to be worth anything.'
Most years, the Archibald exhibition is worth viewing as an amusing exercise in social history. This year it is worth seeing for the art.
Decades of under-funding have left many Australian art schools in a perilous state. And the present political and intellectual hostility to the creative arts is threatening their very existence.
Asking Australians about their favourite art and artists reveals divides between those who like traditional versus contemporary forms. But Indigenous art transcends such categories.
The National Gallery of Australia is facing a 10% reduction in staffing, but will maintain its $16 million acquisitions budget.
Nestled in the heart of Melbourne's city laneways, Leonardo Art Shop - also known as Nibbi's - provided inspiration and education to a generation of young artists.
For too long, Cook was a promise recollected in pigment, bronze and stone. Contemporary First Nations artists are challenging this imagery.
Artists have always created monsters to embody human fears. In this year's Adelaide Biennial, Australian contemporary artists bring our past demons and current fears to life.
The first director of the National Gallery of Australia has died at 88.
No god but God at the Art Gallery of South Australia looks at over 1000 years of Islamic art, from Indonesia to Spain. It is a magnificent and necessary exhibition.
New research shows less than 10% of Australia's artistic directors come from culturally diverse backgrounds – but many didn't want the research to be done at all.
Margaret Olley was known not only for her paintings, but her generosity. An exhibition of her work is currently on in Brisbane, alongside a survey of the work of Ben Quilty, her mentee and friend.
Art historians argue that the life of the artist should be viewed independently of their art but, for most Aboriginal artists, art is a cultural expression that encompasses their lives.
Rosslynd Piggott's artworks explore an uncanny, dream-like state. A new exhibition of her objects, installations and paintings is a memorable reflection of a major Australian artist.
The ambitiously named exhibition, The National: New Australian Art, lives up to its title as a visual examination of Australia in an age of uncertainty.
A new survey exhibition of contemporary artist Janet Laurence urges us to reconsider the relationship between art, nature and politics.
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Principal Fellow (Hon), Victorian College of the Arts, University of Melbourne. Editor in Chief, Design and Art of Australia Online, University of Melbourne
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Professor, Chief Cultural Officer, Cultural Precinct, University of Western Australia
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Adjunct Professor of Art History, Australian National University
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Honorary Senior Lecturer, Australian National University
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Professor, Art History, University of Adelaide
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Professor in Art, Curtin University
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Art writer and Tutor, UNSW
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Research Professor in Social and Cultural Theory, Institute for Culture and Society, Western Sydney University
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Researcher, Social History/Tutor in Medical Education, University of Dundee
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Professor of English, University of Melbourne
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Professor in Cultural and Social Analysis, Western Sydney University
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Professor & Dean, School of Media and Communication, RMIT University
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Professor of Creative Arts, Griffith University
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Adjunct Senior Lecturer, Queensland College of Art, Griffith University
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Lecturer in Indigenous Knowledge and Cultural Practices, Wilin Centre for Indigenous Arts and Cultural Development, University of Melbourne
