Brent Harris’ retrospective exhibition Surrender and Catch traces his art over four decades. It is a visual and linguistic treat.
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For Australia’s artists, the cost of living crisis is also a wellbeing and art making crisis. And the effects of this will reach us all.
The Australian photographer, who has died at 65, originally trained as a painter and brought a certain sensibility of the painter’s hand to her practice.
To remove the portraits would miss a valuable opportunity to debate important questions about how we construct hero stories.
Milton Moon’s work produced over six decades is on show in a new exhibition at the Art Gallery of South Australia.
Disgraced Australian entertainer and artist Rolf Harris has died at the age of 93.
Fragmented scenes shift backwards and forwards through time to build an absorbing picture of the circle of artists who gathered around the Reeds.
Studying in London, the young artist examined the human figure, animals in the zoo and the rich cross-section of theatre life and of life on the streets.
Vivienne Binns burst on to the art scene in 1967 – and she has been making art her own way ever since.
A new exhibition at Flinders University Art Gallery highlights Barbara Hanrahan’s sensory spirit, celebrating nature and unbinding social constriction.
In its centenary year, the Trustees of the Art Gallery of New South Wales could not resist the symbolism of awarding the Archibald Prize to Peter Werner’s portrait of the 100 year old Guy Warren.
Street artist Rone’s return to his home town gallery is sure to draw crowds — but his definition of ‘beauty’ is conventional and narrow.
An artist and self-proclaimed witch, Rosaleen Norton defied cultural norms in Menzies-era Australia. Reviled by the media, she was a powerfully unconventional woman.
In a year of lockdowns, The Impossible Project gives life to shows that never reached the stage. More than 150 events are listed on this online archive, and sadly, more are likely to come.
Asking Australians about their favourite art and artists reveals divides between those who like traditional versus contemporary forms. But Indigenous art transcends such categories.
Joy Hester’s entire body of work can be understood as an exploration of human relationships, connections, in all their complexity. A major retrospective now acknowledges her contribution.
COVID-19 has shown up a mind-bending contradiction. On one hand, the arts are entwined with our daily lives. Yet culture has disappeared from federal policy. Something has gone fundamentally wrong.
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.
New modelling from the Grattan Institute estimates up to 75% of people employed in the creative and performing arts could lose their jobs. Why don’t they have targeted support?
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.
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Honorary Senior Fellow, School of Culture and Communication. Editor in chief, Design and Art of Australia Online, The University of Melbourne
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Emerita Professor, Art History and Curatorship, University of Adelaide
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Associate Professor and Principal Fellow (Hon), School of Culture and Communication, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor of Creative Arts, Flinders University
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Professor in Art, Curtin University
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Research Coordinator, ERCC Research Unit, The University of Melbourne
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Senior Lecturer in Art and Performance, Deakin University
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Honorary Research Associate, University of Sydney
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Research Professor in Social and Cultural Theory, Institute for Culture and Society, Western Sydney University
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Honorary Professor, The University of Queensland
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Senior lecturer, Australian Catholic University
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Honorary fellow of the Grimwade Centre for Cultural Materials Conservation, The University of Melbourne
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Adjunct Research Professor, UniSA Creative, University of South Australia, University of South Australia
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Senior Industry Fellow, RMIT University
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Professor of Creative Arts, Griffith University
