News

Amanda Davies Wins Portia Geach Memorial Award 2017

Congratulations to Amanda Davies who has won the Portia Geach Memorial Award 2017. The Tasmanian artist received the prize for her portrait of contemporary photographer, and fellow Tasmanian, Pat Brassington.

By Tiarney Miekus

News

Polixeni Papapetrou wins 2017 Bowness Photography Prize

Congratulations to Polixeni Papapetrou who has won the 2017 William and Winifred Bowness Photography Prize. Papapetrou took out the $30,000 award with a photo of a young woman bedecked with flowers from her Eden series, titled Delphi, 2016.

By Art Guide Australia

Feature

Illusion of Reality

By Briony Downes

Interview

David Fairbairn

Known for his massive drawings, Fairbairn has extended his raw, linear approach to portraiture into the realm of printmaking. His exhibition Drawn to Print couples existing drawings with these new printed works.

By Sheridan Coleman

News

Sanné Mestrom wins Woollahra Small Sculpture Prize 2017

Melbourne-based artist Sanné Mestrom has been awarded the $20,000 acquisitive main prize for Sleeping Muse, which was praised for its conceptual rigour and technical finesse.

By Zara Sigglekow

Preview

Ricky Maynard: Art As Evidence

Ricky Maynard isn’t solely interested in creating great pieces of art. Instead Maynard aims for what he calls “great pieces of evidence.”

By Tiarney Miekus

News

Tim Storrier Wins Doug Moran National Portrait Prize 2017

Congratulations to Tim Storrier who has won the 2017 Doug Moran National Portrait Prize.

By Tiarney Miekus

Feature

Sydney’s Cloud Arch critics and our mean-spirited approach to public art

When the City of Sydney’s public art plan for the newly revamped CBD was unveiled in 2014, the public response was mixed.

By Felicity Fenner