NewsBy Art Guide Australia Elham Eshraghian wins 2018 Schenberg Art Fellowship at Hatched The annual Hatched National Graduate Show showcases works by talented recent art school graduates from around the country.
NewsBy Briony Downes Tina Havelock Stevens wins 65th Blake Prize Sydney-based artist Tina Havelock Stevens has won the 65th Blake Prize for her performance video work, Giant Rock, 2017.
Review 21st Biennale of Sydney: Nicole Wong If showing in an international biennale is a dream job for most young artists, then Nicole Wong, a recent graduate from the UK’s Nottingham University, has already ticked that box. By Sharne Wolff
Preview Embellish: Hilda Rix Nicholas & The Art of Costume As the title indicates, Embellish concentrates on the artist’s love of textiles and dressing up, and the show includes both her paintings and drawings of people in elaborate outfits as well as some actual costumes. By Anna Dunnill
News Joan Ross Wins 2018 Mordant Family VR Commission for ACMI The second Mordant Family VR commission has been awarded to Joan Ross who will realise an ambitious project in the style of a video game for ACMI (Australian Centre for the Moving Image). By Zara Sigglekow
News Michael Brand reappointed as Art Gallery of NSW director NSW Minister for the Arts Don Harwin has announced that Dr Michael Brand has been reappointed as director of the Art Gallery of New South Wales (AGNSW). By Art Guide Australia
Preview Podcast: Patricia Piccinini’s curious affection Piccinini’s work is inspired by research into genetic technologies, from gene splicing and IVF in the 1990s, through to recent advancements in genetic coding. By Rebecca Gallo
Feature The End is the Beginning French artists Fabien Giraud and Raphaël Siboni speculate on the future of us, and the solar system, in a two part special at Mona. By Steve Dow
Feature Stieg Persson: Polyphonic Stieg Persson’s practice has dealt with a multiplicity of themes over the decades. His survey show reveals this polyphony, steadied by art history. By Andrew Stephens
News Yvette Coppersmith wins 2018 Archibald Prize This year the prize went to Yvette Coppersmith for her Self-portrait, after George Lambert. By Tracey Clement
Happy Little Trees I had never heard of Bob Ross when I first encountered his smiling face looking out from the ranks of recommended TV shows, but I am sure my reaction to him was typical of the reason his show is now so popular. OpinionBy Andrew Frost
21st Biennale of Sydney: Michaël Borremans For the 21st Biennale of Sydney, a full wing of Artspace is dedicated to the videos, sculptures, notes and paintings of Belgian artist Michaël Borremans. The darkened space is punctuated with screens, low-lit plinths and glass-topped cases. ReviewBy Rebecca Gallo
American Portraits by Diane Arbus Diane Arbus: American Portraits, a National Gallery of Australia (NGA) touring exhibition currently showing at Heide Museum of Modern Art in Melbourne, features 36 of the photographer’s works created during the last decade of her career, 1961 to 1971. Preview, ReviewBy Nadiah Abdulrahim
