TextaQueen
One of the first photos I saw of TextaQueen was a portrait of her standing in a red shortie jumpsuit, rainbow coloured felt-tip pens slung in a holster belt around her waist.
One of the first photos I saw of TextaQueen was a portrait of her standing in a red shortie jumpsuit, rainbow coloured felt-tip pens slung in a holster belt around her waist.
In the second feature from our series which pairs writers and artists that share a passion, Art Guide’s Louise Martin-Chew and Queensland artist Michael Zavros discuss their mutual obsession with exercise, as well as gym culture and the age-old allure of the body beautiful.
John Akomfrah’s immersive presentation of two major video works at John Curtin Gallery bears the weight and darkness of two different histories.
In Forgiving Night For Day, Capone’s new exhibition at Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts, saudade is palpable. Every note of it hangs in the air.
In STEEL: art architecture design, curator Margaret Hancock Davis narrows the field to focus on the innovations made by Australian designers and artists working in the 21st century.
Political Acts: Pioneers of Performance Art in Southeast Asia presents post-traditional performance practice that comments on the complex history and current affairs of the region.
London-based Aussie art-star Shaun Gladwell was invited to spend time in the Northern Territory in conjunction with the group show Apologies to Roadkill.
Helen Britton is known for creating bright jewels that are just as likely to include recycled plastics as glittering precious gems.
Born and raised in Perth, Rebecca Baumann is a young artist whose career has seen a steady ascent since she graduated from Curtin University in 2003. Residencies in Europe and the US, and most recently in New Zealand, have proven to be fecund endeavours for her.
For former solder and dissenter Guo Jian, rubbish-choked rivers bear witness to both the environmental and cultural damage of consumerism.
The board of the Heide Museum of Modern Art today announced that it has appointed Dr Natasha Cica as its new director and CEO.
Considering that Tasmania is an island state with a convict history, one would expect to come across a pirate or two in the archives.
Positioned on the edge of Sydney Harbour/Warrane, Ancient Feelings, a sculpture by British artist Thomas J Price, launches the Neil Balnaves Tallawoladah Lawn Commission, a three-year series of public artworks presented by the Museum of Contemporary Art Australia.
Georgie Mattingley’s exhibition Project Pine Gap explores the intelligence site Pine Gap, co-owned by the Australian Federal Government and the United States, questioning art’s capabilities and function within such institutions.
Telstra National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Awards 2025 finalist Jennifer Kemarre Martiniello has spent decades crafting an art practice that weaves together memory, heritage and form.
In celebration of Artbank’s 45-year anniversary, two major exhibitions and a publication are on display. View, in pictures, Artbank’s Sydney exhibition, Art Text/Text Art.
In its 24th year, Australia’s most prestigious award for small-scale sculpture has announced its winners for 2025, with the 54 finalists now on display at Woollahra Gallery at Redleaf.
Tasmanian artist Helen Wright’s survey exhibition, Shapeshifting at Queen Victoria and Gallery: Art Gallery at Royal Park, chronicles decades of practice across mediums to reveal new meanings.
