Suggested Reading
Shelf Portraits: Yuriyal Bridgeman’s monograph grapples with representing community-engaged practice
In our ongoing series, Shelf Portraits, Art Guide writers recommend the books—recently published or deserving of more attention—that shed new light on an idea that has long simmered in the art world or has helped them see a familiar medium in a different light.
Jane O'Sullivan
Life Cycles with Betty Kuntiwa Pumani
The paintings of Betty Kuntiwa Pumani form a part of a larger, living archive on Antaṟa, her mother’s Country. More than maps, they speak to ancestral songlines, place and ceremony.
Emma O'Neill
Seeing Double
A presentation of works by Robert Mapplethorpe curated by the British editor Edward Enninful, Enninful x Mapplethorpe, at the 2025 Ballarat International Foto Biennale, finds resonance in opposites while turning binary thinking on its head.
Amelia Winata
Evie Adasal: Nature through colour and shape
Evie Adasal’s show Light and Space unveils a series of works that look at the intersection of design, light and space at The Garden Gallery in Sydney.
Art Guide Australia
20 Questions with Natasha Walsh
Alchemist and artist, Natasha Walsh’s new solo show, The Window, embarks on a “new beginning” at N.Smith Gallery in Sydney.
Anna Carlsson
Bright Ideas
Curators Martyn Jolly and Tony Oates’ Light Source, brings together ten artists whose work incorporates combinations of light projection and performance at Drill Hall Gallery in Canberra.