Suggested Reading
Julie Fragar wins the 2025 Archibald Prize
Congratulations to Julie Fragar, who has won the 2025 Archibald Prize for Flagship Mother Multiverse (Justene), her portrait of fellow artist and colleague Justene Williams.
Art Guide Australia
20 Questions: Laura Jones on painting processes
From painting rituals to an obsession with flowers, we caught up with Laura Jones to discuss her process and practice, her current solo show at Jan Murphy Gallery, and what it was like to win the Archibald Prize for her painting of Tim Winton.
Sally Gearon
Pia Murphy’s natural discoveries
Pia Murphy leans into curiosity for her latest exhibition at Nicholas Thompson Gallery. Look What I Found is “referring to that experience in childhood of discovering surprising things in nature.” It’s a methodology Murphy uses in her practice, working with the sole intention of honest discovery.
Sally Gearon
From the archive: art and motherhood
From matrescence-themed collages and intimate family portraits to a series of events centred on the intersection of design and fertility, revisit six pieces from the Art Guide archives that explore the relationship between art and motherhood.
Art Guide Australia
Bright lights big city: Australian artists and galleries at Hong Kong Art Week
Hong Kong Art Week kicks off this week and Australian galleries are getting down to the business of showcasing their artists on this globally significant art world stage.
Chloé Wolifson
Agneta Ekholm finds silence in paint
“I see my work as a research project,” says Agneta Ekholm. “I have a desire to reach into the unknown with each new painting.” Step inside her large-scale abstract paintings at Flinders Lane Gallery.