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The stories behind three Archibald Prize portraits
How do you choose who to paint, and why? Three Archibald Prize finalists discuss the people behind their 2020 portraits.
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Spirit Photography
Through the character of Sisyphina, Lou Conboy navigates myth, resilience and the craggy Tasmanian coast.
Briony Downes
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Vale Kate Daw, a shining light for all who knew her
A much-loved educator and mentor, Kate Daw was a quintessential Melbourne art-world figure and a significant artist of her generation.
Jon Cattapan
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Neighbour: The flirty bot who asks how it feels
Neighbour – a friendly, flirty chat bot who is centred on uncovering one potent question: how does it feel?
Tiarney Miekus
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Patterns of Adaptation
Suspended in an uncertain ‘new normal’, artists continue to find ways to work.
Tracey Clement
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Love in the Time of Covid-19
Inspired by being in lockdown, South Australian gallerist Paul Greenaway initiated an international online project. Sheridan Hart spoke to him, and two of the artists involved, about using art to cross borders and bring comfort.
Sheridan Hart
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Patricia Piccinini on re-thinking beauty and nature
Piccinini places human and non-human creatures in relationships that are as loving and empathic as they are unnerving.
Tiarney Miekus
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Smartphone snaps: Teelah George’s home and studio
Working with textiles and bronze, Teelah George uses her smartphone to capture her new life in Melbourne.
Art Guide Australia
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Smartphone snaps: Lawrence English’s take on Brisbane life
Through the stark aesthetic of his smartphone images, Lawrence English provides a striking take on life during lockdown.
Art Guide Australia
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Vale John Nixon
While he firmly established a specific vision for the art he wanted to make, John Nixon always remained an artist who loved to experiment and explore.
Andrew Stephens
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Smartphone snaps: Lesley Dumbrell’s life in Bangkok
Working between Melbourne and Bangkok, Lesley Dumbrell has sent us snaps of home life: creating, gardening and pets.
Art Guide Australia
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Smartphone snaps: Willoh S. Weiland is poignant and amusing
Curious, mystical, humourous and bittersweet, Willoh S. Weiland uses her smartphone to give us a sense of living and working in Hobart.