Since Melissa Loughnan’s Melbourne gallery Utopian Slumps closed in 2014, people have been waiting with baited breath to see what the Melbourne gallerist and art historian would do next. The wait is over with the release of her new book Australiana to Zeitgeist: An A-Z of Australian Contemporary Art.
The sensationalist stories surrounding Brett Whiteley (1939-1992) have long-captured Australia’s attention.
Steve Dow spoke to Julie Rrap as she was preparing for the show, Under the Sun: Reimagining Max Dupain’s Sunbaker.
In a show of collective solidarity, 14 artist-led and cross-disciplinary organisations around Australia have gotten together to form All Conference, a platform that aims to support and articulate the value of artist-run and experimental organisations.
The Redlands Konica Minolta Art Prize had its genesis in the Redlands highschool gym and has emerged as a heavyweight, with a month-long exhibition held each year at the National Art School in Sydney.
Rebecca Gallo spoke with Janet Dawson about her impressions of these major shows, her experience in a male-dominated art world, and the beauty and pleasure of good abstract art.
His story has been told numerous times across media – often with just a lingering hint of incredulity. Julian Meagher completed a medical degree before embarking on a career as a painter.
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.
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.
Karan Singh’s graphic works are disorienting and calming at once. His practice, while beginning with illustration, has evolved into creating moving graphics and more recently, 3D immersive, responsive spatial work.
Leo Coyte’s works have been likened to album art, rising out of a recognisable punk, DIY aesthetic, and buzzing with tension between abstract and representational.
Ella Barclay is a kind of techno-alchemist. She is known for her immersive installations in which computer wires, water, mist and diodes are transformed into pulsing organisms.
