Briony Downes is an arts writer based in Hobart. She has worked in the arts industry for over 20 years as a writer, actor, gallery assistant, art theory tutor and fine art framer. Most recently, she spent time studying Art History through Oxford University.
Through the character of Sisyphina, Lou Conboy navigates myth, resilience and the craggy Tasmanian coast.
With a career spanning three decades, Adelaide-based Kirsten Coelho is the feature artist of this year’s South Australian Living Artists Festival (SALA).
Channelling healing and transformation, the moment has never been more timely for Hiromi Tango’s emotive creations.
Despite being in the middle of a pandemic, Daniel Boyd’s schedule is full to the brim.
Colin Langridge responds to the global environmental crisis with a series of large-scale wooden sculptures at Colville Gallery.
In this time of social distancing, three large-scale online quilting projects are bringing communities together.
Meatus is one of the many exhibitions that has been postponed due to restrictions on social gathering.
Sally Rees celebrates the witchy magic of female ageing via the figure of the ‘crone’.
Part of the Melbourne Design Week (MDW) 2020 program, Partu is Jansen and Nargoodah’s latest collaboration.
Shell stringing is not only women’s business – it’s a defining, unbroken tradition for Tasmanian Aboriginals.
Patricia Piccinini’s powerfully maternal Skywhale is joined by Skywhalepapa, a gargantuan male counterpart gently embracing a litter of bulbous offspring.
Curated by Dr Pat Hoffie and Rosemary Miller, The Partnershipping Project brings together 20 installations, a database of interviews with artists, commissioned essays, and community workshops.
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