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.
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.
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.
“Without science we would not understand the body, without the body fashion would not become alive and without art, how can we express the bodies we have?”
When Adelaide-based artist Sue Kneebone visited Mauritius it was not for the blue sky and beaches, it was for family.
Seeking out inhospitable environments, Eloise Kirk is drawn to the unpredictable.
A Country Practice was a much beloved television series from the eighties, filmed in and around the Hawkesbury region. Hawkesbury Regional Gallery curators Rebecca Turnbull and Diana Robson have brought together a selection of archived film, scrapbooks, costume props, vintage knitting patterns and original sketches for the exhibition The Wonders of Wandin Valley.
Grayson Perry takes to the stage in a one-person show, Them & Us, covering everything from politics and fashion to art and childhood toys. Briony Downes spoke to Perry ahead of his upcoming appearances in Sydney and Melbourne.
