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Five women artists look at the ongoing legacy of activist Siva Singh

Bush Diwan takes as its departure point the remarkable life of Siva Singh. A Punjabi Sikh from India who migrated to Benalla in 1897, Singh left an immense legacy with his community leadership and civil rights activism. Five women artists at Benalla Art Gallery celebrate Singh’s life, alongside addressing wider social points.

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David Fairbairn is painting ageing and companionship

David Fairbairn’s deeply felt, emotive portraits are a soulful meditation on ageing and companionship. For Drawn Together at the Hawkesbury Regional Gallery, Fairbairn has brought new dimensions to his ongoing study of intimacy.

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Remembering the Wave Hill Walk-Off—and what it means today

In 1966 in the Northern Territory, 200 Gurindji workers pushed forward the land rights movement in Australia. Known as the Wave Hill Walk-Off, the strike protested Aboriginal land dispossession and worker exploitation. Now, Still in My Mind at Hervey Bay Regional Gallery and Gatakers Artspace examines this significant moment.

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Chiharu Shiota and the intangible aspects of existence

Famous for her exquisite large-scale installations created from thousands of delicate red and black threads, Chiharu Shiota’s largest survey show to date is showing at Brisbane’s Gallery of Modern Art.

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“It’s about connectivity between people”: Bruce Munro illuminates time, memory and connection

Sunrise Road in Sydney’s Palm Beach was where the acclaimed English-Australian artist Bruce Munro was living when he began creating in the 1980s. Now, Munro is returning to the beginning with From Sunrise Road at Heide Museum of Modern Art.

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A powerful alchemy