The Australian art world is in mourning, having lost two art icons in one week. Following the recent passing of Destiny Deacon is the loss of contemporary photographer Rosemary Laing, one of Australia’s most revered photographic artists.
Step into Melbourne’s iconic Nicholas Building, where Kez Hughes has been crafting meticulous oil paintings that depict ancient objects from European museum collections—all for her solo exhibition Translations at Nicholas Thompson Gallery.
The finalist portraits in the biggest Australian art award of the year have been announced, alongside the winner of The Packing Room Prize: Northern Rivers–based artist Matt Adnate for his portrait of ARIA Award–winning Yolŋu rapper, artist and actor Baker Boy.
Festivals can be overwhelming, especially during a cost-of-living crisis. So we’ve curated the ‘must-see-but-on-a-budget’ art events at this year’s RISING—all free or low cost with no bookings required, from Richard Bell’s iconic Embassy tent to Jeremy Deller’s 24 Hour Rock Show to art-filled micro-bars.
Destiny Deacon “was an artist who understood all that matters”, says the writer and poet Tony Birch, one of many friends and fellow creatives attending to their grief over the death of the esteemed multimedia artist last week, at the age of 67.
As the harmony of nature feels increasingly fragile, what happens if your art centres nature itself? We asked five artists—Nici Cumpston, Karla Dickens, Jenna Lee, Janet Laurence and John Wolseley—how it feels to work with nature in these times.
Matilda Davis’s newest exhibition at Hervey Bay Regional Gallery confronts the devastation that colonialism and capitalism have wreaked on Country.
Annika Romeyn uses watercolour, drawing and printmaking to capture—and revisit—the natural environment. In her latest show at Flinders Lane Gallery, she returns to the Old Mutawintji Gorge.
Congratulations to Shireen Taweel, who has won the 68th Blake Art Prize for her work Shoe Bathers.
As Gina Rinehart calls for Vincent Namatjira’s portrait of her to be removed from the National Gallery of Australia, the rules of representation have come into question.
Welcome to the first iteration of our monthly book review series, where we share the latest curation of titles straight from the Art Guide Bookstore. With each instalment, we’ll celebrate what’s on offer in the world of Australian art book publishing.“Creativity is never an individual competitive practice.” Jane O’Sullivan reviews CoUNTess: Spoiling Illusions Since 2008, a recent book exposing the data on gender inequity in the arts.
Illustrator Oslo Davis recently spent time with Raymond Arnold and Helena Demczuk at their Queenstown “creative lab” PressWEST, where the artist couple support exhibitions and workshops that not only centre printmaking, but care for land ravaged by mining.
The Biennale of Sydney has announced Hoor Al Qasimi, an esteemed curator and Emirati royalty, as the artistic director of the 2026 Biennale of Sydney.
Geelong Gallery is pairing renowned Australian artists Margaret Preston (1875—1963) with the contemporary Cressida Campbell, in exploration of their mutual affinity for the Japanese ukiyo-e print.
Colossal in size and colour, Dale Frank’s paintings are staples of modern abstraction. With a current retrospective at the National Art School, curator Olivia Sophia takes us through Dale’s practice, traversing his weird and wonderful materials.
