Australian Guild of Realist Artists 50th Anniversary Exhibition The Victorian Artists Society 28 Nov—9 Dec
The VAS Hansen Little Coterie Showcase Genevieve Gadd-Carolan, Liz Gridley, Michael Smith, Natasha Ber, Rhi Edwards The Victorian Artists Society 20 Dec—13 Jan
The Hylton Mackley Artist of the Year Award 2024 Group Exhibition The Victorian Artists Society 8 Nov—25 Nov
Feature A stitch in time Radical Textiles, A new exhibition at the Art Gallery of South Australia, shows us how textiles evoke material memories while keeping the radical lineage of needle and thread alive. Briony Downes
Preview The rhythm of creating In a new collaborative exhibition at PS Art Space, in partnership with Cool Change Contemporary, five artists with process-lead practices contemplate material ethics through actively engaging in slowness and reuse. Sally Gearon
Feature The ecstatic visions of Isaac Julien Isaac Julien’s 2022 video work Once Again…(Statues Never Die) exposes the unseen emotional registers inherent to the struggle for colonial repatriation by mapping the places where poetics and politics intersect. Michael Sun
Feature NGV’s Reko Rennie retrospective asks whether he should be considered Australia’s Keith Haring First Nations artist Reko Rennie possesses the gift of creating memorable images that are simultaneously puzzling, intriguing and entertaining. Sasha Grishin
In Pictures Raining cats and dogs Whether beloved pets or superstitious omens, animals have always existed in art. The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia’s latest exhibition is paying tribute to two of the most beloved animal figures: cats and dogs. Art Guide Australia
Feature Stitching the self Curated by Lee Kinsella, Stuffed, Bolstered and Upholstered—on now at Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery—looks at how woven and fibre objects align with the human form, encompassing the practices of over thirty artists working across textiles, painting, ceramics, sculpture and installation. Briony Downes