INSIGHT: Figure and Landscape INSIGHT: Figure and Landscape Ros Auld Orange Regional Gallery 21 Jun—24 Aug
Selections from the Permanent Collection Selections from the Permanent Collection Orange Regional Gallery 1 May—13 Jul
Feature Coming into view Revealed: New and Emerging WA Aboriginal Artists is an annual celebratory exhibition of Aboriginal artists from across Western Australia. Now showing at Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts, the event has a community spirit and passion that grows each year. Gok-Lim Finch
Interview Julie Fragar on “painting in the first person” With a current survey exhibition at Rockhampton Museum of Art chronicling 23 years of painting and photography, Julie Fragar talks about creative influences and what it’s like to observe a Supreme Court murder trial. Briony Downes
Feature A soft touch An exhibition of the work of seven women artists at Ngununggula in the Southern Highlands of New South Wales explores themes of tenderness and care through the rich possibilities of paint. Emma-Kate Wilson
Preview Time scales The theme for the 10th iteration of Parrtjima, the Aboriginal festival of light that takes place annually in the Northern Territory, is ‘timelessness’. The festival aims to reflect Indigenous culture and beliefs: both ancient knowledge and contemporary concerns. Barnaby Smith
Preview Unity and reciprocity with Mimili Maku Arts With works from Tuppy Ngintja Goodwin, Betty Pumani and Robert Fielding, Aboriginal-owned Mimili Maku Arts’ first exhibition with Ames Yavuz is an opportunity to celebrate the milestone of their 20 year anniversary, as well as the ways of working that are integral to the centre and Aṉangu culture. Jo Higgins
Preview The process of painting In Form and feeling, The Art Gallery of Western Australia takes key pieces of early 20th-century modern British and Australian painting from their collection and presents them alongside preparatory sketches and drawings, systematically creating a narrative of how a painting comes to be. Sally Gearon