The Hylton Mackley Artist of the Year Award 2024 Group Exhibition The Victorian Artists Society 8 Nov—25 Nov
Australian Guild of Realist Artists 50th Anniversary Exhibition 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
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 Self reflections with Jack Ball In his latest exhibition at Perth Institute of Contemporary Art, Jack Ball challenges the extractive history of the archive while searching for shapes that can articulate the complexity of trans life. Josephine Mead
Preview The immersive storytelling of Leah King-Smith rhythm wRites, a new exhibition at QUT Art Museum, spans 30 years of Bigambul artist Leah King-Smith’s manifold art practice, covering painting, photography, sound and animation. Briony Downes
Feature Angelica Mesiti’s The Rites of When finally makes sense of the Art Gallery of NSW’s Tank. It is worth the plane flight. In The Rites of When, Angelica Mesiti considers the rituals that may mark the seasons in our burning planet. The Tank has been waiting for art like this. Joanna Mendelssohn
News Lismore Regional Gallery reopening Lismore Regional Gallery is reopening to the public following extensive closure resulting from the devastating floods in 2022. The redesigned space will host a number of new exhibitions opening this weekend. Art Guide Australia
Feature Vera Möller on the mysteries of the deep The marine life of the Great Southern Reef is the landscape behind Vera Möller’s latest abstract paintings, now showing at Philip Bacon Galleries. Briony Downes