Adventures, Elves & Fairies: Australian Children’s book illustrators of the early 20th Century Gippsland Art Gallery 7 Dec—23 Feb
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
News The NGV returns to French Impressionism The National Gallery of Victoria has announced the next instalment of the Winter Masterpieces series, coming in June 2025, will be a return to French Impressionism—an exhibition from 2021 that closed as soon as it opened due to the global pandemic. Art Guide Australia
In Pictures A conversation between past and present An exhibition at the Museum of Brisbane sheds a new light on Brisbane’s history, presenting a significant historical archive of photography alongside contemporary artists responding to the original source material. Art Guide Australia
Preview Ellen Dahl creates a dialogue between places In her latest exhibition at THIS IS NO FANTASY, Ellen Dahl presents works from an ongoing photographic series that has captured many sites—from the Norwegian archipelago Svalbard to Tasmania—creating a dialogue between works that center place. Sally Gearon
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