News Julie Fragar wins the 2025 Archibald Prize Congratulations to Julie Fragar, who has won the 2025 Archibald Prize for Flagship Mother Multiverse (Justene), her portrait of fellow artist and colleague Justene Williams. Art Guide Australia
Interview 20 Questions: Laura Jones on painting processes From painting rituals to an obsession with flowers, we caught up with Laura Jones to discuss her process and practice, her current solo show at Jan Murphy Gallery, and what it was like to win the Archibald Prize for her painting of Tim Winton. Sally Gearon
Preview Pia Murphy’s natural discoveries Pia Murphy leans into curiosity for her latest exhibition at Nicholas Thompson Gallery. Look What I Found is “referring to that experience in childhood of discovering surprising things in nature.” It’s a methodology Murphy uses in her practice, working with the sole intention of honest discovery. Sally Gearon
Opinion Of art and appetites Artists have long been consumed with what we eat, seen appetites as a metaphor for nourishment and vulnerability. But as Lee Tran Lam finds out, the new wave of collaborations between the worlds of art and food signals a growing cultural desire to break down barriers—and forge new connections in unexpected ways. Lee Tran Lam
Feature In the shadows: Gao Ping’s dialogue with the deeper heart For Chinese painter Gao Ping, the interplay between shadow and light is as much a symbol of our relationship with history as it is a visual technique. The artist’s latest exhibition Between the Shadow and the Soul, curated by Dr Luise Guest, is now showing at Vermilion Art. Louise Martin-Chew
Preview Queer theory Curated by cross-disciplinary art collective KINK, the Institute of Modern Art’s You Are Here Too is an homage to–and expansion of–one of the most significant shows in the history of queer Australian art, thirty-three years on. Barnaby Smith