107th Annual Exhibition Twenty Melbourne Painters Society VAS Gallery I The Victorian Artists Society 22 Oct—2 Nov
Preview Sally Gabori’s Work Returns Home Mundamurra Ngijinda Dulk—My Island Home at Cairns Art Gallery, is a landmark exhibition dedicated to the late Mirdidingkingathi Juwarnda Sally Gabori, one of the most singular voices in Australian contemporary painting. Shonae Hobson
Feature Farrago 100 years: Protecting Print Publishing Farrago, the University of Melbourne’s student union newspaper-turned-magazine celebrates a hundred years of publication. At a time when print publishing in the arts is under increasing pressure, The George Paton Gallery is exhibiting ‘Farrago 100 Years’, celebrating the editorial legacy and design innovation of the periodical. Andrew Stephens
Book Reviews Shelf Portraits: Yuriyal Bridgeman’s monograph grapples with representing community-engaged practice In our ongoing series, Shelf Portraits, Art Guide writers recommend the books—recently published or deserving of more attention—that shed new light on an idea that has long simmered in the art world or has helped them see a familiar medium in a different light. Jane O'Sullivan
Feature Sue Kneebone and the tides that bind Over the past two decades, Sue Kneebone’s practice has threaded together found materials and archival information to consider the impact of settler colonialism on the landscape of South Australia. Kneebone’s exhibition at Adelaide Central Gallery is a nod to her great-great-grandfather and the “trans-oceanic” legacies braided into his story. Walter Marsh
Feature Life Cycles with Betty Kuntiwa Pumani The paintings of Betty Kuntiwa Pumani form a part of a larger, living archive on Antaṟa, her mother’s Country. More than maps, they speak to ancestral songlines, place and ceremony. Emma O'Neill
News The Hadley’s Art Prize Winner is announced New South Wales-based artist Sophie Cape, has won the Hadley’s Art Prize for 2025. The winning piece, alongside the 28 finalists, will be on display at Hadley’s Orient Hotel, Hobart until 21 September. Art Guide Australia