Godwin Bradbeer lived in Broadmeadows from 1955 to 1964, and in 2010, he revisit- ed his former primary school, discovering it abandoned and vandalised before its demolition. Amid the ruins, he uncovered 145 old blackboards – fragments of the past. These chalkboards, each marked with traces of history and memory, have become symbols of beauty, minimalism, and authenticity. They explore themes of authorship, anonymity, and the passage of time.
Taja Vaetoru’s debut solo exhibition Idol, now showing .M Contemporary, explores their Polynesian ancestry, questions of tradition and worship, and how to intersect the past with the present.
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.
The finalist portraits in the biggest Australian art award of the year have been announced, alongside the winner of The Packing Room Prize: Abdul Abdullah for his portrait of fellow artist Jason Phu.
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.
Now showing at Manly Art Gallery & Museum, the 5th Tamworth Textile Triennial: Residue + Response, showcases 25 diverse artworks and considers what contemporary textiles can be.
Buoyed by the power of love and the spirit of artistic invention, Mostafa Azimitabar’s new solo exhibition at Maitland Regional Gallery turns dehumanising narratives on their head.
