Australian Galleries – Sydney

Since its beginning in 1956, Australian Galleries has continued to showcase significant contemporary Australian artists and their work for 60 years with a vibrant monthly exhibition program and extensive stock gallery.

National Director Stuart Purves, along with his dynamic team, continues to strengthen and diversify the thriving enterprise started in Melbourne by his parents. The success of Australian Galleries is a reflection of the passion and commitment to the artists it represents. Stuart Purves’ personal dedication and enthusiasm to the promotion of the arts in Australia is indicative of his confidence in the important role visual art plays in the national and international psyche.

Australian Galleries – Sydney

15 Roylston Street Paddington NSW 2021

02 9360 5177

australiangalleries.com.au

Daily 10am–6pm.
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Farrago 100 years: Protecting Print Publishing

Farrago, the University of Melbourne’s student union newspaper-turnturned-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

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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

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The kimono is more than an artefact and more than clothing. It is a concept artists will make their own

Over 70 fabulous garments of exquisite craftsmanship – some made of silk with gold and silver embroidery and dazzling designs – have been assembled within a context of over 150 paintings, posters, wood block prints, magazines and decorative arts. Although many of the items have never been previously exhibited in Australia, most are now in the collection of the National Gallery of Victoria, with many specifically acquired for this exhibition.

Sasha Grishin

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Grace Wood: Holding snails, snakes, and a grandmother’s legacy

Grace Wood’s new exhibition for Heide Museum of Modern Art intertwines personal, familial, and artistic archives. Consisting of textile and digital collage, Wood traces lines of inheritance and influence to position the garden as a site of both personal and artistic cultivation.

Amelia Wallin

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Community building

The everchanging nature of what constitutes a home is celebrated and explored in Boundaries: Transcended, now showing at the Bank Art Museum Moree.

Australian Galleries – Sydney

Australian Galleries – Sydney

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