Selfie in her studio, by Julia Robinson.
Using her smartphone, Julia Robinson is giving us a look into her life and practice: her textiles, her cat Chewbacca, and where she lives and creates.
Taken during the national lockdown in May, and featured in our July/August magazine, Robinson’s images show a gentle glimpse into life in Adelaide at a particular moment in time. Read our profile with Robinson, where she talks through the tales and folklore that informs her art.
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.
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.
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.
“I see my work as a research project,” says Agneta Ekholm. “I have a desire to reach into the unknown with each new painting.” Step inside her large-scale abstract paintings at Flinders Lane Gallery.
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.
Examining the documentary photography of the 1950s to 1980s might seem like an exercise in looking back, but as Jane O’Sullivan discovers, Imagining a Real Australia calls loudly to the present. It’s full of arresting works on subjects that still speak to us today, from land rights to war and feminism.
