Emma Lindsay’s UQAM Coup
Very occasionally a bit of art news comes across my desk (okay, fine…it flicks up on facebook…whatever) that absolutely warms my heart. This is one of those things… [...]
June 2016
BP Portrait Prize Winner Announced
Turns out third time really is a charm for Edinburgh-born artist Clara Drummond, who has taken out the BP Portrait Prize with her portrait of fellow artist Kirsty Buchanan. A [...]
Sha Sarwari’s National Icon
I’ve written before about serendipity, and how often I experience moments of it. Today, being World Refugee Day, is no exception. I’ve just had the work of [...]
Max Dupain’s Record Breaker
If you think there’s no value in photography now that everyone’s got a camera in their pocket, you can think again. Yesterday, a landmark auction of Australian [...]
The Rawness of Abbey McCulloch & Tara Marynowsky
I am SO excited to share the essay below! Written for Edwina Corlette Gallery, it was a fun one to research & write, and covers beautiful new work from two seriously [...]
Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head
With bronze, glass and a neighbourhood park as his tools, Ukrainian artist Nazar Bilyk created what must be one of the most touching and humane pieces of public art to [...]
Amica Whincop’s Enchanted Art
I am eternally jealous of anyone who experienced an English upbringing. As a kid, I had an intense love of all things Enid Blyton, and was desperate for my Gold Coast [...]
Mirdidingkingathi Juwarnda Sally Gabori, Late Bloomer
If you’re anything like me, you occasionally find yourself wishing you’d started doing what you love earlier in life – be that related to your job, playing sport, [...]
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