Posts by Nicholas Thompson
TAI SNAITH FINALIST IN 2026 SHELLEY SIMPSON CERAMICS PRIZE AT CRAFT VICTORIA
Tai Snaith’s work ‘Affirmative Animals’ is a finalist in this year’s Shelley Simpson Ceramics Prize. The Shelley Simpson Ceramics Prize (SSCP) was established in 2020 by Mud Australia Founder and Creative Director, Shelley Simpson, to support and champion the next generation of Australian ceramicists. Presented in partnership with Craft Victoria, the annual prize is open…
Read MoreJUDITH VAN HEEREN FINALIST IN 2026 MALDON LANDSCAPE PRIZE
Judith van Heeren is a finalist in the 2026 Maldon Landscape Prize with her work ‘Pink moon’. The 2026 Maldon Landscape Prize, themed “Essence of Place,” is a national art award in Australia presented by the Maldon Artist Network and Cascade Art Gallery, encouraging diverse, inventive interpretations of the landscape. The finalist exhibition runs from…
Read MoreJUDITH VAN HEEREN FINALIST IN 2026 R & M MCGIVERN PRIZE
Judith van Heeren is a finalist in the 2026 R & M McGivern Prize with her painting ‘Old Moon’. The R & M McGivern Prize was established by the will of the late Muriel Evelyn McGivern, a local resident and artist of Maroondah, as a legacy of Muriel’s support of the arts in Maroondah. The…
Read MoreHEIDI YARDLEY FINALIST IN 2026 JOHN LESLIE ART PRIZE AT GIPPSLAND ART GALLERY
Heidi Yardley is a finalist in the 2026 John Leslie Art Prize at Gippsland Art Gallery with her painting ‘Dark Wood, Dark Water’. One of Australia’s most prestigious prizes for landscape painting, the John Leslie Art Prize consistently attracts the highest calibre of artists from all corners of Australia. Named after the Gallery’s Patron John…
Read MoreTONEE MESSIAH INTERVIEWED ON ‘AUSTRALIAN WOMEN ARTISTS’ PODCAST
Tonee Messiah is featured on Richard Graham’s podcast ‘Australian Women Artists’. “I think it would be fair to say that Tonee Messiah’s work asks questions of you. It asks that you stand in front and notice how you feel. Her paintings have been described by her as living in the landscape of the mind. Tonee Messiah was…
Read MoreKARLA MARCHESI PROFILE BY LOUISE MARTIN-CHEW FOR ‘IN DAILY’ AFTER RECEIVING 2026 GOLD AWARD AT ROCKHAMPTON MUSEUM OF ART
Gold rush: Berlin-based artist scoops Rocky prize Karla Marchesi’s colourful floral painting style has just won her Queensland’s richest painting prize. Berlin-based Brisbane artist Karla Marchesi has just won Rockhampton Museum of Art’s $50,000 Gold Award. Photo: Dale Grant It is hard to comprehend the impact a major prize can have on an artist. Karla…
Read MoreKARLA MARCHESI AWARDED 2026 GOLD AWARD AT ROCKHAMPTON MUSEUM OF ART
Congratulations to Karla Marchesi who has been awarded the 2026 Gold Award for her painting ‘Wasted waiting’ at the Rockhampton Museum of Art. Now in its seventh iteration, the biennial Gold Award remains the richest painting prize in Queensland, offering a $50,000 acquisitive award. Named in honour of the late Rockhampton philanthropist Moya Gold, the…
Read MoreALUN LEACH-JONES & THE AUSTRALIAN TAPESTRY WORKSHOP EXHIBITION REVIEWED BY CHRISTOPHER HEATHCOTE
Mixing prints with paintings and tapestry, Nicholas Thompson Gallery presents a very tasty show of mid-career work by Alun Leach-Jones (1937-2017). The focus is a 1988 tapestry Revisited Objects which is flanked by the screenprint which it was developed from, and small woven preparatory test samples. Its worth visiting the show just for the opportunity to inspect this…
Read MoreTAI SNAITH ACQUIRED BY SHEPPARTON ART MUSEUM
Works from Tai Snaith’s ‘Flotilla (there’s no dignity in haste)’ series of slugs have been acquired by the Shepparton Art Museum. The Shepparton Art Museum (SAM) holds the most significant collection of historic and contemporary Australian ceramics in regional Australia. The collection strives to encompass all aspects of ceramic production in Australia and be comprehensive…
Read MoreJUDITH VAN HEEREN EXHIBITED IN ‘GROUNDSWELL’ AT CASTLEMAINE ART MUSEUM
Judith Van Heeren is exhibited in Groundswell at Castlemaine Art Museum until the 19th of July. In order to effect change, you need a groundswell, a groundswell of opinion, a surge of emotion, a desire for new thinking. This exhibition celebrates artists who want to build a groundswell for change whether that be environmental, cultural, personal or…
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