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VIRGINIA CUPPAIDGE EXHIBITED IN ‘KNOW MY ABSTRACTION’ AT UNIVERSITY GALLERIES, UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE
Virginia Cuppaidge is exhibited in Know My Abstraction at University Gallery at the University of Newcastle from the 19th of July to the 6th of September. Know My Abstraction offers a regional counterpoint to the National Gallery of Australia’s 2019 Know My Name initiative, extending its critical reckoning with gender imbalance into the the terrain of local practice…
Read MoreHEIDI YARDLEY EXHIBITED AT NATIONAL GALLERY OF VICTORIA AUSTRALIA
Heidi Yardley’s paintings ‘The door’ and ‘Psychique’ are currently exhibited in the 20th – 21st Century Australian Art Gallery at the National Gallery of Victoria’s Ian Potter Centre, Federation Square. Both works were exhibited at Nicholas Thompson Gallery in 2022 and acquired by the National Gallery of Victoria for the Melbourne Now exhibition in 2023.…
Read MorePIA MURPHY EXHIBITION PREVIEWED IN ART GUIDE AUSTRALIA
Pia Murphy’s natural discoveries 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 find planning and controlling is not…
Read MoreNICOLE KELLY EXHIBITED IN 2025 SALON DES REFUSES AT S.H. ERVIN GALLERY
Nicole Kelly’s painting ‘Waterhole gums’ is exhibited in the 2025 Salon des Refusés at S.H. Ervin Gallery The Salon des Refusés was initiated by the S.H. Ervin Gallery in 1992 in response to the large number of works entered into the Archibald Prize which were not selected for display in the official exhibition. Each year…
Read MoreTAI SNAITH FINALIST IN 2025 KOROWA CERAMIC ART PRIZE
Tai Snaith is a finalist in the 2025 Korowa Ceramic Art Prize with her ceramic work Uncertainty Index, previously exhibited at Heide Museum of Modern Art. The inaugural Korowa Ceramic Art Prize offers three non-acquisitive prizes and selects artworks representing a range of ceramic techniques and subject matter. Ceramic materials includes earthenware, stoneware, porcelain, terracotta, raku etc. Artworks must…
Read MoreVIRGINIA CUPPAIDGE ‘SINGING IN HARMONY’ WITH CHRIS CAPPER AT MAITLAND REGIONAL ART GALLERY
Virginia Cuppaidge ‘Singing in Harmony’ with Chris Capper is current at Maitland Regional Art Gallery until June 22 ‘Singing in Harmony’ brings together the colourific artistic voices of Chris Capper and Virginia Cuppaidge in a dynamic exhibition that explores the interplay between abstraction, perception, and nature. Capper’s powerfully restrained and coloured compositions offer a sense…
Read MoreELYSS MCCLEARY ACQUIRED BY THE WHITEHORSE ART COLLECTION
Elyss McCleary’s painting ‘Glitz and Shine’ has been acquired by the Whitehorse Art Collection. The Whitehorse Art Collection was established by the former City of Box Hill in 1927 and was developed from a core of artworks created by artists who attended the famous Box Hill Artists’ Camp in the 1880s, including Frederick McCubbin,…
Read MorePIA MURPHY RECIPIENT OF 2025 VISUAL ARTS FELLOWSHIP FROM EDWARD F. ALBEE FOUNDATION, NEW YORK
Pia Murphy has been awarded a 2025 Visual Arts Fellowship from the Edward F. Albee Foundation, enabling her to undertake a month long residency in Montauk, New York. Founded in 1967 by Edward Albee, after proceeds from his play ‘Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? proved abundant, the Edward F. Albee Foundation has maintained the…
Read MoreNICOLE KELLY RECIPIENT OF 2024 EVELYN CHAPMAN ART AWARD
Nicole Kelly is the recipient of the 2024 Evelyn Chapman Art Award. The Evelyn Chapman Art Award, administered by the S. H. Ervin Gallery, is a $50,000 scholarship presented to an Australian painter, male or female under 45. The award, given every two years, is intended to support a young Australian painter by furthering their…
Read MoreNICOLE KELLY FINALIST IN 2024 CALLEEN ART AWARD AT COWRA REGIONAL ART GALLERY
Nicole Kelly is a finalist in the 2024 Calleen Art Award at Cowra Regional Art Gallery The annual Calleen Art Award was established in 1977 as an acquisitive art prize by Mrs Patricia Fagan OAM to encourage originality, creativity and excellence in the visual arts, and is made possible by the generous support of the…
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