Posts by Nicholas Thompson
KEZ HUGHES ACQUIRED BY ARTBANK
Kez Hughes’ painting Revolution of capital from her July exhibition has been acquired by Artbank. Artbank is part of the Australian Government Office for the Arts, in the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts. Established in 1980 by the Australian Government, Artbank’s two core objectives are to provide direct support to Australian contemporary…
Read MoreTAI SNAITH ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE AT JACKY WINTER GARDENS
Tai Snaith was the August Artist-in-Residence at Jacky Winters Gardens and was photographed by Gavin Green: During her recent residency at Jacky Winter Gardens, Tai and her gentle giant hound Wally re-visited many places of her childhood (Tai grew up for many years in the hills), which has formed the research for two of her…
Read MoreKEZ HUGHES REVIEWED IN THE AGE’S WEEKEND PICKS
“For a while Kez Hughes was creating paintings of other artworks and sculptures from ancient and classical periods, but now her focus has enticingly shifted to temperamental landscapes and lightly surreal scenes. Partly inspired by a recent trip to Naples and the volcano Vesuvius, the paintings foremost hold a sense of time: that past moments,…
Read MoreTAI SNAITH EXHIBITED IN WOMEN’S ART REGISTER EXHIBITION ‘UNSEEN’ AT ACU MELBOURNE GALLERY, AUSTRALIAN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY
Tai Snaith is exhibited in the Women’s Art Register exhibition ‘UNSEEN’ until 27 September at ACU Melbourne Gallery, Australian Catholic University UNSEEN will showcase a collection of artworks by W.A.R members that have never before been exhibited or sold. Each artist has personally selected a piece, offering a rare glimpse into hidden creative narratives. This…
Read MoreVIRGINIA 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 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,…
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