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Kylie Banyard ‘soft landing’ is current from 2 September to 5 October at Verge Gallery, University of Sydney, opening 5.30 Thursday 5 September “soft landing is a love song dedication to my two sons. Made in response to the challenges of raising boys within a violent world in deep social and ecological crisis, the works in this exhibition represent an urgent desire to shower my children in flowers and a sense of radical hope for their futures.” Kylie Banyard, 2024 Images Kylie Banyard ๐๐๐ก ๐ฌ๐๐ฉ๐ ๐๐๐ฃ๐ฃ๐๐ก ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ง๐ฉ๐๐๐๐ค๐ ๐ 2024 acrylic and oil on cherry ballart dyed canvas 53 x 71…
How Melbourne artist Tai Snaith found unlikely inspiration in a derelict, haunted painting studio Byย Lisa Skerrett Melbourne artist Tai Snaith found unlikely inspiration for her current exhibition in the derelict, haunted worker’s cottage she occupied for almost a year.ย ย (Supplied: Virginia Cummins) Artist Tai Snaith didn’t believe in ghosts until she started collaborating with them. For the past year, her painting studio has been a dilapidated two-bedroom worker’s cottage in Fitzroy North, Naarm (Melbourne), which came replete with bygone fixtures including an old icebox fridge, Art Nouveau fireplace, and the spirits of the two previous owners. “Every morning when I open…
Amber Wallis is a finalist in the 2024 Len Fox Painting Award at Castlemaine Art Museum The Len Fox Painting Award is a biennial acquisitive painting prize and is awarded to a living Australian artist to commemorate the life and work of Emanuel Phillips Fox (1865โ1915), the uncle of Len Fox, partner of benefactor Mona Fox. The Len Fox Painting Award recognises and promotes the work of Australian artists pursuing the artistic interests and qualities of E. P. Fox. These include engagement with colour and light; ambitious connections with international developments in art; and an interest in travel and an…
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Wendy Stavrianos is a finalist in the 2024 Len Fox Painting Award at Castlemaine Art Museum The Len Fox Painting Award is a biennial acquisitive painting prize and is awarded to a living Australian artist to commemorate the life and work of Emanuel Phillips Fox (1865โ1915), the uncle of Len Fox, partner of benefactor Mona Fox. The Len Fox Painting Award recognises and promotes the work of Australian artists pursuing the artistic interests and qualities of E. P. Fox. These include engagement with colour and light; ambitious connections with international developments in art; and an interest in travel and an…
Tai Snaith is a finalist in the 2024 Len Fox Painting Award at Castlemaine Art Museum The Len Fox Painting Award is a biennial acquisitive painting prize and is awarded to a living Australian artist to commemorate the life and work of Emanuel Phillips Fox (1865โ1915), the uncle of Len Fox, partner of benefactor Mona Fox. The Len Fox Painting Award recognises and promotes the work of Australian artists pursuing the artistic interests and qualities of E. P. Fox. These include engagement with colour and light; ambitious connections with international developments in art; and an interest in travel and an…
Eleanor Louise Butt is finalist in the 2024 Len Fox Painting Award at Castlemaine Art Museum The Len Fox Painting Award is a biennial acquisitive painting prize and is awarded to a living Australian artist to commemorate the life and work of Emanuel Phillips Fox (1865โ1915), the uncle of Len Fox, partner of benefactor Mona Fox. The Len Fox Painting Award recognises and promotes the work of Australian artists pursuing the artistic interests and qualities of E. P. Fox. These include engagement with colour and light; ambitious connections with international developments in art; and an interest in travel and an…
Amber Wallis is a finalist in the 2024 Wollumbin Art Award at Tweed Regional Gallery . The Wollumbin Art Award (WAA) is the Tweed Regional Galleryโs biennial $30,000 award open to artists living in the Tweed, Ballina, Byron, Kyogle and Scenic Rim Shires, as well as Richmond Valley, Lismore and Gold Coast City. The award, named for the mountain the Gallery overlooks, celebrates the calibre and diversity of artists of the region. There is no theme and artists may submit works in any medium. . The 2024 Judge is recently appointed Director of Hazelhurst Arts Centre, Sebastian Goldspink. The 2024…
Tonee Messiah is a finalist in the 2024 Mosman Art Prize at Mosman Art Gallery. The Mosman Art Prize is the longest running and most prestigious municipal art prize in Australia. Winning entries form the basis of the Mosman Art Collection, a valuable and historic collection thatย surveys Australian painting since 1947. The Mosman Art Prize is an acquisitive award of $70,000 sponsored by Mosman Council. Previous winners form a roll call of Australian art luminaries; Grace Cossington Smith, Nancy Borlase, Lloyd Rees, Guy Warren, Margo Lewers, Jenny Sages, Noel McKenna, Cressida Campbell, Jumaadi, Elisabeth Cummings, Adam Cullen, Jasper Knight, Guan…
Amber Wallis is a finalist in the 2024 Geelong Contemporary Art Prize, current 10 August to 3 November at Geelong Gallery The 2024 Geelong Contemporary Art Prize continues a long tradition of acquisitive award exhibitions presented by Geelong Gallery, through which the permanent collection has grown substantially. The first painting prizeโthe Geelong Centenary Art Competitionโwas held in 1938, and in the more than 80 years since, the Gallery has awarded acquisitive prizes variously for paintings, watercolours and prints, generously sponsored by individuals, philanthropic and corporate supporters committed to contemporary art. Image Amber Wallis ๐๐๐ก๐ก๐ค๐ฌ ๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐๐ง๐๐ค๐ง ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ข๐๐ง๐๐๐ค๐ก๐๐จ 2023 oil on…
Eleanor Louise Butt is a finalist in the 2024 Geelong Contemporary Art Prize, current 10 August to 3 November at Geelong Gallery The 2024 Geelong Contemporary Art Prize continues a long tradition of acquisitive award exhibitions presented by Geelong Gallery, through which the permanent collection has grown substantially. The first painting prizeโthe Geelong Centenary Art Competitionโwas held in 1938, and in the more than 80 years since, the Gallery has awarded acquisitive prizes variously for paintings, watercolours and prints, generously sponsored by individuals, philanthropic and corporate supporters committed to contemporary art. Eleanor Louise Butt ๐๐ช๐ง๐๐ (๐๐๐จ๐๐๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฎ๐๐ก๐ก๐ค๐ฌ ๐๐๐จ๐ฉ๐ง๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ) 2024 oil…
Eleanor Louise Butt’s 2020 painting ๐พ๐ค๐ข๐ฅ๐ง๐๐จ๐จ๐๐ ๐๐ค๐ง๐ข (๐ง๐๐ฌ ๐ช๐ข๐๐๐ง ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฌ๐๐๐ฉ๐ ๐๐๐จ๐ฉ๐ง๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ ๐๐๐) has been acquired by Gippsland Art Gallery Established in 1965, the first public art venue to open east of Melbourne, the Gippsland Art Gallery plays a vital role in the arts and culture of the region. Eleanor Louise Butt’s current exhibition ‘Slippages and Tensions’ opens 4 to 6pm this Saturday 22 June and continues to 6 July Image Eleanor Louise Butt ๐พ๐ค๐ข๐ฅ๐ง๐๐จ๐จ๐๐ ๐๐ค๐ง๐ข (๐ง๐๐ฌ ๐ช๐ข๐๐๐ง ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฌ๐๐๐ฉ๐ ๐๐๐จ๐ฉ๐ง๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ ๐๐๐) 2020 oil on linen 200 x 179 cm Photograph Matthew Stanton
It is with much sadness that Nicholas Thompson Gallery marks the passing of Guy Warren (1921 – 2024). Guy Warren was born in 1921 and celebrated his 100th birthday in April 2021. Melbourne painter Peter Wegner’s portrait of the artist was awarded the Archibald Prize in 2021, the 100th anniversary of the prize. Guy Warren exhibited regularly since 1955. Following war service with the AIF from 1941-46, he studied at the National Art School from 1947 to 1949 under the Commonwealth Rehabilitation Training Scheme. He was the Principal lecturer and Head of Painting at the Sydney College of Arts from…