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Danie Mellor grew up with images of his forebears around him. They were taken in the early 20th century by Queensland photographer Alfred Atkinson and had a significant effect on him: Mellor wondered

Four artists have been granted up to $50,000 to create artworks to enliven people's experience of the CBD during the Sydney Festival and in time for the post-lockdown return of workers.

In an 1833 pamphlet English economist William Forster Lloyd posed a quandary: a plot of grazing pasture is held in common by a group of cattle farmers who have free unregulated access. Each grazes as

The light fades but the gods remain, the new Bill Henson exhibition at Monash Gallery of Art (MGA), Melbourne, opens with a pairing of opposites. As you enter the exhibition, Untitled 42, 1985-86, a p

Local Melbourne artist Patricia Piccinini is best known for her lifelike sculptures of almost-human beings. She evokes fantasy worlds that are so close to being real that they make us question what it

Brook Andrew's grandmother was forbidden to speak her Wiradjuri tongue. 'People need to understand there were generations of genocide in this country,' the artist and first Indigenous Australian artis

In an 1833 pamphlet English economist William Forster Lloyd posed a quandary: a plot of grazing pasture is held in common by a group of cattle farmers who have free unregulated access. Each grazes as

Brendan Huntley emerges from a spring-green coastal backyard, dressed in an orange puffer jacket. The garden goes down towards a large, tidy shed at the back where the artist has set up an enviable st

In the 1980 historical drama, The Elephant Man, the titular character John Merrick is chased by a mob into a railway station toilet. Finding himself trapped by the baying crowd, Merrick screams, "I

It's six o'clock in the morning and I'm in a hot air balloon high above the Yarra Valley to get a glimpse of the Skywhale. She floats majestically in the morning sky, all 10 breasts hanging pendulousl

The word "love" covers a multitude of feelings that span everything from sexual desire to a connection with the environment. The works by two women artists at Victoria's TarraWarra Museum of Art show

Brendan Huntley has two art studios. One where he lives in Melbourne's inner-north; that's where he does most of his painting. Then there's another way down south in Frankston, at his mother's ramblin

An art fair is not the natural habitat of political statements; a temporary assembly of galleries hawking their wares primarily to cashed-up collectors, it's a parade of beauty and taste (good, bad, i

The Art Gallery of South Australia will be the first to host a major exhibition by one of Australia's most acclaimed contemporary artists.

On the eve of Sydney Contemporary art fair, five leading artists, collectors and philanthropists share their passion and tips for collecting art. Ben Quilty, artist Ben Quilty, artist Ben Quilty

Acclaimed contemporary artist Danie Mellor is currently exhibiting The Landspace: [all the debils are here] at Tolarno Galleries in Melbourne. Here the Mamu/Ngajan artist speaks with our indigeno

As Australia's leading art fair, Sydney Contemporary manages to make art critics into art lovers and the unanointed into worshippers, all within the space of three days.

Navigating a major art fair can seem a bit daunting if you're not a pro, and this year's Melbourne Art Fair is jam-packed. There are 40 galleries showing work across venues in Southbank from August 2

Known for her otherworldly creature sculptures, Melbourne artist Patricia Piccinini is reimagining her installation The Field at Carriageworks as part of the annual Sydney Contemporary Art Fair this

To call Andrew Browne's practice 'disquieting' would, of course, be to say nothing new. In fact, a scan of the literature on his work shows that this, in some register or another, is about the only co

Congratulations to Brook Andrew who has been appointed Artistic Director of the next Biennale of Sydney to be held in 2020. A participant in the 2018 and 2010 Biennales of Sydney, Brook Andrew will

On June 19, the Biennale of Sydney (BoS) named Melbourne-based multidisciplinary artist Brook Andrew the artistic director of its 22nd edition, slated to open in 2020. The artistic director of the 2

In a ceremony at Geelong Art Gallery on Friday 8 June, Andrew Browne was named the winner of the 2018 Geelong contemporary art prize for his work, The awakening. A biennial acquisitive award for con

When walking through Patricia Piccinini's exhibition Curious Affection with Curator Peter McKay, he commented: 'It's the biggest exhibition we've devoted to a single contemporary artist, and we've b