Art Collector issue #117 (July–September 2026) is now available. This quarter we turn to Under 5K—our essential guide to the artists you might be surprised to learn have work available for less than AU$5,000, proof that collecting with intent has nothing to do with budget. Plus, our Art Fair Report and a personal portrait of the late John Nixon.

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From the Magazine

The Generous Eye: Ian Bernadt

Perth physician and philanthropist Ian Bernadt has been collecting art for more than sixty years, from Japanese prints picked up as a child in Cape Town to major works by Australia’s greatest painters. He talks about the ones that got away, the joy of giving, and how the best painting in the show is rarely the most expensive.

Breaking News: Richard Lewer

Responding to his daily newsfeed with paint, Richard Lewer brings fifty-one new works to the Aotearoa Art Fair — a compendium of political flashpoints, personal memory and social observation distilled into an “over-stylised simplicity”.

Emma Buswell in her studio.

Cool Hunter: Emma Buswell

Emma Buswell transforms kitsch cultural moments like the Coles roast chicken bachelor’s handbags into labour-intensive textile works that probe power, mythology, and the absurdities of contemporary Australian life.

Curator’s Radar: Atong Atem

From her monumental self-portrait at the National Portrait Gallery to presentations at Tate Modern and Paris Photo, the South-Sudanese artist’s practice continues to assert new narratives of identity and belonging.

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Richard Lewer’s Steve begins a three-year national tour

Renée Estée wins the 2026 MA Art Prize

Australian painter Renée Estée has been named the winner of the 2026 MA Art Prize.

Nathan Beard wins final National Photographic Portrait Prize

After almost two decades celebrating the diversity of Australian photographic portraiture, the National Photographic Portrait Prize enters its final chapter.

Word to your Mother

mothermother collective's latest collaboration with Sanderson proposes matriarchal futures as a model for exhibition-making in precarious times.

Record field named for 2026 Fisher’s Ghost Art Award

Campbelltown's long-running prize returns for its 64th year.

Australian Pavilion to anchor Art OMI’s expansion in upstate New York

Collector Francis Greenburger reveals plans for the first national pavilion at Art OMI Pavilions — a permanent Hudson Valley home for contemporary Australian and First Nations art.

Sydney Contemporary names 2026 MA Art Prize finalists

Drawing from a record number of submissions in a year that also sees the fair reach a milestone.

2026 Telstra Art Award as NATSIAA Winners Announced

The $100,000 Telstra Art Award goes to Marri Ngarr artist Ryan Presley, leading a slate of six category winners at the 2026 National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Awards in Darwin.

Low Kee Hong Named Artistic Director of the 2028 Biennale of Sydney

Current Creative Director of Manchester's Factory International, will lead the 26th edition of the Biennale, opening in March 2028.

50 Finalists Announced for the 2026 Bowness Photography Prize

The Museum of Australian Photography has revealed the shortlist for the 21st William & Winifred Bowness Photography Prize.

MONA Is Heading to Bangkok

The subversive Tasmanian museum that rewrote the rulebook is crossing the equator.

A new partnership between Art Collector and Hyde Hotels

A new partnership places Art Collector inside Ennismore's design-led hotels in Naarm/Melbourne and Boorloo/Perth.
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What’s On: Commercial Galleries

Aiko Robinson

August 12 – September 12, 2026

Gow Langsford Gallery Auckland City

Animal Gift

August 15 – September 26, 2026

Arts Project Australia

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What’s On: Public and Regional Galleries

Chogh چوغ

July 1 – October 24, 2026

Bundoora Homestead Art Centre

Kumarangk

August 29 – November 8, 2026

The Riddoch Arts and Cultural Centre

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