Art Collector issue #115 (January–March 2026) is now available. This quarter we present our flagship 50 Things Collectors Should Know edition—the essential guide to the artists, exhibitions, curators and trends that will shape collecting in the year ahead.

LATEST STORIES

Artbank Names Judges for Inaugural 2026 Artbank Prize

Artist Tony Albert, curator Ellie Buttrose and arts journalist Elizabeth Fortescue to assess entries for the new national acquisitive award.

Kate Gorringe-Smith Wins 2025 WAMA Art Prize

Major award announced as finalist exhibition opens at WAMA’s new National Centre for Environmental Art.

Olsen Gallery Announces Representation of Rachelle Lawler

Sydney-based painter known for immersive, colour-driven abstraction joins the gallery’s roster

Mitch Cairns Named Inaugural Neil Balnaves Fellow

Mosman Art Gallery and The Balnaves Foundation have announced artist Mitch Cairns as the first recipient of the Neil Balnaves Fellowship, an $80,000 initiative supporting significant artistic research and creative development over two years.

MARS Gallery Announces Representation of Takatāpui Artist J Davies

Melbourne’s MARS Gallery has announced the representation of Takatāpui artist J Davies, whose photographic practice centres on queer community, identity and self-determined storytelling.
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Melbourne Art Fair announces FUTUREOBJEKT exhibitors and inaugural NGV Design Commission

New collectible design salon to debut at the 2026 Fair, alongside major commissions celebrating Australia’s design innovation.

Olsen Gallery announces representation of Evie Adasal

Olsen Gallery adds Sydney-based painter Evie Adasal, whose practice explores the subtle interplay of light, space and perception.

Kaiela Arts launches new Editions program with Maree Clarke and Spacecraft

Kaiela Arts will unveil a landmark collaboration with artist Maree Clarke and Melbourne print studio Spacecraft this November, launching Kaiela Arts Editions, a new initiative expanding creative and commercial opportunities for First Nations artists.

WHAT’S ON: COMMERCIAL GALLERIES

Justine Varga: Somerville Suite

Hugo Michell Gallery presents work by Justine Varga.

Kate Just: A Sign of the Times

Hugo Michell Gallery presents work by Kate Just.

Pip Culbert: Anti-Utilitarian

Fox Jensen presents work by Pip Culbert

David Boyd: Trials and Tribulations: Faith, Justice and the London Underground

Fox Galleries presents an exhibition of work from the late David Boyd.

All About Art: Annual Collectors’ Exhibition 2026 | Painters and Makers

Alcaston Gallery presents a group exhibition

Arts Project Australia Annual Gala

Presented by Arts Project Australia

Harry Rothel: Courtyard Sonder

MARS presents Melbourne-based artist Harry Rothel’s solo exhibition

James Drinkwater: Anchored by the Sun

Nanda\Hobbs presents Anchored by the Sun by James Drinkwater

The Hermannsburg Potters: Thepa Nurnakana Ntjarra (All of Our Birds)

Alcaston Gallery presents work by The Hermannsburg Potters

Group Exhibition: Black.2

Void_Melbourne presents a group exhibition

Ray Haydon: Seventy Five

Sanderson Contemporary presents work by Ray Haydon

Julia Holderness: The Room at Ashenby

Sanderson Contemporary presents work by Julia Holderness

Peter Thomas: New World Fauna

Fox Galleries is pleased to present the exhibition 'New World Fauna' by artist Peter Thomas

Jill Daniels: Mela Gon La Roudiyo

BSG Projects and Brunswick Street Gallery presents work by Jill Daniels

Aida Tomescu: Messiaen

The new paintings of Aida Tomescu take many of their titles from…

Group Exhibition: Bloom

Fox Jensen McCrory presents a group exhibition

Lilli Strömland: Spring & Weave

MARS Gallery presents work by Lilli Strömland.

Prudence Wilkinson: Twenty Six By Twenty Nine

MARS Gallery presents work by Prudence Wilkinson.

Kohl Tyler: Of Bodies Into Novel Shapes

MARS Gallery presents work by Kohl Tyler.

Clemens Krauss: Touched

Dominik Mersch Gallery presents work by Clemens Krauss.

Aileen Napaljarri Long and Ada Pula Beasley

Alcaston Gallery presents work by Aileen Napaljarri Long and Ada Pula Beasley

Group Exhibition: Two Women Sewing Our Stories Our Way

Alcaston Gallery presents a group exhibition

Joan Ross : Have We Got Everything

Bett Gallery presents works by Joan Ross

Jessie Rose Ford: Re-visiting

Brunswick Street Gallery presents work by Jessie Rose Ford

WHAT’S ON: PUBLIC & REGIONAL GALLERIES

Sorour Fattahi: The Hidden and the Held

Redland Art Gallery presents an exhibition by Sorour Fattahi

The Coochie Art Group: Passages

Redland Art Gallery presents a group exhibition.

Andrew Totman: Seasons, Tides, and Lunar Cycles

Belco Arts presents work by master printmaker Andrew Totman.

Kym Brookes: Lines of Landscape

Belco Arts presents woven works by Kym Brookes that evoke a sense of belonging and encourage a deeper appreciation for the landscapes we inhabit and the stories they hold.

Group Exhibition: Over Seas II

Belco Arts presents an open exhibition for Canberra’s Migrant Communities

Shivanjani Lal: I will be the waves and you will be a strange shore

Platform Arts presents work by Shivanjani Lal

Jon McCormack and Gary Warner: lines and lines and lines

Grace Cossington Smith Gallery presents new work by Jon McCormack and Gary Warner

Anindita Banerjee: গল্পের সেতু – Story Bridge

Platform Arts presents work by Anindita Banerjee

Bayside Local

Bayside Gallery presents a group exhibition.

Yield

Caboolture Regional Art Gallery presents a Group Exhibition

WAMA Art Prize 2025 Exhibition

WAMA presents an exhibition of finalists

Group Exhibition: The Hooligans

White Rabbit Gallery presents a group exhibition

Group Exhibition: subcultures

Belco Arts presents a group exhibition

Migrant Women’s Art Group: Disclosed Impressions

Belco Arts presents a group exhibition

The Art of Celebration: Reflecting 50 years plus of Canberra Art Workshop

Belco Arts presents a group exhibition

Group Exhibition: Dialogue with Dissonance

Belco Arts presents a group exhibition

Fiona Davies: The Night Passes

Cowra Regional Art Gallery presents a solo exhibition by Fiona Davies.

Sally Simpson: A Poem of the Sea

Cowra Regional Art Gallery presents a solo exhibition by Sally Simpson

Group Exhibition: and also

Artbank presents an investigation of performance-based, time-based media from their collection

Group Exhibition: A soft space to stand

Tread gently at The Lock-Up with A soft space to stand

The Hidden Line: Art of the Boyd Women

Bundanon presents The Hidden Line: Art of the Boyd Women

Lynda Draper: Glimmer

Campbelltown Arts Centre presents new work by Lynda Draper

Nan Goldin: The ballad of sexual dependency

BAMM presents Nan Goldin: The ballad of sexual dependency

Ngarandi Nguradha (Deep Listening to Country)

Campbelltown Arts Centre presents a group exhibition
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