NEWS FOR COLLECTORS

Auckland Art Fair 2021 galleries announced
New Zealand’s premier art fair announces participating galleries for its 2021 edition.

Jacqueline Fahey joins Gow Langsford Gallery
Auckland-based gallery acquires esteemed feminist artist.

New director for Govett-Brewster Art Gallery
Dr Zara Stanhope taking the helm.

Richard Lewer wins 2020 Paul Guest Prize
New Zealand-born, Melbourne-based artist takes out $15,000 prize with bushfire-inspired charcoal drawing.

Weasel Gallery transitions to Laree Payne Gallery
The Hamilton gallery formerly known as Weasel gallery is embracing a new identity.

Tarnanthi Art Fair returns to AGSA
Art Fair to run in person and online in 2020.

What’s in the Stockroom: Galerie pompom
What's in the Stockroom at Galerie pompom, Sydney.

What’s in the Stockroom: Art Collective WA
What's in the Stockroom at Art Collective WA, Perth.

Dennis Golding awarded 2020 NSW Visual Arts Emerging Fellowship.
First First Nations winner in 100-year history.

New representation for Celia Gullett
Sydney-based colourist joins the ranks of Sophie Gannon Gallery.


Desart Christmas Market
The much-loved Christmas Market moves online for first year.

MARS Gallery announces representation of Jenna Lee
Melbourne gallery picks up exciting young First Nations artist.

What’s in the Stockroom: Charles Nodrum Gallery
What's in the Stockroom at Charles Nodrum Gallery, Melbourne.

Lynda Draper represented by Sullivan+Strumpf
New representation for boundary-pushing ceramicist.

Second iteration of Macfarlane Commission packs Metaphysical Punch
Overlapping Magisteria opens in December at the Australian Centre for Contemporary Art.

Justin Andrews represented by Charles Nodrum Gallery
Melbourne-based artist joins gallery after decades of collaboration.

Salote Tawale wins again
Sydney artist takes out $20,000 fellowship care of The Sheila Foundation.

What’s in the Stockroom: Michael Reid
What's in the Stockroom at Michael Reid, Sydney.

And the 2020 Brett Whiteley Travelling Art Scholarship winners are…
Five artists have been awarded the prestigious art scholarship.

What’s in the Stockroom: Weasel Gallery
What's in the Stockroom at Weasel Gallery, Hamilton.

Michael Reid launches new location in Sydney’s Northern Beaches
Sydney gallery to open an additional new space in Newport.

Art Incubator’s 2020 grant recipients
Victoria Hempstead and Nadia Odlum to stage Sydney solos this October.

Vincent Namatjira wins Archibald Prize
First First Nations winner in prize’s 99 year history

What’s in the Stockroom: MARS Gallery
What's in the Stockroom at Melbourne's MARS Gallery?

Sydney Contemporary announces Sydney Contemporary Presents 2020
Australasian art fair Sydney Contemporary stages a new digital initiative in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Kate Just joins Hugo Michell Gallery
Adelaide gallery adds new artist to its stable.

Firstdraft Auction 2020 goes online
Virtual auction for one of Australia’s longest running artist-led orgs.

José Roca artistic director of the 23rd Biennale of Sydney
Colombian curator takes on the project for 2022.

Dean Cross inaugural Good Initiative recipient
First Nations artist takes out the $20,000 award.

What’s in the Stockroom: Gallery 9
What's in the Stockroom at Gallery 9.

What’s in the Stockroom: Michael Bugelli Gallery
What's in the Stockroom at Michael Bugelli Gallery.

Tia Ansell and Simon Zoric join LON Gallery
Melbourne gallery adds new artists to its stable.

Juz Kitson joins Dominik Mersch Gallery
Sydney gallery adds new artist to its stable.

Salote Tawale wins 2020 Mosman Art Prize
Fiji-born painter takes out the $50k prize.

What’s in the Stockroom: Nanda\Hobbs
What's in the Stockroom at Nanda\Hobbs, Sydney.

Chippendale Contemporary launching September
Two galleries in Sydney’s inner-city announce art collaboration.

Caroline Zilinsky wins Portia Geach Memorial Award
Commended on her bold and penetrating portrait.

What’s in the Stockroom: Fox Jensen McCrory
What's in the Stockroom at Fox Jensen McCrory, Auckland.

Iltja Ntjarra Art Centre’s landscape masterclasses
Online classes continue the legacy of Albert Namatjira.

Eliza Gosse joins Liverpool Street Gallery
Sydney gallery adds local artist to its stable.

And the NATSIAA winners are…
The 2020 standouts at Australia’s most prestigious Indigenous prize.

Peggy Griffiths wins inaugural Cultural Adornment and Wearable Art Award
First NIFA winners revealed.

What’s in the Stockroom: Jhana Millers Gallery
This week we visit Wellington's Jhana Millers Gallery with director Jhana Millers.

McClelland announces inaugural Small Sculpture Award
Good things come in small packages.

What’s in the Stockroom: Nicholas Thompson Gallery
This week we visit Melbourne's Nicholas Thompson Gallery, with eponymous Director Nicholas Thompson.

Desert Mob turns 30
2020 marks a milestone for Desert Mob.

Visual Arts Fellowship announces recipients
Create NSW and Artspace announce eight emerging NSW finalist artists.

May Fair launches July 2020
New fair promises to showcase the best of Kiwi emerging art.

Sarah Tomasetti wins 2020 John Leslie Art Prize
Australian painter Sarah Tomasetti wins 2020 John Leslie Art Prize.

What’s in the Stockroom: Gow Langsford Gallery
We visit the stockroom at Auckland's Gow Langsford Gallery, with director Gary Langsford.

Alex Seton wins 2020 Sovereign Asian Art Prize
Australian sculptor takes out the Grand Prize and US$30,000.

Townsville’s Strand Ephemera announces 2021 dates
Next year will be the celebrated sculpture festival’s 20th birthday.

What’s in the Stockroom: Artereal Gallery
Explore the stockroom of Sydney's Artereal Gallery, with founder and owner Luisa Catanzaro.

Cairns Indigenous Art Fair moves online
In 2020, Australia's Cairns Indigenous Art Fair runs a digital program led by Artistic Director Janina Harding and spotlighting hundreds of local First Nations artists.

Auckland Art Fair announces plans for 2021
Auckland Art Fair announces a virtual and physical fair for its 2021 iteration.

Tim Melville representing Brett Graham
Auckland gallery adds sculptor Brett Graham to its roster.

Troy-Anthony Baylis joins Gallerysmith
Gallerysmith welcomes Adelaide artist Troy-Anthony Baylis to its stable.

Jhana Millers representing Jaime Jenkins
Wellington art gallery Jhana Millers announces representation of ceramicist Jamie Jenkins.

What’s in the Stockroom: Sullivan+Strumpf
This week we visit Sydney's Sullivan+Strumpf with Gallery Directors Ursula Sullivan and Joanna Strumpf.

What’s in the Stockroom: Philip Bacon Galleries
What's in the Stockroom? We visit Brisbane's Philip Bacon Galleries with Gallery Director Philip Bacon.

Online fundraiser for Arts Project Australia
The Day We All Went Home is an exclusive online fundraising auction presented by Arts Projects Australia and auction house Leonard Joel to raise funds amidst COVID-19 pandemic.

What’s in the Stockroom: Hugo Michell Gallery
This week we visit Beulah Park's Hugo Michell Gallery with gallerist and art dealer, Hugo Michell.

Mysterious Processes
AGNSW director Michael Brand examines the gallery's half-century collecting contemporary art.

What’s in the Stockroom: Fox Galleries
We visit the stockroom at Collingwood's Fox Galleries, with director Michael Fox.

Vincent Namatjira awarded an OAM
Celebrated South Australia-based artist awarded for his service to Indigenous arts.

What’s in the Stockroom: Arc One Gallery
We peruse Melbourne’s Arc One Gallery, with director Fran Clark.


In bed with… Sotiris Sotiriou
We curl up with COMA gallery cool kid Sotiris Sotiriou.

Art Basel Online Viewing Rooms coming in June
Art Basel announces the participating galleries for the second edition of its Online Viewing Rooms, launching June 2020.

NIRIN reopens with extended dates
The 22nd Biennale of Sydney reopens its exhibition spaces with extended dates.

What’s in the Stockroom: GAGPROJECTS / Greenaway Art Gallery
We wander through Adelaide’s GAGPROJECTS / Greenaway Art Gallery with director Paul Greenaway.

Natalya Hughes joins Sullivan+Strumpf
Sullivan+Strumpf welcomes artist Natalya Hughes to its stable.

DAAF 2020 Goes Digital
Australia’s largest Indigenous art event to be held online.

What’s in the Stockroom: Roslyn Oxley9
This week we visit Sydney's Roslyn Oxley9, with the eminent gallerist Roslyn Oxley.

In bed with… Tim Olsen
We curl up with leading Sydney stalwart Tim Olsen.

UTS Launches The Watters Gift
The largest single donation to the UTS Art Collection is a snapshot of Australian art practice over five decades.

Cultural Capital: For better or worse
What are the obligations of a committed dealer to their artists?

Art Auction for FBi Radio
More than 70 of Australia’s established and emerging artists join the auction line-up.

What’s in the Stockroom: Alcaston Gallery
Explore the stockroom of Melbourne’s Alcaston Gallery, with Gallery Manager Glenn Manson and Senior Curator Adriana Del Medico.

In Bed With… Amanda Rowell
We curl up with Amanda Rowell, the fiercely independent director Sydney Gallery The Commercial.

Tim Melville now representing Areez Katki
Auckland gallery adds NZ rising star to its stable.

Sydney Contemporary cancels 2020 edition
Australasia’s largest art fair will return in September 2021.

In Bed With… Rhianna Walcott
We curl up with Rhianna Walcott, associate director at Rozelle’s Artereal Gallery and stalwart supporter of the arts in Sydney and beyond.

In Bed With… Ralph and Sophie Hobbs
We curl up with Chippendale dealer darlings Ralph and Sophie Hobbs of Nanda\Hobbs.

In Bed With… Jhana Millers
We curl up with Jhana Millers, director of the newest dealer gallery on the Wellington block.

Collecting in COVID: Go digital or die
We explore how the commercial gallery sphere is adjusting in the face of COVID-19.

Melbourne Art Fair Goes Virtual
Melbourne Art Fair to host virtual fair in June.

NATSIAA 2020 Finalists Announced
67 finalists have been selected for Australia’s longest running Indigenous art award.

In Bed With… Ron and George Adams
We curl up with Galerie pompom’s Ron and George Adams to find out how they’re keeping themselves entertained in isolation.

Finalists announced for The Walters Prize 2020
Auckland Art Gallery announces final nominees for The Walters Prize 2020.

Auckland Art Fair goes virtual
Auckland Art Fair announces its annual fair will be held online as a virtual art fair amidst COVID-19 isolation restrictions.

Gow Langsford picks up painter Grace Wright
Grace Wright and her atmospheric paintings joins the Auckland gallery’s stable.

Nuha Saad joins Galerie Pompom
Galerie Pompom welcomes sculptor artist Nuha Saad to its stable.

Nikau Hindin wins Doreen Blumhardt 2020 Gift
New Zealand-based Ngāpuhi and Te Rarawa artist takes out $10,000 prize.

Mars Gallery welcomes Bronwyn Kidd
MARS Gallery adds photographer Bronwyn Kidd to its stable.

Liste Basel Art Fair postponed
Liste Art Fair organisers hopeful for a COVID-free September as it announces its new dates.

Art Basel 2020 postponed
Art Basel becomes latest fair to join the ever-growing list of postponed events.

Gow Langsford picks up Virginia Leonard
Auckland gallery adds ceramic artist Virginia Leonard to its stable.

Biennale of Sydney NIRIN moves online
NIRIN closes its doors and moves to a digital experience.