NEWS FOR COLLECTORS
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Breaking news for Melbourne Art Fair
A new director has been announced for the now annual fair.
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160 works up for grabs at the 15th Firstdraft Auction
Check out what artists are participating in this year’s edition…
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Big changes for GAGPROJECTS
The Tarntanya/Adelaide gallery will soon shut its doors – for now…
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Even more opportunities to collect at this year’s Sydney Contemporary
WORKS ON PAPER gets a boost, as well as other programming updates.
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Charles Nodrum Gallery turns 40
Take a look back ahead of the gallery’s Ruby Jubilee.
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Kandos welcomes Cementa24
Contemporary art festival to return to regional NSW for another spectacular edition.
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Gow Langsford Gallery welcomes Berlin-based artist
Yafeng Duan joins Tāmaki-makau-rau/Auckland Gallery.
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Sullivan+Strumpf snags Tiffany Loy
Singapore textile artist to be added to international gallery’s lineup.
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New artist on the menu for Arthouse
Scott Duncan has joined the Warrane/Sydney gallery.
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Kasia Tons heads to MARS
Narrm/Melbourne’s MARS Gallery seams on a roll with new textile artist.
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Introducing the Melbourne Sculpture Biennale
A new Biennale will put impressive Victorian works on a pedestal.
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Matthew Galloway joins Auckland Gallery
Sumer snaps up multidisciplinary New Zealand artist.
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The National Portrait Gallery announces this year’s big winners
The National Photographic Portrait Prize and Darling Portrait Prize have been awarded to two exceptional artists.
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Sydney Contemporary reveals lineup
The art fair will return to Carriageworks this September.
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Guy Warren passes after 80 years of artmaking
The eminent Australian artist has died aged 103.
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Mabel Juli honoured with Red Ochre Award
The senior Gija artist is recognised for her lifetime achievement in the arts.
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Artists go undercover once again
The Incognito Art Show returns to Sydney this July.
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18 years and counting for DAAF
The Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair will return to the Top End this August.
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Farewell to Guy Stuart
The remarkable multidisciplinary artist has passed away.
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Ames Yavuz doubles down on Sydney
Commonwealth Street in Surry Hills will see a second Ames Yavuz gallery space.
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New strides for Sullivan+Strumpf in the Lion City
Sullivan+Stumpf Singapore Studio to open in Kallang this June.
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A solemn goodbye to Rosemary Laing
The acclaimed photographer has passed away in a sad week for the Australian art world.
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Iconic Australian artist Destiny Deacon passes
First Nations artist and activist leaves behind a lasting legacy.
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2024 National Art School Fellows revealed
Karla Dickens and Euan Macleod have been honoured by NAS.
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Finalists for this year’s Telstra NATSIAA revealed
72 finalists to compete for the 2024 Telstra National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Awards.
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Hoor Al Qasimi to head up 2026 Sydney Biennale
The Artistic Director of the 25th Biennale of Sydney has been announced.
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Linda Judge thrills the judges
This year’s Bayside Painting Prize goes to Victorian artist’s self-portrait.
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AGNSW buildings bestowed with Aboriginal language names
The Art Gallery of New South Wales has christened their two buildings.
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High five for NIAF
The National Indigenous Art Fair is back this June for its 5th edition.
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Sydney has its eye on a new gallery
Woollahra welcomes A Secondary Eye.
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RAFT artspace closes its doors
8 Hele Gallery to take over from longstanding Alice Springs gallery.
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Fiona Lowry joins Sydney Gallery
N.Smith Gallery expands its stable with Archie winner.
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Sarah Cottier Gallery’s last exhibition
Sydney gallery goes out with a bang.
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The Venice Biennale’s Golden Lion Award goes to the Australia Pavilion
Congratulations are in order for artist Archie Moore and curator Ellie Buttrose.
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Sarah Scout Presents makes it Easey
The Melbourne gallery will re-open its doors in Collingwood this month.
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Gow Langsford thinks big
The Auckland gallery has opened a brand-new space, promising to be one of the largest commercial art spaces in Australasia.
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Pia Murphy joins Melbourne gallery
Nicholas Thompson Gallery follows up on a standout show with an invite to its stable.
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Maree Clarke flourishes in Florence
The artist’s international residency culminates in an exhibition with Murate Art District.
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A new gallery you should have on your radar
PALAS has now opened its doors in Sydney.
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Birthday bash for Sawtooth ARI
Tasmanian artist run initiative to turn 25 in style.
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Out of this world exhibition in Adelaide
MARS Gallery announces pop-up presentation at Immersive Light and Art (ILA).
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2024 La Prairie Art Award goes to Marikit Santiago
The Art Gallery of New South Wales’ award for exceptional Australian women artists has been bestowed on the Sydney-based artist.
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Aotearoa Art Fair 2024 reveals gallery line-up
34 outstanding galleries will be heading to Auckland this April.
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LAILA puts down roots
We spoke to the gallery’s Yarran Gatsby to find out more about their big move.
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Charles Nodrum Gallery snaps up avant-garde ace
Abstract artist Yvonne Audette joins Melbourne gallery.
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Canberra Glassworks Artists in Residence revealed
16 artists will be recipients this year.
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Changes in the air for Aotearoa Art Fair
Plus: don’t miss out on discount tickets.
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60th Venice Biennale: What you need to know
Archie Moore and more…
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Grace Cossington Smith biennial art award honours three artists
This year’s winners made impressive connections.
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Lydia Cowpertwait takes the reins at Sanderson Contemporary Art
We sat down with Cowpertwait to talk about her vision for the Auckland gallery.
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Queer PHOTO now open across Melbourne
Footscray, Newport and Werribee will play host to LGBTQIA+ art showcase.
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Get Ready for Melbourne Art Fair 2024
Check out the fair’s full lineup, special events, and much more…
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FUTURES Scores a Trifecta
Three noteworthy artists have joined the Melbourne gallery.
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Sanderson Contemporary Reveals Newest Addition to Its Stable
Loren Marks joins Auckland Gallery.
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Maria Kozic is B-ecoming Part of Neon Parc
The Melbourne gallery has added an indomitable feminist artist to its stable.
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Read All About It
Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery to publish monograph on its illustrious history (so far).
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Tolarno Galleries Expands Stable
Guruwuy Murrinyina will join the Melbourne Gallery.
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LON Gallery Gets Fired Up with Stephen Benwell
Melbourne gallery reveals the well-known ceramicist as its newest addition.
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Mud, Water and Idols in Frosty Glasgow
Ramesh Mario Nithiyendran’s largest installation to date opens in UK.
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Jennifer Cochrane Takes Out York Botanic Art Prize
The West Australian sculptor looked to local flora for her winning work.
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London is Calling
London Art Fair opens January 2024.
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2024 NSW Visual Arts Fellowship (Emerging) Finalists Revealed
The $30,000 fellowship will be awarded to one deserving winner.
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PHOTO 2024: The Future Is Shaped by Those Who Can See It
“Photography is one of the fastest growing collectable artforms globally,” says founder and artistic director, Elias Redstone.
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66 artists join Auction for Médecins Sans Frontières
All proceeds will go towards helping the humanitarian organisation respond to the Gaza-Israel conflict.
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MARS Gallery ends year on a Hine note
Miranda Hine to be represented by Melbourne gallery.
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New leaps for Spencer Lai
Multi-disciplinary artist joins Neon Parc.
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Life’s a Beach for Art Basel
Art Basel Miami Beach opens December.
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Sydney Contingent Lands in Cologne
Roslyn Oxley9 Represents Australia at ART COLOGNE 2023.
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Shedding light on the Biennale of Sydney’s 2024 edition
Big updates on artists, locations and programming for Ten Thousand Suns.
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Georges River Art Prize announces winners
The biggest year yet for the prize sees artist Libby Moore take home top honours.
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Brett Whiteley Travelling Scholarship conferred on 6 up-and-coming artists
The Scholarship’s 25th year will send Mark Maurangi Carrol to Paris.
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Artspace announces next year’s One Year Studio Program artists
2024 will see 10 artists take up residence in Artspace’s newly renovated studios.
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Hannah Ireland joins Hamilton Gallery
Laree Payne Gallery announces the newest addition to its stable.
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Local artist takes out Lester Prize for Portraiture
Tarryn Gill takes out portraiture award, with a slew of other artists also recognised.
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David Griggs has prize judge in stitches
The Sydney-based artist has been named winner of the 2023 Mosman Art Prize.
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What’s on for Melbourne Art Fair 2024
Find out what we know so far about the gallery list, program highlights, and a new commission…
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Anita Johnson takes out Woollahra Small Sculpture Prize
The artist joins an illustrious list of winners and has bagged a significant prize for her efforts.
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Inaugural art prize awarded to Western Australian artist
Girra: Fraser Coast National Art Prize takes wing.
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Hazelhurst Arts Centre reveals prizewinners
Judges of the Hazelhurst Art on Paper Award 2023 have taken unprecedented steps to acknowledge the extraordinary finalists.
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The Sails turn 50
The Sydney Opera House will be hosting a Birthday Festival to mark their half-century.
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Performance Space celebrates 40 years
Carriageworks’ Performance Space presents Liveworks 2023 to celebrate its legacy.
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Tarnanthi Festival returns to South Australia
The latest edition will feature an art fair, exhibitions, talks, performances, workshops and more…
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Another remarkable addition to the N.Smith Gallery stable
Vipoo Srivilasa joins Sydney gallery.
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Adelaide Biennial announces artist lineup for 2024
Hosted by the Art Gallery of South Australia, the biennial’s 18th edition promises to be the most impressive yet.
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The countdown is on!
Sydney Contemporary is just around the corner...
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WAMA Art Prize goes to Victorian Artist
Martin King takes out major acquisitive prize, with works by Zena Compton, Johanna Weiss and Lizzie Horne also praised.
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N.Smith Gallery adds Sally Scales to its stable
Sydney gallery expands its already impressive family.
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The people have spoken at the Ramsay Art Prize
Zaachariaha Fielding has won the People’s Choice Award.
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Six artists and designers recognised at the National Indigenous Fashion Awards
Indigenous Fashion Projects has announced who snagged the top spots at the 2023 NIFAs.
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Winners of the Telstra NATSIAA announced
The annual award recognises the practices of Keith Wikmunea, Julie Nangala Robertson, Owen Yalandja, Brenda L Croft, Anne Nginyangka Thompson, Jimmy John Thaiday and Dhalmula Burarrwaŋa.
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Mai Nguyễn-Long joins Michael Reid
Multidisciplinary artist follows presentation at Berlin Biennale with new representation.
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The Commercial welcomes Jazz Money to its stable
Wiradjuri/Irish artist joins Sydney gallery.
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Lineup of Primavera revealed
Six new faces will be making an appearance at the Museum of Contemporary Art.
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Charity art sale Incognito Art Show is now live online
More than 1,800 works are up for sale – but by who?
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14th annual Firstdraft Auction is now open
Get your bids in before August 4th.
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Future of the Sydney Biennale is looking bright
The biennale’s 24th edition will be titled Ten Thousand Suns.
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Sydney Contemporary announces new director
Zoe Paulsen has been hired for the top job.
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Hadley’s Art Prize reveals $100,000 prizewinner
Vicki Yatjiki Cullinan triumphs with her rendition of the Australian landscape.
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Sydney Contemporary announces Installation Contemporary, and more…
Further updates from Australasia’s largest art fair.