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ON THE COVER: Daniel Walbidi, Karinyarra 2025, synthetic polymer paint on linen, 205.5 x 171 cm. PHOTO: Georgina Campbell. Courtesy The Art of Aboriginal Art and Short St Gallery.
Read more about Daniel Walbidi in our NATSIAA 2025 section on page 84.
U P F R O N T
Previews
Notable exhibitions to be staged this quarter across the region.
Artworld Analysis
How living with art rewires your brain, navigating the delicate power dynamics between artist and collector, deaccessioning your art and making the case for Aboriginal art in every Australian collection.
Acts of Grace
Simon and Catriona Mordant are giving away their significant contemporary art collection after four decades of collecting. Maurice O’Riordan writes.
And the Winner Was
A rundown of major prize winners from the last quarter.
Art Fair Report
The art fairs and biennales to take note of in the coming quarter.
On the Couch
As Brisbane’s Institute of Modern Art marks its 50th anniversary, Director Robert Leonard reflects on Australia’s oldest contemporary art space.
A R T I S T S
NATSIAA 2025
Standouts from this year’s National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Awards.
Look Out For
The artists on our radar now.
Pull Focus
Prominent critics zero in on important major works.
Collector’s Dossier
Trevor Vickers’ decade-long commitment to formalist painting positions him perfectly for the current theoretical moment known as Metamodernism. Rex Butler writes.
Life Laid Bare
Artist Kasia Tons weaves together intuition, nature, and storytelling through richly textured works. Althea Kuzman writes.
Spectres of the Outback
Martin King’s latest exhibition explores the darker undercurrents of Australia’s landscape. Ashley Crawford writes.
Threads of Self
Julia Gutman stitches together fragments of worn clothing to create highly emotive meditations on intimacy and violence. Camilla Wagstaff writes.
Wild Card
Tawhai Rickard carves out a distinctive voice in contemporary Aotearoa art, with vivid sculptural paintings that remix colonial history into shimmering tableaux. Andrew Wood writes.
Forms Most Beautiful and Wonderful
Patricia Piccinini’s latest exhibition marks a pivotal moment in the acclaimed artist’s three-decade career. Robert Buratti writes.
Vessels of Light
Ngataiharuru Taepa transforms celestial knowledge and ancestral cosmology into contemporary visual works. Dina Jezdic writes.
Nature’s Intelligence
Jo Darvall transforms landscapes of intimacy into visions of resilience, exploring how nature reclaims abandoned spaces through painting and printmaking. Pete Volich writes.
The Unfinished Self
Berlin-based artist Clemens Krauss explores the messy complexity of human emotion through painting, sculpture, and performance. Ellinor Pelz writes.
Finding Balance in Chaos
After two decades in New York, Daniel Noonan has returned to Melbourne where he continues transforming internal traumas into visual experiences. Nikita Holcombe writes.
On the Road
Matthew Clarke is driven by a passion to bring joy to people everywhere and anywhere. Michael Bianco writes.
C O L L E C T I N G
Critic’s Choice
Meet the artists behind the National Indigenous Art Triennial.
Art Centre: Country Connections
At Kaiela Arts, ochre-stained artistic legacy has created one of Australia’s most important art centres.
Travel: Private Sanctuary to Public Treasure
The Boyd family’s five-generation artistic legacy has created one of Australia’s most unique cultural destinations.
Dealer: A Site Befitting
Following Fox Jensen Gallery’s big Sydney relocation, co-director Andrew Jensen reflects on nearly four decades as a leading gallerist in Australia. Joseph Brennan writes.
Collector: Party Girl
Meanjin/Brisbane-based collector Trish Szonert is as well known for the art parties she throws as she is for her roles at art fairs and cultural institutions. Josephine Mead writes.
Exhibitions
Notable public gallery exhibitions to be staged this quarter.
Seen, Read, Heard
The book, podcast and film you might like to know about.
ARI for your Diary
An artist-run initiative to take note of this quarter.