Painting

Is Sidney Nolan still relevant?
Through a wave of refocused attention on the Australian modernist icon, there is much to be said on Nolan’s legacy…

Exhibition review: Presence of mind, Gallery Lane Cove
A showcase from a Buddhist community of artists.

Vale Peter Powditch
Despite his successes - and incredible legacy - painting was always a struggle for Peter Powditch.

Exhibition review: Vivienne Binns, MUMA
A survey of an iconoclastic artist who explored feminist ideology and advocated within community arts.

Exhibition review: Undertow, Fremantle Arts Centre
A multi-disciplinary look at our relationship with water by eight storyteller-artists.

Meet the Australian artist whose work was called ‘an affront to masculinity’
Vivienne Binns' work is a bold and confident rebuttal to the male gaze and male entitlement, writes Julie Shiels.

Exhibition review: Jeffrey Smart, NGA
A celebratory survey of the artist's life work.

Archibald-winning artist Craig Ruddy dies from COVID-19
Five time Archibald Prize finalist, painter Craig Ruddy has died from coronavirus complications.

Exhibition review: MIRKA, Jewish Museum
An exhibition telling the vibrant story of Mirka Mora through her own voice.

Exhibition review: Bark Ladies, NGV International
The wider perception of ‘a bark show’ has been locked in the past for too long.These paintings leap out in…