Jasmine Penman

Jasmine Penman is an arts professional and freelance writer from Naarm/Melbourne. Since acquiring her Masters of Art History & Curatorship from the University of Melbourne, she has worked across both the commercial and public art sectors in the city, specialising in contemporary art.

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Work by Ramesh Mario Nithiyendran (Sullivan+Strumpf) at ART SG 2024. Photo: Supplied. A woman at the ART SG art fair taking a photo in front of a mid-sized ceramic sculpture. The Sculpture is colourful and looks like two adjoined elephants standing on their hind legs.
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What ART SG reveals about Singapore’s booming art scene

Drawing a record number of attendees in its second year, ART SG highlights Singapore’s rising status as a key art…

Female Gaze. Image is a full body shot of the author in a blue shirt and black pants, sitting on a wall with palm trees behind her, and on the right a book cover with an image of two women in red and green, one bending over.
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Book review: The Female Gaze in Art and Photography by Anita Selzer

Anita Selzer’s profile of 20 contemporary artists is an invaluable resource for anyone seeking to expand their understanding of art…

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Voices of resistance: Iranian artists using art to amplify calls for freedom

As protests for women’s freedom in Iran enter the seventh month, Iranian artists around the world continue to support the…

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Blockbuster survey of Victorian art and design returns a decade on

Melbourne Now 2023 will showcase new and exciting works by local artists and designers working across Victoria today.

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Exhibition review: Polly Borland, Nudie and Blobs, STATION

In her latest Australian exhibition, Polly Borland places the human body under the microscope (or rather, the iPhone camera).

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Exhibition review: Peter Tyndall

A comprehensive and rich survey of one of Australia’s foremost Postmodernist artists.

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Exhibition Review: Remark, Tony Albert, Sullivan+Strumpf Melbourne

Albert’s latest solo exhibition places our nation’s racist past under collective scrutiny.