Painting
![SOL Gallery. Image by artist Demetrious Vakras of night sky and a naked woman facing away from us, her lower half dissolving into an x-ray type biomechanical image. To her right is a small fire and to her left is a skull.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/Demetrios-Vakras-21-e1716333341838.png?w=310)
Exhibition review: Andrew Fyfe, Joanna Wolthuizen, Lee-Anne Raymond, Demetrios Vakras, SOL Gallery
SOL Gallery’s latest exhibition is another triumph of Melbourne’s artistic diversity and character.
![Linda Judge. Bayside Painting Prize. Image is a painting of a short grey-haired woman in a black round neck top holding up a loosely woven grey textile in front of her.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/Web_900x556150dpi1.jpg?w=310)
All in the family: the winning painting touches on matters of mortality and motherhood
Linda Judge has won the 2024 Bayside Painting Prize.
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Exhibition review: Mac Hewitt, Ellen Giannikos, Andrew Anka, Anthony Jackman, Gerard Russo, SOL Gallery
Mythical worlds, dreamlike vignettes, colour-drenched abstractions and twisted Dadaism all feature in SOL Gallery’s latest feast of Melbourne art.Â
![Image is a conceptual artwork that is a frame of 64 rectangular shapes laid out in eight rows with a black bold framework around and between them. Characters.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/Mia-Salsjo1.jpg?w=310)
Exhibition review: Characters, Hayden's Gallery
Six contemporary women artists using conceptual art to explore change, process and the philosophy of art.
![Ginklet art. Image is a ceramic two-headed grey creature with horns and big red lips.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/Ginklet1-e1714354798464.jpeg?w=310)
Exhibition review: Adrian Cox, Catriona Secker, Katie Gamb, Ginklet, Beinart Gallery
Melbourne’s world-class surrealist art gallery delivers again with incredible Australian and international talent.Â
![Man with children looking a sculpture of pregnant woman in gallery. Ron Mueck](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/image-1-lighter-version-Mueck-15-v2.jpg?w=310)
Does spend equal impact?
Taking the pulse on the National Gallery’s Collection share.
![Man looking at abstract colourful paintings in gallery. Dale Frank](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/DaleFrank-NAS-hero-DSC_6838.jpg?w=310)
Exhibition review: Dale Frank, National Art School
An exhibition by Dale Frank that celebrates experimentation and expanded painting practice.
![Image is an abstract half circle above another with a piece removed, painted thickly in images that resemble Earth and sea from above.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/Camilla-Grace-2-e1713835887971.jpeg?w=310)
Exhibition review: Opening Exhibition, Artemisia Gallery Space
New independent art gallery in Windsor, Melbourne, opens with an eclectic collection of visual art.
![Perc Tucker Regional Gallery. Photo: Andrew Rankin. The outside of a gallery vibrantly lit during daytime. There are tall trees covering parts of the building.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/percTucker.05-e1713830651935.jpg?w=310)
Best of portraiture and ceramics gathered in one place
From gallery hopping to lagoon swimming, experience the best Townsville’s got to offer, including two major prize exhibitions.
![image is a plate with images of birds on it. Dreamscape, Off the Kerb gallery](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/Glen-Downey-2-rotated-e1713273739846.jpeg?w=310)
Exhibition review: Dreamscape, Off the Kerb gallery
Iconic Melbourne art gallery celebrates turning 17 with a characteristically high-quality collection of local art