Swell Chasers

<p> The new gallery at Coffs Harbour, the Yarrilla Art Museum (YAM), has curated an exhibition examining the important role surfing has had on the culture of the Mid North Coast. </p> <p> &nbsp; </p>

Helen Eager Inner/Space

 From November 15

New England Regional Art Museum have curated an exhibition juxtaposing the work they have in their collection by Helen Eager, with newer work from Eager's studio.

All media from painting, drawing, print and video will be included. 

Richard Larter survey exhibition at the Drill Hall Gallery in Canberra

Tumbling Move 1990 Oct 25 to Dec 15, 2024

Tumbling Move 1990

Richard Larter:  Free Radical and Riffing On:  Pat Larter's Rhythyms and Peter Maloney's Blues. 

This survey of Larter's career leads up to his last decades when he lived in Yass and Canberra.  Works by Pat Larter and Peter Maloney accompany the main exhibition. 

Infinite: Dobell Australian Drawing Biennial

Vortex 2024 15 coloured pencil on paper, 56 x 56cm Until January 15 2025

Vortex 2024 15 coloured pencil on paper, 56 x 56cm

Helen Eager was invited to create work for the Dobell Australian Drawing Biennial at the Art Gallery of NSW.

There is a suite of 15 drawings, and 2 video animations

Telstra Natsiaa finalist

 June 22 to January 2025

Bobby West Tjupurrula is a finalist in this year's National Aboriginal and Torrest Strait Islander Art Award.

This is his sixth time as a finalist. 

Kylie Stillman Eucalypt at AGSA

Eucalypt June 2024

Eucalypt

Euclaypt was originally commissioned by the Castlemaine Gallery in Victoria.  This sculpture is made from recycled plastic planks.  It has recently been acquired by the Art Gallery of South Australia, is now installed in the gardens of Government House, Adelaide. 

Wynne Prize Finalist

John West Tjupurrula Untitled 2023 244 x 183cm from June 8

John West Tjupurrula Untitled 2023 244 x 183cm

John West Tjupurrula has been selected for the first time as a finalist in this year's Wynne Prize.This painting of his country is based on an aerial view of Palipalintja in Western Australia.

The Wynne Prize is currently on tour and is now at the Western Plains Cultural Centre in Dubbo until Nov 24.

 

Salon des Refuses at SH Ervin Gallery 2024

Mantua Nangala June 8 to August 25

Mantua Nangala

Mantua Nangala and John R Walker are finalists in this year's selection.  This exhibition will also tour to the David Roche Foundation in Adelaide in September/October

John R Walker at Samstag

Near Parachilna 2021 June 6 2024 to September 20 2024

Near Parachilna 2021

Mulka Yata/The Knowledge of Place is a celbration of the ancient landscape, history and people of the Ikara -Flinders Ranges area of South Australia. Includes three major paintings by John R Walker.

Samstag Museum of Art, Adelaide

Ravenswood Australian Womens Art Prize

Kirsteen Pieterse Dusk Disquiet, stainless steel and acrylic May 11 2024

Kirsteen Pieterse Dusk Disquiet, stainless steel and acrylic

Kirsteen Pieterse, Debra Nakamarra and Kim Napurrula are all finalist in this years Ravenswood Prize.

This is the richest prize for Women artists in Australia.  

Blake Art Prize

Plumbum Angel  11 May - 7 July

Plumbum Angel

The 68th Blake Prize is now at Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre in Sydney.  Peter Maloney is a finalist

NERAM acquires Helen Eager

Trick Two 1986, oil on canvas, 213 x 169cm April 2024

Trick Two 1986, oil on canvas, 213 x 169cm

The New England Art Museum has acquired two important works by Helen Eager.  These will be included in Eager's survey exhibition at NERAM later this year.

Kylie Stillman acquisition

Weave Wave 2023, cotton thread, paper, timber frame 2024

Weave Wave 2023, cotton thread, paper, timber frame

Mornington Peninsula Art Gallery has acquired Kylie Stillman's Weave Wave from her recent survey exhibition .

Field of Vision

George Ward Tjungurrayi Untitled 2006 March 9 to April 13

George Ward Tjungurrayi Untitled 2006

An exhibition of painters from Papunya Tula Artists.   Often using fields of dots or lines, these paintings create optical effects which shimmer and entrance.

At the SH Ervin Gallery in Sydney

Yukultji Napangati

Untitled 2023 acrylic on linen 244 x 183cm 2024

Untitled 2023 acrylic on linen 244 x 183cm

The National Gallery of Australia has acquired a major painting by Pintupi artist Yukuljti Napangati

Inner Sanctum

 Until June 2 2024

Peter Maloney is featured in the Adelaide Biennial of Australian Art at the Art Gallery of South Australia.

Curated by Jose Da Silva, Inner Sanctum includes art work across many media that explores our understanding of our relationships with each other and the world. 

Ronnie Tjampitjinpa at National Museum of Australia

 From January 2024

This important exhibition, Talking Blak to History, showcases artworks, documents and historical artefacts.

Emily Kame Kngwarreye at the NGA

 until April 28 2024

A major survey of the work of Emily Kame Kngwarreye at the National Gallery of Australia. 

From early batik works to late works on paper, this exhibition shows the extraordinary vision and talent of this internationally recognised Australian artist

Journeys & Return

Gaanha-bula Frost I  2023 November 25, 2023 to January 21, 2024

Gaanha-bula Frost I 2023

Orange Regional Gallery will host a major exhibition celebrating John R Walker’s unique landscape paintings.

Curated by Gallery Director Brad Hammond this exhibition brings together the key paintings from Walker's oeuvre.

Here is the link to the video  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nmRY9UN4-kY

 

see John McDonald's glowing review in the Sydney Morning Herald (2 Dec 2023)

Glimmer Warning

Kylie Stillman Scape November 25, 2023 to February 18, 2024

Kylie Stillman Scape

A solo exhibition of recent work by Kylie Stillman, Glimmer Warning will include a brand new site specific wall work. Stillman has also created new stitched works on paper. 

Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery, Victoria

Richard Larter at AGNSW

Richard Larter Stand Up Walking Dog 1972  From November 2023

Richard Larter Stand Up Walking Dog 1972

The Art Gallery of NSW has hung a selection of works from their collection as an introduction to their summer blockbuster exhibition of Kandinski.

 

20 Years of Town Hall Gallery

Kylie Stillman The Big Picture 2023 Nov 1, 2023  to Jan 20, 2024

Kylie Stillman The Big Picture 2023

Town Hall Gallery in Hawthorne, Melbourne is celebrating it Twentieth Anniversary with an exhibition of the highlights of its collection.  Includes Kylie Stillman's " Scape', a large wooden sculpture

Pintupi Way

 October 27 to December 17 2023

A groundbreaking exhibition celebrating 50 years of painting by Pintupi artists from the Western Desert region of Australia. Includes early boards from the 1970s, and extraordinary recent paintings.

Papunya Tula Artists in Washington

 Until 22 December 2023

Celebrating the opening of the new Australian Embassy building in Washington DC, Irrititja Kuwarri Tjungu -  Past & Present Together, is an exhibition celebrating Papunya Tula Artists.  From the Kluge Ruhe Collection at the University of Virginia. 

 

 

 

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We acknowledge and pay respect to the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation, their Elders and country. We also acknowledge their continuing culture and their contribution to the life of our community.