Author Archives: Artist Profile
Warwick Thornton
The affinity that Indigenous people feel for the land is integral to Warwick Thornton’s art through both his cinematic work and his photography.
Sam Field
Sam Field’s paintings humbly tackle the complex puzzle of Australian cultural identity, traversing history, landscapes, folklore, popular culture and politics.
Tonee Messiah
In Tonee Messiah’s new work, familiar movements and spatial relationships have been reanalysed by the unexpected confines of her home during the COVID-19 lockdown.
Robyn Sweaney
In Issue 42, Robyn Sweaney spoke about her artistic journey from the interior realm of the still life to nostalgic suburban streetscapes.
Cutler Footway
In Issue 46, Artist Profile travelled to Bruce James’ home and studio in Ayr, North Queensland, as the artist prepared for his first solo exhibition.
Posted in Exhibitions, Profiles
Tagged Bruce James, Cutler Footway, Maitland Regional Gallery
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Paul Uhlmann
Spirals of smoke eddy voluptuously through the dense black fields of Paul Uhlmann’s recent canvases.
Out of the Ashes
An exhibition spotlighting the ongoing hardships experienced by many South Coast artists following the recent bushfires.
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Alice Wormald
The hybrid worlds of Alice Wormald propose a new kind of opticality
Joseph Beuys Cafe
Joseph Beuys Cafe is a small Melbourne gallery established by collector Ian George, showcasing his extensive collection of works by Joseph Beuys.
Colin Pennock
In Issue 45, Kevin Wilson visited Colin Pennock in his Noosa Hinterland studio to chat about the artist’s incredible journey thus far.
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Tagged Colin Pennock, Sydney Contemporary
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Lisa Reihana
Lisa Reihana draws from her own Maori culture to bring Maori histories to life, extending breath into contemporary and recent narratives.
David Noonan
David Noonan’s exhibition ‘Stagecraft’ at Art Gallery of Ballarat is evocative of personal and collective memories.
High Wire: Lloyd Jones & Euan Macleod
What kind of book might an artist and a writer create together, given free reign?
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Tagged Euan Macleod, High Wire
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Dale Frank
Dale Frank’s work from the early 1970s to now appears to be without a beginning or an end, constantly evolving from one work to the next.
Grace Blake
Grace Blake’s installations are visions of ecologies that pose doubt and aporia, speaking to present-day realities and anxieties.
Tribute: Roger Kemp
Roger Kemp spoke another language – it was his language – and he tried to explain it to us.
Burnrate of the Contemporary
The main goal of a progressive contemporary artist should be to attempt to understand the world they live in – only then can meaningful change occur.
Issue 50
<span data-mce-type=”bookmark” style=”display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;” class=”mce_SELRES_start”></span><span data-mce-type=”bookmark” style=”display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;” class=”mce_SELRES_start”></span> EDITOR’S NOTE No one who saw Claire Healy and Sean Cordeiro’s Life Span installation in The Ludoteca Castello, Venice, for La Biennale di Venezia, in 2009 has ever forgotten it: a huge black rectangular […]
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Tagged ARTIST PROFILE, Sean Cordeiro and Claire Healy
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Dean Cross
Dean Cross uses his background in dance to explore temporal reactions to everyday life.
Jedda-Daisy Culley
In the midst of COVID-19, many galleries have closed their doors to the general public. However, there is still art to be found.
James Drinkwater
There is a generosity to James Drinkwater’s work that lures you in.
A Room of One’s Own – Creating a Feminist Space
The genesis of Australia’s feminist art movement can be traced back to the 1970s, as one of its founders, art historian Janine Burke, recounts.
Posted in Essays
Tagged feminism, feminist art, Lucy Lippard
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