Author Archives: Artist Profile
Teelah George
Though Teelah George says she “never wanted to be a painter” and studied textile art at Curtin University, her art practice continues to evolve.
Diaspora-Making Machines
Diaspora is no new visitor to Australia. And for the multicultural community of Blacktown it is a unifying thread.
Jonathan Jones| barrangal dyara (skin and bones)
From a site of cultural loss and destruction rises an exhibition that celebrates community, place and a language renaissance.
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Naomi Hobson
Naomi Hobson explains the innate drive and workings underlying her unique style and brightly hued works.
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Awards, Grants + Opportunities
The good oil – a comprehensive list of the latest awards, grants and opportunities for artists to apply for.
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Issue 36 | Editor’s Note
Our current issue, highlighting Reg Mombassa’s career, profoundly illustrates the impact that a diverse and rigorous Australian tertiary art education has had on other artists we interview..
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Marion Borgelt
Marion Borgelt’s artworks are vibrant and undulating constructions that take varied forms as paintings, sculptures and installations.
Michelle Cawthorn | Playpen
Michelle Cawthorn’s work focuses on the little things – a song, a scent, an old teddy bear that spark a memory.
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George Johnson 90 70 30
This September Charles Nodrum Gallery is celebrating the Artist’s 90th birthday, 70 years since his first solo exhibition & 30 years exhibition with the gallery.
Issue 36 hits the stands
Artist Profile issue 36 cover artist is Reg Mombassa, one of Australia’s most popular and idiosyncratic artists. We speak with the talented creative force about a life lived well in the arts. Our writers also explore 19 other talented artists’ across Australasia including Kerrie Hughes, Ross Laurie, Paul Boston, Catherine O’Donnell and Karen Mills.
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Suzanne Archer | Theatre of Bones
An exposé of the human condition draws close to the bone.
Damien Shen
ON THE FABRIC OF THE NGARRINDJERI BODY – VOLUME II
Stephen Bird Wins Gold Coast International Ceramic Art Award
In Issue 19 he was interviewed by Lesley Chow about his dark and whimsical practice that leads the mind to stray…
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Kilgour Prize 2016 | Peter Gardiner
Newcastle’s own Peter Gardiner is the recipient of the 2016 Kilgour Prize, Newcastle Art Gallery’s prestigious annual award for figurative and portrait painting.
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Nick Mourtzakis
Nick Mourtzakis passionately and studiously strives for precision in his craft. We spoke to him about his art practice, and all its disciplines.
Paul Boston | Recent Works
Paul Boston is a painter who responds to experience and moments of light.
SYDNEY MODERN: Joe Kinsela’s right of reply
After reading Ben Quilty’s reaction to his article in issue 35, here it’s Joe’s turn to reply in the debate.
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Joanna Braithwaite | Juggling Reality
Joanna Braithwaite’s paintings present juxtapositions of reality and the absurd – their subjects engaged in unusual acts.
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Backing Sydney Modern
Artist Ben Quilty takes issue with Joe Kinsela’s piece in the previous issue of ARTIST PROFILE on the proposed Sydney Modern extension to the AGNSW.
SYDNEY MODERN: AGNSW at risk
In the face of Sydney Modern, Historian of Australian architecture Joe Kinsela presents his Art Gallery of New South Wales.
Issue 35
Fascinated with how we fit and exist in the world, we ask our cover artist Lindy Lee why her years of focus in Zen Buddhism is pushing new and exciting scales with her latest work. Discover how Sara Morawetz’s Mars durational performance disrupted systems in New York. Be inspired by Raymond Arnold’s 50 year […]
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Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan’s gutsy paintings pack a punch that has won him many fans over the years. Ryan is not afraid to experiment with subject matter.
Sara Morawetz
Winner of the 2016 Churchie National Emerging Art Prize – Sara Morawetz and her curious practice is one to watch…
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Mike Parr | Foreign Looking
In line with his major retrospective, we pull from the archives an in-depth interview with Mike Parr about his practice that has galvanised audiences.
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