When the ceramicist and former Canberra Artist of the Year, Hiroe Swen, leaves Canberra for her native Japan in early July, she will look back on having lived 57 of her 91 years here, reports arts editor HELEN MUSA.
"The works all represent nature, one way or another, but in markedly different ways. It will call viewers back many times." MEREDITH HINCHLIFFE reviews the exhibition Material Nature.
You could’ve heard a pin drop this morning at the National Museum of Australia when puppeteer Tom Hetherington-Welch, introduced a crowd to Mr. Snowman and other favourite characters, says arts editor HELEN MUSA.
After a backflip, Artist Khaled Sabsabi and curator Michael Dagostino have been reinstated as Australia's representatives at an international exhibition.
Legendary Canberra region artist Helen Geier has died in Hughes after a long period in care. She was 79.
French-Australian artist Marc Rambeau has died in Canberra following a heart attack. He was 80.
KERRY-ANNE COUSINS reviews Units, an exhibition by Melbourne artist Jacqueline Stojanović.
Two of Australia’s best known fashion icons were at the National Gallery to celebrate a special acquisition of 80 fashion items from Jenny Kee and Linda Jackson’s personal archives.
"The works in this exhibition represent the artist’s view that art can articulate change and be a vehicle for change." KERRY-ANNE COUSINS reviews an exhibition of 12 paintings by Canberra artist Alexander Boynes.
In a poignant reminder of the ephemerality of art and life, a new sculpture has been unveiled at the ANU to replace a glass sculpture shattered in a 2020 hailstorm – and this one’s built to last, writes arts editor HELEN MUSA.
SOPHIA HALLOWAY reviews Raquel Ormella's exhibition of protest, Am I in Your Way?
ROB KENNEDY reviews an exhibition of artwork by Carlos Barrios.
Fittingly, Canberra's new art gallery at 100 Barrier Street, Fyshwick, is called the Canberra Art Gallery. It is the biggest and brightest commercial art space in Canberra, says ROB KENNEDY.
"In addition to the impressive collection of works by these major artists, some of the unexpected delights are Cezanne’s small studies.and drawings." KERRY-ANNE COUSINS reviews Cezanne to Giacometti: highlights from Museum Berggruen.
Japanese artist Keizo Ushio's granite sculpture, Oushi Zokei, Dream Lens for the Future, has been relocated to the Lake Tuggeranong foreshore, reports HELEN MUSA.
The NGA's winter season kicked off in fine style on Thursday morning with the media launch of Cézanne to Giacometti: highlights from Museum Berggruen / Neue Nationalgalerie.
Reviewer ROB KENNEDY reckons it's worth the trip to see artist Ray Monde's exhibition The Place We Feel Most Us, at the Tyger Gallery in Yass.
Celebrated veteran Canberra region artist Alison Alder has won the $7000 major prize in the 2025 Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council and Bendigo Bank Art Awards for her woven work, Budawang II.
KERRY-ANNE COUSINS reviews Portrait of a Landscape, 40 years of work by Canberra artist GW Bot.
