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Albert Namatjira paintings auctioned by son of late mining millionaire
The watercolours, thought to have been personally bought by Sir John Galvin from the pioneering Aboriginal artist in the 1950s, were sold to a mystery buyer.
- by Rob Harris
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Why Melbourne’s lord mayor wants to sell the Regent Theatre
The century-old Collins Street institution is estimated to be worth between $40 million and $50 million, and the council owns a 51 per cent stake.
- by Cara Waters
Tiny town bats well above average when it comes to artists
For an isolated community of about 2000 people, the place is awash with an extraordinary number of daubers.
- by Nick Galvin
Pigeon sleepovers, margarine models and human remains: The true history of the Shrine
A new graphic narrative tells little-known yarns about the Shrine of Remembrance.
- by Carolyn Webb
The hidden darkness that lies at the heart of Impressionism
Sebastian Smee’s book looks at the wider influences on visual art that are not necessarily marked on the canvas.
- by Simon Caterson
It’s helped launch some of our biggest names in photography. Now it faces a ‘disaster’
This acclaimed Centre for Contemporary Photography may have lost its government funding, but the team behind it have vowed that it will not disappear.
- by Kerrie O'Brien
At this year’s arts awards in Darwin, a star was born
Darwin at the beginning of August is an essential moment on the local art calendar.
- by John McDonald
At 47, life almost stopped: How this five-time Archibald finalist reinvented his world
Robert Eadie has not let a near-fatal stroke stand in the way of his artistic passion.
- by Sue Williams
How The Catcher in the Rye changed this artist’s vision
The survey show of more than 40 years of work by photo artist Anne Zahalka opens this month at the National Art School.
- by Helen Pitt
He first met the outside world at 21. Now he’s won one of Australia’s richest arts prizes
Pitjantjatjara painter Noli Rictor, from one of Australia’s most remote Aboriginal communities, has won the 2024 National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Award.
- by Helen Pitt
How plastic surgeon Terry Wu taught himself English, went to therapy and became an arts supremo
When Wu came to Australia aged 14, he couldn’t speak English – so he committed to learning 20 words a day. He knows the importance of diverse role models, especially in positions of cultural power.
- by Elizabeth Flux