‘The painter is a medium who doesn’t realise what he is doing.No translation can express the mystery of sensibility, a word, still unreliable, which is nevertheless the basis of painting or poetry, like a kind of alchemy’ said Marcel Duchamp¹. Jazz pianists, writers of fiction, photographers, printmakers, ceramicists — and no-doubt Joachim Froese — would […]
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Deep Marks (Paper) brings together a diverse group of contemporary artists exploring the limitless possibilities of paper as both medium and message. Spanning drawing, printmaking and expanded material approaches, the exhibition considers paper not simply as surface, but as substance — a site of mark-making, layering, fragility and transformation. Through varied practices, the artists demonstrate
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The Fleurieu Biennale Art Prize returns in 2026, inviting artists from across Australia to respond to the theme ‘A Sense of Place’. Held in McLaren Vale, the prize showcases a diverse selection of contemporary 2D and 3D works, celebrating connections to environment, identity, and landscape. Alongside the main exhibition at Fleurieu Arthouse, a Curator’s Choice
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New Light presents a dynamic collection of new work from established and emerging artists, ushering in the year with energy, optimism and renewed perspective. Spanning painting, photography, works on paper and mixed media, the exhibition offers a preview of what’s to come across the 2026 program. Bringing together artists audiences know and admire, alongside new
Working with the Grain is an artist-led workshop with Japanese-born, Australian-based artist Mika Nakamura-Mather, introducing participants to Kyōgi — thin sheets of wood veneer traditionally used in Japan for writing and record keeping before paper became widespread. Participants will work closely with the natural grain of Kyōgi, using it as a starting point to respond
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Curator Expressions of Interest (EOIs) are now open for the Outdoor Gallery exhibition program running from 2026 to 2027. Brisbane City Council is seeking experienced curators, producers or curatorial teams to deliver two exhibitions as part of its city-wide Outdoor Gallery program. EOIs can be submitted through the council website until 11:59pm Thursday 12 March
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Join curator Nina Stromqvist in conversation with multidisciplinary artist Karlina Mitchell as they reflect on the evolution of Mitchell’s expansive practice and explore the ideas shaping her exhibition Homeplace. Mitchell works across photography and installation to investigate how diasporic communities express both personal and collective identity. Her practice considers the complex ways individuals locate themselves
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Teeya Ryan: I am my own machine presents new work by Teeya Ryan, an emerging Australian artist working across print media and performance. Ryan’s practice explores what happens when the act of making becomes the work itself. Focusing on labour, the body and the often invisible processes that underpin printmaking, each gesture of carving, pressing,
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Marignana Arte is launching its first residency at Spazio Berlendis in Venice, offering artists the opportunity to develop new work through research, experimentation, and engagement with the cultural and historical context of the city. The residency concludes with an exhibition at Marignana Project, supporting both emerging and mid-career artists in a production-focused environment.
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Ngurra Nyujunggamu (When the World Was Soft) presents a new body of work by Yinjidbarndi artist Wendy Hubert at Milani Gallery. The exhibition features five paintings that were recently presented at the Aichi Triennale. Hubert is an Elder of the Yinjidbarndi people and is widely respected as a teacher, linguist and artist whose practice reflects
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Proposition is a group exhibition at Milani Gallery centred on the Hermannsburg landscape tradition and the writing of Ian Burn and Ann Stephen on Albert Namatjira. Bringing together paintings, drawings, sculpture and text, the exhibition explores historical and contemporary perspectives connected to the influential Central Australian painting movement and its ongoing impact. The exhibition includes
The Year of the Horse is a group exhibition curated by Neon Buddha, bringing together artists from across Australia to explore the image and symbolism of the horse. Across many traditions, the horse represents freedom, vitality and creative force — qualities deeply aligned with artistic practice. Through painting, drawing and mixed media, participating artists interpret
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Cargo Culture is an exhibition drawn from a personal collection of over 100 artworks by artists from across Australia and internationally. The title references the idea of cargo cults — systems of belief that form around the arrival of material goods, where objects become charged with meaning far beyond their practical use. Accumulated over decades
Join us for the first in a new series, Pep Talks: Conversations with Alumni, an engaging program spotlighting leading QCAD graduates and their journeys beyond university. This inaugural talk features Brisbane-based realist painter Victoria Reichelt, whose practice explores memory, fleeting moments, and themes of obsolescence through detailed and evocative imagery. Designed to be relaxed and
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Nature of Light is a solo exhibition by Helle Cook that expands on her ongoing enquiry into the sensory experience of light, place, and belonging in painting. The exhibition features a new series of works initiated during an artist residency in Mantova, Italy, in June 2025. During this time, Cook dyed and painted sheer silk
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Lewis Miller (b. 1959, Melbourne) is a celebrated figurative and still life painter. Painting from life; the close observation of Miller’s subjects is revealed through bold linework, vivid colour and expressive brushstrokes. Miller trained at the Victorian College of the Arts, where he also completed his post graduate studies. One of Australia’s leading portrait painters,
Momentum to Moments: In Pursuit of Mastery presents the work of London-born Australian artist Rich Allen, who works under the name RWAllenArtworks. A graduate of the Central School of Arts & Crafts in London, majoring in drawing and painting, Allen returned to his fine art practice in 2008 following a career in teaching and commercial
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TALL GRASS is a curated group exhibition presented by Field Trip Gallery featuring artists Gemma Raponi, Danielle O’Brien and Cheryl Dundas. The exhibition explores parallels between the artists’ practices, examining how dreams and subconscious imagery inform creative processes. Through analogous works, the exhibition brings together distinct yet connected approaches to image-making and material exploration. Viewing
Undergrowth is an invitational exhibition showcasing some of the most innovative and conceptually coherent work being produced at a second-year undergraduate level at the Queensland College of Art and Design, Griffith University. The exhibiting works have been nominated by academic staff as exemplary of QCAD’s high standards of material inquiry and disciplinary knowledge. The exhibition
The World Illustration Awards 2026 are now open for entries, celebrating global excellence and innovation in contemporary illustration. This internationally respected awards program shines a spotlight on outstanding work from across the world, offering unparalleled visibility, professional recognition, and industry connection. Illustrators can submit commissioned or self-initiated work created since 1 January 2025 across ten
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This summer, audiences are invited to experience one of the City of Moreton Bay’s most loved collection works. Imperfect pattern L (field of vision) by Lincoln Austin is a monumental geometric sculpture composed of more than 5,500 pieces of corflute. Playing with perception, colour, and optics, the work creates an immersive, large-scale visual environment. Austin’s
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For its first exhibition of 2026, Milani Gallery presents In Time, Out of Time, featuring paintings and works on paper by Leonard Brown. Leonard Brown is an Australian painter whose practice moves between two distinct yet spiritually unified modes: the sacred, living tradition of Byzantine religious iconography and contemporary abstraction. His work resists simple categorisation,
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Stanthorpe Regional Art Gallery (SRAG) is inviting Australian visual artists to apply for its inaugural 4-week Artist in Residence (AiR) Program, taking place during October–November 2026 in the scenic Granite Belt region of Queensland. This paid residency offers a unique opportunity to expand your creative practice, engage with a new community, and immerse yourself in
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Paper on Skin™ celebrates wearable paper art from around the world. Artists and designers are invited to create garments made from at least 80% paper. The event features 11 prizes totalling $16,300 AUD and culminates in a major exhibition at Devonport Regional Gallery. Open to Australian and international artists.
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Presented by Murray Art Museum Albury (MAMA), the National Photography Prize is Australia’s longest-running acquisitive photography award. The 2026 prize offers a $40,000 acquisitive award, named in honour of Dr Audray Banfield AM. Open to all Australian artists working with photography, including emerging practitioners. Entry is free.
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photoED magazine invites submissions of photographic-based works for Issue #76, exploring the theme Order VS Chaos. This call seeks well-considered fine art photography projects that interpret order, minimalism, chaos, maximalism, or a juxtaposition of the two using unique, lens-based methods. Submissions are blind reviewed by a volunteer curatorial editorial board. The opportunity is open to
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Queensland Figurative is a non-acquisitive art competition that celebrates the dynamic and expressive role of the human figure in contemporary visual art. Open exclusively to artists residing in Queensland, the competition focuses on paintings in which the human form is not simply present, but integral to the overall composition of the work. Artists are encouraged
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The Harden Art Prize celebrates the beauty, diversity, and creativity of Australian landscape painting. Based in the twin towns of Harden–Murrumburrah in regional New South Wales, this prestigious national award has become a significant fixture on the Australian arts calendar. Offering $15,000 in prize money, the Harden Art Prize invites both emerging and established artists
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Impress Printmakers Studio Brisbane welcomes 2026 with a full program of creative events, workshops, and exhibitions. January and February offer opportunities to learn new printmaking skills, engage with artists, and exhibit work in a supportive, open-access community environment. The Open Studio event features stone lithography demonstrations, talks, and an exhibition across three days. Workshops throughout
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The Rabbit Island Residency Program 2026 is now accepting applications for three residencies taking place on Rabbit Island, Michigan (USA). The residency supports artists working in dialogue with contemporary environmental issues, ecology, conservation, and sustainability. Artists undertake a 2–4 week residency on the island, engaging directly with a remote wilderness environment. The program prioritises context-responsive
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Now celebrating its 40th year, the Mandorla Art Award invites submissions from professional and emerging Australian artists working in any medium. Recognised as Australia’s most significant thematic Christian art prize, Mandorla is a contemporary fine art award that brings artists into conversation with Biblical themes and texts. For the 2026 award, artists are invited to
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Logan Art Gallery is now accepting Expressions of Interest for its 2027 exhibition program. This is an opportunity for artists at any stage of their practice to present thoughtful, ambitious, and engaging work to one of Queensland’s most vibrant and diverse communities. Two exhibition streams are open: • Gallery Exhibition (General): Innovative, high-quality solo or
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Artist Spencer Harvie hosts an experimental exquisite corpse drawing workshop that reconsiders our online, image-saturated experience through analogue processes. Beginning with surrealist parlour games as prompts, participants will explore tracing, collaging, erasure, and remixing to examine the role of drawing in an era of information overload. All materials are supplied. Registration is essential and places
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Draw along with artist Dr Bill Platz in an intimate, after-hours workshop held within the exhibition Olafur Eliasson: Presence. With a live model and Eliasson’s immersive artworks as your subject, participants explore the verso/recto drawing technique — working on both sides of the page to create layered, translucent drawings that engage with light, space, and
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The Moreton Bay Art Prize 2026 is an annual exhibition and non-acquisitive prize celebrating and supporting local artists from the City of Moreton Bay. Open to artists aged 18 years and over, the prize is available to artists who reside in the City of Moreton Bay local government area or identify as a Kabi Kabi,
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Tales from the In-Between marks the emergence of a new collaborative practice between artist Zoe Porter and photographer Billie Wilson-Coffey, working in collaboration with acrobatic and circus performer Bridie Hooper. The project explores a surreal, reimagined approach to portraiture and the body within the landscape, blending photography with drawing, embroidery, and material intervention. The exhibition
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