Indholdsfortegnelse for December 2024/January 2025 i Art Almanac

Summer’s here, again. A year has passed and we’ve seen, heard, and felt some incredible art on display. Insightful, informative, and inspiring. One can only wonder in anticipation what the next year will bring: triennials, retrospectives, radical textiles, pattern recognition, AI, and more. This issue is the perfect guide to what’s happening in the arts across Australia today, from exhibitions and events to studio life, industry news and artist opportunities. Enjoy!…

Thames & Hudson Even though About Face is her sixth art book, the genre of portraiture is Amber Creswell Bell’s favourite. “I adore portraiture! My own art collection is very portrait-heavy,” she says. “My family home had portraits, and I was always fond of this portrait my mum had of a woman with a very long neck.” The writer, gallery director, and curator reveals that portraits have long divided Australians. “Today one of the reigning influences on portraiture in this country is the Archibald Prize – it is the one event of the year that many people visit a gallery or engage with art in any way, and art makes the prime-time news,” Creswell Bell shares. However, she goes on to report that it’s one of the most difficult genres…

Intimate Imaginaries TarraWarra Museum of Art Until 10 March 2025 Melbourne The term “imaginaries” often describes realms of pure invention or flights of fancy; here, it refers to more everyday creative activity: how we perceive, shape and make sense of ourselves and the world around us. Intimate Imaginaries brings together bodies of work by thirteen Arts Project Australia artists who each express a compelling, richly inventive and deeply felt worldview. While the exhibiting artists utilise a range of media and processes in their works – including painting, drawing, ceramics, soft sculpture and video – they all share a distinctive handmade aesthetic. Magritte Art Gallery of New South Wales Until 9 February 2025 Sydney Magritte comprises over 100 works by Belgian surrealist René Magritte (1898–1967), featuring iconic motifs of bowler hats,…

Artvisory 310 Toorak Road, South Yarra VIC 3141. W www.artvisory.com.au Bonhams Melbourne: 1130 High Street, Armadale VIC 3143. Sydney: 168 Queen Street, Woollahra NSW 2025. W www.bonhams.com AUCTION: Tues Dec 3, 6pm Important Australian Art. Charleston's Fine Art Auctions 5/10A Aylesbury Street, Botany NSW 2019 W charlestons.com.au Colville Auctions Melbourne Office: Level 12, 60 Albert Road, South Melbourne VIC 3205. Private Viewing: Colville Gallery, Battery Point TAS 7000. W www.colvilleauctions.com.au Includes a stockroom offering quality works of art online for immediate purchase outside of the regular auction schedule. Davidson Auctions Level 1, 41–43 Parramatta Road, Annandale NSW 2038. W www.davidsonauctions.com.au Deutscher and Hackett Melbourne: 105 Commercial Road, South Yarra VIC 3141. Sydney: 36 Gosbell Street, Paddington NSW 2021. W www.deutscherandhackett.com Elder Fine Art 106 Melbourne Street, North Adelaide SA 5006.…

adArt Rear 279 Elizabeth Street, North Hobart TAS 7000. W www.adartsupplies.com ad Art is Tasmania’s leading art, paper and architectural supplies store. North Hobart-based. Delivery nationwide. Art Spectrum W www.artspectrum.com.au Manufacturers of oil colours, watercolours, gouache, pastels, inks, primers, mediums, varnishes and solvents. Visit the website for more information on these quality products. Arthouse Direct W www.arthousedirect.com.au An extensive range of art, graphic, and craft supplies for students and professionals. Shop online or in-store: Sydney and Nowra NSW, and Melbourne and Bendigo VIC. Berlin Blue Art W www.berlinblue.com.au Australia’s Schmincke Art Supplies specialist stocking all Schmincke products from oils, watercolours, gouache, acrylic, and pastels to inks and linoprint. Order online or by phone. Deans Art E sales@deansart.com.au W www.deansart.com.au Instagram: @deansart Deans Art has supplied Australian artists with quality art materials…

Art Gallery of New South Wales W www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/members Call or visit the website for information about gallery membership; discounts, magazine subscription, exhibition viewings and art tours, concerts, lectures, workshops, and other events each year. See website for details. The Australian Ceramics Association W members.australianceramics.com/membership Membership is open to everyone interested in Australian ceramics, including professional ceramicists and potters, hobbyists, teachers, students, curators, collectors, writers, and enthusiasts. Copyright Agency W www.copyright.com.au The Copyright Agency is a not-for-profit rights management organisation enabling the use of text and images in return for fair payment to visual artists, writers, and publishers. Guildhouse W guildhouse.org.au/membership Guildhouse is South Australia’s peak body for visual art, craft and design with over 1,000 members across diverse areas of contemporary visual arts practice at all career stages, as well…

Mornington Peninsula Cook Street Collective 41 Cook Street, Flinders 3929. T (03) 5989-1022. E info@cookstreetcollective.com.au W www.cookstreetcollective.com.au Instagram: @csc_gallery H Fri–Mon 10.00 to 4.00, Tues–Thurs by appointment. Nov 30 to Dec 22 Backroom Gallery: Moving Mountains, Marking Time by Kym Mullen. Everywhen Art Whistlewood, Bunurong Country, 642 Tucks Road, Shoreham 3916. W everywhenart.com.au H Fri–Sun 11.00 to 4.00 (Dec 27 to Jan 12 open 7 days a week, 11.00 to 4.00) . Dec 8 to 22 (opening Sun Dec 8) Charles Blackman: Decades of Art + Love – feature exhibition of drawings, sculptures and prints from the Blackman Family Collections. In conversation + book signing with author Christabel Blackman and Tracee Hutchison on Blackman’s new book Charles & Barbara Blackman: A Decade of Art + Love. Dec 27 to Jan…

Civic Inner North Australian National Capital Artists (ANCA) Gallery 1 Rosevear Place, Dickson 2602. Also at 96 Hoskins Street, Mitchell 2911. T (02) 6247-8736. E gallery@anca.net.au W www.anca.net.au H Wed–Sun 12.00 to 5.00. Closed public holidays. Canberra Museum and Gallery Cnr London Circuit and Civic Square, Canberra City 2600. T (02) 6207-3968. E cmag@act.gov.au W www.cmag.com.au H Mon–Fri 10.00 to 4.00, Sat–Sun 12.00 to 4.00. Closed some public holidays, call to confirm. Craft + Design Canberra Level 1, North Building, 180 London Circuit, Canberra 2601. T (02) 6262-9333. E hello@craftandesigncanberra.org W craftanddesigncanberra.org H Wed–Sat 12.00 to 4.00, or by appointment. Closed Sun–Mon and public holidays. gallery of small things 27 Wade Street, Watson 2602. H Thurs–Sun 11.00 to 4.00, or by appointment. Nancy Sever Gallery T 0416-249-102. E nancy.sever@iinet.net.au W www.nancysevergallery.com.au Facebook…

Fremantle Aboriginal Art Association of Australia (AAAA) E mail@aboriginalart.org.au W www.aboriginalart.org.au www.facebook.com/AboriginalArtAssociation Instagram: @aboriginalartassociationau AAAA serves and represents artists, individuals and organisations that produce, promote, protect or support Indigenous art and the cultures that create and nurture that art. Artitja Fine Art Gallery South Fremantle, 6162. T 0418-900-954. E info@artitja.com.au W www.artitja.com.au H By appointment. Since 2004. Working with remote community Aboriginal art centres. Fremantle Arts Centre 1 Finnerty Street, Fremantle 6160. T (08) 9432-9555. E fac@fremantle.wa.gov.au W www.fac.org.au Free entry. H Daily 10.00 to 5.00. To Jan 27, 2025 The Huxleys: Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams. All artwork by Will and Garrett Huxley. The Huxleys are a dynamic duo of cataclysmic proportions, presenting queer spectacle and discoinfused wizardry across the visual art, performance, and fashion worlds. Embark on a surreal journey…

Cats & Dogs The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia Until 20 July 2025 Melbourne Do you prefer animals to humans? Then this is the perfect exhibition for you to see. Cats & Dogs explores humanity’s deep connection to cats and dogs through more than 250 works of art and design. Drawn from the NGV Collection and spanning all periods and media: painting, prints, drawings, textiles, photography and decorative arts, even fashion, from Alexander McQueen to Romance Was Born; this cross-cultural and transhistorical examination of our furry companions in art and design reveals how they have long been a rich source of visual imagery – from ancient history to the present day. Both territorial animals, the exhibition is presented thematically, with dogs on one side and cats on the other. Featuring…

“. . . resistance, reconciliation, remembrance, revival, revelry and radical bodies” “Textiles are like a trojan horse, they are soft in nature and are often associated with ideas of docile and traditional femineity. Because of this they are perfectly placed to disrupt establishment and carry complex and subversive messaging,” Rebecca Evans – co-curator with Leigh Robb – tells me about Radical Textiles, which draws together works by more than 150 artists, designers and activists, with works from public and private collections alongside several new commissions. A major exhibition, with resistance, reconciliation, remembrance, revival, revelry and radical bodies as the key themes, Robb – AGSA’s Curator of Contemporary Art – came to Evans – AGSA’s Curator of Decorative Art and Design – a few years ago with the idea of looking…

Recent winner: Lori Pensini, 2024 Portia Geach Memorial Award Congratulations to Lori Pensini, winner of this year’s $30,000 Portia Geach Memorial Award, the preeminent portraiture prize for women in Australia, presented annually for the best portrait painted from life of a man or woman distinguished in art, letters or the sciences. Pensini’s practice reflects the experience of living on pastoral land fringed by nature reserves in remote Western Australia. The landscape provides a place of infinite discovery, where Pensini believes everything in nature has equal voice. On her winning portrait, titled The conversation #3, depicting the resting head of a woman beside a reclining kangaroo, Pensini writes: “This work is continuum of a series I’m exploring around conversations with animals and understanding animal decision making for conservation. It draws from…

Botanic Gardens of Sydney The Garden Gallery W botanicgardens.org.au/venues-and-lawns/all-venues-and-lawns/garden-gallery New Gallery for hire, applications open for 2025–2026. The Botanic Gardens of Sydney have unveiled a new, versatile exhibition space – offering one-of-a-kind experiences to Sydney’s arts and culture scene. Blending history, art and nature seamlessly, The Garden Gallery is now available for the very first time for emerging artists to exhibit their works. Enquire now! Contact Holly McDougall, Venue Sales Manager, Botanic Gardens of Sydney at holly.mcdougall@botanicgardens.nsw.gov.au or call 0448-782-024. Ladder Art Space 81 Denmark Street, Kew VIC 3101. W www.ladderartspace.com.au Applications are now open for the second half of the 2025 exhibition program. Please find the proposal guidelines on our website. The Old Auction House 52–56 Mollison Street, Kyneton VIC 3444. W www.theoldauctionhouse.com.au/exhibit The Old Auction House is seeking…

Amazigh Cultural Tours Morocco Art Tours 2025 W amazighculturaltours.com Explore Morocco – Marrakech, Atlas Mountains, Sahara – through specialist art tours in drawing, printing, and painting with Martin King and Adriane Strampp. For more information and to book, email info@amazighculturaltours.com See ad page 5. Art Fixation W www.artfixation.com.au Art Fixation are specialists in art hanging, art transportation, and art collection management. Over the last ten years we have hung thousands of paintings, prints, and pictures for private collectors, art galleries, framing shops, and artists across the Greater Sydney, Illawarra, Canberra, and Southern Highlands regions. Art Investor W www.artinvestor.net.au Art Investor is a curated directory of Australian artists, galleries, and art service providers. Art Racking System for Artists W www.artstoragesystemoz.com.au A purpose designed art storage system to help artists clear the…

Bradford Art Academy 619 Burwood Road, Hawthorn VIC 3144. E info@bradfordartacademy.com.au W www.bradfordartacademy.com.au Melbourne-based art academy teaching oil painting and pastels. Approachable lessons for beginners and professionals. Fremantle Arts Centre Workshops 1 Finnerty Street, Fremantle 6160. E fac@fremantle.wa.gov.au W www.fac.org.au Learning Program: Tues–Thurs Jan 7 to 9, Jan 14 to 16, and Jan 21 to 24, 2025, at various times and prices Kids Art Courses: Summer Holidays – for kids and teens ready to unleash their inner artist, our summer holiday program offers a colourful variety of classes at a beautiful location. These classes are split into four groups: Younger Kids (5–7 years) | Older Kids (8–12 years) | Teens (12–17 years) | Kids + Adults. Learning Program: Sat–Sun Jan 11 to 12 and Jan 18 to 19, 2025, at various…

CBD The Rocks Art Gallery of New South Wales Art Gallery Road, Sydney 2000. T (02) 9225-1744, 1800-679-278. W www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au Admission charges apply to some exhibitions. H Daily 10.00 to 5.00. To Feb 9, 2025 Magritte – an in-depth retrospective featuring more than 100 works, most of which have never before been seen in Australia. It journeys from the artist’s first avant-garde explorations and commercial works in the 1920s, to his groundbreaking contributions to surrealism, his surprising provocations of the 1940s, and the renowned paintings of his final years, before his death in 1967. To June 15, 2025 Nusra Latif Qureshi: Birds in Far Pavilions. This exhibition traces Qureshi’s 30-year career from her early paintings in Lahore, in which she began to reimagine traditional forms, to their zenith beyond the…

Hobart Sullivans Cove Battery Point Art Mob 29 Hunter Street, Hobart 7000. T (03) 6236-9200, 0419-393-122. E euan@artmob.com.au W www.artmob.com.au Director: Euan Hills. H Daily 10.00 to 6.00. Check public holiday opening times on our Google listing. Bett Gallery Level 1, 65 Murray Street, Hobart 7000. H Mon–Fri 10.00 to 5.30, Sat 10.00 to 4.00. Closed Sun and public holidays. Colville Gallery Ground Floor, 15 Castray Esplanade, Battery Point 7004. T (03) 6224-4088, 0419-292-626. E info@colvillegallery.com.au W www.colvillegallery.com.au H Mon–Sat 9.30 to 5.30. Closed public holidays. Colville Gallery presents works by contemporary Tasmanian and Australian artists featuring paintings, works on paper, photography and sculpture in an annual program of curated exhibitions. Contemporary Art Tasmania 27 Tasma Street, North Hobart 7000. T (03) 6231-0445. E info@contemporaryart.org.au W www.contemporaryarttasmania.org H Wed–Sat 12.00 to…

Darwin ANKA – Arnhem, Northern and Kimberley Artists Harbour View Plaza, Ground Floor, 8 McMinn Street, Darwin 0800. T (08) 8981-6134. E info@anka.org.au W anka.org.au www.facebook.com/ankaartists Instagram: @ankaaboriginalartists Working together to keep art, country and culture strong since 1987. ANKA is the peak support and advocacy body for Aboriginal artists and Aboriginalowned community Art Centres spread across over one million square kilometres of country in the Top End of the Northern Territory and Western Australia. ANKA currently represents almost 50 Aboriginalowned remote community art centres and over 5,000 artists across four regions: the Kimberley, Arnhem Land, the Tiwi Islands, and Darwin/Katherine. Artback NT Level 2, Harbour View Plaza, 8 McMinn Street, Darwin 0801. T (08) 8941-1444. W artbacknt.com.au Connecting people and place through arts development and touring. Artback NT works with…

Radical Textiles public programs Art Gallery of South Australia’s (AGSA) major new exhibition, Radical Textiles – comprising works by more than 150 artists, designers and activists to explore how textiles have marked acts of resistance, revival, remembrance and reconciliation over the past 150 years – is open to public viewing until 30 March 2025, and presents a calendar of programs and events that explore fashion, feminism, craft, sustainability and more. Step into a technicolour wonderland that celebrates kitsch and pop culture with an Australiana twist in AGSA’s free activity space, The Studio, where South Australian artist Frida Las Vegas, aka Stavroula Adameitis, encourages visitors to become a textile designer and create their own graphic print. Radical Textiles also offers a series of hands-on Summer Workshops, including a knitting class with…

Adelaide Park Lands Art Prize W parklandsart.org Artists are encouraged to enter the Adelaide Park Lands Art Prize (APA Art Prize) with works adhering to the theme ‘Inspire’ – to capture the essence of one or more elements of the Adelaide Park Lands as an inspiration for the artwork and/or to inspire viewers of the artwork. First Prize $20,000. Awards in all other categories will be valued at $2,500. An exhibition of finalists’ works will be held at Adelaide Festival Centre, Adelaide SA 5000, from March 28 to April 26, 2025. Entries close 8pm (ACDT), Fri Jan 31, 2025. &SAP2025 W www.andgalleryaustralia.net/sorrento-art-prize A life-changing contemporary art prize with $125,000 First Prize. & Gallery Australia is excited to announce the launch of a prestigious new art prize, open to all artists…

Artsource 8 Phillimore Street, Fremantle WA 6160. E info@artsource.net.au W www.artsource.net.au Artsource helps artists secure affordable studio spaces across the metropolitan area. Visit the website for more information about specific studio locations: Fremantle Studios, Rosemount Studios. City of Sydney Creative Studios W cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/cultural-support-funding/city-sydney-creative-studios, brandx.org.au/city-of-sydney-creative-studios The City of Sydney owns multiple commercial and community properties within the inner-city area, which occasionally become vacant for brief periods between tenancies. The City of Sydney offers these spaces to artists, creative practitioners and organisations to use for short-term projects for up to twelve months, with significantly reduced rental rates. The new cultural facility City of Sydney Creative Studios features thirty spaces across five storeys of Greenland Centre, 119 Bathurst Street, Sydney. The 2,000sqm venue includes rehearsal spaces, recording and editing suites, visual art studios, workshop…

Banziger Hulme Fine Art Consultants W www.bhfineart.com Banziger Hulme provides art valuation services for Australian and international artworks for private, company and public collections. Greer Adams Fine Art W www.greeradamsfineart.com Greer Adams is an Australian Indigenous Art specialist, dealer, collection management consultant and valuer based in Sydney. Louise Smith Fine Art W louisesmithfineart.com.au Michael Fox Arts Accountant & Valuer W foxmichael.com.au/fine-art-valuation-appraisals Specialises in private sales, professional valuation services, and art consultancy. Registered valuer with AVAA. Noël Stott of Adam Galleries W www.adamgalleries.com Noël is a Fine Art consultant with over 30 years of experience as a gallery director/owner and valuer, based in Melbourne and the Macedon Ranges, Victoria. Noël Stott of Adam Galleries provides comprehensive written valuations for insurance and market purposes. This involves assessing, authenticating and valuing paintings, graphics,…

Federation Square / CBD ACMI Fed Square, Melbourne 3000. T (03) 8663-2200. W www.acmi.net.au H Museum: daily 10.00 to 5.00. Cinemas: check screening times on website. Visit website for full exhibition program. Nov 28 to April 27, 2025 The Future & Other Fictions – featuring more than 180 works by 19 creative visionaries. From cyberpunk megacities and first knowledges to rewilded landscapes and sci fi renegades, The Future & Other Fictions showcases the people, artworks and ideas that shape tomorrow. Experience how futures are imagined and made onscreen with artworks, sets, props, scripts, clips, costumes and original design materials on display. APY Gallery Melbourne 34 Tom Thumb Lane, Docklands 3008. T (03) 7021-1240. E melbournegallery@apyacc.com W www.apygallery.com H Tues–Fri 10.00 to 5.00, Sat 10.00 to 4.00. The APY Galleries in Melbourne, Sydney…

NSW listings Newcastle Central Coast Gosford Regional Gallery 36 Webb Street, East Gosford 2250. T (02) 4304-7550. E gallery@centralcoast.nsw.gov.au W www.gosfordregionalgallery.com Instagram: @gosfordgallery Free entry. H Daily 9.30 to 4.00. Closed Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Year’s Day, and Good Friday. To Feb 2, 2025 Zoonoses by Nicola Hooper. The Lock-Up 90 Hunter Street, Newcastle 2300. T (02) 4925-2265. E info@thelockup.org.au W www.thelockup.org.au Free entry. H Wed–Sat 10.00 to 4.00, Sun 10.00 to 2.00. Nov 30 to Feb 23, 2025 DATA MINDS – examines emerging processes and issues arising from technology, exploring how art can grapple with the rapidly developing field of Artificial Intelligence, and the pervasive influence of the Internet on modern society. Artists: Roy Ananda, Girl On Road, HIBALL, Jon Rafman, and Brie Trenerry. Curated by Wednesday Sutherland,…

Adelaide Adelaide Central Gallery Glenside Cultural Precinct, 7 Mulberry Road, Glenside 5065. E andrew.purvis@acsa.sa.edu.au W www.acsa.sa.edu.au Curator: Andrew Purvis. H Mon–Fri 9.00 to 5.00 during exhibitions. Adelaide Central Gallery is a not-for-profit contemporary art gallery located within Adelaide Central School of Art. The Gallery exhibits a diverse annual program of curated exhibitions, featuring recent work from South Australian emerging and established artists, as well as renowned national and international contemporary artists. Adelaide Contemporary Experimental Lion Arts Centre, North Terrace (West End), Kaurna Yarta, Adelaide 5000. T (08) 8211-7505. E admin@ace.gallery W www.ace.gallery Free entry. H Tues–Sat 11.00 to 4.00. South Australia’s leading independent contemporary visual arts organisation. To Dec 14 Studios: 2024 – a group exhibition featuring new commissions by the 2024 ACE Studio Program artists: Carly Tarkari Dodd, Abbey Murdoch,…

Brisbane Art Clique Gallery and Studio 10 Gunsynd Court, Bribie Pines, Ningi 4511. T 0418-876-230. E lyne@artclique.com.au W www.artclique.com.au, www.lynemarshall.com.au H 10.00 to 4.00 selected Sun, or by appointment to suit your travel. Next open days Dec 22 and Jan 18, 2025. Located between Brisbane and Sunshine Coast. Features paintings, sculpture and books of artist Lyne Marshall, who layers nature’s spirit, mystery and stories into her contemplative artworks. artisan 45 King Street, Bowen Hills 4006. H Mon–Tues by appointment, Wed–Fri 10.00 to 5.00, Sat 10.00 to 4.00. Closed Sun. FireWorks Gallery 9/31 Thompson Street, Bowen Hills 4006. T (07) 3216-1250. E art@fireworksgallery.com.au W www.fireworksgallery.com.au H Tues–Fri 10.00 to 6.00, Sat 10.00 to 5.00 or by appointment. Dec 3 to 24 Strange new ways. Griffith University Art Museum 226 Grey Street, South…