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08.12.2025
Yasmin Smith’s Elemental Life at Museum of Contemporary Art Australia featured in The Art Newspaper. “I will never look at a piece of flint in the same way again.” – Louisa Buck. exhibition until 08.06.26

06.12.2025
Self-portrait as a pair of restless legs, 2025, the eponymous work from Mitch Cairns' solo exhibition at the Art Gallery of New South Wales and Wollongong Art Gallery this year, has been acquired by of the AGNSW with the support of the Contemporary Collection Benefactors.

03.12.2025
Congratulations to Archie Moore and all the kith and kin team on being awarded the Art Association of Australia & New Zealand award for Best Artist Led Publication in the 2025 Art Writing and Publishing Awards for the kith and kin book published in assocation with the 2024 Venice Biennale exhibition. The kith and kin book is now available at the QAGOMA store.

02.12.2025
Archie Moore’s kith and kin at Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art, Brisbane featured in The Guardian “Australia is invited to step into a quiet room and watch the truth of its history emerge from the darkness.” – The Guardian Exhibition until 18.10.26

01.12.2025
Over a dozen paintings by Jude Rae will be presented in Counterpoint, curated by Kathryn Roberts, at Manly Art Gallery & Museum. The exhibition brings together works by Jude Rae, Ruth Waller and Toni Warburton. Exhibtion: 05.12.25 - 15.02.26

26.11.2025
Australian Parliament House unveiled today Jude Rae’s portrait of former Australian Prime Minister, Malcom Turnbull, commissioned for the Historic Memorials Collection.

26.11.2025
Huge congratulations to Mitch Cairns announced by Mosman Art Gallery and The Balnaves Foundation last night as the inaugural recipient of The Neil Balnaves Fellowship. "Valued at $80,000 and in honour of the late Neil Balnaves AO, this is a major initiative to support the development of a significant piece of research or creative endeavour over a two-year period.”

19.11.2025
The Commercial at Art Basel Hong Kong 2026. This week Art Basel announced participants in its 2026 edition in Hong Kong. The Commercial is delighted to share that it will be presenting a group exhibition in the main Galleries sector for its inaugural presentation at the leading fair in the Asia-Pacific region. ABHK 2026 will include 240 galleries from 41 countries and territories. dates: March 27–29, 2026 | Preview Days March 25 and 26.

18.11.2025
Three recently acquired paintings by Mitch Cairns will feature in Framing Tomorrow, an exhibition commemorating 50 years of Murdoch University’s Art Collection. Exhibition: November 2025-August 2026

16.11.2025
An early work by Narelle Jubelin is included alongside other leading Australian women artists in The Hidden Line: Art of the Boyd Women at Bundanon. The exhibition repositions the creative practices of five generations of women from one of Australia’s most prominent artistic dynasties. Exhibition: 22.11.25 – 15.02.26

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