Salon des Refuses at the SH Ervin Gallery
June 5 to August 15 2021Mantua Nangala and John R Walker have been selected in this year's Salon. Image: Mantua Nangala Untitled 2020
Wynne Prize 2021
from June 5 2021Warlimpirringa Tjapaltjarri and Yukultji Napangati are both finalists in this year's Wynne Prize at the Art Gallery of NSW. Image: Warlimpirrnga Tjapaltjarri Untitled 2020
Collection Conversion
to July 11, 2021Tamworth Regional Gallery invited artists from the area to create works in response to local museum collections.
Angus Nivison created works in response to the Herbarium collection at the University of New England
Image: Josephine's Voice (Sunshine) 2021
John R Walker at Burra Regional Art Gallery
May 20 to July 18 2021John R Walker is revisiting Burra and surrounding region in South Australia 5 years after he visited the area when painting for the Adelaide Biennial in 2018
Image: Oratunga 2017, gouache, 56 x 76cm
Nillumbik Prize for Contemporary Art
May 6 to July 1 2021Kylie Stillman is a finalist in this year's award, in which artists responded to the theme 'Return'
At Montsalvat, Eltham, Victoria
Image: Verso B hand carved paperback books
Tree of Life
10 April to 30 May 2021Tree of Life: A Testament to Endurance is a powerful selection of leading Australian artists whose work is inspired by the deep spiritual and physical association with the natural world. Includes 4 major paintings by John R Walker.
SH Ervin Gallery, Sydney, until May 30, 2021
Image: Memorial Grove: All That Fall 2019
Christopher Hodges in Artist Profile
5 March 2021An informative article about Christopher Hodges practice and current work is in the current issue of Artist Profile magazine. Written by Tai Mitsuji, photography by Bryce Thomas Image: Hit 2018
Papunya Tula: 50 Years
February 27 - April 4, 2021SH Ervin Gallery, Sydney
To celebrate 50 years since painting began at Papunya, NT, this exhibition includes over 100 artists from 3 generations. The painters of the Western Desert have achieved recognition worldwide.
View the digital catalogue
https://issuu.com/utopiaartsydney/docs/papunya_tula_50_years_1971_2021
Image: Papunya school mural 1971
Peter Maloney wins prize
February 27 - March 26, 2021Peter Maloney is the winner of this year's Adelaide Perry Prize for Drawing, a prestigious acquisitive prize at the Adelaide Perry Gallery, PLC, Croydon, Sydney, NSW Image: Peter Maloney Equestrian Traveller 2020
MCA COLLECTION: Perspectives on Place
From February 26 ,2021Curated by Anneke Jaspers , this exhibition includes over 30 artists from the MCA collection with works that explore ideas related to place.
Includes Peter Maloney, Yukuljtji Napangati and Simryn Gill
Image: Simryn Gill, Untitled (Interior) 2008, unique bronze
The Past Is The Present Is The Future
February 19 - May 9, 20201This group exhibition explores the way time is woven throughout different cultures, people and places. Featuring Simryn Gill
Granville Centre Art Gallery, Sydney, NSW
Image: Sweet Chariot No. 6 2015
Drill Hall Gallery, ANU, ACT
December 4 - 20, 2020An exhibition curated by the Drill Hall Gallery staff of a selection from the ANU Collection, including recent acquisitions and gifts. Including Liz Coats Image: Liz Coats from Cicada series 1992
Compass : Generations of Walcha Artists
November 21 to January 31Walcha, NSW, is home to many generations of artists, and this exhibition at NERAM in Armidale celebrates their contribution to Australian Art. Includes Angus Nivison
Pat Larter Get Arted
14 November 2020 to 21 April 2021This exhibition celebrates Pat Larter's video, performance, mail art, and collaborations with her husband Richard. Drawn from her extensive archive bequeathed to the AGNSW Image: Pat Larter Hoop La La 1992
Know my name
14 November 2020 to 4 July 2021The know my name project at the National Gallery of Australia is a celebration of Australian women artists and their contribution to cultural lif. Includes Emily Kame Kngwarreye, Helen Eager, Simryn Gill, Doreen Reid Nakamarra and Marea Gazzard, the project includes a major new publication, exhibition and related events.
Sculpture in the Vineyards
October 17 - November 1 2020Christopher Hodges is a finalist in the Sculpture in the Vineyards, part of the Wollombi Sculpture Festival.
Image: Courtesan 2020, stainless steel, h 222cm
Wynne Prize, AGNSW
26 September to 10 JanuaryGeorge Tjungurrayi, Yukultji Napangati and John R Walker are finalists in the 2020 Wynne Prize at the Art Gallery of NSW.
Image: John R Walker Fireground 2 (For Matty H)
Christopher Hodges: The Line
To November 15, 2020Drawn from the NERAM collection, this exhibition is of selected work by Christopher Hodges highlighting the strong linear forms found in his prints, sculptures and paintings Image: CH Lily 2018, 57 x 57cm
McClelland Gallery National Small Sculpture Award 2020
September 2020Kylie Stillman is a finalist in this online initiative to support artists in COVID times.
McClelland Sculpture Park and Gallery, Melbourne
Image: Blobitecture 2017, handcarved paperback books
John R Walker acquisition
20 August 2020The ACT Legislative Assembly as acquired John R Walker's recent painting After the fire, Bombay Picnic Ground I.
Yukultji Napangati
August 2020 to January 2021Yukultji Napangati has been selected as a finalist for the ninth time in the Telstra National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Awards.
FORM: NERAM
31 July - 13 September 2020FORM explores how viewers experience sculpture and its material, scale and tactility.
From the New England Regional Art Museum collection in Armidale, NSW
Includes Christopher Hodges, Marea Gazzard, and John R Walker
Image: Janus IV 2007
John R Walker Interview
July 17 2020John R Walker is the latest in Richard Morecroft's Exhibition series of youtube interviews with Australian artists
Watch it here https://youtu.be/bKXJMe_PKzE
Image: Forest of Ash II
Not fully or properly either of two things
From July 11 to August 30 2020The Town Hall Gallery at the Hawthorn Arts Centre in Melbourne is opening a 20 year survey of work by Kylie Stillman, including large timber sculptures, hand stitched works on paper and her iconic hand carved books. Image: Kylie Stillman with Verso 2020
