Acclaimed as a cultural leader and the seminal figure in establishing the East Kimberley School, Rover Thomas holds a primary place in the history of the Aboriginal art movement. However, he did not begin painting until in his fifties, having spent forty years as a stockman, droving cattle...
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By Adrian Newstead
24 Oct 2018
During a painting career that lasted just eight years, octogenarian Emily Kame Kngwarreye carved an enduring presence in the history of Australian art. By the time she passed away in September 1996, she was an artistic superstar, having created one of the most significant artistic legacies of...
By Marguerite Brown MA - Art Curatorship
24 Oct 2018
Arthur Boyd’s creative oeuvre encompasses a range of different themes and modes of expression. From symbolically charged allegorical paintings, to naturalistic landscapes that respond to Australia’s varied terrain – this diversity is integral to the rich artistic legacy left in Boyd’s wake....
By Anonymous
24 Oct 2018
Fear it has faded and the night.
The bells all peal the hour of nine.
Schoolgirls hastening through the light
Touch the unknowable divine.
John Shaw Neilson Schoolgirls Hastening
The first truly unique visions to emerge in his painting...
By Ken Wach
24 Oct 2018
So often a sense of mystery emanates from the paintings of Rick Amor. During an interview published in Melbourne’s The Age newspaper the noted photographer Bill Henson made an interesting observation: “Meaning comes from feeling not the other way around.”1 Henson got it right...
By Anonymous
24 Oct 2018
John Kelly burst onto the international art scene in 1999 when his bronze sculpture, Cow Up a Tree 1999 was selected to be displayed on the Champs-Elysées in Paris as part of an international exhibition of fifty sculptures celebrating the end of the...
By Gavin Fry
24 Oct 2018
In a working career of just three decades, David Larwill managed to carve out an important place for himself in Australian art. His work was full of energy, enthusiasm, whimsy and imagination with a naïve sense of fun that belied his intense interest and deep knowledge of the art of the past. A...
By menzies
24 Oct 2018
Charles Blackman (1928-2018) was one of the most significant Australian artists of the twentieth century, rising to prominence in the 1950s for his expressive and lyrical figurative art. During this decade, he became a vital member of the creative community, including as part of the Heide Circle...
By Caroline Jones BA, MA (Art Admin.)
24 Oct 2018
Margaret Olley is one of Australia’s most well-renowned painters of the still-life subject. Her legacy to Australian art history is significant and her characteristic interior scenes are highly regarded and collected worldwide. Throughout her long and successful career, the still life was the...
By Gavin Fry
24 Oct 2018
Michael Johnson is perhaps the most steadfast abstractionist in Australian art, so it is all the more surprising that he started his long and distinguished career as a commercial artist. His father Percy had worked before and during world war two as an illustrator, specialising in black and...
