Contemporary Art

Russian artist Nicholas Chevalier's now-famous painting of Mt Abrupt in western Victoria is being used by a revegetation group to reflect the landscape as the artist saw it in 1864.

Plans for a $50 million art gallery in western Victoria spark debate over class divides and how council money should be spent.

As murals pop up in laneways, one researcher asks how public art can play a role in improving public health. 

Former track cyclist and downhill skier Sophie Cape says she struggled after losing her Olympic dreams to injury but found catharsis in art school.

Janet Dawson has long been considered one of Australia's most acclaimed visual artists. Now, her six-decade career is the subject of a major survey at AGNSW.

What does it take to become a working artist who can live and breathe a compulsion to create while making a steady income? The 2025 Hatched showcase has the answers.

Gaypalani Waṉambi, daughter of the late Mr Waṉambi, has won the top prize at the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Awards, for work about an ancient honey hunter.

Recovering from a painful injury, Loribelle Spirovski ditched her paintbrush to craft a portrait of William Barton. It just won People's Choice in the Archibald Prize. 

Franck Gohier has created paintings, prints and sculptures that are on show in galleries across the world, sharing his unique take on all things typically Territorian with a wide audience.

Many are celebrating that Khaled Sabsabi and Michael Dagostino have had their Venice Biennale invitation reinstated. But the impact of the decision, and the many questions surrounding it, remain.

The acting chair of Australia's arts funding body, Creative Australia, has publicly apologised to artist Khaled Sabsabi for the "hurt and pain" caused after he was controversially dumped as 2026 Venice Biennale representative.

After controversially and suddenly withdrawing Khaled Sabsabi and Michael Dagostino from the 2026 Venice Biennale, Creative Australia has announced it has reversed its decision.

Wendy Whiteley reflects on the legacy of her late husband, Archibald Prize-winning artist Brett Whiteley, as his works appear at the only Victorian gallery to host his Inside The Studio exhibition.

Thirty years after they were thrown into an Adelaide prison for public nudity, legendary French street artists Ilotopie returned to the scene of the crime — as nude, and as proud, as ever.

Whilst some of her predecessors have enjoyed decades-long tenures, the gallery's new director is determined not to waste a moment. 

Artist Jack Ball found transphobia, desire and care in 1950s and 70s newspapers. They turned them into the installation Heavy Grit, which just won the Ramsay Art Prize.

The Biennale of Sydney, under new artistic director Hoor Al Qasimi, is called "Rememory" and features art from the likes of Packing Room Prize winner Abdul Abdullah.

Australian artist Nara Walker's name made international headlines after she was convicted for assault and imprisoned in a high-security Iceland jail. Now she's home, she explains how painting helped her endure the experience.

Can we continue a creative life after death — and should we? They're questions you'll come face-to-face with as you walk past the "brain in a jar" at the Art Gallery of Western Australia.

Women's labour is in the spotlight in Brisbane artist Julie Fragar's portrait Flagship Mother Multiverse (Justene), which has won the Archibald Prize.