At the 2025 Melbourne Art Fair, Hugo Michell Gallery, under Jenna Pippett's direction, showcased artists Sam Gold and Zaachariaha Fielding. Gold, a queer non-binary artist, uses ceramics to explore the body and identity. Fielding, of Mimili, blends Aboriginal traditions with contemporary themes.
Meg Cowell is a Melbourne-based photographic artist known for her ethereal images of submerged garments. Her work explores femininity, transformation, and the interplay of light and water, where she creates dreamlike, sculptural forms that evoke a sense of otherworldliness.
"Negotiating This World," curated by Jane Devery at NGV (2012), surveyed contemporary Australian art through 100 works by 40 artists. The exhibition explored globalization, identity, and technology, emphasizing Indigenous perspectives and Australia's position in the Asia-Pacific region.
Andrew Browne continues to expand and refine his visual investigations, maintaining his position as an artist who bridges multiple domains – between photography and painting, observation and imagination, the specific and the universal – with remarkable sensitivity and skill.
A dynamic painting practice, influenced by his time in New York City, capturing movement and energy through layered compositions. He builds up surfaces with acrylic and resin, creating a palimpsest of visual information that reflects the passage of time and the accumulation of experiences.
Sam Gold creates sculptural ceramic vessels that challenge traditions through experimental techniques and textured surfaces. Based in Adelaide and represented by Hugo Michell Gallery, Gold's ecological practice was recently showcased at Melbourne Art Fair.
As Cyclone Alfred approaches, Brisbane’s arts institutions are enacting flood plans refined since past disasters. Their response highlights the need for cultural venues to prepare for more frequent and severe weather events.
Ali Yeldham’s Arthouse Gallery showcased Robyn Sweaney’s architectural paintings and Kendal Murray’s whimsical tableau miniatures at the Melbourne Art Fair 2025, thoughtfully highlighting rich and diverse artistic narratives in Australian contemporary visual art.
Andrew Rogers creates monumental geoglyphs across seven continents in his "Rhythms of Life" project, employing local communities to build massive stone structures that merge contemporary artistic vision with ancient techniques and cultural symbols visible from aerial perspectives.
Marion Borgelt's 2012 exhibition "To See a World in a Grain of Sand" explores cosmic patterns through diverse media, merging mathematical precision with sensory experience to transform abstract concepts of time and celestial movement into visually arresting artworks.
Melbourne curator Melissa Loughnan's Utopian Slumps gallery transformed from a non-profit space in a dingy Collingwood alley to a respected commercial enterprise representing fifteen artists internationally, exemplifying the creative tension between artistic idealism and market realities.
Oigåll Projects transformed the 2025 Melbourne Art Fair’s VIP Lounge into a peach-toned, inflatable wonder. Blending art, design, and architecture, the space redefines what a gallery can be; immersive, sustainable, and playfully profound.
Kim Westcott is a celebrated Australian artist known for large-scale drypoint prints, bold paintings and acrylic engravings. Winner of the 1991 International Biennial Print Exhibit, her work features in major collections worldwide. Based in Bpagerang Country, she draws inspiration from forests.
Amber Wallis is an Australian painter known for her lyrical abstraction, blending personal history with explorations of femininity and communal living. She has been recognised with awards such as the Brett Whiteley Traveling Art Scholarship (2008) and the Wollumbin Art Award (2022).
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Opening in February 2025, The Uncanny at NMWA showcases 30 women artists exploring the eerie and familiar through surreal, unsettling works. It reclaims mystery as a tool for reflection on identity, gender, and what lies beneath the surface.
