Vermilion Art: A Focus on Contemporary Chinese Voices
Vermilion Art, Sydney's Chinese contemporary art pioneer, showcased Chen Wenling's satirical sculptures and Gao Ping's fusion of Eastern/Western styles at Melbourne Art Fair 2025.
Art
Art shapes how we see and understand the world. From painting and sculpture to photography and digital media, Clever Planet highlights the work of Australian artists, past and present. This page is for educators, students, and anyone passionate about art, offering insights into techniques, ideas, and creative practices. Whether you’re discovering new artists or exploring your own creativity, this is a space to engage with and celebrate Australian art.
Neon Parc at Melbourne Art Fair 2025: A Dialogue with Modernity
Neon Parc's Melbourne Art Fair 2025 stand featured Damiano Bertoli, Diena Georgetti, and Janet Burchill/Jennifer McCamley, showcasing their engagement with Modernism, abstraction, and the concept of time.
Hannah Gartside: Bunnies in Love, Lust, and Longing
Australian artist Hannah Gartside’s exhibition Bunnies in Love, Lust & Longing at MAF 2025 transforms vintage leather gloves into sculptures exploring intimacy, desire, and vulnerability. Her textile practice thoughtfully invites reflection on identity, memory, and repurposed materials.
Hugo Michell Gallery MAF 2025
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.
Sam Gold: Reshaping Australian Ceramics
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.
Arthouse Gallery
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
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.
Utopian Slumps REDUX
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.
When Flesh Meets Fair
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
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 REDUX
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).
Nite Art
Nite Art was a one-night annual event in Melbourne, transforming the city into a vibrant open-air gallery. Featuring art trails across galleries, pop-ups, and public spaces, it connects people with emerging and established artists, making art accessible and celebrating Melbourne’s creative spirit.
Melbourne Now 2012
"Melbourne Now" at the National Gallery Victoria celebrated Melbourne's dynamic art, design, and culture scene. The exhibit showcased local artists across diverse media, highlighting the city’s creativity and encouraging public engagement with contemporary art.
Stewart MacFarlane
Stewart MacFarlane is an Australian figurative painter known for vivid, narrative-driven works exploring themes of identity and isolation. With over 50 solo exhibitions globally, his art is held in major collections like the National Gallery of Australia and the NGV.
Rick Matear
Rick Matear is an Australian artist celebrated for his evocative seascapes and coastal landscapes, particularly those depicting the Mornington Peninsula. His work captures the interplay of light and water, offering viewers a sensory experience of Australia's coastal beauty.
Nic Plowman
Nic Plowman is an Australian artist renowned for his expressive drawings and paintings that delve into themes of mortality, vulnerability, and masculinity. His work has been featured in numerous solo and group exhibitions, and he has been a finalist in several prestigious art prizes.