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Joanna Mendelssohn

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Joanna Mendelssohn is Principal Fellow (Hon) at the Victorian College of the Arts, University of Melbourne, and editor-in-chief, Design and Art of Australia Online, The University of Melbourne. Mendelssohn is also a curator, art critic and author.

Articles by Joanna

Prestigious art prizes in the hands of a new generation

This year’s Archibald and Wynne prize-winning works capture the culture of music and performance. They also represent a changing of the guard at the annual series of prizes presented by the Art Gallery of NSW

On the elegance and wry observations of Jeffrey Smart

The National Gallery’s centenary celebration of Jeffrey Smart’s birth takes viewers back to his hometown of Adelaide, tracing the career of an artist whose painting style and sexuality put him at odds with Australia for much of his life.