Visual Art
Archie Moore has become the first Australian to win the Golden Lion at the Venice Biennale with his powerful work mixing politics and history with the poetry of internalised anxieties around belonging.
Visual Art
A thought-provoking exhibition of work by 75 finalists chosen for this year’s Waterhouse Natural Science Art prize highlights the wonders of the natural world, as well as the myriad human-made challenges it faces.
Be a ‘Palmer Pilgrim’ and explore this enticing sculpture showcase where 19 artists have co-opted the dramatic hilly landscape to play along with their imaginative ideas – including visions of an alternative future.
Peace may seem elusive in some of the works in the 2024 Adelaide Biennial of Australian Art, writes John Neylon. Nonetheless, there is plenty to capture the interest and stir the emotions of a broad audience.
Former Adelaide High School student Fatiha Rashid’s vibrant mixed-media painting paying homage to her home country of Bangladesh is among dozens of artworks currently on display in the SACE 2024 Art Show at Light Square Gallery.
PHOTO GALLERY: From an oil painting capturing the landscape-altering impact of floodwaters to glass baubles inspired by the rare ‘ice age gum’, the 2024 Waterhouse Natural Science Art Prize shortlist encompasses a diverse collection of works celebrating the intersection of art and science.
Visual Art
What do a 17th-century painting of a Belgian cathedral and an Australian contemporary sound work about queer love have in common? More than you’d think.
Visual Art
Whimsical creations by ceramicist Bruce Nuske displayed in an exhibition space designed by the late Khai Liew are being shown alongside a meditative presentation by visual artist Dana Awartani in this captivating showcase at Samstag Museum of Art.
Twenty-four leading contemporary artists present their take on the concept of Inner Sanctum through works ranging from paintings and poetry to video installations and music in curator José Da Silva’s 2024 Adelaide Biennial of Australian Art.
Multi-disciplinary artist Matcho Makata communicates the essential conflicts of diaspora life in this layered and affecting exhibition. ★★★★
From fascinating hybrid sculptures that blur the boundaries between natural and man-made forms, to a series of hanging prints of photos depicting life in the former Yugoslavia, the 2024 Helpmann Academy Graduate Exhibition offers plenty to explore.
Adelaide Fringe’s former director Greg Clarke is back in his home town for the 2024 festival season – this time as a visual artist showing his paintings in an exhibition on the Fleurieu Peninsula with long-time friend Louise Vadasz.
Design
A damaged Khai Liew chair, a torn souvenir scarf from the 1956 Olympics, and a broken vase and perfume bottles owned by Paula Nagel are among a wonderful collection of repaired or transformed items on show in a new exhibition at JamFactory.
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Discover the enduring impact of the Helpmann Academy’s Graduate Exhibition, as the organisation celebrates 30 years helping SA visual artists pursue successful careers.
It was goodbye Light ADL and hello ILA (Immersive, Light & Art) as the West End venue unveiled its new branding and identity this week – alongside the premiere of locally made immersive digital-art film Anomalous.
Installations commenting on single-use plastics and the dilemma of love and loss sit alongside impressive paintings, playful sculptures and an immersive bird-inspired presentation in Adelaide Central School of Art’s 2023 Graduate Exhibition.
Sonya Rankine has woven traditional techniques and a passion for truth telling and creativity into a multi-faceted contemporary arts practice and business. Her latest pieces are lighting up the historic phone booths at Adelaide Railway Station.
Kyoto-based artist Takaya Kōho animated the wild and often destructive forces of nature with his depiction of the Japanese gods of thunder and wind in a pair of late 19th-century six-panel screens on display in the Art Gallery of SA.
Visual Art
The work of 20 mid-career South Australian artists is on display in a fascinating exhibition at Adelaide Railway Station that, in its second iteration, is positioning itself as an important part of the Adelaide Festival program.
InReview
SA arts & culture news in brief: Take a deep dive into the Art Gallery of SA’s collection with a new book sharing the stories of 500 key works, meet Australian Dance Theatre’s newly appointed artistic associate, and discover the eclectic line-up of works-in-progress showing during this year’s inSPACE program.
The Art Gallery of South Australia has unveiled a major new acquisition and launched its exhibition line-up for 2024 – including a Radical Textiles display featuring items ranging from William Morris tapestries to Kylie Minogue’s gold hotpants.
PHOTO GALLERY: Photographic artist Alex Frayne is well known for his images capturing Adelaide noir and the myriad moods of South Australian landscapes, but his latest adventure has seen him embracing the ‘crazy energy’ of Los Angeles.
A fresh and comprehensive new narrative reveals how the Adelaide art scene post-World War II was an incubator of progressive ideas and talent, despite often being dismissed or disparaged in the wider mainstream history of Australian art.
Bold ceramic forms, whimsical wall-mounted gremlins and large, confident paintings sit side by side in an exhibition of work by SA artists Zaachariaha Fielding and Alfred Lowe, reviewed here by Troy-Anthony Baylis and showing as part of Tarnanthi.
Artist Chris Yee, whose digital animation Perspective Pathways was chosen to illustrate the cover of the 2023 OzAsia Festival program, says he is motivated to tell stories around Australian-Asian identity through his colourful and dynamic creations.
Acclaimed performance artist Stelarc and local visual artist Bridget Currie are among the experienced mentors helping SA emerging creatives to flourish in their chosen field through Helpmann Academy’s Elevate Mentorship Program.
Colonialism, pop culture and family legacy are all part of the story shared through the first major survey exhibition of work by Vincent Namatjira, an artist who enjoys placing powerful people outside their comfort zone.
Tarnanthi artistic director Nici Cumpston highlights some of the diverse contemporary Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art on show at the Art Gallery of SA during the 2023 festival – from delightful animations and unique sculptural works, to paintings inspired by a love of rock music.
Design
Lovely to look at – but not made to sit in – Marc Newson’s Cloisonné Blue Chair is part of a body of work the designer created using a centuries-old Chinese enamelling technique. It is on show in the Art Gallery of SA’s Metamorphosis display.
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Industry icons Margo and Sam Hill-Smith have championed the careers of many South Australian artists. Here, Margo explains what inspires her passion for the arts, and why mentoring and gallery support are so important for emerging creatives.
The annual mindshare Exhibition opens our eyes to the experiences of mental health challenges.
The Art Gallery of South Australia’s new acquisition – Brodie Neill’s @Chair – celebrates of one of the most iconic symbols of our time, but the work’s creation was a long quest for the artist.
SA arts and culture news in brief: An epic anthology on progressive art in Adelaide is set to be launched, State Theatre’s adaptation of a local author’s bestselling novel sells out, line-ups for Good Music Month and Feast Festival are released, and bookings open for the Adelaide Festival Centre’s school holiday program.
The 2023 biennial Community Housing Art Awards show diversity, depth and talent among tenants in South Australian community and social housing.
Visual Art
Renowned Indigenous artist Emily Kam Kngwarray left us more than 25 years ago, yet her star power as an artist and cultural woman continues to grow
Visual Art
A traumatic incident that saw him badly burned as a child set Shane Cook on a lifelong journey to learn more about his Indigenous heritage. His story is writ large through both the tattoos that cover his body and in his unique artwork.
More than 1500 First Nations artists from across Australia will feature in this year’s Tarnanthi Festival, which includes a major exhibition of work by the multi-award-winning Vincent Namatjira and will see the annual Tarnanthi Art Fair return as an in-person event at Adelaide Entertainment Centre.
The first major exhibition of Peter Waples-Crowe’s work in South Australia is an explosion of colour and form that centres the artist’s Indigenous queer identity and culture.
SA arts & culture news in brief: Art Gallery extends its opening hours for the final days of box-office hit Frida & Diego, a new fellowship program aims to nurture local authors, entries open for 2024 Waterhouse Natural Science Art Prize, and award-winning visual artworks now on show in two exhibitions.
Significant new insights into the life and work of 18th-century watercolourist Sarah Stone can be gleaned through a recently discovered album of 40 botanical studies now on display in the Art Gallery of South Australia’s Elder Wing.
Artist and poets will lead an exploration of places of refuge and sanctuary in the 18th Adelaide Biennial of Australian Art next year, with work spilling onto the city streets and leaving a legacy of public art.
Visual Art
A new exhibition of work by multi-skilled South Australian artist Helen Fuller takes an apt personal approach.
Visual Art
In his latest solo exhibition, Finite Bounty, Dan Withey continues his preoccupation with human existence as he tries to make sense of the world.
Honesty and trust is crucial to the relationship between mother-and-daughter artists Anna Gore and Mary-Jean Richardson, whose 2023 SALA exhibition is testimony to the power of creative collaboration and the enduring art of painting.
Celebrated photographer Trent Parke’s new retrospective exhibition is like a time capsule, offering a unique and fascinating look at everyday life through his lens.
When his social media accounts were hacked in 2022, light painting photographer Denis Smith reassessed his online life. The creative results feature in his SALA show Duality, which also offers visitors a chance to try the technique themselves.
Poh Ling Yeow says being immersed in her Illuminate Adelaide exhibition has been cathartic on many levels, including helping her deal with the grief of losing her mother.
Books & Poetry
Kai Easton captures the unique South African settings from JM Coetzee’s Boyhood.
Design
PHOTO GALLERY: In the 50 years since it began life in an old factory in St Peters, JamFactory has helped forge hundreds of creative careers and put Adelaide at the heart of Australia’s contemporary craft and design scene. Now, as it reflects on the past and looks to the future, it has one pressing need: more space.
SA arts and culture news in brief: A life-changing scholarship opportunity, surprising images capture the art of science, Adelaide Fringe warehouse auction, art prize winner maps Unley, celebrations at The Mill, and an introduction to paper sculpture.
An exhibition of 12 large Arthur Boyd tapestries depicting the life of Saint Francis gives Adelaide art lovers a rare opportunity to experience the depth, vibrancy and scale of these incredible works.
A showcase of superbly curated new works by the 27 Australian artists shortlisted for this year’s Ramsay Art Prize confirms that the heart of the nation’s contemporary art scene – as relevant and dynamic as ever – continues its powerful beat.
For Craig Glasson, the studio is a ‘laboratory of ideas’. At times he needs silence to bring those ideas to fruition through his painstaking, design-inspired practice – but he also loves listening to techno music.
Crafting modernism offers an intriguing insight into the lifelong creative journey of South Australian potter Milton Moon, who was fuelled by a vision that married Zen philosophy with a determination to express a distinctly Australian sense of place.
