Echoes of my grandmother in the art of Clarice Beckett at Geelong Gallery

April 23, 2023

My patrilineal grandmother was a Gordie, born in 1903 in Gateshead on Tyne near Newcastle in the UK. She came …

Witnessing, by Alicia Henry: A personal essay by Naomi McCarthy

January 3, 2023

At Kamloops Art Gallery, British Columbia, Canada, December 2022 Alicia Henry’s moving exhibition, Witnessing, inspired in part by Henry’s Ghanian …

November 29, 2022

Joan Retallack’s word poethics, which is a combination of the word poetry and ethics, suggests that some ideas can most …

November 6, 2022

Jo Bertini, Breath of the Last Wild River, 2022, iridescent pigments and oil on French polyester canvas, courtesy of the …

October 18, 2022

David Griggs is a thoughtful, softly spoken man whose words arrive with padded edges allowing us to bump into them …

September 11, 2022

“Why are you hiding your face?” Asks 2022 Archibald prize winning artist, Blak Douglas, referring to Giddy up, Kim Leutwyler’s …

April 15, 2022

A personal reflection on Juliana Góngora Rojas’ artist talk for her work, Arrulos, exhibited in rivus , The 23rd Sydney Biennale. –

March 13, 2022

Trying to pinpoint, how our values manifest in every action or inaction we take – is like chasing pieces of eggshell …

June 3, 2020

For me, visiting galleries is steeped in desire, tinged with fear and loaded with the unspoken promise of communion. Promises …