His grandmother’s song was silenced,but art helped Reko Rennie find his voice

His grandmother’s song was silenced,but art helped Reko Rennie find his voice

His grandmother’s legacy lies at the heart of many of Kamilaroi artist Reko Rennie’s works,which blend activism with exploration of identity and culture.

  • byElizabeth Flux

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Feted in France,the Australian artist you’ve never heard of. Until now

Feted in France,the Australian artist you’ve never heard of. Until now

The Australian cubist potter,Anne Dangar,died in relative obscurity,but a new exhibition aims to resurrect her much-neglected reputation.

  • byLinda Morris
‘Myths don’t come from nowhere’:Why the Penrith Panther is getting its own show

‘Myths don’t come from nowhere’:Why the Penrith Panther is getting its own show

Real or not,the elusive beast has its claws deep into the collective psyche of the western city. Art gallery director Toby Chapman is no exception.

  • byNick Galvin
The artist loved by Obama is bringing a new show to Sydney

The artist loved by Obama is bringing a new show to Sydney

The New York-based Julie Mehretu has become a star of the international art world,at times courting controversy.

  • byMichaela Boland
‘I’m still an outsider’:A path from a childhood in denial to lighting up the CBD

‘I’m still an outsider’:A path from a childhood in denial to lighting up the CBD

Birrunga Wiradyuri says his ancestors made him wait to rediscover his culture. But when the time was right,he picked up a paintbrush and never looked back.

  • byCourtney Kruk
Michelangelo ‘painted a woman’s breast cancer’ in the Sistine Chapel

Michelangelo ‘painted a woman’s breast cancer’ in the Sistine Chapel

The naked woman was brought to life by the Renaissance figure in his iconic fresco,known as The Flood,painted between 1508 and 1512.

  • byJosephine McKenna
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Magritte’s sheer visual magic on show in AGNSW’s summer exhibition

Magritte’s sheer visual magic on show in AGNSW’s summer exhibition

The Belgian surrealist made money during World War II by selling Titian knock-offs to Nazi occupiers.

  • byJoanna Mendelssohn
What to see (and what to skip) at Sculpture by the Sea

What to see (and what to skip) at Sculpture by the Sea

There’s 100 artworks from 103 artists on display – if you can get past the golden gorilla testicles.

  • byRobert Moran
This exhibition closed after 30 days. Now it’s coming back – with a twist

This exhibition closed after 30 days. Now it’s coming back – with a twist

NGV has announced French Impressionism will be its 2025 Winter Masterpieces exhibition. It was originally staged in 2021 but closed due to lockdowns.

  • byElizabeth Flux
Picasso,Manet,Renoir and … KISS? A show with a difference

Picasso,Manet,Renoir and … KISS? A show with a difference

‘For what other instrument do you bleed?’ A new exhibition in Ballarat challenges everything you thought you knew about guitars.

  • byWill Cox
Pesto the penguin immortalised in CBD mural

Pesto the penguin immortalised in CBD mural

The “big,cute” nine-month-old king penguin has been captured in his giant fluffy glory by Melbourne artist Lukas Kasper.

  • byGemma Grant