Ash Brom

Ash Brom has been writing, editing and publishing books, stories, journals and articles for over 25 years. He is an English as an Additional Language teacher, photographer, actor and rather subjective poet.

Ash Brom's Latest Articles

Martha Iserman, The Alchemist. Flora, Fauna and Folklore. Image supplied.
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Flora, Fauna & Folklore review: Martha Iserman at The Memo Healesville

Nature, science, imagination and understanding flow together in Martha Iserman's impressive rural exhibition.

A window within a window look at a snowy landscape.
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Exhibition review: 2025 Art Award, Lennox St Gallery 

Inner Melbourne gallery serves a banquet of young Australian artistic talent.

Rows of small black and white photos.
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Exhibition review: Auto-Photo: A Life in Portraits, RMIT Gallery 

New exhibition honours a local champion of the photo booth.

An old manuscript.
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Exhibition review: World of the Book, State Library Victoria 

State Library Victoria’s paradise for bibliophiles turns 20 in exquisite style.

Two panels. On the left is a woman in black with blonde hair. On the right is cover of a book 'Foreign Country' which shows a flora illustration and a small upside car mid-air.
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Book review: Foreign Country, Marija Peričić  

Marija Peričić delivers a superlative third novel.

A white shoe with some light feathery leaves embellishments.
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Exhibition review: Elizabeth Colbert, Objective Abstraction group exhibition, Tacit Gallery

Tacit’s final exhibition is brilliant yet bittersweet.

A swirly globule-shape painting in shades of pink featuring a turtle. The artwork is part of the joint exhibition Masakatsu Sashie and Creature Creature: Auspicious Delicious, currently showing at Melbourne's Outré Gallery.
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Exhibition review: Masakatsu Sashie and Creature Creature, Outré Gallery

Two highly distinctive artists combine to create an exhibition to savour. 

Four women standing with their hands on their hips. A scene from 'FEMME PLAY [ungrateful slut]', now showing at The Butterfly Club.
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Theatre review: FEMME PLAY [ungrateful slut], The Butterfly Club

Judy Doubas’ latest play illuminates women’s roles in contemporary society.

A Chinese lion, transformed into some form of mermaid, is framed like an old-fashioned theatre stage. The pieces on either side, completing the three-panel work, are octopus tentacles. The artwork by Ruby Li is showing as part of the Asian Heritage Week Exhibition at Dark Horse Experiment.
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Exhibition review: Asian Heritage Week Exhibition, Dark Horse Experiment 

Inner-city Melbourne gallery offers a collection of excellent contemporary Asian-Australian art.

A large sculpture of fish and chips in white paper wrapping.
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Exhibition review: The Dirty Dozen, Melbourne Town Hall

A celebration of Melbourne food past and present. 

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