Jane O'Sullivan

Jane O'Sullivan has been writing about Australian art and culture for over 15 years. Her work has appeared in Vault, Art Guide, Sydney Review of Books, Art Monthly Australasia, ArtAsiaPacific and Apollo, and she's also a former editor of Art Collector and Art Edit. Find her on Instagram at @sightlined.

Jane O'Sullivan's Latest Articles

Vivienne Binns in her studio in Curtin, Canberra in 1992. Photo: Alex Fiveash. Courtesy: the artist's estate.
News

Vale Vivienne Binns, a pioneer of feminist art

Vivienne Binns is remembered for her profound influence on Australian art.

Low Kee Hong, Artistic Director of the 2028 Biennale of Sydney. Photo: Daniel Boud.
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Biennale of Sydney appoints Low Kee Hong as 2028 Artistic Director

The Biennale of Sydney's new Artistic Director is looking to bring artists and audiences together in 'unexpected' ways.

The Institute of Modern Art's Platform artists for 2027 with, from left, Daniel Sherington, Amanda Bennetts, Prita Tina Yeganeh, Savannah Jarvis and Adam Cole. Photo: Josef Ruckli.
Interviews

The early-career artists making it onto the biggest stages

ArtsHub speaks to five artists coming through initiatives to spotlight and elevate early-career talent.

Photo: Joakim Honkasalo / Unsplash.
Opinions & Analysis

Is the art world becoming pay-to-play?

Everybody loves a winner, but they’re not so interested in how much it really costs to enter an art prize.

Josephine Rowe is shortlisted for the 2026 Miles Franklin Literary Award for Little World. Photo: Dom Krapski.
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Miles Franklin Literary Award: the 6 shortlisted books for 2026

The six novels shortlisted for the Miles Franklin include Josephine Rowe's Little World and Randa Abdel-Fattah's Discipline.

Henry Lawson used to feature on Australia's $10 banknote, but has since been replaced by Banjo Patterson. Image: RBA.
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Henry Goes Bush review: an action-packed caper on the legacy of Henry Lawson

Wayne Marshall's debut novel Henry Goes Bush is a wild ride.

Damien Frost, Tyler Darke at Berlin Berlin - Egg Club, Kings Cross, London, 2018. Courtesy: the artist.
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Photographer Damien Frost headlines 2026 New Annual festival

There will be some Australian faces in Damien Frost's upcoming exhibition at New Annual in Newcastle.

Hettie Perkins presenting her ABC TV series Art + Soul in 2010. Image: HIbiscus Films.
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Bronwyn Bancroft and Hetti Perkins recognised in First Nations Arts and Culture Awards

Alongside recognising the contribution of veteran artists and cultural leaders, the First Nations Arts and Culture Awards also announed a…

Tony Albert, David C Collins, Renisha Ward-Yates and Brittany Malbunka Reid, Warakurna Superheroes #9, 2017. Pigment print on paper, 100 x 150cm. Courtesy: the artist and Sullivan+Strumpf.
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Tony Albert's Not a Souvenir opens at MCA Australia

Tony Albert talks to ArtsHub about how his collection of Aboriginalia has fuelled a two-decade practice.

Reko Rennie, OA_RR, 2016-17. Detail, 4K three channel digital video, PAL, stereo sound, 7 min, 47 seconds. Courtesy: the artist and AGSA, Adelaide.
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Adelaide’s Tarnanthi is going on tour

Last year Tarnanthi marked its 10th anniversary with a survey exhibition. Now, the Adelaide festival of Aboriginal and Torres Strait…

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