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Woman with grey hair and smiling wearing black next to textile art work. Liz Williamson.
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Vale to celebrated weaver Liz Williamson

Liz Williamson took Australian textiles to the world through her passion for craft as a contemporary material for identity.

Actor Janet Andrewartha smiles for the camera in a publicity photo. She is an Anglo-Australian woman with carefully styled brown hair and wearing a white jacket.
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Vale Janet Andrewartha

The Australian actor, best known for long-running appearances in Australian TV dramas as well as her many stage performances, has…

Tay Lawler, a balding, older Anglo-Australian man wearing a white shirt and tie, stands in front of a theatre advertising the 1977 revival of 'Summer of the Seventeenth Doll'. He is holding a pink Kewpie Doll, like those featured in the play.
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Vale Ray Lawler: the playwright who changed the sound of Australian theatre

Julian Meyrick reflects on the death of playwright Ray Lawler and his landmark play, 'Summer of the Seventeenth Doll'.

Euphemia Bostock. ‘Possum Skin’, 1987 (detail). Pigment screen print on cotton. Image: Supplied. A sandy yellow on black background pattern featuring lines and circles.
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Vale First Nations Elder and artist

A founding member of Boomalli Aboriginal Artists Co-operative has died, leaving an important legacy.

Rosemary Laing (1959-2024). Photo: Courtesy of Tolarno Galleries. A Caucasian woman with flowing grey hair, wearing a black-rimmed glasses and a black windbreaker. The background appears to be a lake.
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Vale Rosemary Laing

The celebrated Australian photo-based artist Rosemary Laing has died, with tributes flowing in from both home and abroad.

‘DESTINY’, installation view at The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia, 2020-21. Photo: Tom Ross.
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First Nations multimedia artist and political activist dies aged 67

Mob and arts sector colleagues mourn the loss of the renowned First Nations artist.

head shot of an elderly woman with blonde hair staring into distance. Jane Burns AM
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Vale Jane Burns AM – a legend of the craft sector

ArtsHub farewells a founding member of four peak craft and arts organisations, and a tireless advocate for the craft sector…

ScreenHub's award-winning Rascal at Large David Tiley. Image supplied.
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David Tiley, much-loved ScreenHub Editor, dies

Tiley was regarded not just as a champion and subject matter expert in the screen industry but as a cherished…

Black and white image of a smiling white man leaning against a music packing case wearing a white bow tie and formal suit.
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Vale Sir Andrew Davis

The MSO’s Conductor Laureate died on Saturday aged 80.

glass sculpture of landscape. Gerry King
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Vale Gerry King – remembered by the glass community

The death of South Australian glass artist and educator Gerry King, has been met with a flood of global tributes.

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