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An elderly Japanese woman with bright red hair sits among multicoloured wall hangings and artworks.
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Yayoi Kusama next up for 2024 NGV summer exhibition

Melbourne's first major retrospective of Japan's famed nonagenarian artist is heading to the NGV next summer.

Jean Béraud, ‘The Entrance to the 1889 Universal Exhibition’ 1889, oil on wood. Image: Musée Carnavalet © CC0 Paris Musées/Musée Carnavalet – Histoire de Paris. A painting featuring a bustling scene of people gathering on empty ground with the Eiffel Tower in the distance, poles with French flag and trees. There seems to be excited among the crowd.
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An exclusive taste of historic Paris in Victoria’s heritage city

The Musée Carnavalet has developed an exclusive exhibition for Bendigo Art Gallery that will bring the dynamic atmosphere of turn-of-the-century…

A women dressed in 1940s fashion with rosy cheeks and a thoughtful gaze. She is wearing a purple velvet dress, with black feathered cuffs, holding a handbag shaped like a fan and a red beret. She sits on a worn green armchair and behind her are several paintings, including self portraits with a gold background.
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Exhibition showcasing the art of corsage and masking

Maya Tamang (aka Miss Martha) speaks on fashion, art therapy and disability in her exhibition at Abbotsford Convent.

Left: Lavinia Fontana, ‘Mystic marriage of Saint Catherine’, 1574-77 oil on copper. NGV, Felton Bequest, 2021. Image: Supplied. Right: Artemisia Gentileschi, ‘Lucretia’, c.1630-35 oil on canvas. Private collection. Image: Supplied.
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Do you know the first female professional artists in Western history?

Lavinia Fontana, Sofonisba Aguissola and Artemisia Gentileschi sustained rewarding artistic practices with an entrepreneurial mindset.

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Exhibition review: Brent Harris, TarraWarra Museum of Art

Brent Harris' ambiguous and surreal forms explore the body, familial relationships and (post) death.

‘Nadine Christensen: Around’, installation view at Buxton Contemporary. Photo: ArtsHub.
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Exhibition review: Nadine Christensen, Buxton Contemporary

This major survey exhibition prompts viewers to be active and rewards them with a joyous experience positioned within a deeply…

Bayside. Image is a number of paintings on a walls and a column in a white gallery with a dark floor.
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Honouring painting through increased prize money and local engagement

The Bayside Painting Prize is an annual celebration of the unique medium, this year with a $25,000 Major Prize and…

Melanie Hava. Image is a long painting stretching round three black walls. Painting is of colourful tropical Far North Queensland rainforest.
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Exhibition review: Melanie Hava: Bugan Mungan, Cairns Art Gallery

A must-see nine-metre long painting by one of Tropical North Queensland’s celebrated artists.

Justin Williams. Green wall with painting in the middle depicting a seated female nude and crouching male nude in a forest.
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Exhibition review: Justin Williams, COMA

The latest solo show by the artist offers intriguing compositions set against white or lush emerald green walls in the…

man walking in gallery with abstract paintings by artist Elisabeth Cummings
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Exhibition review: Radiance: the art of Elisabeth Cummings, NAS Gallery

At 89, Elisabeth Cummings' paintings are brave and bold – this survey exhibition mapping a journey of mark making for…

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