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1 week ago | 
artcollector.net.au | Emily Riches
Words: Emily RichesWestern Australian artist Lori Pensini has taken out the $50,000 acquisitive Collie Art Prize for her work Bare Earth. Her piece was selected from a field of 45 finalists, drawn from 444 entries nationwide, in what has become one of Australia’s richest regional art prizes. Held at the Collie Art Gallery, two hours south of Perth, the 2025 edition of the prize reflects a dynamic and multilayered engagement with the theme of Identity.
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1 week ago | 
artcollector.net.au | Emily Riches
Words: Emily RichesThe National Gallery has announced the artists selected for the highly anticipated 5th National Indigenous Art Triennial, After the Rain, opening in Kamberri/Canberra in December 2025. Under the artistic direction of acclaimed artist and curator Tony Albert (Girramay/Yidinji/Kuku-Yalanji peoples), the exhibition will feature 10 large-scale, immersive projects by First Nations artists from across the country.
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1 week ago | 
artcollector.net.au | Emily Riches
Words: Rose of Sharon LeakeThe National Art School (NAS) has announced Rosemary Lee as the winner of the prestigious 24th Dobell Drawing Prize, Australia’s leading award for drawing. Lee was selected from 56 finalists and 965 entries nationwide, taking home the $30,000 prize for her work 24–1 (2024), a richly detailed coloured pencil drawing capturing scenes of construction and demolition in Sydney’s suburbs.
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2 weeks ago | 
artcollector.net.au | Emily Riches
Words: Emily RichesWangaratta Art Gallery has announced the ten finalists for the 2025 Wangaratta Contemporary Textile Award, a $40,000 acquisitive prize that celebrates innovation and excellence in textile art across Australia. Established to honour Wangaratta’s proud history of textile manufacturing and craft, the biennial award has become a vital platform for contemporary artists working with fibre-based media.
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3 weeks ago | 
artcollector.net.au | Emily Riches
Words: Emily RichesThe Potter Museum of Art has announced the full artist list and six major new commissions for its highly anticipated reopening exhibition, 65,000 Years: A Short History of Australian Art, opening 30 May 2025 during Reconciliation Week. Running until 23 November 2025, the exhibition is a powerful new chapter in the University of Melbourne’s cultural legacy.
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3 weeks ago | 
artcollector.net.au | Emily Riches
Words: Emily RichesA powerful portrait by Marri Ngarr artist Dr Ryan Presley has been acquired by the National Portrait Gallery. Blood money – infinite dollar note – Aunty Regina Pilawuk Wilson (2023) pays tribute to the life, legacy and cultural impact of Ngan’gikurrungurr Elder and artist Aunty Regina Pilawuk Wilson (b. 1948). The work is part of Presley’s ongoing Blood Money series, where he reimagines currency to challenge colonial systems of value and representation.
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1 month ago | 
artcollector.net.au | Emily Riches |ROBERT BURATTI |Erin Irwin
Words: Emily RichesDown a winding dirt road on the outskirts of Sydney’s south-western suburbs, among tall gums and open paddocks, lies the artist community of Wedderburn. Established in 1976 on land gifted by Nick and Barbara Romalis, Wedderburn has been a place of creativity and inspiration for Australian artists – including celebrated names such as Elisabeth Cummings, Roy Jackson and John Paert. Today, it remains home to five artist studios and is an active creative community.
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1 month ago | 
artcollector.net.au | Emily Riches
Words: Emily RichesSydney-born, New York-based artist Jessica Rankin opened her highly anticipated debut solo exhibition in Sydney, Notes from an Earlier Sky, at Cassandra Bird Gallery on 19 March. This exhibition marks an important milestone in Rankin’s career, coinciding with her participation in The Intelligence of Painting at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney, which opened on 20 March.
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1 month ago | 
artcollector.net.au | Emily Riches
Words: Emily RichesPHOTO Australia has announced a groundbreaking partnership with the Rencontres d’Arles, one of the world’s most renowned and longest-running photography festivals, to present the exhibition On Country: Photography from Australia. This landmark exhibition will premiere in Arles, France, from 7 July to 5 October 2025, marking the first time there has been a regional focus on Australia at the festival.
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1 month ago | 
artcollector.net.au | Emily Riches
Words: Emily RichesThe Aotearoa Art Fair has recently announced its most ambitious program yet. Running from 1–4 May 2025 at the Viaduct Events Centre in Tāmaki Makaurau/Auckland, this year’s Fair brings together 45 galleries from 11 regions showcasing over 150 local and international artistsPresented in partnership with ANZ Private and Tātaki Auckland Unlimited, the 2025 Fair marks an exciting new era under the direction of Sue Waymouth.
