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msn.com | Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen
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theguardian.com | Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen
Melissa Bell loves to paint images of water. In her work, blues and greens swim alongside one another in a colourful flow. “I grew up on the river in the backyard,” the artist says. “I was pretty lucky with that, living on country at Cummeragunja on Yorta Yorta, where I’m from. The water was always a part of me.”Bell always loved art – and studied it at RMIT – but then her life got “a bit chaotic”. “I ended up meeting a partner, [which led to] domestic violence, and I lost my way,” she says.
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2 weeks ago | 
watoday.com.au | Nick Buckley |Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen |Robert Moran |Jules LeFevre
Vertigo opens Devaura’s Vol 1. Learning in Public EP with post-punk plucked strings that could come straight off a Cocteau Twins record. But then the martial drums start thumping, synths rise with anticipation and Devaura opens up the pipes, deftly switching between powerful vocal runs and an authoritative rap flow.
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brisbanetimes.com.au | Nick Buckley |Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen |Robert Moran |Jules LeFevre
By Nick Buckley, Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen, Robert Moran and Jules LeFevre April 5, 2025 — 4.30am, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Floodlights, UnderneathIf there was ever an opening track to convince you to keep listening, it’s Alive (I Want To Feel).
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smh.com.au | Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen |Robert Moran
By Nick Buckley, Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen, Robert Moran and Jules LeFevre April 5, 2025 — 5.30am, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Floodlights, UnderneathIf there was ever an opening track to convince you to keep listening, it’s Alive (I Want To Feel).
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3 weeks ago | 
domain.com.au | Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen
By Giselle Au-Nhien NguyenApril 2, 2025Art runs in Ash Holmes’s blood. Both her mother and grandmother were artists so, growing up, she was constantly surrounded by creativity. “I was around [my mother’s] studio at home … She would often set up a little station for me to paint next to her,” the Sydney-based artist recalls. As she grew older, Holmes developed her own style and honed her craft by painting and designing at odd jobs she worked, from cafes to fashion brands.
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artguide.com.au | Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen
The bright, distinctive patterns of Jenny Kee and Linda Jackson’s designs are a pioneering part of Australian fashion history. The creative partners took inspiration from figures such as Sonia Delaunay, the French artist and designer who co-founded Orphism, a movement that revolved around light and colour, with her husband Robert.
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broadsheet.com.au | Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen
Just over a decade ago, Breeze Powell was working for a company that made orthotic shoes. When the owner retired, he offered her and her business partner Myra Spencer the chance to buy his shoemaking equipment. They did just that, and Post Sole Studio was born. Ten years later, some things have changed – Spencer has departed the business to found the childrenswear brand Shrunk Store – and some haven’t at all.
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artguide.com.au | Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen
Frida Kahlo is one of the most mythologised figures in the world, enshrined in pop culture as a bright, colourful icon. But the Mexican artist’s life was much more complicated than that. “It’s inevitable that you get such a top-level story for somebody who has ascended to this demigod status,” says Lauren Ellis, curatorial manager at Bendigo Art Gallery.
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broadsheet.com.au | Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen
Natural Glow: Christopher Boots Shines a Light on CrystalsPhoto: Courtesy of Christopher BootsThe Melbourne-based industrial designer creates statement lighting for clients across the world, including Cartier and Hermès. He brings quartz and other precious stones into the home through striking, sculptural designs – each entirely handmade. According to Christopher Boots, statement lighting is to the home what jewellery is to a person.
