Elizabeth Fortescue
Australia's only gallery dedicated to female artists to open in Melbourne
Founder of Finkelstein Gallery aims to counter the low representation of women in the Australian art world
Australia has underrated Sidney Nolan, expert says, as artist's widow's estate comes up for sale
Mark Fraser makes the remarks as a group of works by the Australian artist is about to be offered at Bonhams in Sydney with a combined estimate of AUS$1.3m-$1.8m
Indigenous and First Nation artists to take centre stage at next Biennale of Sydney
Artistic director Brook Andrew aims to counter the dominance of Northern American and European narratives
Ben Quilty: an artist on the frontline
As the Australian artist's major retrospective opens in Adelaide, we speak to him about his time as a war artist in Afghanistan and his campaign against the death penalty
Queensland museum will receive major boost from ninth Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art
Acquisitions include woven clothing mats from the Marshall Islands and reflections on the Khmer Rouge’s reign of terror
Bark painting comes out of the woodwork at Sydney Contemporary
Work by the indigenous artist John Mawurndjul sold for $140,000 at the fair, where organisers estimate AUD$21m of sales were made
Tate's Ophelia heads down under for blockbuster Pre-Raphaelite show in Canberra
Australia deepen ties with the London museum as trove of masterpieces travels to the National Gallery of Australia for first time
Uranium glass chandeliers banned from Shanghai exhibition
Chinese authorities did not explain why Ken and Julia Yonetani’s four works will not be part of Powerlong Art Museum group show
Australian artists and inmates collaborate to make videos about the reality of life behind bars
Works are on show as part of Dark Mofo, a festival organised by the Museum of Old and New Art just north of Hobart
Sydney biennial appoints its first indigenous Australian artistic director
Artist Brook Andrew’s work deals with notions of history, identity and race
Bill Henson unveils new works in Melbourne
Show will be first commercial viewing of controversial photographer’s latest works
The many faces of Australia’s colonial legacy unveiled across two shows
National Gallery of Victoria’s mega-shows range from art by convicts to contemporary indigenous work
Ai Weiwei makes triumphant return to Sydney to open biennial
Giant refugee lifeboat is one of two works by Chinese dissident artist in the Biennale of Sydney
In pictures: Ron Mueck's biggest-ever installation
Mass, an arrangement of 100 fibreglass and resin skulls, is a highlight of the National Gallery of Victoria's inaugural triennial
Top Australian donors pull funding from Venice Biennale
Funders are furious about plans to exclude them from selecting the artist to represent the country
Shepard Fairey talks street art in Sydney—and reveals which word he would have put on a Hillary poster
The US artist was in Australia to create his largest-ever mural, a 44-metre-tall message of “peace and harmony”
No costumes needed for Xavier Le Roy’s new work
Arts patron John Kaldor helps bring six-hour performance to Sydney
Sydney Biennale takes on race issues with tent embassy
Richard Bell’s homage to the 1972 Aboriginal protest site will host speakers from black activist groups
Betty Churcher: educator and director of the National Gallery of Australia
“I was determined that Australians would get to see the very best… these wonderful Caravaggios and Correggios and Titians and Tintorettos”
Australian forgeries to be destroyed
Fakes were purported to be by Charles Blackman and Robert Dickerson
Shaun Gladwell on life in Afghanistan
The Australian artist’s three-week sojourn with troops will form basis of new work
Shaun Gladwell sets off for Afghanistan as Australia’s official war artist
He is creating video and photographic works to document the conflict
Gallery raid sparks panic over supposed fakes of late artist d’Arcy Doyle
Artist’s widow in marathon authentication exercise