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Claude Jones exhibition raises questions about equity, ethics and human accountability

December 5, 2016December 5, 2016 by Megan

“Bully”, a new solo exhibition by Claude Jones, opens at Artereal gallery in Sydney this Wednesday 7th December. The exhibition features works that question the human ‘bullying’ of other animals – a reference to our treatment of animals in laboratories, entertainment and animal agriculture. The anthropomorphised bulldog character features in many of these new works with titles such as “Bully”, “Bull …

David Piddock’s controversial paintings win Moth Art Prize

August 29, 2016August 29, 2016 by Megan

David Piddock, a British artist whose work is widely collected and in public collections including the Museum of London, has won the inaugural Moth Art Prize, run by the art and literature magazine The Moth. Piddock was invited to exhibit in the public areas of the Lloyd’ s Register Building in the City of London last year, but the paintings …

Megan Robert wins the 2016 Mandorla Art Award

July 18, 2016 by Megan

Judges Dr Petra Kayser, Rev Tom Elich, Mandorla Art Award Winner Megan Robert and judge Prof Ted Snell with Megan’s work “The Bread Basket at Emmuas – then Flesh returned to Word”

The 2016 theme The Resurrection has inspired over 260 artists from across Australian in painting, sculpture, photography and new media to enter the 2016 Mandorla Art Award. A shortlist of 44 artworks are currently on display at Linton & Kay Galleries, Perth for the Finalists Exhibition. The biennial Mandorla Art Award for contemporary religious art opened on Friday 15 July …

Archibald prize entry 2016 – Janet Hayes

July 2, 2016 by Megan

When the Archibald prize exhibition was exhibited at Tarrawarra museum of art, which is 5 minutes drive from where I live, in 2009, I decided I would act on a goal I had long held to submit a portrait to the Archibald Prize. Realising that it is a highly competitive competition with just 41 artworks in the finalist exhibition out …