Tag: Joanna Mendelssohn - article author
‘I can’t think of a more timely painting’: Blak Douglas’s Moby Dickens is a deserving winner of the 2022 Archibald Prize
In 2020, the year Vincent Namatjira was awarded the Archibald for his double portrait with Adam Goodes, I was also impressed by the painting hanging...
At last, the arts Revolution — Archibald winners flag the end of white male dominance
Vincent Namatjira’s Stand strong for who you are,
acrylic on linen, 152 x 198 cm. Photo: AGNSW/Mim Stirling
The 2020 Archibald, Wynne and Sulman Prizes, held...
‘The most refreshing Archibald exhibition I can remember’: the 2020 portrait prize finalists
Archibald Prize 2020 finalist Blak Douglas
(aka Adam Hill), Writing in the sand, synthetic polymer paint on canvas,
250 x 250 cm ©...
The zen of portraiture: Tony Costa wins the 2019 Archibald Prize
Archibald Prize 2019 winner, Tony Costa, ‘Lindy Lee’,
oil on canvas, 182.5 x 152 cm, © the artist. Photo: AGNSW, Felicity Jenkins...
The National is a time capsule of new Australian art in uncertain times
Sam Cranstoun, Utopia,
The National, Carriageworks. Zan Wimberley
The National is an ambitious name for any exhibition of contemporary Australian art. In this case it...