Art Almanac acknowledges and pays respect to the many Aboriginal nations across this land, traditional custodians, Elders past and present; in particular the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation, the traditional owners of the land on which we work.

November 2025

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Our November cover – with a work in which its subject appears to both float and sink – shows us something of what Italian-born, US-based Paola Pivi is known for: playfully blurring lines between reality and fantasy, often incorporating animals and objects in surreal scenarios. Pivi’s show I don’t like it, I love it opens at The Art Gallery of Western Australia on 8 November and is one of this issue’s twenty selected exhibitions. 

Also in the pages of our latest issue, we soak in two featured exhibitions – Polly Borland’s Puffs (opening at Sullivan+Strumpf, Melbourne on 20 November) and Super Kaylene Whiskey (this major survey of Yankunytjatjara woman Kaylene Whiskey that opens at National Portrait Gallery on 15 November); feature UK-born, Spain-based multimedia artist Max Patté – ahead of a show opening 6 November at Kelli Lundberg Art; and present our usual national perspective on art news, awards, events, and more. 

Enjoy the soak!

See below for other features and items in this month’s Art Almanac.

Art Almanac | Australia’s leading monthly guide to “what’s on” in the arts: exhibitions, events, workshops, open studios, artist opportunities, art awards and services. November 2025 features $470K+ in art prizes/funding, 400+ galleries, and 490+ artists, both emerging and established.

Contents

Art in Australia

News & Events:
Fremantle Biennale
2026 First Nations Commissions
Skywhale and Skywhalepapa take flight
Affordable Art Fair Sydney
2025 Helen Lempriere Scholarships
Anna Schwartz Projects

Featured Exhibitions:
Polly Borland, Puffs – Words by Emma-Kate Wilson
Kaylene Whiskey, Super Kaylene Whiskey – Words by Jeremy Eccles
Featured artist: Max Patté

What’s on near me:
Enjoy our curated selection of must-see exhibitions across Australia this month

Art & Industry

Artist Opportunities
Awards
Art Auction Houses
Submissions and Proposals
Studio Spaces
Materials
Services
Consultants and Valuers
Member Organisations
Training

What’s On

Gallery Index
Melbourne
Victoria
Sydney
New South Wales
Australian Capital Territory
Tasmania
South Australia
Western Australia
Northern Territory
Queensland
Artist Index

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Cover image:
Paola Pivi, Untitled (Massimo), 2003, photographic print mounted on aluminium, 100 × 150cm
Photograph: Hugo Glendinning
© the artist
Courtesy the artist and Perrotin