The Art Gallery of New South Wales (AGNSW) applauded the next wave of artistic talent with the announcement of the winners of the third annual Young Archie competition on Saturday 22 August, 2015....
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Sydney artist Tom Polo has been awarded the 2015 Brett Whiteley Travelling Art Scholarship
“Tom’s work illuminates anxieties and failures in a most beautiful way. His practice is well developed and he has a deep knowledge of what he wants to talk about as an artist. This direction and understanding will only grow further through spending time in the cultural...
Go East: The Gene and Brian Sherman Contemporary Asian Art Collection
'Go East' presents a rare opportunity to view significant contemporary Asian artworks from the private collection of Australian philanthropists Gene and Brian Sherman, who have passionately built their art collection for more than 25 years....
AGNSW announces Ildiko Kovacs as recipient of BVLGARI ART AWARD 2015
Art Gallery of New South Wales Director Michael Brand today announced highly respected Australian artist Ildiko Kovacs as the recipient of the $80,000 'BVLGARI ART AWARD' for her painting Onda (2015)....
Brett Whiteley Studio turns 20!
Today marks the 20th anniversary of the Brett Whitley Studios. Australian artist Brett Whiteley and his wife Wendy first bought the former Surry Hills warehouse in 1985, converting it into a studio and exhibition space where Brett lived and worked from 1988 until his death in...
Fiona Lowry wins the 2014 Archibald Prize
Fiona Lowry wins this year’s Archibald Prize for her portrait of Penelope Seidler. Fiona Lowry first saw architect Penelope Seidler about six years ago at a gallery opening. “I was really struck by her beauty and her presence and asked someone who she was. I decided...
Tony Garifalakis: Mob rule
Tony Garifalakis is an artist whose work investigates political, social and religious systems of belief while questioning mechanisms of surveillance, compliance and control....
Daniel Boyd is the 2014 Bulgari Art Award recipient
Dr Michael Brand, director of the Art Gallery of New South Wales, today announced that Daniel Boyd, one of Australia’s leading artists, is the recipient of the 2014 BVLGARI ART AWARD for his work Untitled 2014....
Sol LeWitt exhibition is now on display at The Art Gallery of NSW
Sol Le Witt (1928-2007) was an influential figure during the 1960’s. His drawings were not confined to the general techniques of that time, instead he invented his own visual creations....
Justin Paton | New Head Curator of International Art for AGNSW
Dr Michael Brand, Director of the Art Gallery of NSW, announced last week that Justin Paton has been appointed as Head Curator of International Art....
AGNSW announces exchange program with Asian museum
The Edmund Capon Fellowship will be an exchange program between the Art Gallery of New South Wales and museums in Asia and will begin this year....
Angelica Mesiti wins the 2013 Anne Landa Award
The Art Gallery of New South Wales announced today that Sydney-based video, performance and installation artist, Angelica Mesiti, has won the $25,000 acquisitive Anne Landa Award....