Tag Archives: Geelong Gallery

Adam Pyett: Still life painting

6 June 2017 | Art Almanac

Native Australian flora in transparent vessels painted in vibrant hues on understated or decorated surfaces, arrangements in recycled water bottles and café glasses on dark dramatic settings form part of artist Adam Pyett’s ten-year survey exhibition. Paintings of Fosters beer and Coca-Cola cans, rock band t-shirts...

2016 Geelong contemporary art prize winner

12 September 2016 | Art Almanac

A narrative-rich, skilfully executed painting by Melbourne artist Kate Beynon is the winner of the 2016 Geelong contemporary art prize....

2016 Geelong Contemporary Art Prize

2 September 2016 | Art Almanac

A highly anticipated and signature event, this biennial exhibition includes 33 shortlisted works by established and emerging artists from across the country, revealing the diversity and innovation that exists in Australian contemporary painting practice....

People Like Us

30 May 2016 | Art Almanac

'People Like Us' is a major exhibition exploring the interrelationship between art, technology and human experience....

Announcement of 2016 Geelong Contemporary Art Prize Judges

13 May 2016 | Art Almanac

The $30,000 acquisitive prize showcases the best of contemporary Australian painting practice and is a signature event that assists with the development of Geelong Gallery’s permanent collection through the acquisition of a winning work....

Giles Bettison: pattern and perception

27 January 2016 | robin

Geelong Gallery presents the JamFactory solo exhibition 'Giles Bettison: pattern and perception', showcasing the internationally renowned Australian artist's skills as a master of contemporary murrine glass....

Jason Smith | Geelong Gallery’s New Director

21 January 2016 | Art Almanac

Jason Smith is an internationally recognised public art museum director and exhibitions and collections curator who has worked in the art museum sector for 25 years....

2015 Geelong Acquisitive Print Awards

29 September 2015 | Art Almanac

Selected from hundreds of entries from around Australia, the 42 shortlisted works for the exhibition reveal the technical and thematic diversity of contemporary printmaking practice....

2015 Geelong acquisitive print award winners announced

1 September 2015 | Art Almanac

The Geelong Gallery has announce Sophie Cape as the 2015 recipient of the $5,000 Geelong acquisitive print award and Deidre Brollo as the 2015 recipient of the $1,500 Ursula Hoff Institute award. The two winners were selected from a pool of forty-two finalists who were shortlisted...

Rob McHaffie wins the $30,000 | 2014 Geelong contemporary art prize

2 September 2014 | Art Almanac

Rob McHaffie’s Preserve this fruit is highly representative of the artist’s practice in which he presents small vignettes of observed everyday life: portraits of characters both real and imagined. His vibrant paintings skilfully simulate the appearance of collage: each of the compositions’ elements derived from...

Gracia Haby

26 September 2013 | Art Almanac

Our cover artist for October is Gracia Haby who is currently showing at Geelong Gallery in a show titled ‘All breathing in heaven’....

Geelong Contemporary Art Prize: Australia’s Painting Practice

26 September 2012 | Art Almanac

Chosen from hundreds of entries from around the country, the 45 shortlisted works for the ‘2012 Geelong Contemporary Art Prize’ indicate the diversity and innovation that exists in the Australian contemporary painting practice....