EDITOR–IN–CHIEF AND PODCAST PRODUCER Tiarney Miekus ASSISTANT EDITOR Sally Gearon WEB AND SOCIAL MEDIA COORDINATOR Sally Gearon and Caitlin Aloisio Shearer (acting) GRAPHIC DESIGNER Jack Loel PRODUCTION AND BOOKSTORE MANAGER Caitlin Aloisio Shearer

www.314abercrombie.gallery 314 Abercrombie Street, Darlington, NSW 2008 [Map 14] 0404 146 738 Sat to Tues 10am–6pm or by appointment. See our website for latest information. This small, inviting, bright gallery nestled snugly in Darlington beside the

Lesley Dumbrell is an icon of Australian painting with her meticulous use of colour and line, oscillating with movement despite seeming so structured. Her art pulsates across this issue’s cover, and in writer and curator Kelly Gellatly’s excellent lo

Gauguin’s World: Tōna Iho, Tōna Ao National Gallery of Australia 29 June—7 October Paul Gauguin was largely unrecognised in his lifetime (1848-1903), during which he spent almost 20 of his later years living in Tahiti and the Marquesas Islands in Fre

Darwin Festival Various Darwin locations and galleries 8—25 August “Much of the work that’s made in the Territory is very inspired by place, culture, community and landscape,” says Darwin Festival director Kate Fell. She is speaking in relation to Ka

Tim Johnson Tolarno Galleries 17 August—14 September Collaboration seems to come naturally to Tim Johnson, whose interest in exploring connections between spiritual disciplines and the material world brings with it an openness to many approaches. In

Lands of Light: Lloyd Rees and Tasmania Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery On now—27 October While Lands of Light focuses on Lloyd Rees’s (1895-1988) late paintings inspired by the Tasmanian landscape, these are contextualised with works made near his

www.bettgallery.com.au Level 1, 65 Murray Street, Hobart, TAS 7000 [Map 17] 03 6231 6511 Mon to Fri 10am–5.30pm, Sat 10am–4pm. Atmospheres Michaye Boulter Waymarking / Painting / Undertow Neil Haddon Bone Country David Stephenson www.contemporaryartt

Briony Downes, Sally Gearon, Louise Martin-Chew, Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen, Barnaby Smith, Andrew Stephens. Giḻiŋur djuḻuḻ’yun – Hidden in the ripples Wurrandan Marawili Outstation Gallery, with Buku-Larrŋgay Mulka Centre 3—17 August While Wurrandan Ma

www.araluenartscentre.nt.gov.au 61 Larapinta Drive, Alice Springs, NT 0870 08 8951 1122 Open daily 10am–4pm. See our website for latest information. GROUND SWELL Araluen at 40 This exhibition reflects on the four decades of the Araluen Arts Centre an

www.artspacemackay.com.au Civic Precinct, corner Gordon and Macalister Streets, Mackay, QLD 4740 [Map 14] 07 4961 9722 Tue to Fri 10am–5pm, Sat & Sun 10am–3pm. Free admission. Artspace Mackay enthusiastically re-opens its doors to the public 10am Sat

The Land is Us: Stories, Place & Connection Shepparton Art Museum On now—1 September In dedicating itself to landscape in Australian art, The Land is Us: Stories, Place & Connection takes on a broad remit. But it’s precisely that broadness—alongside

In 2013, when New Zealand-born artist Jennifer Taylor painted her mountainous oil triptych Lost landscapes in situ at Ross River, east of Mparntwe/Alice Springs, she had been immersed in that particular part of Arrernte people’s country for three yea

www.artcollectivewa.com.au 2/565 Hay Street, Cathedral Square, Perth, WA 6000 [Map 19] 08 9325 7237 Wed to Fri 11am–4pm, Sat 12pm–4pm, or by appointment. Growing Pains Olga Cironis Olga Cironis’ new sculptural installation grapples with our shared so

SALA Festival Various Adelaide locations 1—31 August The annual South Australian Living Artists (SALA) Festival is a much-beloved, month-long celebration of contemporary art and artists across South Australia. “You can walk into nearly any building d

STEVE DOW is a Melbourne-born, Sydney-based arts writer, whose profiles, essays, previews and reviews range across the visual arts, theatre, film and television for The Saturday Paper, Guardian Australia, The Monthly, the Sydney Morning Herald, The A

SEA FLOWER Jane Guthleben Edwina Corlette 15—31 August Jane Guthleben’s paintings bring native flora to life: flowers and plants sit in vases, as Guthleben’s eye for colour and arrangements tell their histories. For her upcoming show in Brisbane, the

www.acaearts.com.au Australasian Cultural Arts Exchange 82A Wellington Street, Collingwood, VIC 3066 [Map 3] 0406 711 378 Tue to Sun 10am–5pm. See our website for latest information. ACAE Gallery is a cultural venture presenting artworks and exhibiti

Collection Focus #3 //Stillness Holmes à Court Gallery at Vasse Felix On now—25 August When we think of stillness in art, the still life genre often comes to mind. Paintings of floral bouquets in vases; a cornucopia of fruits. Seeking to reframe this

www.aarwungallery.com.au 11 Federation Square, Gold Creek, Nicholls, ACT 2913 [Map 16] 0499 107 887 Daily 10am–4.30pm and by appointment in the evening. See our website for latest information. Favourite Places & Spaces Sandra Hendy AWI This exhibitio

and the little things Belinda Fox Arthouse Gallery 25 July—10 August For Melbourne-based artist Belinda Fox, a home is not just the materials it’s made from; it’s deeply connected to the people who live there. To illustrate this, Fox invited artists