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Tracing art from impressionism through to abstract expressionism, and from Ohio to Adelaide

A feast of modern art from the Toledo Museum of Art has just opened at the Art Gallery of South Australia.

The Conversation · Jul 20

The 2026 Adelaide Biennial, titled Yield Strength, requires slow looking and quiet consideration

These are troubled and changing times – a view of the zeitgeist that permeates Yield Strength, the 2026 Adelaide Biennial of Australian Art.

The Conversation · Mar 3

A decade of Tarnanthi: how a festival of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art creates a new national art history

The Tarnanthi Festival of Contemporary Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art began in 2015. The title of the exhibition celebrating Tarnanthi a decade on, Too Deadly, underscores the level of excellence Tarnanthi has achieved in terms of the sheer number of artists involved, new work commissioned and its reach to…

The Conversation · Oct 22, 2025

Landmark arts policy woos blockbuster shows down south

A ten-year cultural strategy will bring blockbuster shows to the Art Gallery of South Australia and an extra $80 million in funding for the state's arts sector.

AAP · Mar 31, 2025

Queer quilts, rebellious knitting and political pants: the radical world of textiles

From union banners to sewn sculptures, a major new exhibition in Adelaide celebrates the emotional and revolutionary force of textiles

The Guardian - AU · Nov 28, 2024

Solace on offer within the sanctum of Adelaide Biennial

The Adelaide Biennial: Inner Sanctum features the work of 24 leading Australian contemporary artists at the Art Gallery of South Australia.

AAP · Mar 8, 2024

Adelaide Biennale 2024: light takes centre stage in ‘tender’ survey of Australian art

Instead of leaning into the political, the exhibition of 24 artists is a gentle invitation to look at ourselves – and the world – anew

The Guardian - AU · Feb 29, 2024

Vincent Namatjira’s paintbrush is his weapon. With an infectious energy and wry humour, nothing is off limits

Vincent Namatjira, a Western Arrernte artist, is Albert Namatjira’s great-grandson. His genre is portraiture, but with a twist: loaded with satire and post-colonial politics.

The Conversation · Nov 24, 2023

Deadly sins masterpiece goes on show in Adelaide

The Art Gallery of South Australia has acquired a three-metre high painting by British artist Chris Ofili from his series The Seven Deadly Sins.

AAP · Nov 22, 2023

Power and strength: Vincent Namatjira paintings on show

A major survey of the work of Vincent Namatjira is opening at the Art Gallery of South Australia.

AAP · Oct 19, 2023