DARK SECRETS: 2 | Vintage Vibes

Archibald win 'symbolic of cultural shift'

Indigenous painter Blak Douglas has won the prestigious Archibald Prize for his portrait of fellow artist Karla Dickens during the recent floods in NSW.

AAP · May 13, 2022

Archibald prize 2022: Blak Douglas wins $100,000 for portrait of Lismore artist Karla Dickens

The unanimous decision was announced on Friday at the Art Gallery of NSW, where all finalists will be exhibited from 14 May

The Guardian - AU · May 13, 2022

From gum trees to cities to sweeping deserts: how 125 years of the Wynne Prize traces Australia's shifting relationship to our landscape

It is fair to say that Richard Wynne, who died in 1895, would not recognise many recent entries in the art prize that he endowed with £1,000 to reward a “landscape painting of Australian scenery”.

The Conversation · May 12, 2022

HSC art students featured at NSW gallery

Artworks from 2021 HSC students are being displayed in an exhibition at the Art Gallery of NSW that reveals how students grappled with lockdowns.

AAP · Feb 2, 2022