Artist Profile: Janno Mclaughlin
Acutely aware of the uglier sides of humanity, Janno Mclaughlin has made it her mission to create uplifting works of art that emanate heart and beauty. In doing so, she reminds us all what is worth fighting for. Charlotte Middleton writes. “My artwork is a defiant celebration,” says Janno Mclaughlin. Exuberant colour and bold gesture […]
Artist Profile: Mona Choo
CONSIDERING CONSCIOUSNESS Fascinated by the internal workings of the mind, Mona Choo uses the medium of drawingto meticulously chart her exploration of consciousness and reality. Erin Irwin writes. “The subject of consciousness and the nature of reality, as a topic of study, can be a lifelong pursuit to put it mildly”, jokes Tasmania-based artist Mona […]
Artist Profile: Roger Beale
A ROMANTIC VIEW With a life-long passion to celebrate nature’s beauty in the world around him, and an early disability which led to a focus on art, Roger Beale AO developed a practice depicting timeless landscapes and glorious floral subjects in a rich and romantic classical style. Erin Irwin writes. To view the works of […]
Artist Profile: Hannah Lange
The delicate and self-taught practice of Wiradjuri artist Hannah Lange honours the agency of Country and the deep connections between people and the land. Maya Hodge writes. Intricate details, varying shades of earthy colours and textures, and repeated movement and rippling lines encompass the works of Wiradjuri artist Hannah Lange. She is a self-taught artist […]
Artist Profile: Emma Langridge
Disruptions, fractures and glitches power Emma Langridge‘s practice, and the paintings, composed with abrupt diversions and skews within rigid line patterns, express a message that nothing in life is perfect. Louise Martin-Chew writes. At the heart of Emma Langridge’s abstract painting practice is an investigation of line, explored as a striated surface, constructed with a […]
Artist Profile: Robert Fielding
Mimili man and multi-media artist
Robert Fielding lives and breathes
art, even when he’s dreaming. With
the blessing of his community Elders,
he keeps their stories alive through
his contemporary and experimental
practice. Now, as Canberra Glassworks’ artist-in-residence, he is turning his hand to glass. Zali Morgan writes.
Artist Profile: Kate Just
Discovering the power of knitting to create stories and bonds, Kate Just
took this historically domestic occupation into her own hands and developed an art practice of personal and political protest. Camilla Wagstaff writes.
Artist Profile: Katrina Rhodes
A self-described “entrepreneurial artisan”, Katrina Rhodes brings her specialised painting experience to canvases, producing richly-hued and striking artworks which blend classicism and surrealism, and an immaculate decay. Erin Irwin writes.
Artist Profile: Stephen Nothling
The oil paintings of Stephen Nothling dance with surrealism and Pop Art to exist between a time since passed and a future unknown. Rose of Sharon Leake writes.
Artist Profile: Tara Johns
The textural paintings of Tara Johns, created with a mix of acrylics, earth and clay, are the result of the artist engaging multiple senses: not simply observing a scene, but also listening to the landscape. Erin Irwin writes.