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Maitland gallery draws on royals, indigenous voices in exhibition

Potent combo of a wicked sense of humour and dramatic images.

Newcastle Herald · Aug 24, 2023

Rising has yet to establish its voice – but this year's festival gave us significant and thrilling work by First Nations artists

Rising has just completed its second run across Melbourne. The newest addition to the city’s festival scene, Rising replaced the much-loved White Night festival and the much-celebrated Melbourne International Arts Festival.

The Conversation · Jun 22, 2023

Spirits, Star Wars and a giant bandicoot: the immersive art show taking over Flinders Street station

Shadow Spirit, a new exhibition as part of Melbourne’s Rising festival, explores Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander stories around death, spirits, stars and dreams

The Guardian - AU · Jun 6, 2023

Blockbuster exhibits confirmed at Maitland

Maitland Regional Art Gallery has three major headline shows planned for 2023 among its extensive calendar of events. The Maitland gallery will show Kungka Kunpu (Strong Women) from March 4 through May 21, showcasing major contemporary works by celebrated women artists from the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (APY) Lands. "These women…

Newcastle Herald · Dec 1, 2022

First Nations Artist Blak Douglas Won The Archibald For Portrait Of Another First Nations Artist

His painting "Moby Dickens" focuses on the Lismore floods.

Pedestrian.tv · May 14, 2022

'I can't think of a more timely painting': Blak Douglas’s Moby Dickens is a deserving winner of the 2022 Archibald Prize

In 2020, the year Vincent Namatjira was awarded the Archibald for his double portrait with Adam Goodes, I was also impressed by the painting hanging next to it, Blak Douglas’ (aka Adam Hill) Writing in the Sand. It was both passionately political and visually very clever, incorporating the speech that…

The Conversation · May 13, 2022

Archibald Prize won by Blak Douglas for portrait of artist Karla Dickens, the second time an Indigenous artist has won

It's fifth time lucky for Sydney-based Dhungatti artist Blak Douglas (aka Adam Hill), who has become the second Indigenous Australian to win the Archibald Prize.

ABC News · 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

Arts organisations in the Northern Rivers are taking on a pivotal role in rebuilding a community devastated by floods

Artists and arts organisations like NORPA, Lismore Regional Gallery and Arts Northern Rivers are leading conversations about how to rebuild the arts – and Lismore – after the floods.

ABC News · May 1, 2022

Wiradjuri artist Karla Dickens on her Australian flag work — January 26, Day of Mourning — and Carriageworks exhibition Return to Sender

Karla Dickens's exhibition Return to Sender is the result of years spent collecting racist vintage postcards, which she reframes and subverts to tell stories of First Nations resilience.

ABC News · Jan 25, 2022