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Gina Rinehart tried to hide her portrait – it went global instead

Vincent Namatjira’s painting in the NGA of Australia’s richest woman has been seen by millions around the world, appearing on CNN and the BBC and getting the attention of Stephen Colbert and Jimmy Fallon

The Guardian - AU

Vincent Namatjira says ‘people don’t have to like my paintings’ after Gina Rinehart demands portrait be removed

The billionaire wants a painting of her removed from the National Gallery of Australia but the Archibald-winning artist says he hopes people think about what he is trying to say

The Guardian - AU

How the National Gallery's first Latinx art curator aims to open spaces for Latinos in the US cultural scene

Natalia Ángeles Vieyra's designation is part of the Advancing Latinx Art in Museums initiative

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Even Canberra's sculptures are heading to the coast

A feature sculpture at the NGA is being loaned to the coast for five years.

The Canberra Times

Art world split over NGA name change for one of Australia’s greatest female painters

Curators of new exhibition say decision was made in consultation with artist’s family and dismiss claims move is ‘paternalistic’

The Guardian - AU

Emily Kam Kngwarray: stunning retrospective brings perspective – and agency – to an Australian great

The National Gallery of Australia’s exhibition contextualises the artist away from the western market, bringing us ‘the old lady’ through the prism of her country, her culture and her community

The Guardian - AU

Kngwarray masterpieces on show at National Gallery

Important artworks by one of Australia's foremost painters, Emily Kam Kngwarray, are going on show at the National Gallery of Australia.

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From Tracey Emin to Kiki Smith: National Gallery of Australia puts art by women in the spotlight

A new exhibition in Canberra charts how women artists of the 20th century have been consumed with the body – and changed the way it has been depicted

The Guardian - AU

Club frustration growing over AFL's NGA rules at draft

The AFL's rules around Next Generation Academy players has been a talking point, with growing frustration at this week's national draft.

AAP

Torres Strait artist brings Charm to National Gallery

Janet Fieldhouse is the first Torres Strait Islander artist to unveil a commission in the NGA's sculpture garden, and the process has been career-changing.

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Increase in concerns over pupils self-harming reported by school governors

Neglect, domestic abuse and bullying, including cyberbullying, were highlighted as the top three concerns by school governing boards.

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National Gallery of Australia hands back ninth-century Cambodian sculptures it believes were stolen

NGA investigation finds ‘on the balance of probabilities’ the three Cham sculptures bought from the notorious UK dealer Douglas Latchford were looted and sold illegally

The Guardian - AU

Investigation finds no ‘improper interference’ in paintings made by APY Art Centre Collective

Acclaimed Indigenous art group says attack on their integrity has been ‘thrown into the rubbish bin’

The Guardian - AU

Ecstatic, devastating, revolutionary: Nan Goldin’s seminal work debuts in Australian show

Record of queer life, love and chosen family is tinged with despair

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NGA postpones blockbuster exhibition

The review panel has requested more time to complete its work.

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Northern Territory arts minister calls for national probe into 'damaging' claims of white interference in Indigenous art

The Northern Territory arts minister is calling for a national investigation into allegations of interference by white assistants that are creating "reputational damage" to the Indigenous art industry.

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APY Aboriginal art centre denies any wrongdoing over claims white staff interfere with Indigenous paintings

Respected authorities on Indigenous art are dismayed by allegations that white staff at a major art centre are touching up Aboriginal artists' paintings, saying "it's not right" for them to interfere.

The Canberra Times

Tributes to John Olsen, the painter of the stark Australian landscape

His large oil paintings depicted different aspects of the wild Australian landscape and waterscape.

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Authorship of APY Lands artwork subject to independent review ahead of national exhibition

The National Gallery of Australia has launched an independent review into the origins of the First Nations artwork in its Ngura Pulka – Epic Country exhibition after questions were raised about the role of non-Indigenous studio assistants in the creation of the art.

The Guardian - AU

National Gallery of Australia among institutions to receive $535m to avert funding crisis

National gallery, library and museum among organisations to be thrown financial lifeline after years of underfunding

Salon

Big Biz wields influence over governors

NGA Chair Phil Murphy represents "the absolute worst of trickle-down economics," expert says

The Guardian - AU

Labor’s new cultural policy ‘first step’ in addressing National Gallery of Australia’s $265m shortfall

Funds needed to keep doors open, exhibitions free and carry out urgent repairs to protect $7bn worth of art, director says

Reason

Photos Show the Transformation of Great Britain

A new exhibit at the National Gallery of Art displays how the U.K. changed in the 1970s and '80s.

AAP

Gallery's art collection open for travel

The National Gallery of Australia will expand its lending program as part of the country's new cultural policy.

The Canberra Times

The NGA's $500m picture and why we shouldn't sell it

"Two inches of that would buy me a washing machine", as one visitor said.

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