The Latest Breaking News from William Dobell

Whiteley Byron Bay masterpiece under the hammer for $1m

A Brett Whiteley painting of the Byron Bay landscape has sold for $1 million - but will it end up on the walls of a Byron Bay rich-lister?

AAP · Nov 25, 2025

The great butterfly heist: how a gentleman collector stole thousands of butterflies from Australian museums

Scientists are still unravelling the thefts of Colin Wyatt, an English adventurer, artist and naturalist who charmed the entomological community

The Guardian - AU · Oct 4, 2025

Art and animal lovers come together for 'a dog day out'

The dog-friendly art event attracted hundreds.

Newcastle Herald · Jun 30, 2024

How to win the Archibald prize: what 100 years of data tells us

Australia’s most prestigious portrait prize also tells us a lot about the nation – so we’ve gone through more than a century of data and 6,000 finalists to get the big picture

The Guardian - AU · May 4, 2023

Dancing in the storm with Dobell

James Drinkwater's Dobell Ballet: Storm Approaching Wangi and Other Desires comes to life at Multi-Arts Pavilion (MAP mima) Lake Macquarie this weekend.

Newcastle Herald · Nov 11, 2022

Dobell's Archibald controversy artfully re-sketched

Some 80 years later the portrait still divides opinion.

Newcastle Herald · Jun 10, 2022