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Art Gallery of New South Wales (AGNSW)

July 2024

  • Portrait of Lesley Dumbrell 2023 with her artwork 'Solstice' 1974, photo © Art Gallery of New South Wales, Jenni Carter ***These images may only be used in conjunction with editorial coverage of the 'Lesley Dumbrell: Thrum' exhibition, 20 July – 13 October 2024, at the Art Gallery of New South Wales, and strictly in accordance with the terms of access to these images – see artgallery.nsw.gov.au/info/access-to-agnsw-media-room-tcs. Without limiting those terms, these images must not be cropped or overwritten; prior approval in writing is required for use as a cover; caption details must accompany reproductions of the images; and archiving is not permitted.*** Media contact: media@ag.nsw.gov.au

    ‘I thought, I’ll show you guys’: eye-popping artist Lesley Dumbrell finally gets her due at 82

    Since the 1950s, Dumbrell has fought sexism and conservative thinking to be recognised as one of Australia’s most respected abstract painters – and she’s nowhere near done

June 2024

  • Archibald Prize 2024 finalist, Laura Jones ‘Tim Winton’, oil on linen, 198 x 152.5 cm © the artist, image © Art Gallery of New South Wales, Jenni Carter Sitter: Tim Winton ***This information and these images are embargoed until 11.30am on 30 May 2024*** These images may only be used in conjunction with editorial coverage of the Archibald Prize 2024 exhibition, 8 June – 8 September 2024, at the Art Gallery of New South Wales, and strictly in accordance with the terms of access to these images – see artgallery.nsw.gov.au/info/access-to-agnsw-media-room-tcs. Without limiting those terms, these images must not be cropped or overwritten; prior approval in writing is required for use as a cover; caption details must accompany reproductions of the images; and archiving is not permitted. Media contact: media@ag.nsw.gov.au

    Australian arts in focus
    Archibald prize 2024: Laura Jones wins $100,000 for portrait of Tim Winton

    Decision announced at the Art Gallery of NSW, where all finalists will be exhibited to the public from Saturday

May 2024

  • Doug Moran national portrait prize 2022 winner Graeme Drendel with fellow artist and subject of his portrait, Lewis Miller (left)

    Australian arts in focus
    Doug Moran prize: Australia’s richest portrait award quietly ‘put on hold’

    The $150,000 prize was not awarded in 2023 and will not return this year as organisers look at ‘the different options we have’

April 2024

  • Aerial view of the Art Gallery of New South Wales’ new SANAA-designed building, 2022, photo © Iwan Baan

    Art Gallery of NSW’s $344m building extension finally named more than a year after it opened

    Newer building named Naala Badu, meaning ‘seeing waters’ in the Dharug language, while older building named Naala Nura, or ‘seeing country’