Michael Riley’s Cloud (2000)
This essay was originally published in the catalogue Photographica Australis
for the 2002 exhibition by the Australian Centre of Photography
Curated by Alasdair Foster. Click here
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I have uploaded an online version of the catalogue for the 1982 retrospective exhibition at the Art Gallery of NSW — Axel Poignant, photographs 1922–1980. Click here.
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Now online — my essay published in the 2006 book on Peter Dombrovskis:
Simply by Liz Dombrovskis. Click here for the link
There was also an exhibition in 2018 at the National Library of Australia, reviewed by Sasha Grishin — click here
Exhibition at GAGProjects (Adelaide) till 18 November 2018.
Click here for my essay and links to the exhibition page.
Wonderful day in the National Library of Australia. A chance to see some photographs by Charles Bayliss.
I have many people to thank for their support over a career that I continue to enjoy.
Opening on 12 October 2018
Bill Henson at the Tolarno Galleries 104 Exhibition Street Melbourne
till 2 June 2018.
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An exhibition notice for an exhibition at the Whitney Museum of American Art.
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And for more on Harold Edgerton — see my 1999 paper for the catalogue at the National Gallery of Australia — click here.
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Celebrating IWD — 8th March 2018
Adelie Hurley (1919–2010) - The first Australian female commercial photojournalist
Frank Hurley: From Circular Quay to Collaroy Plateau.
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We have uploaded a new page on photo-web that provides a link to my essays on Max Dupain as well as links to other articles and resources. Click here.
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Sasha Grishin reviews National Library of Australia (Canberra) 2018 exhibition: Peter Dombrovskis — Journeys into the wild.
Continue reading William and Winfred Bowness Photography Prize
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originally published earlier this year as a contribution to the research ‘Heritage in the Limelight: the magic lantern in Australia and the world’. click here for my paper
click here to see my postscript on my former report on these significant photography auctions by Mossgreen.
another cool day in Canberra
click here to see my report on these significant photography auctions by Mossgreen.
Time out on a freezing cold morning in Canberra
click here for the TAP site — or here for the Spring 2017 details — that includes a link to a review by me.
from the listing:
The Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) has revealed a visual of its new Photography Centre — click here
Agents of Empire: How E.L. Mitchell’s photographs shaped AustraliaFor nearly 100 years, E.L. Mitchell’s emblematic photographs have shaped ideas about Australia.
But who was Mitchell and why did he succeed above his competitors?
Entries now invited
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Anne Zahalka’s new exhibition at the city gallery in Albury- MAMA — till Sunday 5th November 2017
Curtain Call at Stills Gallery Sydney
Here at photographs of the opening of the final Stills Gallery exhibition — Curtin Call
INFORMATION CALL-OUT: FRANK HURLEYSearching for Frank Hurley along our northern beaches
Did you know that Frank Hurley was a very keen gardener and photographer of wild flowers?
Still have given notice of their final exhibition.
With Curtain Call, Stills Gallery is looking back over the history of the gallery and presents the mother of all salon hangs featuring over 70 artists from over the 26 years of exhibitions including:
Dörte Conroy — What Comes to Mind: Lorna Sim — Enigma:
Maurice Weidmann- Absence of Sunshine
Continue reading The Photography Room: May — June 2017
Click on the image above to see a new research paper by Belinda Hungerford that has been uploaded to photoweb.
A new research book has been published by the National Gallery of Singapore. It contains essays on Southeast Asian art by 25 scholars.
I was given the honour by the NGS of being one the contributing scholars.
The book is available from the NGS shop and through their website — click here.
Exhibition of Regis Lansac’s photographs at Janet Clayton Gallery:
3–28 May 2017
There’s a small exhibition at the National gallery of Australia.
An Elaine Campaner exhibition of photographs — recommended.
Back in 1996, Philip Bentley, Melbourne historian, wrote a thesis on the history of the Melbourne photographers, Group M.
Martin Kantor Portrait Prize EntryApplications close: 31st May 2017
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click on image for details — entries close 26 July 2017
Curated by Ashley Lumb and Laura McLean — click on image.
click on banner for link to information about this great group of Australian photographers
This is an exhibition at photoaccess (Canberra) curated by Ashley Lumb and Laura McLean.
George W Bell photographer (1920 — 2008) was member of Group M — in Melbourne.
Exhibition of 40 years of photographs by Wesley Stacey at the Monash Gallery of Art, 4th March — 28 April 2017 — click here for pictures of the opening and other comments.
click on the banner above for a link to information on Harold Cazneaux and lists of rare photographs now for sale.
One to see — exhibition at Stills Gallery of Jane Brown’s photographs — Sporting Country.
At The Photography Room in Kingston (Canberra) is the exhibition by Sean Davey — Solomon Islands (2016).
Re-staging the first photographic exhibition..
click on image for the news of the exhibition of Ansel Adam’s ‘Museum Set’ — chosen by him to best represent his work.
Toby Meagher’s Research Paper–June 2013. The paper was written for a Masters in Art Administration at COFA. Click here.
Click on the image for the story on Artsy — about Frederick Douglass and his love and use of photography. “How Frederick Douglass Harnessed the Power of Portraiture to Reframe Blackness in America”
Exhibition of 40 years of photographs by Wesley Stacey at the Monash Gallery of Art, 4th March — 28 April 2017 — click here for details.
For more on Wesley — click here.
2 February — 4 March 2017 — click on image for images
18 February — 17 April 2017 at State Library of New South Wales — click on image for the exhibition notice
Images from PHOTOFAIRS San Francisco — click on the image above.
Contemporary photography is alive and well!
click on the image for the storyMartin Parr
Musée de l’Elysée (Switzerland) till 30 April 2017 (click on image above)
Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City (click on image for review)
Beetles+Huxley (London) till 18 February 2017
Click on the image for news on ArtDaily.
click on the image for a story about photography sales
Click on the image for the link to the exhibition by Theo Baart and Cary Markerink
till 29 Jan 2017 — Photographers Gallery London — click on image above
click on image for information on this small exhibition
click on the image for the link to the Bruce Museum
Click on image above for link to exhibition notice on Artdaily.
Click on the image for the winners of the competition, CCP Salon.
Click here for the article on artdaily.
click on the image above for The Guardian story on Elton John’s collection
click on image for news about the photography exhibition 26 Nov 2016–17 April 2017
from the museum site:
The theme of FotoFocus 2016 is “The Un-Document,” and presents photography from over 100 international artists in 60 venues.
