Australian Women Artists

Australian Women Artists The Podcast  Episode 28 Artists of Influence: Anne Ferguson (influencing Jo Bertini, ep. 1) Hi everyone and welcome to a special edition of AWA. In light of a recent delay in recording of a podcast episode I came up with the idea of elaborating on an aspect of the podcast.  For those who’ve heard some of these podcasts, you’ll remember that the last question I ask is:  Is...

Australian Women Artists   The Podcast   Ep. 27. Adrienne Doig   Adrienne Doig is one of Australia's most distinctive contemporary artists.   She has spent over three decades transforming the landscape of self-portraiture. Her art is celebrated for its wit, humour, and incisive social commentary, often realised through textiles, embroidery, video, and performance.    She has an unwavering com...

Australian Women Artists The podcast Ep. 26. Kim Anderson Kim Anderson’s artistic journey began in Ballarat, Victoria, where she was born and raised. Her formal artistic education commenced at the University of Ballarat, where she pursued her Bachelor of Fine Arts with Honours. During these formative years, she began developing her distinctive approach to drawing and exploring the themes that woul...

Australian Women Artists   The podcast   Ep. 25  Amber Boardman   Amber Boardman is an American-born artist who would eventually establish herself as a significant figure in the contemporary Australian art scene.    Her early life was shaped by the cultural landscape of the US, which would later inform her artistic exploration of social dynamics and digital culture. Her artistic development was in...

Australian Women Artists   The podcast   Ep. 24 Leila Jeffreys   Leila Jeffreys is a distinguished contemporary artist renowned for her captivating photographs, moving image works, and installations that primarily feature birds.    Leila moved to Australia from PNG and pursued formal training in photography which helped her create her unique approach...to animal portraiture.    Her extraordinary p...

Australian Women Artists The podcast Ep. 23    Yvette Coppersmith Yvette Coppersmith stands as one of Australia's most distinctive contemporary artists.   Her career has been marked by a profound exploration of portraiture, identity, and the human condition. She has challenged traditional boundaries between painting and photography while examining themes of gender, representation, and psychol...

Australian Women Artists The podcast Ep. 22 Belinda Fox Belinda stands as one of Australia's most accomplished contemporary multidisciplinary artists, whose work traverses the boundaries between printmaking, painting, ceramics, sculpture, drawing, and glass.  It's a lovely wide ranging discussion covering her career as a master printer collaborating with the likes of John Olsen and Tim S...

Australian Women Artists The Podcast Ep. 21 June Tupicoff June Tupicoff has been described as "one of Australia’s very best artists” and "the great Australian painter you’ve probably never heard of". June is a Brisbane based artist whose work focuses on an inherent interest in the Australian landscape. She actually grew up in the lush, rural environment of Victoria, and, I dare say...

Australian Women Artists   The Podcast   Ep. 20.    Louisa Chircop   Louisa stands as a compelling figure in contemporary Australian art.   Her work transcends geographical boundaries while exploring the intricate connections between identity, memory, and cultural heritage. She has established herself as a versatile artist working primarily in mixed media, photomontage, collage, and painting, crea...

Australian Women Artists   The podcast  Ep. 18    Ann Thomson   Ann Thomson stands as one of Australia’s most eminent contemporary painters and sculptors.    Her early passion for art was fostered by influential art figures in Brisbane and in 1957, she relocated to Sydney to pursue formal studies. Her paintings are celebrated for their vibrant, expressive compositions and their ability to evoke a...

Australian Women Artists The Podcast Ep. 17.      Janet Laurence Janet Laurence is a leading Sydney based artist who exhibits nationally and internationally.  For four decades, she has captivated audiences with her multidisciplinary practice spanning photography, sculpture, installation, and video. Her work is a profound expression of her deep concern for the environment, ethics, and the intricate...

Australian Women Artists The podcast Ep. 16    Emma Coulter Emma is a leading figure in contemporary Australian art, renowned for her bold explorations of colour, space, and perception.  Her practice spans painting, sculpture, site-specific installation, and large-scale public art, consistently pushing the boundaries of how art interacts with its environment and audience.  You may have seen her wo...

Australian Women Artists The Podcast Ep. 15    Virginia Cuppaidge Virginia Cuppaidge stands as a significant figure in contemporary abstract painting, whose work was formed in Australia and then blossomed in New York where she moved to be in the epicentre of abstract art.  We talked about arriving in NY in 1969 and being wide eyed for a year. Taking it all in. She was surrounded by the works of Ro...

Australian Women Artists The Podcast Ep. 14 Susan Baird Susan Baird has a distinctive approach to capturing the unique light and atmosphere of the Australian bush. As such, she has established herself as one of the country's most evocative contemporary painters.   She is known for her sensitive plein air paintings of the Australian landscape, especially of the area surrounding the historic mi...

Australian Women Artists The podcast (I'm afraid the recording starts with a bit of an echo off the gallery walls - but it does settle.)  Episode 13 Emily George on Jane Sutherland Jane Sutherland (1853–1928) was a pioneering Australian landscape painter and a key figure in the plein-air movement and the Heidelberg School.  She defied Victorian-era gender expectations by pursuing a profession...

Australian Women Artists The podcast Episode 12 Wendy Sharpe AM There can be no dispute that Wendy Sharpe is one of Australia’s most acclaimed artists.  She is known for her strong figurative paintings, her use of narrative and a sensuous use of paint. (For my benefit – and maybe others as well - figurative art, according to the Tate Gallery in London, describes any form of modern art that retains...

Australian Women Artists The Podcast Episode 11 Belynda Henry Belynda Henry is a very significant figure in contemporary Australian art, renowned particularly for her evocative landscape paintings.    Landscapes are to her a deeply felt experience and that experience is then reflected in her immersive artistic process – sights, sounds and the feel of the environment she’s painting in.    A multipl...

Australian Women Artists Podcast ep. 10 Louise Olsen A fascinating conversation with Louise Olsen.   A successful artist who, like many others before her, was able to combine that with an incredible skill for design. When I say incredible...she co-founded the now iconic global brand, Dinosaur Designs.    We, of course, discussed her beautiful art and her processes and methodologies, her very talen...

Australian Women Artists Podcast episode 9 Annika Romeyn   Annika Romeyn is an important figure in contemporary Australian art.    This is in no small part due to her unique approach to depicting the Australian landscape and the innovative techniques she uses. Her work engages with cultural and environmental themes, and it has been described as bridging traditional landscape art and contemporary a...

Australian Women Artists The podcast Episode 8 Petrina Hicks A really enlightening conversation with Petrina Hicks – one of Australia’s most acclaimed and influential contemporary photographers.  She initially trained in commercial photography and recounts how this influences her seemingly simple and stylised minimalist aesthetic.  Petrina is renowned for her large-scale, hyperreal photographs tha...

Australian Women Artists The Podcast Episode 7 Dr Anne-Louise Willoughby on Nora Heysen  Nora Heysen was a precocious talent who sold her first work at 16 to Dame Nellie Melba. Encouraged by her father, artist Sir Hans Heysen, Nora had enormous early success.   By the time she was 20 her paintings had been purchased by the state galleries of NSW, SA & Qld and held her first solo exhibition at...

Australian Women Artists The podcast Episode 6 Eliza Gosse Eliza Gosse paints quiet suburban scenes focused on post-war and mid-century architecture and design. Her style is influenced not only by her love of nostalgia, but by her studies in architecture. Her flat two-dimensional painting style and muted colour schemes give off a warmth and welcoming (I think). The fact that she rarely paints figu...

Australian Women Artists The podcast Episode 5 Margaret Ackland Margaret is a four times Archibald finalist and is renowned for her expressive and vibrant use of colour.  Besides the Archibald accolades, she has had 36 solo exhibitions, been a part of 37 group exhibitions, and I’m almost not exaggerating when I say about a thousand other finalist awards including Portia Geach Memorial Award, Hazel...

Australian Women Artists The Podcast Episode 4 Jennifer Higgie on Clarice Beckett Jennifer Higgie is an internationally respected arts writer and art historian who has lived and worked in London for many years.    She is a novelist, screenwriter, art critic and former editor of the London-based contemporary arts magazine Frieze. She was the presenter of Bow Down, a podcast about women in art histo...