Touring the NGA for photography March 2019
As pointed last year, there’s a diverse selection of photography presently on exhibition at the National Gallery of Australia – in Canberra.
Tag: photography
Summer photography in Canberra
Seeking photography
as reported in other blogs – I set out to see what photography was on exhibition in three cultural institutions in Canberra. The news is not all bad. There’s stuff to see – just you have to know where to look.
Blue Prints: The Photographs of Anna Atkins
at the New York Public Library
British Algae by Anna Atkin was the first book ever to be illustrated with photography, and the images within it were the first photographs ever used for scientific illustration.
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Photography at the NGA
Touring the NGA for photography
There’s a really good and diverse selection of photography presently on exhibition this summer (2018/2019) at the National Gallery of Australia – in Canberra.
2018 Bowness photography prize
Photography is alive and well – at the MGA (Melbourne)
Mark Kimber
Exhibition: The River of Faces
Exhibition at GAGProjects (Adelaide) till 18 November 2018.
Click here for an essay by Gael Newton and links to the exhibition page.
photography is alive and well
There’s an interesting article in The Guardian about the link between technology and the uses of photography.
Photography at MGA
Exhibition: LEGACY: Your collection – Our story
This exhibition of Australian photography at the Monash Gallery of Art (South-east Melbourne) is a must see for all those interested in Australian photography.
Doris Ulmann
Vernacular Modernism: The Photography of Doris UlmannGeorgia Museum of Art (Athens, Georgia USA)Until 18 November 2018
Posted by The Art Museum on Saturday, 25 August 2018
Exhibition: Australian Centre for Photography
Oceans from here
Exhibition notice – Oceans from here at the Australian Centre for Photography (ACP) Project Space, 72 Oxford Street Darlinghurst NSW. till 15 September 2018
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Gail Albert Halaban
Photography exhibition and projects of Gail Albert Halaban
An exhibition has opened at the Eastman Museum (Rochester) Gail Albert Halaban’s Out My Window.
Valentina Vannicola
photography exhibition and projects of Valentina Vannicola
There’s a post online for an exhibition of the photographs of Valentina Vannicola – the project is titled Riviere.
Congratulations to Moshe Rosenzveig
MEDAL (OAM) OF THE ORDER OF AUSTRALIA
Congratulations to Moshe Rosenzveig for his dedication to the medium of photography – especially for his amazing work in bringing the photography festival, Head-On, to Sydney for all of us to enjoy.
Michael Riley at MAMA
Michael Riley’s Flyblown exhibition
When calling into see the 2018 National Photography Prize at Albury, I was first taken by a small exhibition in the room opposite.
V&A Photography Centre
Is this the confirmed date for the opening of the V&A Photography Centre? Buried in this article is the mention of the opening date for the V&A's Photography Centre – 12 October 2018
Posted by The Art Museum on Friday, 4 May 2018
Bill Henson
Exhibition notice
Bill Henson at the Tolarno Galleries 104 Exhibition Street Melbourne
till 2 June 2018.
Michiko Kon
Exhibition Notice
Michiko Kon, Recent Works 2018Mar 7 － Apr 28, 2018Photo Gallery International in Toranomon, Tokyo
Posted by The Art Museum on Monday, 2 April 2018
Andreas Gursky
Exhibition Notice
Till 22 April 2018Andreas Gursky at Hayward Gallery, Southbank Centre, London
Posted by The Art Museum on Monday, 2 April 2018
INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY 2018
Celebrating a Pioneer of Australian Photojournalism
Celebrating IWD – 8th March 2018
Adelie Hurley (1919-2010) – The first Australian female commercial photojournalist
ANU Drill Hall
Exhibition: Incommensurable
An exhibition of Australian contemporary photography (and two video works) at the ANU Drill Hall Gallery (Canberra) till 8 April 2018
Robert Mcfarlane
Adelaide Film Festival announces photographer Robert Mcfarlane as 2017 Jim Bettison & Helen James Award recipient
Edvard Munch’s Photography
Pat Brassington at AGNSW
Exhibition: Pat Brassington: the body electric at the Art Gallery of New South Wales till 11 Feb 2018.
NGA Summer 2017 update
A few images and comments on the recent changes to the collection exhibitions at the National Gallery of Canberra – more reasons to visit during summer 2017/2018.
David Moore
Australian Media Hall of Fame
Friday 1oth November 2017: David Moore was posthumously inducted into the Australian Media Hall of Fame in recognition of his outstanding contribution to Australian journalism.
Lisa Moore has announced this on her facebook page – click here.
artblart
William Heimerman
A very good piece on ArtBlart about Bill Heimerman 1950 – 2017
Photo above: Peter Leiss, William Heimerman c. 1975-80
Max Dupain
Links to essays on Max Dupain
We have uploaded a new page on photo-web that provides a link to Gael Newton’s essays on Max Dupain as well as links to other articles and resources. Click here.
Max Dupain
Hidden history: Max Dupain, modernism and war time camouflage
Max Dupain, Bankstown aerodrome camouflage experiment, c.1943. National Archives of Australia
Wim Wenders photography
So Wim Wenders thinks photography is dead. I think I last heard that about a decade ago. How long before the next time…
Posted by The Art Museum on Saturday, 14 October 2017
photography exhibitions in Sydney
A notice below about the latest exhibition at the Australian Centre for Photography, Sydney.Comment: I used to enjoy…
Posted by The Art Museum on Wednesday, 27 September 2017
Polaroid is back
Posted by The Art Museum on Saturday, 16 September 2017
Photographs of Chua Soo Bin
Exhibition: Chua Soo Bin at The Arts House, Singapore
Exhibition: Light with Ink: 18 AUG – 18 SEP 2017 – Click on image
Contemporary Chinese photography
Working on History: Contemporary Chinese Photography and the Cultural Revolution
An exhibition presented by the Kunstbibliothek, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, and the Gesellschaft für Deutsch-Chinesischen Kulturellen Austausch e.V. (GeKA) – click here.
Lee Fook Chee
Lee Fook Chee: Son of Singapore, Photographer of Hong Kong
The Art House, Singapore, 3 AUG – 3 SEP 2017
Starstruck
Exhibition: National Portrait Gallery (Australia)
10 Nov 2017 – 12 March 2018, National Portrait Gallery, Canberra
W Eugene Smith
New Book on W Eugene Smith
W Eugene Smith – notice of new book: Gene Smith’s Sink by Sam Stephenson, published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux on 22 August
Posted by The Art Museum on Sunday, 6 August 2017
International Centre of Photography
International Centre of PhotographyRed Spotted Purple: Roman Vishniac Science Worktill oct 27, 2017
Posted by The Art Museum on Sunday, 6 August 2017
Vernacular Photographs
Vernacular Photographs of, by, and for African Americans
Vernacular Photographs of, by, and for African AmericansJUL 29 – DEC 3, 2017Portland Art Museum
Posted by The Art Museum on Saturday, 5 August 2017
August Sander
A piece about August SanderPortraying a Nation: Germany 1919–1933 is on at Tate Liverpool 23 June – 15 October 2017
Posted by The Art Museum on Friday, 4 August 2017
Maggie Diaz Photography Prize for Women
Olive Cotton Award for photographic portraiture
The 2017 Olive Cotton Award exhibition catalogue
Click here to download the pdf of the exhibition of the finalists
Olive Cotton Award for photographic portraiture 2017
The 2017 Director’s Choice Award
The 2017 Director’s Choice Award was the The Papapetrou Family by Anne Zahalka, acquired for the Tweed Regional Gallery’s Permanent Collection through funds from the Friends of the Tweed Regional Gallery and Margaret Olley Art Centre Inc.
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David Stephenson and Martin Walch
Exhibition: The Derwent
Exhibition now open at the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery (Hobart).
Mervyn Bishop at the AGNSW
Wonderful photography – and a well curated exhibition.
Ballarat foto Biennale
Martin Kantor Portrait Prize
The Ballarat International Foto Biennale today announced the 28 finalists in the running for the inaugural Martin Kantor Portrait Prize.
Ballarat foto Biennale
2017 BALLARAT INTERNATIONAL FOTO BIENNALE
19 AUGUST – 17 SEPTEMBER
MEG HEWITT: TOKYO IS YOURS
Benalla Art Gallery
Exhibition: Patterns of Connection
An exhibition I hope to see – being on till 30th Jul 2017
Christian Thompson
The Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI) has announced that one of Australia’s leading visual artists, Bidjara man Dr Christian Thompson is set to make his virtual reality debut as winner of the inaugural $80,000 Mordant Family VR Commission. Click here.
Tate Liverpool
Portraying a Nation: Germany 1919-33 review – August Sander and Otto Dix, masters of life and death
Tate Liverpool: Sander sees the humanity in everyone, Dix nothing but horror, in this superb show exploring Germany between the wars.