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By nature, a shared passion for the artistic world
Poring over a folder of meticulously archived diary scraps, sketches, lists and photographs, 74-year-old Michelle Collocott is vividly reliving a passionate and colourful life devoted to art.
- by Nick Galvin
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Mosul artists process brutal rule of Islamic State
A raven perched on the shoulder of a woman with flaming hair is Iraqi artist Marwan Fathi's symbol for the terrible events he and his home city Mosul have had to endure.
- by Ayat Basma
Indigenous
'Beyond imagination': artists of the Kimberley share stories of their country
A six-year project to engage the artists and art centres of the Kimberley region of Western Australia has exceeded expectations, says arts patron Janet Holmes a Court.
- by Andrew Taylor
Opinion
Canberra
'Magical, mysterious and free': The NGA's best show in a generation
You can join the crowds to shuffle through the national gallery's latest blockbuster or you could see this exhibition.
- by Elizabeth Farrelly
Arts
Destination Sydney Re-imagined review: A re-imagining that needed re-thinkng
There are some great individual works, but the selection of works feels arbitrary.
- by John McDonald
Lunar New Year
From feeding pigs to installing a bright, pink pig lantern at the Opera House
The installation at the Sydney Opera House celebrates the Year of the Pig, which is said to bring wealth and fortune.
- by Josh Dye
Restitution fears unsettle trade in tribal art
Collectors of tribal art have become alarmed by a report commissioned by French president Emmanuel Macron.
- by Scott Reyburn
Arts
Crowd control preserves moments in time and place
Simon Terrill's Crowd Theory series of staged photographs of large groups of people began in Footscray 15 years ago.
- by Catie McLeod
Cinema
They're lying yet telling the truth at ACCA
A new show at ACCA explores what's real and what's not.
- by Robert Nelson
Canberra life
The swans of Lake Burley Griffin appear at the Melbourne Building
A new photography installation, Cygnus Atratus, pays homage to the "constant presence" of Canberra's black swans.
- by Serena Coady
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Australia Day
Wendy Sharpe’s rare, intimate landscapes celebrate Australia
Famous for her figurative work and self-portraits, this Archibald winner got a bit of a shock when she went bush.
- by Steve Meacham