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    Artists' Artists: Danie Mellor

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  • Photograph of artist Alick Tipoti standing on a beach on Badhu Island, in the Zenadth Kes/Torres Straits at sunset with other members of his community is ceremony dresss
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    Alick Tipoti: A contemporary approach to storytelling in art

    By Alick Tipoti

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    Conserving Givenchy

    By Micheline Ford

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    Artists' Artists: Huma Bhabha

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    Growing a Sculpture Garden

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  • Artist Lola Greeno stands in front of a rock at Low Head beach, Tasmania.
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    Lola Greeno: Reviving the art of shell necklace making

    By Lola Greeno

  • Painting of multiple portraits of influential Australians, British, and American figures such as Adam Goodes, Queen Elizabeth, Ned Kelly, Eddie Mabo and Jimmy Hendrix
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    40 Acquisitions for 40 Years

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    Find favourites

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    Cressida Campbell: in her own words

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    Curator's Top 6

    By David Greenhalgh

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    One fine day

    By Hayley Millar Baker

  • Lit by a single light, James Tylor sits in his darkened studio holding a daguerreotype photographic plate with gloved hands. He wears black and white Adidas trainers, olive chinos and a Kathmandu winter coat. He has dark short hair.
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    James Tylor

    By James Tylor

  • Painting of an older man wearing a white shirt green vest and navy blue jacket with a red and white spotted neck tie, standing in front of a textured wall
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    The Sitters

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    Worldwide

    By Russell Storer

  • a vase of sunflowers on a yellow background
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    Director’s Top 5

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  • A photograph of seven alternating silver chrome cones
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    Australians in the Sculpture Garden

    By Rebecca Blake

  • Two images. On the left is a figure in a square helmet riding a horse while the right attempts to recreate the image.
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    A lesson in ‘how to’ Between Art and Quarantine

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  • A painting of boats in a gold frame
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    Monet framed

    By Simeran Maxwell

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    Photo blog: Cazneaux portrait restored to former glory

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    Technique in Focus: Masami Teraoka’s ‘Hawaii snorkel’ series

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Yuuma, Gurruburri

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