Vincent Fantauzzo's Heath Ledger portrait named Archibald Prize People's Choice winner On a recent visit to see the Archibald Prize portraits on busy Sunday afternoon at the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Vincent Fantauzzo's portrait of Heath Ledger was, not unsurprisingly, the hardest work to get to see close up on account of the interest in the painting, and ... Read full entry

Smart money on the Finn review Martin Ball's painting of Crowded House's Neil Finn has been selected as the winner of the Packing Room Prize in this year's Archibald Prize. The $500 Packing Room Prize, awarded by the gallery staff who handle the entries, went to New Zealander Martin Ball for his portrait of Crowded House's frontman, Neil Finn. "It's a very good picture and it's very Neil Finn," ... Read full entry

Hopes, dreams and a glimpse of the future Artexpress 2008 kicks off officially tomorrow, 2 February, at the Art Gallery of New South Wales. I've always enjoyed the vibrant, fresh, works that are selected from the top graduating arts students in NSW high schools, each year. Artexpress is a good measure of where contemporary art is headed in the next few years, not because it is ... Read full entry

Just posted a few photos to my Flickr set that I took during a visit to the Art Gallery of New South Wales last week. They have a "late night" every Wednesday... helpful for city workers who live outside Sydney and have trouble getting along at other times I imagine. On this occasion you can see I ... Read full entry