ABC RADIO NATIONAL: Roger Swainston interviewed by Nick Bryant

22 March 2025

ABC Radio National's Nick Bryant interviewed Roger Swainston on Saturday 24 March about his quest to paint every species of rock lobster in the world—eight are on currently on show in our Project Space until Saturday 29 March. 

Swainston has found twenty of the 36 known species in some of the most remote and untouched regions of the planet including the Guadeloupe Islands, Costa Rica and Coral Bay off the West Australian coast.  

Click to listen to the fascinating interview.

Rock Lobsters of The World: a quest to paint every species

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VAULT: The Rise and Ruin of Power: James Powditch’s Empire Fall by Jaime Blakeney

23 July 2025

Vault Magazine's Jaime Blakeney's interviewed James Powditch about his current exhibition EMPIRE FALL.

"Despite their historical sweep, the works in Empire Fall are ultimately about now: the disintegration of democratic norms, the fragility of institutions, and the speed at which seemingly fixed truths can unravel." 

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Loribelle Spirovski Named Finalist in 2025 Lester Prize for Portraiture

17 July 2025

We are proud to announce that our represented artist, Loribelle Spirovski, has been selected as a finalist in the 2025 Lester Prize, with her poignant oil painting titled Fatherhood.

The portrait captures her husband, acclaimed pianist Simon Tedeschi, in a moment of stillness, reclined on the couch with the family cat, Nana, resting on him. It is a tender, domestic scene—deeply personal and quietly profound.

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Nanda\Hobbs artist Braddon Snape named finalist in prestigious Deakin University Contemporary Small Sculpture Award

11 July 2025

Acclaimed Australian sculptor Braddon Snape has been announced as a finalist in the 2025 Deakin University Contemporary Small Sculpture Award, now in its 16th year. Snape’s entry, Act of Suppression (mirrored union) (2024), was selected from a record 735 submissions—a testament to the work’s technical innovation and conceptual strength.

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