Congratulations to Nanda\Hobbs artists—Yoshio Honjo, Nicola Higgins, Caroline Zilinsky, Kirsty Neilson and Ben Smith who are all Archibald finalists, and Katherine Hattam and Nick Santoro who are selected for the Sulman Prize. 

Congratulations to three of our talented artists who have been selected as finalists in significant art prizes.

A significant milestone in Jonathan Dalton's career—the University of Newcastle Art Gallery is exhibiting a ten-year survey exhibition of the artist's work from 14 July to 2 September. 

Tickets are on sale now for Storm Approaching Wangi and Other Desires—an interdisciplinary contemporary ballet work that explores Sir William Dobell's history and relationship to Lake Macquarie through the lens of the master's epic landscape painting, Storm approaching Wangi.

This is one of artist James Drinkwater's most ambitious collaborative projects to date.

Congratulations to Braddon Snape, winner of the Lake Art Prize at the Museum of Art And Culture in Lake Macquarie. His "Allusive Object" inflated stainless steel sculpture representing the endless portal of the universe, took out the 2022 aquisitive prize.

Paris based artist and Creative Arts Fellow at the National Library, Anthony White will speak about his investigations into the Sidney Nolan collection relating to the creation of the Eureka Stockade mural commissioned by the Reserve Bank on 11 August.

Congratulations to our finalists in the National Portrait Gallery's 2022 Darling Portrait Prize...Renata Pari-Lewis and Caroline Zilinsky

Congratulations to five-time finalist Blak Douglas for winning the 2022 Archibald Prize with his portrait of fellow artist and friend, Wiradjuri woman, Karla Dickens. 

We're thrilled to have eight artists represented this year with ten artworks selected across the three prizes—Jonathan Dalton, Blak Douglas, Kim Leutwyler, Mathew Lynn, James Powditch and Caroline Zilinksky, Lesley Rice and Paul Ryan.

James Powditch has been selected in the Gallipoli Art Prize and Caroline Zilinsky and Marie Mansfield are finalists in Ravenswood Australian Women's Art Prize.

We are thrilled to present a beautiful and intimate collection of artworks by Brett Whiteley and Francis Bacon—featuring sculpture, painting, drawing and printworks. The exhibition acknowledges the individual vision and uniqueness of each artist whilst allowing their collective mystic to permeate the psyche of the audience.

The Adelaide Perry Prize for Drawing is a $25,000 acquisitive art award among the most significant of its kind in the country. The annual $25,000 acquisitive prize at Sydney's PLC received over 400 entries from across Australia this year with 46 finalists selected by judge Dr Andrew Frost.

The exhibition of Finalists 2022 is open to the public, by appointment only from 26 February – 25 March. 

Work by Gria Shead from her Kate Kelly series is on show until 27 February at Maitland Regional Art Gallery in an exhibition titled, Storylines. 

We are excited to announce that Braddon Snape and Loribelle Spirovski are finalists in the Blake Prize—an award for artworks that address ideas related to religion, spirituality and/or belief.

Congratulations to this year's winner of the Portia Geach Memorial Prize— Marie Mansfield who will be presenting her first show with Nanda\Hobbs from 16 - 27 November in our Project Space. Kathrin Longhurst, Caroline Zilinsky, Dee Smart and Kim Leutwyler have also been selected as finalists.

We're thrilled to announce we have unlocked the doors—ready to welcome you back to the gallery.

We have two outstanding exhibitions on show—James Powditch The Proposition and Leslie Rice DISCO/iNFERNO (Redux).