australian art News

It started with an email from an Australian in London to Banziger Hulme Fine Art Consultants. The gentleman explained he owned a portrait of his mother, painted in 1928 in Melbourne when she was just a girl of 16, but the painting was not signed.

Sydney, Australia based art market analyst and art critic Nicholas Forrest has announced the launch of a blog dedicated to the Australian art market.

Amid the controversy around Ronald Coles, many owners of works by D’Arcy Doyle, purchased from Ronald Coles and otherwise, have been thrown into doubt over the authenticity of the paintings in their homes, not knowing whom or what to believe.

Australian artist Joni Kamaru features her digital voice as an AUDIO addition to artworks displayed on the virtual 3D world of Second Life. Melbourne Garden Fairies are the Show's theme and Joni's AUDIO tells a story as 'Lil' Pippa'.

Art Gallery at the Town of Seaside is host to the third solo exhibition of local artist and resident Mitchell McIntyre.