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2024 NGV Triennial Review: My Top Ten

  Okay. I’ll admit it. The term ‘biennale’ was entirely unbeknownst to me before I studied my MA in Curating Contemporary Art.    Venice Biennale. The Whitney Biennial. Liverpool Biennial.    Yes, I had heard of these events, but I had never truly understood what they were, their significance, or what exactly they encompassed.  Turns […]

PART ONE: Reviewing My East Coast Tour!

  AH! I cannot WAIT for this blog post. Now I know it isn’t very artsy, but travelling down the East Coast of Australia has to be one of the more memorable experiences of my lifetime so far. So I just know that reflecting on it will bring me, and hopefully you, the utmost joy. […]

Exhibition Review: Time by Rone, Flinders Street Station

  Its 1953. Rows of women rush to complete the seams on their final garments. As thread spins rapidly around the cogs and the whirring of sewing machines echo through the room, chatter of prospective weekend activities disperse. Its 16.57 on a Friday, and there is a shared determination amongst the workers to get the […]

Exhibition Review: Carla Zampatti at the Powerhouse, Sydney

  I’m going to be honest, writing about fashion is a little out of my depth – while my BA was in Art & Design History,  discussions surrounding fashion design were minimal. HOWEVER. This exhibition was so beautiful, so elegant and so well-structured that I need to give it a go. To my dearest fashion […]

Residential Australian Architecture: What on Earth is the Filigree?

  Hey, who said I was a one-trick pony? I’m talking about architecture now! And how can I not? Since arriving in Australia, the exterior appearance of the residential buildings have had me a little baffled, and I want to dive head-first into why.   Let’s get a little Australian history under our belts. Now, […]

Reviewing Australia’s ‘Worst Studio Potter’

thatisnocountry4oldmen (sailing2byzantium) by Glenn Barkley, 2022 [earthenware, slipcast, corks, gold lustre]   Sounds a bit harsh, don’t you think? That is exactly how the first headline describes Glenn Barkley when I googled his piece that had me in awe in the Cairns Art Gallery.   The article (https://cfileonline.org/glenn-barkley-worst-contemporary-ceramic-art-cfile/) – eesh, the link title is even […]

The Aboriginal Art Concept ‘Bush Medicine’ and Why I Love It

  Okay! I know it’s been a while and I know this is quite a random post, but when you see these artworks you’ll understand why I absolutely had to jump on and write here immediately.   Today I discovered an Aboriginal Artwork concept called ‘Bush Medicine’ in a beautiful little mountain village called Kuranda, […]

Conversations with Tamar Hemmes: Lucy McKenzie at Tate Liverpool

Quodlibet XLI, 2014 [oil paint on canvas]   I can’t believe I forgot to upload this one! This is my review of Tate Liverpool’s 2021 Lucy McKenzie Exhibition for Issue 118 of Bido Lito! I also had the fabulous opportunity to interview Tamar Hemmes, an Assistant Curator at Tate Liverpool, and get her thoughts on […]

VIDEO: Liverpool Treasures – Sefton Park (Part 4)

  Hello my fellow art junkies! Going a little bit different today… I’ve created a video! Think: Usual Confessions of An Art Junkie blog entry, but visual! But don’t worry, I have also included the video’s transcription below. Enjoy!     Hello my fellow art junkies! If you have been reading my articles for a […]

Appearing on Jo’s Art History Podcast!

  Hellooooo my fellow art junkies! Now this blog entry is a little outdated, but I didn’t NOT want to share this with you, because it was by far one of my favourite experiences of 2021.   In terms of my arts career, I’m most known for my writing, but if anybody knows me truly, […]