Born in Melbourne in 1960, Polixeni Papapetrou began photographing in the 1980s exploring, from the outset, an interest in role-play, costumes and fantasy. Her work for Mel…
Melbourne-based interdisciplinary artist Steaphan Paton grew up in Gippsland, Victoria, and is a descendant of the Gunai and Monaro-Ngarigo peoples. Cloaked combat is an in…
Samoan-Australian artist Maryann Talia Pau uses the language of weaving to create symbols, forms and dynamic spaces that engage with contemporary Pasifika society and cultu…
Joshua Petherick’s sculptural assemblages, videos and images explore the effects of unprecedented digitisation in contemporary life. Using his iPhone’s HD video camera, Pet…
Founded in 1998, Slave Pianos is a collective of artists, composers and musicians with members Rohan Drape, Neil Kelly, Danius Kesminas, Michael Stevenson and Dave Nelson t…
Patricia Piccinini works across sculpture, photography and video to create works that amalgamate the natural environment with simulated realities. The carrier comprises a h…
Louis Porter’s photography turns a wry eye on suburban Australia. These works, from Porter’s Small Conflict Archive series, are witty but strangely unsettling images that e…
Formed in 1998, Preston Zly Design is the collaborative practice of shoemaker Johanna Preston and sculptor Petr Zly. Their commission for kids features a theatrical display…
Clare Rae’s photographs and stop-motion animations investigate the body and its relationship to space. For Melbourne Now, Rae has created a new series of photographs and a …
In recent years there has been an especially lively context in Melbourne of independent art magazines and blogs developed by a new generation of editors, writers, artists a…
Born in Footscray, Reko Rennie received no formal artistic training but as a teenager discovered graffiti, a medium that enabled him to express his Kamilaroi identity. For …
Contemporary Taungurong artist Steven Rhall grew up on Wathaurong Country and now lives in Footscray on Boonwurrung land. His powerful Kulin project explores the scarred Co…
Stuart Ringholt’s practice spans sculpture, video, collage, performance and workshop facilitation including a recent and memorable tour of Hobart’s Museum of Old and New Ar…
Sampling the City reveals the complex web of personalities, factions and trajectories that make up Melbourne’s vibrant contemporary architectural culture. Presented in an i…
