Australian Women Artists The podcast Ep. 32 Dr Bronwyn Bancroft AM Bronwyn Bancroft is a proud Bundjalung Woman and Artist. Her career has included both national and international exhibitions and her work has been acquired by all major Australian galleries, state libraries, and private collections. She has undertaken numerous public commissions, which allow her to reach and educate audiences beyond traditional gallery spaces. Bronwyn’s artistic style is immediately ...

Australian Women Artists The podcast Ep. 31 Eleanor Louise Butt My guest on today’s podcast for Australian Women Artists is contemporary artist Eleanor Louise Butt. She’s celebrated for her abstract paintings where colour, texture, line, and form converge to bristle with gestural energy and movement...we explore that during our conversation because I find that fascinating. Her work evolves from studio experimentation and her approach to artmaking is dee...

Australian Women Artists The Podcast Episode 28 Artists of Influence: Carol Jerrems (influencing Tamara Dean, ep. 2) Welcome to another edition of AWA artists of influence. For those who’ve heard some of these podcasts, you’ll remember that the last question I ask is: Is there an Australian woman artist who has inspired or influenced you and if so, who and how? I’ve decided to explore a little further the artists who were named...

Australian Women Artists The Podcast Ep 29 Anne Ryan on artist Lesley Dumbrell I was very lucky to have had the opportunity to have a fabulous conversation with Anne Ryan on the incredible Australian artist, Lesley Dumbrell. Anne Ryan is one of Australia's leading art curators. She serves as Curator of Australian Art at the Art Gallery of New South Wales, where she oversees the prestigious collection of Australian prints, drawings and watercolours. She pursued her st...

Australian Women Artists The Podcast Episode 28 Artists of Influence: Anne Ferguson (influencing Jo Bertini, ep. 1) Hi everyone and welcome to a special edition of AWA. In light of a recent delay in recording of a podcast episode I came up with the idea of elaborating on an aspect of the podcast. For those who’ve heard some of these podcasts, you’ll remember that the last question I ask is: Is there an Australian woman artist who has inspired or influenced you and if so, w...

Australian Women Artists The Podcast Ep. 27. Adrienne Doig Adrienne Doig is one of Australia's most distinctive contemporary artists. She has spent over three decades transforming the landscape of self-portraiture. Her art is celebrated for its wit, humour, and incisive social commentary, often realised through textiles, embroidery, video, and performance. She has an unwavering commitment to placing herself—literally and figuratively—at the centre of h...

Australian Women Artists The podcast Ep. 25 Amber Boardman Amber Boardman is an American-born artist who would eventually establish herself as a significant figure in the contemporary Australian art scene. Her early life was shaped by the cultural landscape of the US, which would later inform her artistic exploration of social dynamics and digital culture. Her artistic development was informed by her dual interest in traditional fine arts and emerging d...

Australian Women Artists The podcast Ep. 24 Leila Jeffreys Leila Jeffreys is a distinguished contemporary artist renowned for her captivating photographs, moving image works, and installations that primarily feature birds. Leila moved to Australia from PNG and pursued formal training in photography which helped her create her unique approach...to animal portraiture. Her extraordinary photographs were loved by the public and she gained internation...

Australian Women Artists The podcast Ep. 23 Yvette Coppersmith Yvette Coppersmith stands as one of Australia's most distinctive contemporary artists. Her career has been marked by a profound exploration of portraiture, identity, and the human condition. She has challenged traditional boundaries between painting and photography while examining themes of gender, representation, and psychological depth. She graduated from the Victorian College of the Arts and won...

Australian Women Artists The podcast Ep. 22 Belinda Fox Belinda stands as one of Australia's most accomplished contemporary multidisciplinary artists, whose work traverses the boundaries between printmaking, painting, ceramics, sculpture, drawing, and glass. It's a lovely wide ranging discussion covering her career as a master printer collaborating with the likes of John Olsen and Tim Storrier and their generosity which is an integral part of who she is as well, her decision to change...

Australian Women Artists The Podcast Ep. 21 June Tupicoff June Tupicoff has been described as "one of Australia’s very best artists” and "the great Australian painter you’ve probably never heard of". June is a Brisbane based artist whose work focuses on an inherent interest in the Australian landscape. She actually grew up in the lush, rural environment of Victoria, and, I dare say as a direct result, developed an early sensitivity to the Australian landscape—a theme that evolved and ma...

Australian Women Artists The Podcast Ep. 20. Louisa Chircop Louisa stands as a compelling figure in contemporary Australian art. Her work transcends geographical boundaries while exploring the intricate connections between identity, memory, and cultural heritage. She has established herself as a versatile artist working primarily in mixed media, photomontage, collage, and painting, creating works that speak to both personal and collective experiences o...

Australian Women Artists The podcast Ep. 18 Ann Thomson Ann Thomson stands as one of Australia’s most eminent contemporary painters and sculptors. Her early passion for art was fostered by influential art figures in Brisbane and in 1957, she relocated to Sydney to pursue formal studies. Her paintings are celebrated for their vibrant, expressive compositions and their ability to evoke a sense of place without resorting to literal representation. ...

Australian Women Artists The Podcast Ep. 17. Janet Laurence Janet Laurence is a leading Sydney based artist who exhibits nationally and internationally. For four decades, she has captivated audiences with her multidisciplinary practice spanning photography, sculpture, installation, and video. Her work is a profound expression of her deep concern for the environment, ethics, and the intricate interconnectedness of all living things. She employs a diverse range...

Australian Women Artists The podcast Ep. 16 Emma Coulter Emma is a leading figure in contemporary Australian art, renowned for her bold explorations of colour, space, and perception. Her practice spans painting, sculpture, site-specific installation, and large-scale public art, consistently pushing the boundaries of how art interacts with its environment and audience. You may have seen her work that wraps around the Metro Tunnel’s building façade in central Melbourne ...

Australian Women Artists The Podcast Ep. 15 Virginia Cuppaidge Virginia Cuppaidge stands as a significant figure in contemporary abstract painting, whose work was formed in Australia and then blossomed in New York where she moved to be in the epicentre of abstract art. We talked about arriving in NY in 1969 and being wide eyed for a year. Taking it all in. She was surrounded by the works of Rothko, Jackson Pollock, Willem de Kooning and Lee Krasner. It was an enormously inf...

Australian Women Artists The Podcast Ep. 14 Susan Baird Susan Baird has a distinctive approach to capturing the unique light and atmosphere of the Australian bush. As such, she has established herself as one of the country's most evocative contemporary painters. She is known for her sensitive plein air paintings of the Australian landscape, especially of the area surrounding the historic mining town of Hill End in rural NSW where she has her studio. And it’s the light at Hil...

Australian Women Artists The podcast (I'm afraid the recording starts with a bit of an echo off the gallery walls - but it does settle.) Episode 13 Emily George on Jane Sutherland Jane Sutherland (1853–1928) was a pioneering Australian landscape painter and a key figure in the plein-air movement and the Heidelberg School. She defied Victorian-era gender expectations by pursuing a professional art career, encouraged by her father. She became an instrumental figure in the Heidelberg...