kate4shaw

One of Australia’s most prestigious prizes for landscape painting, the John Leslie Art Prize consistently attracts the highest calibre of artists from all corners of Australia. Named after the Gallery’s Patron and—in many ways the Gallery’s Founder—John Leslie OBE (1919–2016), the continuation of this highly sought $30,000 acquisitive prize is made possible through the generous ongoing support of the Gippsland Art Gallery Foundation. This year’s exhibition of finalists will be held at the...

In her latest exhibition, Divine Matrix at Olsen Gallery (Sydney), Shaw expands her vision beyond landscape to articulate a concept rooted in unity and interconnection. The divine matrix — a metaphor for the unseen forces that connect all life — pulsates through her compositions, expressing how nature’s patterns, rhythms, and energies mirror our own inner landscapes. Through luminous surfaces and swirling forms, Shaw’s work gestures toward the sacred interconnectedness of ecosystems and the...

Castlemaine Art Museum presents the fouth Experimental Print Prize (EPP). Established in 2019, the biennial, non-acquisitive prize is open to artists residing in Victoria. There is a strong tradition of printmaking in Victoria and the EPP seeks to foster new directions in the field, through both the exhibition of shortlisted artists and awarding of prizes. Unique amongst printmaking prizes, EPP recognises that experimentation and risk are essential to art. #painting #paintbrushes