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Three things with Ken Done: ‘I bought a very large Fred Williams painting – but I sold it, which was stupid’

In Guardian Australia’s weekly interview about objects, the Australian artist tells us about a sorely missed artwork – and his fiercest four-legged critic

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‘Everyone has a story about Hotel Hollywood’: art show invites Sydney upstairs at iconic pub

‘Everyone has a story about Hotel Hollywood’: art show invites Sydney upstairs at iconic pub

The beloved art deco pub in Surry Hills has opened the untouched apartment above to showcase work from more than 100 artists – and offer a rare glimpse into old Sydney

The Guardian - AU

Australia’s most iconic artists on show in Bendigo

Australia’s most iconic artists on show in Bendigo

The works of Australia’s most iconic artists - from Tom Roberts to Vincent Namatjira – are on display in this three-month exhibition that probes the question of Australian identity.

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Australiana stars melted ice cream and a Ken Done doona

The Bendigo Art Gallery has launched an exhibition of Australiana featuring Ken Done paintings alongside works by Tom Roberts and Russell Drysdale.

How kitsch became cool: Australiana exhibition celebrates Dame Edna, Ken Done and melted ice-creams

Australiana brings together Jenny Kee, ‘bling bling faboriginal’ gowns and Rennie Ellis photos to explore how the genre can navigate colonialism and nationalism

The Guardian - AU

Opera, crafts, arts and literature – Bendigo pulls out all the culture stops

Bendigo has a host of homegrown and international artists and makers on show with everything from opera to fashion, literature to film.

‘I’m not humble’: Artist Ken Done delivers colourful speech as 2022 Australian fashion laureate

The painter known for his vivacious Australiana prints accepted the award with a 10-minute speech that elicited laughter and some uncomfortable silences

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‘A friend of mine accosted him’: a Ken Done napkin doodle drawn for a superfan

‘A friend of mine accosted him’: a Ken Done napkin doodle drawn for a superfan

In our series on artworks in Australian homes, Sweetie Zamora shows her collection of Ken Done paintings and one very special serviette

The Guardian - AU

‘Crack a smile’: Ken Done and Rosie Deacon bring popping colour to Ben Quilty’s new regional gallery

‘Crack a smile’: Ken Done and Rosie Deacon bring popping colour to Ben Quilty’s new regional gallery

Built in a heritage-listed dairy on the outskirts of Bowral in NSW, Ngununggula has unveiled its latest eye-catching show

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The very nice Ken Done: ‘I’ll never be as good as a five-year-old’

The very nice Ken Done: ‘I’ll never be as good as a five-year-old’

The Australian artist’s relationship with Sydney only deepened during lockdown. He hopes his Vivid festival debut will remind the city how to play

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From gum trees to cities to sweeping deserts: how 125 years of the Wynne Prize traces Australia's shifting relationship to our landscape

From gum trees to cities to sweeping deserts: how 125 years of the Wynne Prize traces Australia's shifting relationship to our landscape

It is fair to say that Richard Wynne, who died in 1895, would not recognise many recent entries in the art prize that he endowed with £1,000 to reward a “landscape painting of Australian scenery”.

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