Australian Women Artists

Australian Women Artists
 
The podcast
 
Ep 51 Nusra Latif Qureshi
 
A conversation with Dr Rebecca Coates (MUMA)
 
My podcast guest today is Dr Rebecca Coates, and we will be talking about one of Australia's most compelling contemporary artists, Nusra Latif Qureshi.
 
Nusra Latif Qureshi bridges the ancient tradition of South Asian miniature painting with what has been described as, ‘urgent contemporary concerns about migration, identity, and cultural displacement.’ 
 
Her distinctive artistic practice challenges conventional boundaries between traditional and contemporary art forms. She has been granted numerous international prizes and residencies in locations such as New York, Los Angeles, and Banff. Her works are held in esteemed collections including the British Museum, the Museum of Contemporary Art Sydney, the Parliament of Australia, the National Gallery of Victoria, the Queensland Art Gallery, the Smith College Museum of Art, and the Honolulu Academy of Arts.
 
‘She points to history’s erasures, traces and ghostly images and encourages us to look, and then look again. Qureshi does not tell us what was once there but asks us to distinguish between what was and what remains.’
Hammad Nasar, 2005
 
Dr Rebecca Coates is a very accomplished museum director, curator, writer and lecturer. She is currently the Director of the Monash University Museum of Art (MUMA) having previously been Artistic Director and CEO of the Shepparton Art Museum (SAM). She has also worked at the Australian Centre for Contemporary Art, the National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne International Arts Festival and the Museum of Modern Art Oxford. 
 
Over the course of her career, Dr Coates has curated over 50 exhibitions and organised programs for many of Australia’s leading contemporary art spaces, as well as international art museums and galleries. 
 
Head to the link in my bio to have a listen to our conversation
 
https://nusraqureshi.com/
https://www.monash.edu/muma/home
 
Nusra is represented by Sutton Gallery, Melbourne

Australian Women Artists
The podcast
Ep 50 Tracey Moffatt
(A conversation with Amanda Love)
To celebrate the new year AND the 50 th post for AWA (!!!) I wanted to start with a personal favourite artist - Tracey Moffatt. 
There’s an argument to say Tracey Moffatt is probably Australia’s most successful artist ever, both nationally and internationally. She is certainly one of the few Australian artists to have established a global market for her work. 
A filmmaker as well as photographer, Tracey has held around 100 solo exhibitions of her work in Europe, the United States and Australia. In 2017, she had the rare honour of representing Australia at the 57th Venice Biennale with her solo exhibition, "My Horizon".
To discuss artist Tracey Moffatt, I’m joined in this podcast conversation by Amanda Love. 
Amanda is the principal at the fabulously named Love Art Advisory and is one of Australia’s most insightful and influential figures in contemporary art. She has been an independent art advisor and active art advocate for over 30 years, and an integral part of the international Art Basel network. She has served on the Board of Artspace and the Biennale of Sydney, Australia's largest contemporary art event, for over 10 years. She is not only a passionate collector, she has a Masters in Fine Arts (Hons) and holds the Christies Diploma of Fine Art, been an accredited valuer for over 20 years and has spoken as an expert on contemporary art in Australia and overseas, including at the State Library, NSW, National Gallery of Scotland, Arco in Madrid, the MCA, Sydney, the AGNSW, and Melbourne's Heide Museum. She has lectured for Christies Australia and regularly advised on Australian Art Collector Magazine's 50 Most Important Artists selection Panel.

To hear our conversation, head to the link in my bio.

For photos of Tracey’s work I’ll be posting a separate post in my instagram account, @australianwomenartists. 
Instagram image: TM by Claudia Fitzpatrick

Australian Women Artists
The podcast
Ep. 49 Dr Bonita Ely
Bonita Ely stands as one of Australia's most significant contemporary artists.
She is a pioneering voice whose work has consistently challenged audiences to confront envir0nmentaI degradation and s0cio-poIiticaI realities through innovative conceptual art practices. 
She has a diverse practice that spans sculpture, installation, performance, video, and photography, establishing herself as a formidable force in both Australian and international art contexts. 
Bonita's work has been exhibited internationally and is held in major collections, including the Museum of Contemporary Art Australia and the National Gallery of Australia. 
Her influence on younger generations of artists working with environmental themes cannot be overstated. By establishing environmental art as a legitimate and powerful form of artistic practice in Australia, she opened pathways for countless artists to engage with ecoIogicaI themes through their work. 
Head to the link in my bio to hear this episode
Images
1 BE by Jessica Maurer
2 Menindee Fish KiII 2019 image: Melissa Williams-Brown
3 Murray River Punch 1980
4 Recipe for MRP
5 Great Artesian Basin Map 2022 installed on the floor with its legend displayed on the wall
6 The Dancers 2022 Felt silk charcoal paper bone plywood. The Great Artesian Basin map, to Bonita, resembles a Spanish dancer - in mourning

Australian Women Artists
The podcast
Ep 48 Kaylene Whiskey
(A conversation with Professor Dr Natalie King OAM)
I’m excited to bring this episode to you. I'm talking to Professor Dr Natalie King OAM and we are discussing the incredible unique work of indigenous artist Kaylene Whiskey. 
Natalie King is an Australian curator, writer, editor and Professor of Visual Arts, Victorian College of the Arts at the University of Melbourne. She has curated three national pavilions at the Venice Biennale (including the Australian Pavilion 2017, the Aotearoa New Zealand Pavilion 2022 and the inaugural Timor-Leste Pavilion 2024). She has contributed to many leading international art publications and serves as President of Australia (International Association of Art Critics, Paris). Her most recent publication is The Art of Kaylene Whiskey: Do you believe in Love? A monograph edited by Natalie and the team at Iwantja Arts. It's the first major monograph of Kaylene's work. 

Kaylene Whiskey is a Yankunytjatjara artist born in Indulkana, South Australia, and is one of the most distinctive voices in contemporary Australian art. 
Living and working in the APY Lands, Kaylene creates paintings that combine the vivid visual language of desert art with the glitter and glamour of global pop culture. 
Her works are filled with famous and iconic women who coexist with Anangu women in scenes of daily life, dance, and laughter. Through this vibrant and unexpected fusion, Kaylene Whiskey redefines what contemporary Indigenous art can be. 
Join me in this fabulous conversation by heading to the link in my bio above. 
www.natalieking.com.au
https://thamesandhudson.com.au/products/art-of-kaylene-whiskey-do-you-believe-in-love

Images (details)
KW by Jackson Lee
Michael J 2018 acrylic on linen 91 x 122
Do You Believe In Love? 2019 acrylic on linen 167 x 198
Seven Sisters Song 2021 water based enamel on SA Tourist Attraction road sign 120 x 180 x 3
Flying Over Indulkana 2022 acrylic on digital print on rag paper 91 x 156
Dolly's Birthday 2024 acrylic on linen 167 x 198
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