The work comes from four-time finalist Loribelle Spirovski. It’s a portrait of acclaimed composer and musician William Barton.

Fragar is the 13th woman to win the country’s most popular portrait competition, winning for her portrait of a fellow Brisbane artist. “You work your whole career imagining this might happen [but] after many years of practice, one learns not to be too hopeful.”

The Art Gallery of New South Wales has also announced the 139 finalists across the Archibald, Sulman and Wynn prizes and, for the first time, women finalists outnumber men in each category.

Visit the past and the future at the Art Gallery of New South Wales’s groundbreaking exhibition and enjoy a banquet for two at the revamped Mod Dining. The winner also gets a night at the luxury Sofitel Sydney Wentworth, plus merchandise valued at $200.

The surrealist turned pipes, apples, clouds and men in bowler hats into existential questions. In the Art Gallery of New South Wales’ Magritte exhibition, you too can ponder the nature of reality in front of never-before-seen works by the Belgian artist.

Explore the works of 50 dangerously modern female artists who made the world take notice between 1890 and 1940, as well as the return of the Ramsay Prize and the 10th anniversary of Tarnanthi.

The new immersive installation brings together video, sound and choreography in the atmospheric, bunker-like space to reflect on and reimagine communal celebrations and festivals that mark the solstices.

Czech illustrator and painter Alphonse Mucha helped bring museum-quality creations to streets in the form of stunning posters – but there’s more to his legacy. In partnership with the Art Gallery of New South Wales, curator Jackie Dunn picks five key pieces in the gallery’s comprehensive new exhibition.

“Receiving the award is a special honour to me, but equally, it’s as much a strong vote of respect and admiration for Marcia Langton and acknowledges the profound part she has played in the struggle for Indigenous recognition and reconciliation in this country for over 50 years.”

Painting important people in their lives – a friend, a brother, a mother, and a teacher – four young artists aged 6, 10, 14 and 18 have won the 12th Young Archie competition.

The monumental video and sound installation will cycle through the seasons via dance, new musical compositions and aerial drone footage.

The “long overdue” exhibition includes 90 dazzlingly colourful pieces spanning five decades.

Writer Ariela Bard first fell for the artist’s work on a trip to Paris aged 18. She guides us through five iconic pieces to seek out in the gallery’s winter exhibition.

The award-winning Tehran-born artist’s first solo show and its accompanying book are a celebration of her work from the past decade. In partnership with Art Gallery of New South Wales, we take an inside look at her award-winning photographs and large-scale video installations, which explore themes of identity, rebellion and survival.

In partnership with the Art Gallery of New South Wales, we’re giving you the chance to experience the gallery’s immersive new sound and vision festival Volume – with three days of accommodation, food and drinks on the house.

His sculptures have graced the White House gardens and his new album features Bon Iver and Michael Stipe – and now he’s returning to Australia for just two performances. In partnership with the Art Gallery of NSW, Holley tells us what we can expect from the single night of performances as well as the connections he finds through his work.

Local and international musicians, dancers and artists are transforming the Art Gallery of NSW’s new building into a performance space, including the hangar-sized underground oil tank. In partnership with AGNSW, music curator Jonathan Wilson chats about the inaugural festival, “megastars of the ambient world” and turning a gallery into a live music venue.

More than 2300 artists entered into competition for Australia’s three most prestigious art awards this year. Now its landscapes are going on tour. In partnership with the Art Gallery of NSW, curator Anne Ryan explains how the Wynne Prize gives us insight into the concerns of contemporary Australia.

Stretching across four of the city’s best galleries, this time it goes beyond the CBD and inner suburbs – and it’s all free. In partnership with the Art Gallery of NSW, we’ve put together a guide to The National 4: Australian Art Now, including some essential pit stops to make along the way.

The Art Gallery of New South Wales’ startling new exhibition space, housed in a former oil tank, is host to the reality-distorting new show by sculptor Adrián Villar Rojas. In Partnership with AGNSW, we speak to co-curator Lisa Catt about designing this ambitious exhibition.

The former head chef of Automata joins Aunty Beryl Van-Oploo, Palisa Anderson and Matt Moran in leading the gallery’s food and drink venues across its new Sydney Modern Project and existing building. The all-day diner will have views over Woolloomooloo Bay, plus a takeaway spot will focus on snacks using Indigenous ingredients.

Sydney-based Dunghutti painter Blak Douglas is the first First Nations artist from NSW to win the Archibald Prize. In partnership with Art Gallery of New South Wales, we visit his studio and discuss his career, why Australia’s arts institutions need to change and the significance of his winning 2022 portrait.

One of Australia's best chefs has set up shop inside a gallery. In partnership with the Art Gallery of New South Wales, we take a look at what the culinary artist is creating.

Angela Tiatia isn’t just inspired by Henri Matisse’s work – she’s inspired by his work ethic. In partnership with the Art Gallery of NSW, we discuss her path to becoming an artist and the Matisse Alive exhibition, a sprawling look at contemporary perspectives on the modern master.

It’s the most impressive exhibition of Matisse pieces ever to be seen in Sydney. In partnership with the Art Gallery of NSW, we’re offering you a chance to take a personal tour.

The largest exhibition of Matisse masterpieces ever gathered is in Sydney. In partnership with the Art Gallery of New South Wales, exhibition curator Justin Paton examines five Matisse artworks that changed the trajectory of modern art.

Henri Matisse, a French modernist painter and subject of a blockbuster exhibition in Sydney, rocked the art establishment with his new way of seeing the world. In partnership with the Art Gallery of New South Wales, exhibition curator Justin Paton explains why Matisse’s art remains so relevant today.

It’s one of the first international exhibitions to show in Australia since the pandemic shut the art world down.

And artist, actor and writer Meyne Wyatt has been awarded the Packing Room Prize, becoming the first Indigenous artist to win any Archibald prize in the award’s history.

And artist, actor and writer Meyne Wyatt has been awarded the Packing Room Prize, becoming the first Indigenous artist to win any Archibald prize in the award’s history.

Jane Albert describes a sense of excitement in the air as she wandered the gallery’s free exhibitions – even the security guards were beaming.

Ghost, shapeshifters, goblins and gods – it all ties in with the Art Gallery of NSW’s Japan Supernatural exhibition.

Spanning 15 years it includes the acclaimed artist’s intimate portraits, nihilistic landscapes, early works about Australian masculinity, and his reflections on social and political injustice.

“We’re about to go into the most important chapter in this gallery’s history.”