Wildflowers in Art

Cover of Wildflowers in Art
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2020 Adelaide Biennial of Australian Art: Monster Theatres

Art Gallery of South Australia | Adelaide Botanic Garden

Review
Gemma Weston

Published 05 April 2020
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2020 Adelaide//International

Samstag Museum of Art

Review
Chloé Wolifson

Published 29 March 2020
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Cementa19

Kandos, New South Wales

Review
Marco Marcon

Published 05 February 2020
The Torch
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Therese Ritchie: Burning Hearts

Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory

Review
Chips Mackinolty

Published 05 February 2020
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Kulinmaya! Keep Listening Everybody!

Mumu Mike Williams

Review
Kieran Finnane

Published 01 December 2019
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OzAsia 2019

Adelaide Festival Centre and other venues

Review
Anna O'Loughlin

Published 29 November 2019
Artlink Promo
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Tarnanthi Festival of Contemporary Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Art

Art Gallery of South Australia and other venues

Review
Darren Jorgensen

Published 28 November 2019
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Weaving the Way

University of Queensland Art Museum

Review
Kay Lawrence

Published 11 October 2019

Exhibition review Wildflowers in Art Art Gallery of Western Australia October 1991

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