In First Encounters, Jaimi Wright explores how four contemporary artists reimagine the VOC shipwreck archives, offering powerful new perspectives on colonial history, identity and memory.
Tag Archives: Contemporary art
Reviews
Over Exposure – Aaron Ashworth’s Debut is A Personal Reflection on a Digital Age
9 January 2026
Jaimi Wright reviews Aaron Ashworth’s debut exhibition Over Exposure at PS Art Space, a vivid exploration of nostalgia and the fragmented realities of the digital age through psychedelic oil paintings.
Features
A vision of Radical Futures for regional WA
8 January 2026
Radical Futures: Nexus spotlights Goldfields artists reimagining community, culture, and connection across Western Australia’s vast regions. Curated locally and born from collaborative workshops, the exhibition explores place‑based challenges and aspirational paths forward through diverse media. Written by Sarah‑Jayne Eeles.
Reviews
Golden Breadcrumbs: Tamorin Lavers maps art, memory and gold in Kalgoorlie
17 December 2025
Artist Tamorin Lavers turns GPS trails, gold prospecting and lived experience into a quietly joyful exhibition, writes Sarah-Jayne Eeles.
Reviews
Objet d’Art – Theo Koning Retrospective a Triumphant Tribute to Late Artist
11 December 2025
Objet d’Art is a vivid and affectionate tribute to the late Theo Koning, charting his evolution from painter to sculptor to irrepressible tinkerer of the everyday. Jaimi Wright explores the exhibition.
Reviews
Microfictions opens a portal to deep time at Vessel Contemporary
8 December 2025
In Microfictions, Hylozoic/Desires invite audiences into a contemplative drift through deep time, mapping shifting continents, memory and cosmic scale. Reviewer Jaimi Wright finds the work a rare blend of intimacy and immensity, offering a space to think far beyond the self.
Spotlight
Biennale’s biggest star to soar above Fremantle
27 November 2025
Ben Frost brings two major works to the Fremantle Biennale. Mark Naglazas explores Frost’s journey from Hollywood outsider to experimental trailblazer, and the powerful ideas behind A Predatory Chord and Whalefall.
Reviews
WA’s pink lakes inspire a striking Biennale show
20 November 2025
Melbourne artists Charlie Lawler and Wona Bae find home for life on Earth in a toxic environment for humankind, writes Mark Naglazas.
