Art Almanac | August 2026 Books political and economic upheaval are

political and economic upheaval are connected to the material world

From coral gardens to deep-sea adventures

This work depicts Kulyakartu

Told in the artist's voice and 'through the traces that fill my life' it presents Dean's journey from art school to becoming one of the most important living artist or our time

Authors: Krystal de Napoli & Karlie Noon

Art Almanac | August 2026 Books political and economic upheaval areAwards are on their minds each month at Art Almanac. This time, Sasha Grishin a finalist judge for the painting award takes us through the Percivals 2026 and the power of portraiture to restore dignity to the human semblance. Master works are another treat. Victoria Hynes traces the remarkable genesis of a gift in Facing Modernity: Degas to Picasso at Shepparton Art Museum defining figures of European modernism, not seen before in Australia that has