Individual Artists

Milton's Moon's pligrimage has taken him from beginnings at a small pottery in Brisbane across the world in search of creative influence and innovative technique.

Explore the ABCs in a colourful journey of knobbly quince, spiky jackfruit, and more fruity favourites. This Kat Macleod Early Learner has a fruit for every letter of the alphabet, coming together to make a big, bright and beautiful fruit salad. Australian artist Kat Macleod brin...gs her signature design and illustration style to this series of board books for babies and toddlers. Her Early Learner series has playful themes, simple narratives, minimal text and bright illustrations to engage young readers to the delight parents and carers. These chunky little books are beautiful and practical, sturdy enough for small, inquisitive hands, and the perfect gift for little ones. 'I've always been passionate about encouraging creativity and imaginative play with my sons, and am endlessly inspired by their art and the way they see the world,' explains Kat. 'I'm thrilled to imagine children absorbed in my colourful illustrations while beginning their learning journey.' Other titles in the series include: 123 Under the Sea Colours in the Garden Shapes at the Party
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Is it not time we placed Done into the context of Streeton and Roberts, Olsen and Nolan - all of whom lived by and painted the harbour? - Glenn Barkley, curator and artist At once ad man and artist, designer and entrepreneur, Ken Done has achieved what few others have. His signat...ure style has graced ad campaigns and art cars, magazine covers and doona covers, public spaces and landmark cultural events, but it is his unabating passion for painting that sustains him. For more than forty years, Done has chronicled the Australian way, documenting how it feels to be Australian with an exuberance that is immediately recognisable. Ken Done: Art Design Life documents Done's expansive art and design practice over four decades and provides a fascinating insight into the artist and his oeuvre. The book features both early and lesser-known works, as well as the iconic paintings of Sydney Harbour, the Outback and the reef. It opens an extensive archive, providing readers in-depth access to the catalogue of fashion and homewares, and the designs that came to define an era. This book celebrates the man, his work and his enduring legacy, which has captured hearts around the world.
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An illustrated selection of Van Gogh's letters, forming an extraordinary window into the life and creative thinking of one of the world's most iconic artists.

Christchurch in the 1920s was the cultural hub of New Zealand, a base for alternative art movements and radical politics. Into this world moved Rita Angus, an experimental and visionary painter and illustrator whose paintings were to become iconic images of New Zealand's visual h...istory. In 2020 an ambitious exhibition of Angus's work opens at the Royal Academy. This publication, written by the artist's biographer Jill Trevelyan, presents the full range of her paintings and drawings, which often have a deeply spiritual element. Her self-portraits - the most numerous and experimental of any New Zealand artist - form a significant part of her oeuvre and have been compared in their complex symbolism to those of Frida Kahlo. A life-long socialist and pacifist, in later life Angus used her paintings to reflect her vision for the future of New Zealand. Her radical politics were clear throughout: in court, during her trial for conscientious objection in the Second World War, she said: As an artist, it is my work to create life and not to destroy. AUTHORS: Jill Trevelyan is a curator and author who specialises in 20th-century New Zealand art. She is considered the leading expert on the art of Rita Angus. Adrian Locke is Senior Curator at the Royal Academy of Arts. SELLING POINTS: Rita Angus is one of the greatest New Zealand artists of the 20th century and an icon in her native country This book accompanies a major exhibition at the Royal Academy of Arts, London, 18 October 2020 to 24 January 2021, the first to bring her pioneering vision beyond New Zealand Her remarkable career has parallels to other fiercely independent and political women including Frida Kahlo, Alice Neel and Emily Carr 120 colour illustrations
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