Front elevation of the house John Beard’s recent exhibition of new (and some older) work at Messums West, Tisbury in the U.K. (closed 24/11/25) was, as one always expects with John, both innovative and a continuing exploration of long established concerns.   One notable change was the generally small scale of the paintings – the largest being Sidmouth Coastline, Looking East (2025) at 110x138 cm, with several Sydney Harbour views from 2021, at roughly 51x61 cms, the rest smaller. This...

The following is the text of a talk I gave on June 18 th , 2025 at the Macquarie University Art Gallery in Sydney to launch the...

Well, it took a while, but we got there. My latest book, Slow Reveal – The Nude in Australian Art, was finally launched at Australian...