NGA Art Talks
NGA Art Talks is a podcast from the National Gallery of Australia that connects listeners with the artists, creatives, and ideas shaping culture today. Each episode features conversations and insights tied to art and contemporary cultural practice. More information is available at nga.gov.au. The show is hosted on Acast.
Episodes
The Gleeson Tapes: Inge King
NGA Art Talks: The Gleeson Tapes is a new podcast series revisiting key conversations from the James Gleeson Oral History Collection.In the late 1970s, before the National Gallery of Australia opened its doors, the surrealist artist and writer James Gleeson set out across Australia with a microphone and a mission: to build an oral history archive that captured the stories behind key works of art i
The Gleeson Tapes: Grace Crowley
In the late 1970s, before the National Gallery of Australia opened its doors, the surrealist artist and writer James Gleeson set out across Australia with a microphone and a mission: to build an oral history archive that captured the stories behind key works of art in the national collection, told by the artists themselves.This month, the National Gallery launches NGA Art Talks: The Gleeson Tapes,
The Gleeson Tapes: Introduction
In the late 1970s, before the National Gallery of Australia opened its doors, the surrealist artist and writer James Gleeson set out across Australia with a microphone and a mission: to build an oral history archive that captured the stories behind key works of art in the national collection, told by the artists themselves.This month, the National Gallery launches NGA Art Talks: The Gleeson Tapes,
2026 Betty Churcher Memorial Oration: Quincy Houghton
Join Quincy Houghton, Deputy Director for Exhibitions and International Initiatives at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, as we revisit this year’s Betty Churcher AO Memorial Oration, recorded live at the National Gallery for International Women’s Day in March 2026.Since 2022 this major annual event has honoured the legacy of Betty Churcher AO (1931–2015), a trailblazing Australian arts administrator
After the Rain: Family and Legacy
In this episode of NGA Art Talks, hear highlights from the opening weekend of the 5th National Indigenous Art Triennial: After the Rain. Recorded outdoors in front of a live audience, Kamilaroi man and award-winning television and podcast host Matty Mills leads two panels exploring themes of Family and Legacy.These conversations featured Vincent Namatjira, Western Aranda people; Vanessa Inkam
After the Rain: Cleansing and Transformation
In this episode of NGA Art Talks, hear highlights from the opening weekend of the 5th National Indigenous Art Triennial: After the Rain. Recorded outdoors in front of a live audience, Kamilaroi man and award-winning television and podcast host Matty Mills leads two panels exploring themes of Cleansing and Transformation.These conversations featured Jimmy John Thaiday, Kuz/Peiudu peoples; Erin
Women Photographers: Julie Rrap
In this episode of NGA Art Talks, Anne O’Hehir, Curator of Photography at the Gallery, speaks to Julie Rrap as part of a series of conversations recorded for the exhibition, Women Photographers 1853-2018 – a celebration of how women have shaped and redefined the medium, that recognises the strength of Australian photographers in a global context.Julie Rrap, born in Lismore in 1950 and no
Women Photographers: Brenda L. Croft
In this episode of NGA Art Talks, Anne O’Hehir, Curator of Photography at the Gallery, speaks to Brenda L. Croft as part of a series of conversations recorded for the exhibition, Women Photographers 1853-2018 – a celebration of how women have shaped and redefined the medium, that recognises the strength of Australian photographers in a global context.Brenda L. Croft, born in Boorloo/Pert
Women Photographers: Cherine Fahd
In this episode of NGA Art Talks, Anne O’Hehir, Curator of Photography at the Gallery, speaks to Cherine Fahd as part of a series of conversations recorded for the exhibition, Women Photographers 1853-2018 – a celebration of how women have shaped and redefined the medium, that recognises the strength of Australian photographers in a global context.Born in Gadigal Nura/Sydney in 1974, Che
Christmas Special: Trent Parke and Narelle Autio
In this episode of NGA Art Talks, Anne O’Hehir, Curator of Photography at the Gallery, speaks to Trent Parke and Narelle Autio, two of Australia’s most lauded contemporary photographers. Recorded in front of a live audience as part of the National Gallery’s Friday Art Talks program, the pair reflect on family, collaboration, and the time in their lives that created the series, The Christmas tree b
Angela Goddard on Estelle Creed
In this episode of NGA Art Talks, Angela Goddard, writer, curator and Director of the Griffith University Art Museum, discusses the forgotten modern artist, Estelle 'Stella' Creed.Born in Gaba Gaba/Rockhampton in 1904, Estelle Creed left central Queensland for Gadigal Nura/Sydney, then to Paris and rural France to follow her ambitions to explore and learn from cutting edge artists. As a student of
Artists’ Artists: Aretha Brown
Aretha Brown is a young, queer, Blak artist. Her multidisciplinary practice is grounded in truth-telling and celebrates First Nations history, knowledge and empowerment. In 2019, Brown founded the **Kiss My Art Collective that champions young women and non-binary artists to create large-scale public murals. To date, **Kiss My Art Collective has completed more than 65 murals throughout Australia an
Artists' Artists: Dylan Mooney
Dylan Mooney shares stories of resilience, connection and love in his highly colourful and decorated portraits of First Nations peoples. Legally blind, Mooney works primarily with digital technology, backlit screens enable him to create complex images that can be reproduced on paper, canvas or multi-story buildings. His images are informed by community stories, current affairs and share a deep opt
Artists' Artists: Thea Anamara Perkins
Thea Anamara Perkins’ paintings are imbued with strength, warmth and quiet determination. Family members and the artist’s Arrernte homeland are recurring subjects, often drawn from Perkin’s familial archives that include prominent fighters for social justice and First Peoples’ rights. An early career artist, Perkins has exhibited since 2018, and her paintings are held in numerous public collection
Artists' Artists: Warraba Weatherall
Warraba Weatherall is an artist, lecturer and cultural scholar. His research-led practice seeks to regenerate Kamilaroi knowledge systems and critique museum and archival practices. Weatherall’s sculptures and installations appear minimal yet open complex dialogues on surveillance, incarceration, power and control. Weatherall has exhibited across Australia and internationally, including a solo exh
Artists’ Artists: Tony Albert
Artistic Director for the 5th National Indigenous Art Triennial is Tony Albert, Girramay/Yidinji/Kuku-Yalanji peoples, one of Australia’s foremost contemporary artists. Albert is a renowned artist, writer, and curator. He has a longstanding interest in the cultural misrepresentation of Aboriginal people, explaining, ‘There is a tension between what is seen and unseen and that is the space in which
Artists' Artists: Trailer
Artists’ Artist is a podcast brought to you by the National Gallery of Australia. This season we’ll be speaking to artists whose work is featured in After the Rain, the 5th National Indigenous Art Triennial that brings together commissioned work by established and emerging First Nations artists from across Australia, creating an important platform for art and ideas.Series Information:This series w
National Poetry Month: Nam Le
To celebrate National Poetry Month, this episode of NGA Art Talks explores the intersection of text, poetry and art.In 2024 the National Gallery, together with Red Room poetry, commissioned Vietnamese Australian writer and poet Nam Le and Palawa playwright Dylan Van Den Berg to respond to a work of art from the national collection.Nam Le’s debut poetry collection 36 Ways of Writing a Vietnamese Po
National Poetry Month: Dylan Van Den Berg
To celebrate National Poetry Month, this episode of NGA Art Talks explores the intersection of text, poetry and art.In 2024 the National Gallery, together with Red Room poetry, commissioned Vietnamese Australian writer and poet Nam Le and Palawa playwright Dylan Van Den Berg to respond to a work of art from the national collection.A Palawa playwright from the northeast of lutruwita/Tasmania, Dylan
Betty Churcher Memorial Oration: Judy Chicago
To mark the 50th anniversary of the United Nations International Women's Year (IWY) the 2025 Betty Churcher AO Memorial Oration celebrates diverse voices and the contributions of artists internationally. Join us for a conversation between ground-breaking feminist artist Judy Chicago and award-winning author and art historian Katy Hessel. Recorded across two continents, delve into Chicago’s ex
Betty Churcher Memorial Oration: Maria Balshaw
Join Director of Tate, UK, Maria Balshaw CBE, for an excerpt from her 2023 Betty Churcher AO Memorial Oration. Painter, teacher, art critic, television host, author and gallery director, Betty Churcher AO (1931-2015) was part of the lifeblood of the visual arts in Australia. While her father believed ‘education spoiled a girl’, Churcher fought to complete her studies, further her educati
Betty Churcher Memorial Oration: Dame Quentin Bryce
Painter, teacher, art critic, television host, author and gallery director, Betty Churcher AO (1931-2015) was part of the lifeblood of the visual arts in Australia. While her father believed ‘education spoiled a girl’, Churcher fought to complete her studies, further her education in London, and to forge a path for women to take positions of authority in the arts in Australia. She was the fir
Ben Quilty
Artists' Artists is a podcast where contemporary artists shed light on works of art from the national collection that inspire, move or intrigue them.Ben Quilty was born in 1973 in Sydney. He emerged in the early 2000s with a breakthrough series of 14 paintings of his beloved 1972 Holden LJ Torana. Working across drawing, printmaking, sculpture and installation, Ben exhibits prolifically both local
Jenny Watson
Artists' Artists is a podcast where contemporary artists shed light on works of art from the national collection that inspire, move or intrigue them.Jenny Watson is an Australian artist who has been painting for more than four decades. Born in Melbourne in 1951, her work is inspired by punk and feminism, her memories and dreams, fantasies and fears—and in particular her love of horses. She employs
Urs Fischer
Artists' Artists is a podcast where contemporary artists shed light on works of art from the national collection that inspire, move or intrigue them.Urs Fischer was born in Switzerland in 1973. Now based in Los Angeles, he creates works of art from materials as varied as gesso, photography, latex, paint, bronze, clay, steel, dirt, and even food. His wildly original, often humorous images and objec
Juz Kitson
Artists' Artists is a podcast where contemporary artists shed light on works of art from the national collection that inspire, move or intrigue them.Juz Kitson was born in Sydney, and divides her time between the Australian south coast and Jingdezhen the ‘porcelain capital’ of China. Her intricate, evocative sculptures—which she creates from materials including porcelain, fur, paraffin wax, silk,
Archie Moore
Artists' Artists is a podcast where contemporary artists shed light on works of art from the national collection that inspire, move or intrigue them.Archie Moore was born in 1970 in Toowoomba, Queensland and is of Kamilaroi and Bigambul heritage. He works across media in conceptual, research-based portrayals of self and national histories. His ongoing interests include key signifiers of identity (
Julie Rrap
Artists' Artists is a podcast where contemporary artists shed light on works of art from the national collection that inspire, move or intrigue them.Julie Rrap is an Australian artist born in 1950 in Lismore, New South Wales. She has 15 works of art in the national collection, including Persona and shadow: puberty 1984 from her Persona and shadow series which is currently on display in the touring
Albert Yonathan Setyawan
Artists' Artists is a podcast where contemporary artists shed light on works of art from the national collection that inspire, move or intrigue them.The Indonesian ceramic artist Albert Yonathan Setyawan was born in 1983 and is based in Tokyo, Japan. His monumental installation Shelters 2018-19 was commissioned for the national collection in 2018. In this episode of Artists’ Artists, ho
Bridget Riley
Artists' Artists is a podcast where contemporary artists shed light on works of art from the national collection that inspire, move or intrigue them.Bridget Riley is a British artist who was born in 1931 and lives in London, UK. The National Gallery has 15 works of art by Riley in its collection, including the new acquisition Dancing to the music of time 2022. In this episode of Artists’ Artists,
Danie Mellor
Artists' Artists is a podcast where contemporary artists shed light on works of art from the national collection that inspire, move or intrigue them.Danie Mellor is an Australian artist of Ngadjon and Mamu heritage who was born in 1971 and lives in Bowral, NSW. There are 33 works of art by Mellor in the national collection, including An Elysian city (of picturesque landscapes and memory) 2010 and
Janet Laurence
Artists' Artists is a podcast where contemporary artists shed light on works of art from the national collection that inspire, move or intrigue them.Janet Laurence is an Australian artist who was born in 1947 and lives in Warrang/Sydney. Laurence has nine works in the national collection and in 2020–21, her installation Requiem 2020 was included in the National Gallery exhibition Know My Name
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