Charles Blackman
When love is not enough for a vulnerable child
Bertie Blackman’s memoir of growing up with her artist father Charles is revealing about the confluence of fame and trauma.
- Helen Elliott
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‘My childhood was full of cracks. But it was full of love’: Bertie Blackman
The acclaimed Australian musician looks back at how her life was shaped by her irrepressible artist father, Charles Blackman.
- Bertie Blackman
‘He lacked boundaries’: Bertie Blackman’s life with a famous father
The daughter of Australian artist Charles Blackman has “privately held my father accountable”, but says forgiveness comes from accepting the light and the dark.
- Nigel Featherstone
It makes art sexy and accessible: Heide turns 40
John and Sunday Reed championed emerging artists and their legacy lives on, as Heide celebrates its 40th anniversary.
- Kerrie O'Brien
Material girls: meet some of the Apple Isle's most intriguing designers
Forget big-bearded blokes in flannel shirts carving objects from wood. Tasmanian design today has a decidedly feminine edge.
- Luke Slattery
Inspiration blooms via museum despite lockdown
Creative types at home have drawn inspiration from the Heide circle of artists, while the museum intends to open a healing garden at the end of the year.
- Kerrie O'Brien
Irreplaceable artworks saved from bushfire path
More than 3800 artworks by leading Australian artists have been evacuated from the path of the travelling firestorm.
- Linda Morris
The last of 'the Antipodeans': Charles Blackman's legacy lives on
The artist, who passed away on Monday, had been suffering from dementia for many years.
- John McDonald
Artist Charles Blackman dead, aged 90
The renowned artist had been suffering from dementia for many years.
- Robert Moran
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