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Manifest is about a plane, Montego Air Flight 828, which goes missing somewhere between Jamaica and New York, but lands in the Big Apple five years later with zero explanation.

I’m here for Mick’s beetle brows and Jared’s chocolate-smartie eyes

Manifest, one of the most-watched shows on Netflix, is a perfect fit for the age of COVID.

  • Greg Callaghan

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"All mixed Up II" by John Prince Siddon, acrylic on canvas, 120cm x 120cm.

'No boundaries': John Prince Siddon brings an original dynamic to Indigenous art

Emerging from the Kimberley, this artist's work could almost be described as psychedelic.

  • John McDonald
Candy by Andrew Hopkins.

Andrew Hopkins draws on memories for his bold works

The experienced artist begins his paintings with thoughts of a specific location, which then evolve into self-contained compositions.

  • John McDonald
FOX WITH MIXED PASSIONFRUIT (2018), by Merrick Fry, watercolour on paper; chalk pastel & charcoal; 61CM x 83cm.

Merrick Fry brings a force of concentration to each work

Blessed and cursed with colossal skill and a restless temperament, the artist has worked in both abstract and figurative styles.

  • John McDonald
SKY PIECE (BERLIN, BELFAST, PARIS PERTH), 2019-20. by TEELAH GEORGE.

Teelah George's abstract embroideries provide glimpses into foreign worlds

The artist's way of building up areas of colour in a very free manner is as close to drawing as sewing gets.

  • John McDonald
Pippin Drysdale, Porcelain incised with coloured glazes, tallest 295mm h, $37,500 installation shown, 7 components each also sold individually,

Pippin Drysdale captures the spirit of Australia's landscapes

The artist has been working in clay for more than 45 years, producing elegant bowls and sculptural “marbles”.

  • John McDonald
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Dancing Bride (2016) by Lisa Reihana, C-type, 205cm × 145cm, Edition AP2/3 + 2AP.

Lisa Reihana explores the tensions between indigenous tradition and colonial influence

When the artist's "in Pursuit of Venus [infected]" was shown at the 2017 Venice Biennale, her international reputation soared.

  • John McDonald
Jason Moad, The High Priestess (2017 -2019), Oil on linen, 167 cm by 152 cm $7500

How Jason Moad explores the 'presence and personality' of plants in his latest works

Anyone who has ever found themselves talking to their pot plants should enjoy this artist's Two Worlds and In-between exhibition.

  • John McDonald
The black swan of trespass, by Katherine Hattam; oil on linen, 217cm x 155cm (framed), $17,500; Artwork Photograph by Clare Rae.

Old books and riotous colour collide as Katherine Hattam's art makes playful statements

In her latest exhibition, Hattam uses discarded paperbacks as collage in her larger paintings.

  • John McDonald
Mirka Mora, We Hold My Heart (c.1976), pastel and charcoal on paper, 76cm x 56cm, $15,000; © The Estate of Mirka Mora / Courtesy William Mora galleries.

An exhibition of unseen works reveals Mirka Mora's joie de vivre

“Mirka”, as she was universally known, was vibrant, theatrical and compulsively creative.

  • John McDonald

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