Noosa-based artist Kate Florence translates the movement and freedom of dance into abstract paintings, creatively manipulating light and shadow for her latest show, Dance of the Shadows, at No Vacancy gallery in Melbourne.

Merging the future in her design practice with raising the future generation, Jessie French blends parenting and creativity seamlessly.

Contemporary artist Jedda Daisy Culley’s works are alive with depth and feeling, exploring notions of womanhood, landscape and failure.

Perth-based artist Rina Freiberg paints bold abstracts and wild expressionist faces in her exploration of human interaction and the feminine form.

Melbourne-based multimedia artist Daniel O’Toole’s latest exhibition at Curatorial+Co identifies musical notes as colours, informing his artistic practice and reimagining melodies into defused moments of light and colour.

Sydney-based painter María José Benvenuto skilfully manipulates abstract formations, inviting us into a textural journey of colour and composition that portrays the Australian environment.

Cammeraygal-based artist, Kane Lehanneur’s recent works are a surrendering exploration of the emotional battle of the ephemeral body and its infinite parallel energy.

Byron Bay-based ceramic artist Bianca Pintan draws on her love for colour and intrigue of the natural world in her latest solo exhibition, Colour As Energy, at Rainbow Studios in Sydney.

Artist Emma Currie’s works are warm and earthy figurative representations of the female body and standards of beauty and femininity.

Melbourne-based artist Anthony Stephens paints hyperrealistic portraits, which capture impromptu feelings of introspection.

Lodestars & Moonstones by Jan Vogelpoel explores the ceramic artist’s fascination with light as a source of inspiration and energy for her sculptural forms.

After a covid-induced two-year hiatus, Sydney Contemporary is back — filled with new features and unseen artworks, the product of years of making.