by Maria Stoljar
Maria Stoljar talks with Australian painters about how they became an artist, their painting techniques, influences and current work.
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April 7, 2025
<a href="https://talkingwithpainters.com/2025/04/07/ep-165-richard-lewer/">Podcast listeners - see the art work we talk about in this episode here</a><br /> Step into the gripping world of Richard Lewer — where drawing, painting, and video meet the raw edges of human experience.<br /> Richard doesn’t look away from life’s toughest stories. From the deeply personal — like the final days of his father’s life — to the harrowing and socially charged, including the tragic death of an Indigenous child in custody and the haunting Snowtown murders, he takes it all on. But never with shock tactics. His work is quietly powerful — full of feeling, sensitivity, and a surprising touch of humour. And the surfaces he paints on? Anything but traditional — think steel, aluminium, formica table tops, even billiard tables.<br /> Richard is a multi-award-winning artist whose work has appeared in major public and private collections. He’s been a finalist multiple times in the Archibald and Sulman Prizes, and his recent acquisition by the National Gallery of Australia will soon be part of an upcoming exhibition and tour.<br /> This was the perfect time to sit down for a deep conversation — just ahead of his new show ‘The stories that persist are not always true’ opening on 10 April at Hugo Michell Gallery.<br /> Richard is also represented by Jan Murphy Gallery in Brisbane and Suite Gallery in New Zealand.<br /> <br /> Links<br /> <br /> * <a href="https://talkingwithpainters.com/2025/04/07/ep-165-richard-lewer/">Art work mentioned in this episode (for podcast listeners)</a><br /> * <a href="https://www.instagram.com/richard_lewer/">Richard Lewer on Instagram</a><br /> * <a href="https://hugomichellgallery.com/collections/exhibitions-2025/products/richard-lewer-2025">Exhibition opening on 10 April at Hugo Michell Gallery </a><br /> * <a href="https://youtu.be/Du-Lad05_vk?si=QITbOcJkQl9R0Ugc">YouTube video- Richard Lewer talks with Maria Stoljar about his commissioned work at the Art Gallery of NSW </a><br /> * <a href="https://richardlewer.com/work/artwork/90/">Boxing match Richard Lewer vs Luke Sinclair</a> 2001, video, documentation of performance as art<br /> * <a href="https://richardlewer.com/work/artwork/139/">Worse luck I'm still here</a>, 2014, video and animation<br /> * <a href="https://richardlewer.com/work/artwork/219/">Never Shall be Forgotten</a> - A Mother's Story, 2017, video and animation<br /> * <a href="https://www.instagram.com/talking_with_painters/?hl=en">Talking with Painters on Instagram</a><br /> * <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/maria-stoljar-5016a944/">Join me on LinkedIn </a><br /> * <a href="https://talkingwithpainters.com/newsletter-signup/">Sign up to the TWP newsletter</a><br /> <br /> 'We have grave concerns for your father's health'oil on epoxy-coated steel80.5 x 141 cmFinalist Sulman prize 2019<br /> <br /> I'm not the boy who cried wolf, 202580 x 120 cmacrylic on laminate tabletop<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Richard's medical disastersacrylic on linen181.5 x 152.7cmFinalist Sulman prize 2023<br /> <br /> NGV Confessions (one wall of several)Acrylic on pegboard<br /> <br /> The serpent was more crafty than any of the wild animals that God had made. He said to the woman ‘Did God really say that you must not eat from any tree in the garden?’. She replied ‘We may eat fruit from all the trees in the garden except for the..., 2022, acrylic on canvas, 153 x 153 cm<br /> <br /> 'The 2006 Granny' 2024acrylic on linen200.0 x 200.0 cm<br /> <br /> 'The 2006 Granny' 2024acrylic on linen& 41.0 x 31.0 cm<br /> <br /> https://youtu.be/Du-Lad05_vk?si=lW4hXdAYI9jmNEfo<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Body of work 'Steve' acquired by the National Gallery of Australia
March 18, 2025
Catch up on the latest YouTube videos and Instagram reels, and don’t miss the chance to be part of my next Loading Dock interview at the Art Gallery of NSW!<br /> <br /> * <a href="https://youtu.be/S6pg1J3xRk4?si=b88Lw98e-8n4mDd_">Justin Williams (video)</a><br /> * <a href="https://talkingwithpainters.com/2018/12/03/ep-60-justin-williams/">Justin Williams - ep 60 podcast interview</a><br /> * <a href="https://youtu.be/qbeENrJo6Nc?si=hHjld_j1yBb9BXWZ">Robert Malherbe and Keith Burt (video)</a><br /> * <a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-maWk1IBBaEyXoaudO3F5aXRsPjPK0_o">Loading Dock Interviews Playlist </a><br /> * <a href="https://www.instagram.com/reel/DG93Xn5TDf8/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==">Nic Plowman (Instagram reel)</a><br /> * <a href="https://www.instagram.com/reel/DHAHlNhz4st/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==">Sam Eyles (Instagram reel)</a><br /> * <a href="https://the-art-room.com.au/">The Art Room </a><br /> * <a href="https://talkingwithpainters.com/newsletter-signup/">Sign up to the TWP newsletter</a><br /> * <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/maria-stoljar-5016a944/">Join me on LinkedIn</a><br /> <br />
December 5, 2024
Australian artists Robert Malherbe and Keith Burt share their creative highs and lows, offering insight into the making of their works, including the stunning exhibition A Dictionary for Painting.
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