Jon Molvig: Maverick Rare & Collectable

Jon Molvig: Maverick Rare & CollectableJon Molvig (192370) settled in his adopted Brisbane in 1955 and dominated the citys art scene into the late 1960s. A volatile and rebellious character, Molvig was also a charismatic teacher whose uncompromising commitment to painting inspired a group of young artists. Though short, Molvigs career was influential, and he was always highly regarded by his peers, as well as by critics. Jon Molvig: Maverick acknowledges Molvigs contribution to the

Nowhere is he more pure than in his remarkable drawings

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Salt is magical

Just grab a pencil and paper

Powerful and uplifting

Contributors include the exhibition’s curator

David Burnett

neo-expressionist and figurative painting

and ideas found their first expression before being combined into the large-scale conceptual paintings for which Bennett is known

Professor Don Henry AM on the life-giving force of water

The board book edition of the international bestseller

Zoe Buckman with Hank Willis Thomas