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In the studio with painter Prudence Flint + photos of 'Humpty Doom'

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Hunting and Fishing, Prudence Flint, 2023 (image: NGV); Pandanus, Humpty Doo, 2020 by Liss Fenwick.

Painter Prudence Flint has a career spanning 35 years, best known for enigmatic pictures of female protagonists in surreal domestic scenes. Despite a serious local following, her paintings have proved much more popular overseas, and she only produces around eight a year. All situate the viewer in an intriguing psychological space -- but does the painter ever feel too exposed?

A Beginner’s guide to art openings. The art exhibition opening is a rite of passage for artists and art lovers alike, but it can be an intimidating and exclusive social affair. Artists Ming Liew and Thitibodee Rungteerawattananon made a pact to break into the Melbourne art scene by attending as many art openings as they could together, culminating in an art film about the project, by Ming. Rosa tags along to one gallery to see how it’s done. Charles Lai runs a public calendar of the city's visual arts events. First aired July 2023.

Humpty Doo is a red-dirt, mango-growing, beer-swilling town on the border of greater Darwin and the bush. Photographer Liss Fenwick grew up there and has captured its unique character in a powerful photo series called Humpty Doomphotographed over 10 years. First aired May 2023.

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Painting, Fine Art Photography
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