Day: 26 July 2025

Helen Maudsley and Ken Whisson feature in Quentin Sprague’s compelling new publication What artists see.

The twelve essays in this collection offer glimpses into the lives of some of Australia’s best contemporary artists, exploring the impetus for creativity and the role of art in making meaning. Tied together by an enduring curiosity for how artists practice – what motivates them, what confounds them and what compels them to keep creating – these pieces span the islands of Carpentaria to suburban Perth, the streets of Malaysia to the deserts of the Northern Territory. What emerges is art as an act of wilful vision – of alternative ways of seeing that illuminate the otherwise invisible. – Courtesy of Monash University Publishing.

Order your copy here, or pick one up at your local bookstore.