Vale Narelle Adair Coxhead
It is with profound sadness that Rochford Street Review shares the news that Narelle Adair Coxhead passed away on Saturday 19 September 2026 after a long illness.
Visual Arts
Philip Hammial: 5 Sculptures
Five works from Philip Hammial’s 2015 publication ‘Sculpture’ (Island Press Co-operative).
Phil Hammial: S C U L P T U R E – 6 April to 4 May 2026
Intelligent animal and the Darlington Installation Project (DIP) present Sculpture by Phil Hammial from 6 April to 4 May 2026.
The harrowing task of truth telling: Judith Nangala Crispin reviews ‘The Nightmare Sequence’ by Omar Sakr and artist Safdar Ahmed
The Nightmare Sequence is a profound and deeply moving act of truth-telling created by poet Omar Sakr and artist Safdar Ahmed. It is bravely published by University of Queensland Press, in an almost unprecedented period of censorship in Australia’s artistic and literary scene.
Mountain water cave: Gary Shinfield Artist Statement
Mountain, water and cave refer to three places where Gary Shinfield’s recent work has been made – the Blue Mountains, the Central Coast, and the Grampians.
Hope & Beauty: Bronwyn Rodden previews Yurruun.ga Wetlands – an album
Multi Award winning poet and photographer, John Bennett has teamed up with well-known musician and sound engineer John Laidler to produce a story of hope and beauty, celebrating endangered wetlands reclaimed after years of industrial pollution.
Carol Archer: Biographical Statement
Carol Archer lives on Worimi land near Bulahdelah in the Myall Lakes region of NSW. Her work spans drawing, painting and printmaking and explores her relationship with trees and forests. Such places are especially precious for an artist who spent many years based in the hyper-urban city of Hong Kong.
A rich, hybrid environment. Judith Beveridge talks to Jean Kent and Martin Kent about ‘Paris Light’
I think this is a marvellous and engrossing publication which so beautifully showcases how the two art forms complement and enhance each other – there haven’t been too many collaborations between differing artists in Australian poetry
Tony Twigg – ‘The Wisdom of Infants’ with poetry by Mike Ladd
The Wisdom of Infants. A suite of 6 pictures (enamel on timber construction) by Tony Twigg
with poetry by Mike Ladd