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Margaret Olley with a painting of herself by William Dobell.

Did you buy a painting by this artist for $925? It could be worth $125,000 now

Demand for works by the Queensland-raised painter Margaret Olley, who died in 2011, continues to grow, and many of her masterpieces have found their way back into the art market.

  • Nick Dent

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Margaret Preston’s Mosman Bay (1920).

Two of Australia’s great artists lead exhibition full of echoes

Cutting Through Time explores affinities between Cressida Campbell, Margaret Preston, and Japanese printmakers.

  • John McDonald
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Love is in the air: Things to do in Brisbane this week

Make it a date with your Valentine in Brisbane this week with a range of activities to remember.

  • Nick Dent
Eiko Ishioka’s stunning costumes from the 2012 Snow White film <i>Mirror Mirror</i> are included in the <i>Fairy Tales</i> exhibition at GOMA.

Once upon a time in Brisbane: The best things to do this week

Trolls, Devo, The Ring Cycle and Fairy Tales – in a week full of storybook strangeness, these are the best things to do in Brisbane.

  • Nick Dent
Three of the stars of Theatre of Magic at the Elizabeth Picture Theatre.

Theatre of Magic, Chic and an artist market: The best things to do in Brisbane this weekend

See the new Scorsese picture, groove to Nile Rogers and Chic, and indulge in a progressive dinner in Brisbane this weekend.

  • Nick Dent
Art students at the Art Gallery of NSW, protest the awarding of the Archibald Prize to William Dargie for his portrait of Essington Lewis on January 24, 1953.

Archibald Prize: Sydney’s answer to the Melbourne Cup turns 100

It’s the portrait prize that stops the nation. Behind the scenes and inside the controversies of an art award so popular that you can bet on it.

  • Helen Pitt
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Donald Friend (far left) at the Holdsworth Galleries opening of his exhibition in 1975.

Calls for proceeds from paedophile artist's work to go victims charity

Arts minister Leanne Enoch said art played an important role in "challenging people who witness it".

  • Lydia Lynch
Ben Quilty's portrait of his mentor Margaret Olley

Review: Olley, Quilty and art that triumphs over celebrity

Ben Quilty and his mentor Margaret Olley have played their own games in life and work.

  • John McDonald
Australian artists and Archibald Prize winner Ben Quilty (left) with his subject Margaret Olley in front of the portrait at the winner announcement in Sydney, Friday, April 15, 2011. Quilty has beaten out more than 800 entries and 41 finalists to win the $50,000 in the 90th year of the competition. (AAP Image/Tracey Nearmy) NO ARCHIVING Ben Quilty and Margaret Olley.

GOMA unveils largest wall art in country as tribute to Margaret Olley

The artist behind it is Ben Quilty, who was one of the 'ducklings' the late Ms Olley took under her wing.

  • Toby Crockford
Margaret Olley greats fellow Queenslander Quentin Bryce at an event at the National Gallery of Australia in 2010.

Dame Quentin Bryce celebrates Margaret Olley's 'art of the everyday'

The former Governor General shares her personal memories of the beloved artist, whose gorgeous work inspired the 'most tender emotions'.

  • Quentin Bryce