Maria Stoljar talks with Australian painters about how they became an artist, their painting techniques, influences and current work.
Talking with Painters
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Maria Stoljar talks with Australian painters about how they became an artist, their painting techniques, influences and current work.
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Recent Episodes
May 9, 2026
Richard Lewer After the Archibald Win + Excerpts from Our 2025 Conversation
Host Maria Stoljar interviews artist Richard Lewer about his Archibald Prize win and his artistic journey, offering insights into personal expression and artistic escape.
March 8, 2026
Ep 172: Ann Thomson on International Women’s Day
<p class="isSelectedEnd">A short highlights video will be uploaded to the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrThrSazf3NYKK4ybC8CTjw">TWP YouTube channel</a> </p> <h4 class="isSelectedEnd">In this special International Women’s Day episode I speak with acclaimed artist, and previous podcast guest, Ann Thomson about building a career in the male-dominated art world of the mid-20th century.</h4> <p class="isSelectedEnd">Born in 1933, Ann’s art education took place during the 1950s and early 60s, a time when male artists like Arthur Boyd, Sidney Nolan, John Brack and Charles Blackman dominated the Australian art scene.</p> <p class="isSelectedEnd">Today Ann Thomson is one of Australia’s most respected and internationally acclaimed artists. A painter and sculptor, she has held more than 60 solo exhibitions, won numerous awards, and her work is represented in major public collections. As this episode is released, an exhibition of her work is also showing at <a href="https://www.messums.org/exhibitions/pvr-ann-thomson/">Messums Gallery in London</a>.</p> <p class="isSelectedEnd"><strong>Links</strong></p> <ul data-spread="false"> <li> <p class="isSelectedEnd"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/ann.thomson/">Ann Thomson on Instagram</a></p> </li> <li> <p class="isSelectedEnd"><a href="https://www.messums.org/artists/ann-thomson/">Ann Thomson at Messums</a></p> </li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrThrSazf3NYKK4ybC8CTjw">Talking with Painters YouTube channel</a></li> <li> <p class="isSelectedEnd"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/talking_with_painters/?hl=en">Talking with Painters on Instagram</a></p> </li> <li> <p class="isSelectedEnd"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/talkingwithpainters/">Talking with Painters on Facebook</a></p> </li> <li> <p class="isSelectedEnd"><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/maria-stoljar-5016a944/">Maria Stoljar on LinkedIn</a></p> </li> <li> <p class="isSelectedEnd"><a href="https://talkingwithpainters.com/newsletter-signup/">Sign up for the Talking with Painters newsletter</a></p> </li> <li> <p class="isSelectedEnd"><a href="https://talkingwithpainters.com/2018/09/09/ep-54-ann-thomson/">Podcast interview with Thomson on her life and art</a></p> </li> <li> <p class="isSelectedEnd"><a href="https://talkingwithpainters.com/2020/02/23/ep-86-fairweather-part-2-ann-thomson/">Podcast interview with Thomson on Ian Fairweather</a></p> </li> <li> <p class="isSelectedEnd"><a href="https://talkingwithpainters.com/2023/08/09/ep-147-ann-thomson-in-her-90th-year/">Podcast interview with Thomson in her 90th year</a></p> </li> </ul>
December 28, 2025
Ep 171: Mary Tonkin
<p><a href="https://youtu.be/84JSU210-38?si=TiemAM8wlmEzS_8L">Watch highlights from this conversation on the Talking with Painters YouTube channel</a></p> <p>I loved this conversation with <span class="hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline"><span class="whitespace-normal">Mary Tonkin</span></span> at the S.H. Ervin Gallery in Sydney, before the start of her survey exhibition <a href="https://www.shervingallery.com.au/event/mary-tonkin-among-the-trees/">Among the Trees (opening 3 January 2026)</a>. The show brings together paintings, drawings and ceramics dating from 2008, works that reflect Mary’s deep relationship with her family farm in Victoria’s Dandenong ranges and with painting from life. Her painting ‘Ramble Kalorama’, measuring almost 19 metres long, is a magnificent meditation on what it is to be in the Australian landscape and was a huge hit at the 2022 Sydney Contemporary Art Fair.</p> <p>Mary Tonkin has won many awards and her works are held in major public institutions and private collections. She is represented by Australian Galleries.</p> <p>NB: When Mary speaks about her teacher Geoff in this conversation she is referring to Geoff Dupree.</p> <h4>Links</h4> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/mary.tonkin/?hl=en">Mary Tonkin on Instagram</a></li> <li><a href="https://australiangalleries.com.au/collections/mary-tonkin">Mary Tonkin at Australian Galleries</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.shervingallery.com.au/event/mary-tonkin-among-the-trees/">‘Among the Trees’, S.H.Ervin Gallery, 3 January to 1 March 2026</a></li> <li><a href="https://youtu.be/84JSU210-38?si=2kep_BYW-v0vfY8p">Highlights YouTube video</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/reel/CiZ8zg6Byfb/?igsh=MWJoaW13eGhubHFiMw==">My instagram reel of ‘Ramble, Kalorama’ at Sydney Contemporary (2022)</a></li> </ul> <p>https://youtu.be/84JSU210-38?si=78SsLYUPGalbja-g</p> <div class="mceTemp"></div> <div id="attachment_9056" style="width: 815px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img aria-describedby="caption-attachment-9056" fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" class=" wp-image-9056" src="https://talkingwithpainters.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/IMG_5385-scaled.jpeg" alt="" width="805" height="1074" srcset="https://talkingwithpainters.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/IMG_5385-scaled.jpeg 1920w, https://talkingwithpainters.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/IMG_5385-225x300.jpeg 225w, https://talkingwithpainters.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/IMG_5385-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https://talkingwithpainters.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/IMG_5385-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https://talkingwithpainters.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/IMG_5385-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 805px) 100vw, 805px" /><p id="caption-attachment-9056" class="wp-caption-text">Ramble, Kalorama (2017–2019) at Sydney Contemporary, 2022<br />18.9m x 1.8m (21 panels)<br />Oil on linen</p></div> <div id="attachment_9058" style="width: 811px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img aria-describedby="caption-attachment-9058" decoding="async" class=" wp-image-9058" src="https://talkingwithpainters.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Coprosma-Madonna-Kalorama-2021-22-oil-on-linen-320-x-610cm-Photographer-Matthew-Stanton-1-scaled.jpg" alt="" width="801" height="426" srcset="https://talkingwithpainters.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Coprosma-Madonna-Kalorama-2021-22-oil-on-linen-320-x-610cm-Photographer-Matthew-Stanton-1-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://talkingwithpainters.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Coprosma-Madonna-Kalorama-2021-22-oil-on-linen-320-x-610cm-Photographer-Matthew-Stanton-1-300x159.jpg 300w, https://talkingwithpainters.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Coprosma-Madonna-Kalorama-2021-22-oil-on-linen-320-x-610cm-Photographer-Matthew-Stanton-1-1024x544.jpg 1024w, https://talkingwithpainters.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Coprosma-Madonna-Kalorama-2021-22-oil-on-linen-320-x-610cm-Photographer-Matthew-Stanton-1-768x408.jpg 768w, https://talkingwithpainters.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Coprosma-Madonna-Kalorama-2021-22-oil-on-linen-320-x-610cm-Photographer-Matthew-Stanton-1-1536x816.jpg 1536w, https://talkingwithpainters.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Coprosma-Madonna-Kalorama-2021-22-oil-on-linen-320-x-610cm-Photographer-Matthew-Stanton-1-2048x1088.jpg 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 801px) 100vw, 801px" /><p id="caption-attachment-9058" class="wp-caption-text">Coprosma Madonna, Kalorama 2021-22 oil on linen 320 x 610cm Photographer Matthew Stanton</p></div> <div id="attachment_9055" style="width: 807px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img aria-describedby="caption-attachment-9055" decoding="async" class=" wp-image-9055" src="https://talkingwithpainters.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Madre-Kalorama-2008-oil-on-linen-244cm-x-508-cm-Photographer-John-Brash-scaled.jpg" alt="" width="797" height="379" srcset="https://talkingwithpainters.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Madre-Kalorama-2008-oil-on-linen-244cm-x-508-cm-Photographer-John-Brash-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://talkingwithpainters.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Madre-Kalorama-2008-oil-on-linen-244cm-x-508-cm-Photographer-John-Brash-300x143.jpg 300w, https://talkingwithpainters.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Madre-Kalorama-2008-oil-on-linen-244cm-x-508-cm-Photographer-John-Brash-1024x487.jpg 1024w, https://talkingwithpainters.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Madre-Kalorama-2008-oil-on-linen-244cm-x-508-cm-Photographer-John-Brash-768x365.jpg 768w, https://talkingwithpainters.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Madre-Kalorama-2008-oil-on-linen-244cm-x-508-cm-Photographer-John-Brash-1536x731.jpg 1536w, https://talkingwithpainters.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Madre-Kalorama-2008-oil-on-linen-244cm-x-508-cm-Photographer-John-Brash-2048x975.jpg 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 797px) 100vw, 797px" /><p id="caption-attachment-9055" class="wp-caption-text">Madre, Kalorama 2008 oil on linen 244cm x 508 cm Photographer John Brash</p></div> <div id="attachment_9057" style="width: 807px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img aria-describedby="caption-attachment-9057" loading="lazy" decoding="async" class=" wp-image-9057" src="https://talkingwithpainters.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/A-scream-Kalorama-2023-oil-on-linen-214-x-366cm-Photograph-Matthew-Stanton-1-scaled.jpg" alt="" width="797" height="463" srcset="https://talkingwithpainters.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/A-scream-Kalorama-2023-oil-on-linen-214-x-366cm-Photograph-Matthew-Stanton-1-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://talkingwithpainters.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/A-scream-Kalorama-2023-oil-on-linen-214-x-366cm-Photograph-Matthew-Stanton-1-300x174.jpg 300w, https://talkingwithpainters.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/A-scream-Kalorama-2023-oil-on-linen-214-x-366cm-Photograph-Matthew-Stanton-1-1024x594.jpg 1024w, https://talkingwithpainters.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/A-scream-Kalorama-2023-oil-on-linen-214-x-366cm-Photograph-Matthew-Stanton-1-768x445.jpg 768w, https://talkingwithpainters.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/A-scream-Kalorama-2023-oil-on-linen-214-x-366cm-Photograph-Matthew-Stanton-1-1536x891.jpg 1536w, https://talkingwithpainters.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/A-scream-Kalorama-2023-oil-on-linen-214-x-366cm-Photograph-Matthew-Stanton-1-2048x1188.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 797px) 100vw, 797px" /><p id="caption-attachment-9057" class="wp-caption-text">A scream, Kalorama 2023 oil on linen 214 x 366cm Photograph Matthew Stanton</p></div> <div id="attachment_9050" style="width: 791px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img aria-describedby="caption-attachment-9050" loading="lazy" decoding="async" class=" wp-image-9050" src="https://talkingwithpainters.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/beatenbythedevils700.jpg" alt="" width="781" height="490" srcset="https://talkingwithpainters.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/beatenbythedevils700.jpg 700w, https://talkingwithpainters.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/beatenbythedevils700-300x188.jpg 300w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 781px) 100vw, 781px" /><p id="caption-attachment-9050" class="wp-caption-text">‘Saint Anthony Beaten By Devils’ 24.5cm x 39.5cm<br />Sassetta, c1423, 1424<br />Pinacoteca Nazionale</p></div> <div class="mceTemp"></div> <p> </p>
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