Elizabeth Fortescue

sydney, new south wales, australia

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My name is Elizabeth Fortescue and I'm a visual arts journalist and writer based in Sydney, Australia.My work is regularly published in:* The Australian Financial Review* The Art Newspaper, London* The Sydney Morning Herald* LOOK magazine (Art Gallery of NSW)* Artonview magazine (National Gallery of Australia)* Artist Profile magazine* OpenBook magazine (State Library of NSW)I'm the founder and editor of the Australian visual arts website, www.artwriter.com.auI'm working on a major publication with a leading Australian artist. (Stay tuned!)

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Flowers laid after Bondi terror attack will form new artwork at Sydney Jewish Museum

Floral tributes laid at Australia’s Bondi Beach after the deadly terrorist attack at a community Hanukkah celebration on 14 December have been retrieved and will form the basis of an artwork at the Sydney Jewish Museum. The Jewish Australian artist Nina S... See more

theartnewspaper.com•Elizabeth Fortescue•Jan 13, 2026

Howard Arkley dominates list of year's top art sales

Languorous Lavender Bay on Sydney Harbour gave way to lurid Melbourne suburbia as Howard Arkley shouldered Brett Whiteley off the winner’s podium in the Australian art auction stakes this year. With auctions all but over for 2025, the statistics tell the ... See more

afr.com•Elizabeth Fortescue•Dec 10, 2025

Leonard Joel Auction steps back in time with rare sale of European old masters

The Italian Renaissance doesn’t get much of a guernsey in Australian art auctions, where the most-traded artists so far this year are 20th-century stars Howard Arkley, Arthur Boyd and Brett Whiteley. Against that backdrop, auction house Leonard Joel is cl... See more

afr.com•Elizabeth Fortescue•Nov 28, 2025

Women artists dominate as price records fall

The Australian art auction year is drawing to a close with a flurry of artist record prices and some last-minute surprises. Saleroom can also report the wise actions of one leading auctioneer who withdrew two works from sale last week after receiving unso... See more

afr.com•Elizabeth Fortescue•Nov 26, 2025

Arkley's freeway races out of the boardroom trailing a hefty price tag

Roger Wood, of Wood Marsh architects in Melbourne, knows the frustration when people come to him with rigid design concepts in mind for the home of their dreams. “It’s slightly questionable when clients come in with Time magazines with Post-it notes every... See more

afr.com•Elizabeth Fortescue•Nov 19, 2025

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Flowers laid after Bondi terror attack will form new artwork at Sydney Jewish Museum

Howard Arkley dominates list of year's top art sales

Leonard Joel Auction steps back in time with rare sale of European old masters

Women artists dominate as price records fall

Arkley's freeway races out of the boardroom trailing a hefty price tag

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Flowers laid after Bondi terror attack will form new artwork at Sydney Jewish Museum

Howard Arkley dominates list of year's top art sales

Leonard Joel Auction steps back in time with rare sale of European old masters

Women artists dominate as price records fall

Arkley's freeway races out of the boardroom trailing a hefty price tag

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