Rennie Ellis, Australia, 1940 - 2003, Auntie Mame, Kings Cross, 1970-71, Sydney, gelatin-silver photograph, 37.0 x 24.0 cm (image), 40.5 x 30.5 cm (sheet); South Australian Government Grant 2009, Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, © Rennie Ellis Photographic Archive.
Media Releases
January 2021
Clarice Beckett: The present moment at AGSA
November 2020
AGSA reopens and Tarnanthi Art Fair 2020 goes ahead as a physical event
AGSA temporarily closes its doors to the public in response to COVID-19
Tarnanthi Art Fair to be held from 4 - 6 December in Adelaide
October 2020
Neo returns to AGSA as a live event in October with Teen Takeover
September 2020
Tarnanthi's first international offering opens in France in October
Newly appointed AGSA Board Chair announced
Ramsay Art Prize 2021 entries open and judges announced
August 2020
Restless Dance Theatre world premiere performance at AGSA
AGSA welcomes back live events
AGSA announces Tarnanthi 2020 Exhibition 'Open Hands'
Monster Theatres closes its third act
July 2020
AGSA programs virtual teen event in response to South Australian Living Arts Festival
Breadth of South Australian artists celebrated in AGSA’s 2020 SALA display
Rare Kaurna shield added to AGSA's collection
Samurai explores one of Japan's most pervasive cultural icons
June 2020
AGSA delivers second virtual teen-led event with Neo Shapeshifters
May 2020
AGSA acquires significant Clarice Beckett collection
AGSA appoints two new Board members
AGSA to reopen - Adelaide Biennial extended
April 2020
AGSA supports artists through its SA Artists Fund
AGSA launches Accessible Audio Guide making its collection accessible to all
AGSA delivers online experiences, artmaking and events
AGSA's digital teen takeover event - Monstrous Neo
March 2020
AGSA temporarily closes its doors to the public alongside SA cultural institutions
February 2020
2020 Adelaide Biennial of Australian Art: Monster Theatres Opening Weekend
January 2020
Critically acclaimed festival Tarnanthi breaks records
Epic party at the Art Gallery of South Australia exclusively for teens
Final days of Tarnanthi: Festival of Contemporary Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Art
December 2019
Art Gallery of South Australia announces 2020 program highlights
November 2019
James & Diana Ramsay’s visionary legacy of art gifted to South Australia
Adelaide Cool: The abstract art of David and John Dallwitz
October 2019
Lee Mingwei: Sonic Blossom - a gift of song at AGSA
Tarnanthi 2019 launches and announces international exhibition for Tarnanthi 2020
September 2019
Tarnanthi 2019 full program announced
Artists announced 2020 Adelaide Biennial of Australian Art: Monster Theatres
Siva Nataraja Idol repatriation to India
August 2019
AGSA's largest display of Islamic art - No god but God: The art of Islam
Pierre Mukeba named winner of Ramsay Art Prize 2019 People's Choice
Baker Boy to headline opening weekend of Tarnanthi 2019
July 2019
Uluru Statment from the Heart on display at AGSA
Tarnanthi highlights announced
June 2019
AGSA presents major exhibition William Kentridge: That which we do not remember
May 2019
Ramsay Art Prize 2019 winner announced
April 2019
Finalists announced for Ramsay Art Prize 2019
March 2019
Total teen takeover of the Gallery for one night only
AGSA brings SA art to global stage
Tarryn Gill Guardians on display at AGSA
AGSA's most recent acquisitions now on display in 'Ways of Seeing'
art/works/words long-awaited publication in celebration of Ian North
February 2019
Quilty opening to be headlined by The Herd
January 2019
December 2018
October 2018
Meet The Man, The Minotaur and The Muse
TARNANTHI Art Fair's record-breaking weekend
September 2018
Entries now open for $100,000 Ramsay Art Prize
August 2018
Major Ben Quilty survey announced by Art Gallery
July 2018
Record-breaking attendances for Gallery and Colours of Impressionism exhibition
Art Gallery presents three major offerings by Chiharu Shiota
Rhana Devenport announced as Art Gallery's new Director
Art Gallery celebrates 2018 SALA Festival with five new displays
Tracey Moffatt's critically acclaimed series to be displayed in an Australian first
Diane Arbus: American Portraits
Last chance to see Colours of Impressionism with Fridays in July
June 2018
Adelaide Contemporary winner announced
May 2018
Adelaide Contemporary design proposals unveiled
April 2018
Art Gallery farewells Director Nick Mitzevich