Kerrie O'Brien
Kerrie O'Brien is a senior writer, culture, at The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald.
These works have been hidden from view for far too long. This week, that changes
Opening at Heide tomorrow, we take a first look at the largest survey of John Perceval’s work to be staged since the early ’90s.
- Kerrie O'Brien
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Jacinda Ardern and Booker Prize winner lead Melbourne Writers Festival line-up
The festival, which is set to celebrate its 40th anniversary, will welcome the former New Zealand prime minister as well as a number of decorated authors.
- Kerrie O'Brien
The ties that bind: a new exhibition at NGV explores motherhood
Featuring works by contemporary and historical Australian and First Nations artists, alongside international art, MOTHER at the NGV explores both universal and specific experiences of motherhood.
- Kerrie O'Brien
Motorhead guitarist Phil Campbell dies aged 64
Alongside founder, Ian “Lemmy” Kilmister, who died in 2015, Campbell was the heavy metal band’s longest-serving member.
- Kerrie O'Brien
‘Look at me like you don’t like me’: Why this photographer loves capturing women at their fiercest
Women have long been told to smile, make nice, be good and not be difficult. Instead, photographer Suzanne Phoenix encourages her subjects to be fierce.
- Kerrie O'Brien
Adelaide Festival nearly imploded in its lead-up. So, how did things play out?
Chaos engulfed the South Australian capital’s main event before it started. Now, the city is heaving, the sun is shining and there is an air of expectation.
- Kerrie O'Brien
She was a loving witness to our changing city. How did we forget her?
An exhibition of Viva Gibb’s remarkable photographs evokes an inner-city Melbourne that is long gone.
- Kerrie O'Brien
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The fierce show returning to our stages, although the star longs for the theme to be irrelevant
The sharply written and award-winning one-woman tour de force is returning for seasons in Sydney and Melbourne, starring the actor who first played the role.
- Kerrie O'Brien
Axed literary magazine Meanjin finds a new home after shock closure
Melbourne University Press closed the much-loved literary magazine last year, saying it was losing too much money.
- Kerrie O'Brien and Linda Morris
‘Imagine six impossible things before breakfast’: Star writer’s plan to inspire young readers
Andy Griffiths, the author of beloved books such as the Treehouse series and the BUM trilogy, is Australia’s new Children’s Laureate – and he is on a mission.
- Kerrie O'Brien