The National Gallery of Australia presents a second national tour of leading contemporary artist Patricia Piccinini’s beloved Skywhale and Skywhalepapa.

At a tumultuous moment in Australian arts, Patricia Piccinini is stepping into a new role and tackling difficult topics.

Patricia Piccinini is an Australian artist born in 1965 in Freetown, Sierra Leone. She currently resides in Canberra, Australia. Her work, which includes painting, video, sound, installation, digital ...

Patricia Piccinini stands before her monumental work ... Piccinini calls her creations "chimeras", drawing from the ancient Greek concept of mythical hybrids that are part human, part animal.

This is While She Sleeps by acclaimed Australian artist Patricia Piccinini, the work sitting in the heart of her Collingwood studio. They’re chimeras – part human, part thylacine ...