My conversation with two remarkable Australian artists, Robert Malherbe and Keith Burt was in front of a fabulous audience at the Tweed Regional Gallery.
Robert and Keith completed residencies at the gallery’s Nancy Fairfax Artist in Residence Studio, drawing inspiration from objects in Margaret Olley’s recreated home studio at the gallery. The result of their residencies is A Dictionary for Painting, a stunning exhibition on display until March 2, 2025. In this episode, Robert and Keith share their creative highs and lows, offering an intimate glimpse into the making of their works.
Special thanks to Tweed Regional Gallery for recording this event and sound engineer Dan Harcombe for his expertise. A video version of this interview will be online soon – and don’t miss my earlier interview with Robert from 2021, linked below.
Links
- Podcast listeners click here to see images of the works
- Robert Malherbe
- Keith Burt
- Tweed Regional Gallery and Margaret Olley Art Centre
- Ep 162 – Ingrid Hedgcock
- Ep 161 – Sophie Perez and Sarah McDonald
- Ep 120 – Robert Malherbe
- Robert Malherbe on the YouTube channel
- John Honeywill
- Sarah MacDonald Instagram reel – what to take on a residency
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Selection of work by Robert Malherbe
Selection of work by Keith Burt
Robert Malherbe (b.1965)
Olley’s table 09 2024
oil on linen
81 x 66 cm
Courtesy of the artist and Jan Murphy Gallery
© The artist
Keith Burt (b.1969)
Bird 2024
oil on canvas
30 x 25cm
Courtesy of the artist and Jan Murphy Gallery
© The artist
Keith Burt (b.1969)
Floral jug 2024
oil on canvas
40 x 40cm
Courtesy of the artist and Jan Murphy Gallery
© The artist
Robert Malherbe (b.1965)
Olley’s table 06 2024
oil on linen
81 x 66 cm
Courtesy of the artist and Jan Murphy Gallery
© The artist
Margaret Olley (1923–2011)
Still life with cornflowers 1995
oil on board
66.9 x 90.1 cm
On loan from University Art Collection, Chau Chak Wing Museum, The University of Sydney
Donated through The Hon R P Meagher bequest 2011
© Margaret Olley Art Trust
Keith Burt
Urban Artists
Oil on canvas
Winner 2020 Brisbane Portrait Prize
84 x 66cm
Robert Malherbe
The Stoic, 2011
oil on linen
76 x 61cm
(Portrait of Nicholas Harding)
Keith Burt (b.1969)
Jar 2024
oil on canvas
40 x 40cm
Courtesy of the artist and Jan Murphy Gallery
© The artist
Keith Burt (b.1969)
Vase 2024
oil on canvas
40 x 40cm
Courtesy of the artist and Jan Murphy Gallery
© The artist
Robert Malherbe (b.1965)
Olley’s table 12 2024
oil on polyester
51 x 41 cm
Courtesy of the artist and Jan Murphy Gallery
© The artist
