She came in with a smile that was big and bold and so very happy to see her people's art on display.

Thousands of people walked through the doors at yesterday's Auckland Fair first held in 2010 at Auckland Art Gallery.

Mum was very arty. She loved making things out of the Woman's Weekly. Egyptian friezes, Goldie portraits painted on plates, the house was full of it.

At a time when there are more than 50 exhibitions in the Photography Festival, you can also find examples of artwork that reacts to images made with a camera.

Emma Badeia's exhibition opens today at the Small Dog Gallery within Devonport's always vibrant Depot Artspace.

Surface, colour and form are inextricably linked in painting. Three shows this week mix them in different ways.

Kiwi twin sisters have been celebrated as being among the highlights of major Australian arts festival Vivid Sydney.

Rachel Bache takes on the excitement of Vivid Sydney. Here are today's highlights from day five of the festival.

Rachel Bache takes on the excitement of Vivid Sydney. Here are today's highlights from day four of the festival.

Move over trivia night. The fashionable way to hang out in a London pub these days is with a pencil in one hand, a pint in the other and a naked person in front of you.

I feel good but I don't want to live past 90. I've seen people do that and I've thought, "Uh-oh, that's no fun."

Rachel Bache takes on the excitement of Vivid Sydney, here are today's highlights from the festival.

Rachel Bache takes on the excitement of Vivid Sydney, here are today's highlights from the festival.

Misal Adnan Yıldız is the new director of Artspace on Karangahape Rd. The Turkish-born curator spoke to Jennifer Dann.

Circles have been venerated in many different cultures throughout history. At the Gow Langsford Gallery, Simon Ingram has a battery of modern circles which fill a wall.

The Biennale is all-pervasive in Venice. You can't escape it. Right now, it has even invaded the tranquil haven of the Lido, where I am staying.

An artist in a legal dispute with his long-term agent has been accused of incorrectly recalling what happened to his artworks.

When Pablo Picasso's masterpiece, Les Femmes d'Alger, sold for US$179 million ($243 million) in New York yesterday, it smashed the record for a painting sold at auction.

A vibrant masterpiece by Pablo Picasso, painted as an elegy to his friend and rival Henri Matisse, is predicted to set a world record for an artwork sold at auction.

The Terminator stands guard over New Zealand artist Simon Denny's visually complex, creepy and witty Venice Biennale installation Secret Power, which opened this week.

Stephie Key reveals the inspiration behind her risque creations - "strong, beautiful, sensual and powerful women".