A painting by one of the country's most acclaimed artists has been sold to a private collector in Auckland.

Duirng the lead up to summer, women are expected to wax, primp and polish their bodies to beach-ready perfection - a set of beauty standards that photographer Jessica Ledwidch finds 'absurd'.

As a former leader of the free world George W Bush had significantly greater access to world leaders than other budding artists. Which is why his art is so, er, surprising.

In her surreal photo series, Monstrous Feminine, the Melbourne-based artist, Jessica Ledwich, aims to show the number of ways women are conditioned to treat themselves, often using physical harm or pain, in order to appear 'beautiful'.

His 'medium' is coffee, his palette is espresso and steamed milk and his only tool is a cocktail skewer.

A giant wave of Barbie dolls has won the people's choice award at Sculpture by the Sea at Perth's Cottesloe Beach.

A passion for travel has inspired a Kiwi artist to create some of the more unusual maps you'll see.

The Harbourview sculpture trail is open daily 8 - 30 March 2014.

Climbing a man-made tree to see plants that live high in the forest canopy could soon be an activity on offer at Auckland Botanic Gardens.

Do you feel you're getting a bit old to take part in Easter-egg hunts? Well, this may change your mind.

Rachel Bache battles aching feet to take in as much of Melbourne's White Night Festival as she can before sunrise.