Category Archives: Canberra

Little has changed since 2006….. Mahmoud and Ground Zero – Fatima Killeen


Twenty years after these two artworks were created in 2006 to record the chaos underway in Lebanon, little has changed. While the names of many thousands of boys or girls may be different, Lebanon is once again under attack from … Continue reading

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Sasha Grishin (Region Canberra) and Rob Kennedy (Canberra City News) write two reviews on the ‘Never the Twain Shall Meet’ exhibition by Fatima Killeen


REGION CANBERRA – Sasha Grishin Read the Sasha Grishin review as a PDF CLICK HERE or on the Region Canberra website CLICK HERE CANBERRA CITY NEWS – Rob Kennedy Read the Rob Kennedy review as a PDF CLICK HERE or … Continue reading

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Fatima Killeen’s exhibition “Never the Twain Shall Meet” opens at ANCA gallery.


Fatima’s latest solo exhibition “Never the Twain Shall Meet – East is East and West is West” opened for the next month at ANCA gallery in Dickson, ACT. The exhibition was opened by culture and arts journalist Helen Musa, who … Continue reading

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Never the Twain shall Meet – Fatima ‘s new exhibition at ANCA in May


Exhibition opening on Friday 1st May 2026 at 6pm.

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Judging exhibitions at Queanbeyan Art Society


This month I had the honour of judging the monthly art competitions at the Queanbeyan Art Society. Their gallery is located in a picturesque park setting on the riverbank near the bridge. You can visit their society website at Queanbeyan … Continue reading

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Fatima awarded the People’s Choice Award in the 2023 Lanyon Art Prize


In 2022, Galleries Museum + Heritage launched a biennial art prize to support ACT and regional artists to exhibit their works and encourage a deeper and contemporary appreciation of Canberra’s cultural and natural heritage through artistic engagements with our historic … Continue reading

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Collision exhibition reviewed in the Canberra Times by Sasha Grishin


“Serene beauty and urgent tone have a powerful message” Read the review HERE or CLICK on the image below.

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SBS Arabic 24 interviews Fatima about her new exhibition “Collision”


Fatima Killeen’s new solo exhibition is only a few days away and SBS Radio has aired an interview to discuss Collision – Conflict of Sacred Realities, opening at the Belconnen Arts Centre next week. CLICK HERE or on the SBS … Continue reading

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Collision article by Muhammad Bakir in Watanpress newspaper


The Collision exhibition opening is at 6pm on Friday 6 September        at the Belconnen Arts Centre gallery and runs for 2 months until       late October.  

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Fatima Killeen featured in the Special Arts Issue of Canberra en Français


The French community magazine, Canberra en Français, highlighted my work in their latest issue. The article in French and English outlines my art practice, the techniques behind my work and also includes photographs taken in my home studio. CLICK on … Continue reading

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