The purchase by the Gallery in 1960 of Albert Tucker's Antipodean head II 1959 was the first by a public gallery in Australia. It was followed by gifts and purchases of paintings, gouaches and drawings in the 1970s, '80s and '90s; however the promise last year by Barbara Tucker, the artist's widow, to gift eight paintings and 83 drawings to the Gallery, will bolster the collection of his work more substantially than ever before.

Seven artists have been selected for this year's Anne Landa Exhibition and Award, the first award exhibition in Australia for moving image and new media work.

The Art Gallery of New South Wales has entered into a three-year partnership with global financial services firm UBS to present the gallery's contemporary collection in a new dynamic way. This is the most significant contemporary sponsorship the gallery has received.

Edmund Capon, Director of the Art Gallery of New South Wales, opened an exhibition, Gifted: Contemporary Aboriginal Art, made possible by the generous support of Mollie Gowing.

The exhibition A Bird in the Hand contrasts the work of Tony Clark and John Wolseley, two contemporary artists of standing, who are at the moment both doing 'bird paintings'. From very different backgrounds and artistic positions, they approach the subject of birds in very different ways, exploring their many charms.

The all-powerful Goddess has been a source of inspiration and guidance to followers for centuries. She protects, loves, comforts, champions, seduces, enlightens, saves and empowers, says Jackie Menzies, curator of this exhibition. Goddesses help guide us to spiritual attainment and ultimate bliss.

This exhibition reveals the very distinct journey Chinese printmaking has made from the 1930s to today. From the politicised voice of the collective mass (we) during socially and politically turbulent times, to the rediscovery and expression of the self (me) in the post-cultural revolution era, the exhibition provides an intriguing insight into Chinese cultural history.

The Art Gallery of New South Wales has recently acquired a large 17th century Flemish painting attributed to the workshop of Frans Snyders, titled The boar hunt c1650s. The huge work and its frame are in a very fragile condition and unsuitable for display in the present state. It is therefore a timely arrangement that the funds required to undertake the necessary conservation treatment have been secured from the bank BNP Paribas.

9 Shades of Whiteley is a mini-retrospective exhibition tracing the artist's life and career from his earliest work in 1955, with Self Portrait at Sixteen, to just a few months before his death, with Port Douglas, Far North Queensland 1992.