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Cindy Tonkin May 2, 2026
Music video I love

Music video I love

the seething mess that is not at all a mess of this... https://youtu.be/x6_mbnsh6VU?si=2xMllyV7U0oRs5Pu

Cindy Tonkin April 16, 2026
National Gallery Easter 2026

National Gallery Easter 2026

I was in town for the National Folk Festival (for Shanties), so I popped...

Cindy Tonkin March 26, 2026
Biennale 2026

Biennale 2026

Saw 3 of the inner city Sydney-based Biennale exhibitions this week. First I saw...

Cindy Tonkin January 11, 2026
Kinokuniya 25

Kinokuniya 25

I'm working in the city at the moment (for pay!). At lunch time I...

Cindy Tonkin January 11, 2026
Mirra Whale and Clarice Beckett

Mirra Whale and Clarice Beckett

Nicola and I popped down to the Nnungunggula gallery in Mittagong this week. As...

Cindy Tonkin November 2, 2025
Rough Drafts

Rough Drafts

Reading this post by Jake Jabbour i loved the idea that improv is celebration...

Cindy Tonkin November 2, 2025
Paper Universe at State Library 2025

Paper Universe at State Library 2025

Slipped into the State Library on Thursday after a client in the city to...

Cindy Tonkin October 9, 2025
Patchwork Girl

Patchwork Girl

Yesterday Sian and I met at the AGNSW. We spent a lovely hour talking...

Cindy Tonkin September 15, 2025
Favourite Illustrators

Favourite Illustrators

I have developed an affinity for certain types of illustrations. Whether it's from childhood...

Cindy Tonkin September 9, 2025
Les Parapluies de Cherbourg

Les Parapluies de Cherbourg

AGNSW has had a series of French classic films showing for a few months....

Cindy Tonkin August 23, 2025
GOMA 2025

GOMA 2025

Had a few hours to hang out in the Brisbane Gallery of Modern Art...

Cindy Tonkin August 1, 2025
QAG August 2025

QAG August 2025

I was fortunate to visit sunny Brisbane again last week, which in mid-August, when...

Cindy Tonkin July 7, 2025
Altered books - but not in that way

Altered books - but not in that way

I'm a huge fan of altered books. Once I got over the initial taboo...

Cindy Tonkin May 9, 2025
Ethel Carrick at the NGA 2025

Ethel Carrick at the NGA 2025

I was in Canberra for the National Folk Festival, and I put aside some...

Cindy Tonkin April 15, 2025
Manly Book Prize 2025

Manly Book Prize 2025

Cathie and I caught the Manly book prize exhibition today. I photographed the highlights...

Cindy Tonkin March 25, 2025
Bookcases, cupboards, carousels

Bookcases, cupboards, carousels

I'm putting this here because it's fabulous: Early Bookcases, cupboards and carousels.

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