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People’s pulseWinner announced for Pulse exhibition People’s Choice Award

Visitors to this year’s The West Australian Pulse exhibition have cast their votes with Charlotte Simmons winning the Act Belong Commit People’s Choice Award for her artwork Echoes of Choeung Ek.

Tanya MacNaughton

The West Australian Pulse 2022PremiumConfronting teenage ideas through art making

Nathan Beard did not need to have his TEE artwork selected for Year 12 Perspectives to have his own experience with the AGWA exhibition featuring a glimpse into the minds of graduating high school students.

Tanya MacNaughton

Worthy winnerPremiumPulse 2022: Editor’s Choice Award goes to ‘haunting’ work

Governor Stirling graduate Tanami Dundas-Steedman has taken out the $2500 prize with an ‘inspiring’ study of domestic violence.

Simon Collins

YOUNG CREATIVESPremiumYoung talent time at the Art Gallery of WA

Year 12 exhibition is “a deeply impacting and moving insight into young people’s lives”

Simon Collins

The West Australian Pulse 2022CommentsYoung artist’s modern take on entrenched issues

If having one artwork in the annual Year 12 Perspectives exhibition at the Art Gallery of WA is quite an achievement, Bailey Arundell should be doubly proud.

Simon Collins

The West Australian Pulse 2022CommentsPremiumInspiring artist details journey with debilitating disorder

St George’s Anglican Grammar School graduate Mckenzie Wilson’s subtle yet remarkably candid painting Afterglow explores the before and after of her battle with a debilitating eating disorder.

Simon Collins

The West Australian Pulse 2022PremiumWarning signs for dementia sufferers

Dementia touches the lives of too many people including Iona Presentation College graduate Ahleigha Davidson who chose to use her family’s experience in last year’s artwork, Warning Signs 2021.

Tanya MacNaughton

The West Australian Pulse 2022PremiumFrom Applecross art to Emmy Award-winning main titles

Perth’s Raoul Marks puts fresh perspectives on The Crown, True Detective and more

Simon Collins

The West Australian Pulse 2022PremiumYoung artist reveals the modern vices for teenagers

Young artist Michaela Oberlin-Brown’s four-part work details drugs, drinking, beauty and sex

Simon Collins

The West Australian Pulse 2022PremiumPulse artist takes first step towards costume design

It means the world to Lani Robinson to be able to share the beauty of her Maori heritage in this year’s The West Australian Pulse exhibition, while at the same time feeling quite vulnerable.

Tanya MacNaughton

The West Australian Pulse 2022Student turned judge joins team behind Pulse exhibition

Celene E. Bridge best-dressed to assess Year 12 talent on show at Art Gallery of WA event

Simon Collins

The West Australian Pulse 2022PremiumShuck and awe, from Year 12 “rat” to “underwater gothic”

Perth artist Erin Coates uses 10,000 oyster shells into stunning sculpture for 23rd Biennale of Sydney

Simon Collins

The West Australian Pulse 2022PremiumANIMAL ATTRACTION: How a zoologist found her artistic side

A life-changing decision led zoologist Penny Brooshooft back from the wild to the world of art.

Tanya MacNaughton

The West Australian Pulse 2022PremiumDarlington artist’s dream revealed to be in reach

Encouragement to pursue your passion is a beautiful gift, especially at the age when you have just graduated high school and are trying to figure out what you want to do in life. Just ask artist Jo Meredith.

Tanya MacNaughton

The West Australian Pulse 2022PremiumPulse remains a pivotal memory for photographer

Lifestyle and wedding photographer David Biesse loves where his career has taken him and says it never would have happened if not for AGWA’s Pulse.

Tanya MacNaughton

The West Australian Pulse 2022CommentsHow art and an idol changed a Fremantle artist’s life

Amy Perejuan-Capone’s Year 12 Perspectives artwork certainly captures what most teenagers were talking about back in 2004, Australian Idol.

Tanya MacNaughton

The West Australian Pulse 2022PremiumPeople’s Choice winner happy to divide opinion

One year on from art prize, Lily Kellahan welcomes bouquets and brickbats

Simon Collins

The West Australian Pulse 2022PremiumPlum finds liberation in her artwork

Mural painting, children’s art programs, creativity coaching and live freestyle dance/paint performances are just some of the ways Miranda Plum has found to develop her artistic talent into a fulltime practice.

Tanya MacNaughton

The West Australian Pulse 2022CommentsMarried Perth artists both starred in Year 12 exhibition

There’s no grey areas in the marriage of Perth artists Anna Louise Richardson and Abdul-Rahman Abdullah.

Simon Collins

The West Australian Pulse 2022PremiumCourtroom sketch artist discusses ‘grisly’ and ‘full-on’ job

Court sketch artist Anne Barnetson, who is best known for being the sketch artist covering the Claremont serial killer trial, was also an entrant in the Year 12 Pulse Perspectives exhibition in 2002.

Simon Collins

The West Australian Pulse 2022PremiumArt award opened book on kid’s lit

Children’s author and illustrator Briony Stewart turns Pulse win into winning career

Simon Collins

The West Australian Pulse 2022PremiumHow Blaze Young’s creative flair turned from art to food

Chefs need to be artists in the age of social media now that every second diner is also a food photographer, according to former Pulse finalist Blaze Young.

Simon Collins

The West Australian Pulse 2022CommentsPremiumHow WA actor’s school ball snap took him to Japan and beyond

Not many students could say their Year 12 school ball photo helped to award them a trip to Japan, but that is exactly what happened for Meyne Wyatt in 2007.

Tanya MacNaughton

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Rhianna MitchellCommentsPremium
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Art exhibition offers raw glimpse into minds of young people

Older generations often regard teenagers as mysteries, or closed books. But they have plenty to say and in the case of Pulse, a beautiful way of conveying their message.

Rhianna Mitchell