Many critics have traditionally dismissed Australian art as derivative. Australiana to Zeitgeist offers an immersive look at a new breed of early career Australian artists proving them wrong. Championing underrepresented and often, unrepresented up-and-comers, it delves into the various themes shaping the Australian psyche and showcases not only contemporary artists, but artists who are making work that is new and relevant. From a range of disciplines and working across multiple mediums, these rising stars are making waves here and offshore and setting the direction for generations to follow

Contents: Introduction -- A for Australiana: -- Fergus Binns -- Jon Campbell -- Richard Laver -- B for body: -- Melanie Irwin -- Mei O'Callaghan -- Stuart Ringholt -- C for ceramics: -- Emily Hunt -- Brendan Huntley -- Sanne Maestrom -- D for death: -- Tony Garifalakis -- Toby Pola -- Elvis Richardson -- E for environment: -- Lauren Berkoweitz -- Raquel Ormella -- Slow Art Collective -- F for fasion: -- Fiona Abicare -- Matthew Linde and Centre for Style -- Kain Picken -- G for geometry: -- Starlie Geickie -- Bryan Spier -- Esther Stewart -- H for happening: -- Constructed World -- Barbara International -- Rebecca Baumann -- I for internet: -- Ry David Bradley -- Jonny Niesche -- Michael Staniak -- J for junk: -- Debris Facility -- Christopher LG Hill -- Masato Takasaka -- K for kitsch: -- Tony Albert -- Minna Gilligan -- Kenny Pittock -- L for love: -- Anastasia Klose -- Noel Skrzypczak -- Amber Wallis -- M for money: -- Denis Beaubois -- Andrew Liversidge -- Oliver Van Der Lugt -- N for noise: -- Eric Demetriou -- Marco Fusinato -- Kusum Normoyle -- O for outsider: -- Sam Bullock -- Alan Constable -- Lisa Reid -- P for painting: -- Helen Johnson -- Kate Smith -- Jake Walker -- Q for queer: -- Alex Martin Roe -- Daniel Mudie Cunningham -- Paul Yore -- R for religion: -- Abdul Abdullah -- Nell -- Mary Teague -- S for sport: -- Zoe Croggon -- Rob McLeish -- T for travel: -- Thomas Jeppe -- Virginia Overell -- Angelica Mesiti -- U for utopian: -- Heath Franco -- Nathan Gray -- Jess Johnson -- V for video: -- Ishmael Marika -- Adelle Mills -- Emile Zile -- W for writing: -- Brian Fuata -- Agatha Gothe-Snape -- Alex Vivian -- X for Xerox: -- Misha Hollenbach -- Nicholas Mangan -- Tom Nicholson -- Y for youth: -- Claire Lambe -- Drew Pettifer -- Tyza Stewart -- Z for zeitgeist: -- Andy Boot -- Adam John Cullen -- Marian Tubbs -- Glossary -- Key galleries and institutions.