Exhibitions.

Aidan Hartshorn: On whose authority.

N.Smith Gallery 6 - 24 Aug 2026 Aidan Hartshorn and N.Smith Gallery present On whose authority , a new exhibition spanning installation, sculpture, and etchings that examines the institutional collection and storage of ancestral & cultural material. Working with stone collected across Wolgal/Wiradjuri Country, Hartshorn vacuum seals each piece, referencing the ethnographic methods used to package Aboriginal... Read more

Thread: Connecting Stories and Community.

National Portrait Gallery 4 Jul - 13 Sep 2026 Thread: Connecting stories and community is an exhibition developed collaboratively between the National Portrait Gallery and Logan-based artists and community. Featuring historical and contemporary portraits alongside new works created by local artists, the exhibition reflects Logan’s diverse cultural landscape and fosters deeper cross‑cultural understanding. The project is supported by the... Read more

Ngarn Wa’ngal: Art of the Gum Tree.

Potter Museum of Art 10 Jul - 21 Nov 2026 Bringing together 163 artworks spanning colonial, twentieth-century and contemporary practice, Ngarn Wa’ngal: Art of the Gum Tree explores the enduring cultural, ecological and symbolic significance of the gum tree through works drawn from across Australia.⁠ ⁠ The exhibition features works by Joan Ross and James Tylor alongside leading contemporary artists,... Read more

Darrell Sibosado: GALALAN.

Fondation Opale, Switzerland Darrell Sibosado’s sculptural installations can be traced back to the traditional designs on Riji – or etched pearl shells – of the Bard people in Western Australia’s Kimberley region. This installation is the artist’s tribute to the story of Galalan, the first Bard Creator Ancestor that took human form. Galalan... Read more

Super Nature.

Art Gallery of New South Wales, 7 February 2026 - February 2027 Humans are indivisible from nature – we are dependent on its systems and rhythms, and subject to its whims. Artists have long engaged with nature as a place where we seek solace and meaning. This exhibition from the Art Gallery’s collection charts the adventure of human immersion in nature. Across... Read more

Snap Blak: Contemporary Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island photography from the Collection

Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art 30 Aug 2025 - 13 Sep 2026 James Taylor and Miriam Charlie are included in Snap Blak: Contemporary Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island photography from the Collection, a compelling exhibition that brings together dynamic examples of contemporary Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island photography. The works in this series champion Indigenous self-representation, asserting visual sovereignty that resists prevalent... Read more

Vipoo Srivilasa: Express Yourself

Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art, Children's Art Centre 11 Oct 2025 - 13 Sep 2026 How do you feel on the first day of school? Or when you win a really hard game? What about when someone you love is upset? Vipoo Srivilasa invites children to explore their emotions through drawing, dancing, and digital activities as part of the QAGOMA Children’s Art Centre exhibition. The... Read more

Exposition générale

Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain, Paris 25 Oct 2025 - 23 Aug 2026 Grounded in the renewal of Māori aute, Hindin’s practice is a rigorous, living return to ancestral technologies, where material, process, and whakapapa are inseparable. Working with bark cloth and natural pigments, her works carry the intelligence of making, each surface holding the pressures of hand, time, and breath, and each... Read more

And Still I Rise

Art Gallery of New South Wales 8 Nov 2025 - 8 Nov 2026 Named after Maya Angelou’s famous collection of poetry, And Still I Rise brings together a group of culturally diverse women artists living in Australia, many of whom are internationally recognised, if less familiar at home. The exhibition spans generations with artworks encompassing textiles, painting, metalwork, installation and video – are... Read more

AGSA Screen Wavelength

Art Gallery of South Australia 13 Feb 2026 - 4 Jul 2027 AGSA Screen Wavelength tours moving image works of art from the Art Gallery of South Australia’s time-based media collection. This focused yet significant collection of works by Australian and international artists illustrates this medium’s dynamism and the diverse nature of acquisitions within the AGSA’s collection. Wavelength draws on past and... Read more

Edge City.

Wollongong Art Gallery. 28 Mar - 18 Oct 2026 Featured works include Regent I–V (2024), a series of acrylic on wood relief carvings that reflect on the enduring presence of the Regent Theatre within Wollongong’s cultural memory.⁠ ⁠ Edge City explores suburbia as a shifting threshold between city and coast, domesticity and industry, bringing together works that consider how... Read more

Joan Ross: Colonial Grab.

Museum of Contemporary Art Australia 18 May - 8 Nov 2026 Colonial Grab is an animation of scenes traversing time and place, peopled by an aristocratic couple who time-travel from pokie parlour, to desert, to sitting room, to colonial landscape. The sequence starts with a well-to-do European woman, whose flamboyantly feathered hat and dress are coloured in Ross’ signature fluorescent yellow,... Read more

Dylan Mooney: Intertwined.

Redland Art Gallery 21 Jun - 25 Aug 2026 Drawn from his Intertwined series, the artworks Grevillea Venusta – Grevillea , Graptophyllum Excelsum – Scarlet Fuchsia , and Phaius Australis – Swamp Orchid reflect Mooney’s exploration of connection, identity and the significance of native flora. Intertwined continues Dylan Mooney’s practice of speaking to resilience, resistance, and connection, shifting the... Read more

New Religion

Ngununggula, Southern Highlands 27 Jun - 18 Oct 2026 Claire Healy & Sean Cordeiro are among the eight contemporary artists and collectives commissioned for New Religion , an exhibition that brings newly commissioned works into dialogue with objects and artworks drawn from significant state and national collections. New Religion explores the enduring influence of religious imagery, belief systems, and... Read more

James Tylor: Turrangka...in the shadows

Art Gallery of South Australia 31 Jul - 1 Nov 2026 Turrangka…in the shadows surveys over a decade of James Tylor’s practice and brings together the most comprehensive selection of his unique daguerreotypes, expansive digital photographic series, hand-made Kaurna cultural objects and furniture. The exhibition title is drawn from a Kaurna word, highlighting a significant ongoing aspect of Tylor’s practice: the... Read more

Salon des Refusés

David Roche Gallery, Adelaide⁠ 14 Aug - 24 Oct 2026 Returning to Adelaide exclusively at David Roche Gallery, Salon des Refusés features over 50 remarkable works of portrait and landscape paintings. Chris' inclusion highlights the strength of his contemporary practice and places his work among a distinguished group of artists contributing to the evolving conversation around portraiture and the Australian... Read more

Connections: MCA x Tate.

Museum of Contemporary Art, Australia 15 Aug 2026 - 1 Mar 2027 Bringing together works by 33 Australian artists, the presentation reframes key acquisitions from the 2015–2022 MCA and Tate International Joint Acquisition Program within an Australian context.⁠ Connections: MCA x Tate examines themes of cultural exchange and trade, travel, migration, and diasporic experience, while considering the ways artists have responded to... Read more