Exhibitions

Folio: Contemporary Australian Drawing & Print.

N.Smith Gallery 20 Nov - 13 Dec 2025 Drawing sits at the foundation of artmaking — the first mark of an idea, a site of reflection, and an enduring trace of the artist’s hand. Folio: Contemporary Australian Drawing & Print brings together a cross-section of Australian artists whose works on paper reveal the continued relevance and range of... Read more

5th National Indigenous Art Triennial: After the Rain

National Gallery of Australia 6 Dec 2025 - 26 Apr 2026 The 5th National Indigenous Art Triennial: After the Rain features 10 large-scale, immersive and multidisciplinary installations that celebrate intergenerational legacies and cultural warriors of the past, present and future. The National Indigenous Art Triennial brings together commissioned work by established and emerging First Nations artists from across Australia, creating an important... Read more

Thea Anamara Perkins: memory mirage.

Australian Embassy Berlin 12 Jul - 15 Dec 2025 Thea Anamara Perkins' memory mirage presents a deeply personal yet universally resonant exploration of memory’s fluidity. In this body of work, Thea continues her m emory mirage series to draw on fragments of lived experience, found imagery, and imagined spaces to create layered compositions that blur the boundaries between past... Read more

High Colour

Art Gallery of New South Wales 31 May 2025 - 11 Jan 2026 Influenced by history, culture and family, Dylan Mooney's works are influenced by his rich cultural upbringing. Translating the knowledge and stories passed down to him, his artworks are in a high-impact illustrative style with bright, saturated colour that reflects his experiences with keen political energy and insight. High Colour is... Read more

Ode: Margaret Olley and Sally Anderson

Tweed Regional Gallery & Margaret Olley Art Centre 12 Sep 2025 - 8 Mar 2026 Ode: Margaret Olley and Sally Anderson is a celebration of important still life paintings by Margaret Olley together with new work by Gadigal/Sydney-based artist Sally Anderson. During her 2025 residency at the Nancy Fairfax Artist in Residence Studio, Sally Anderson embarked on a new body of work that responds not... Read more

Ripples through Time

Artspace Mackay 20 Sep - 14 Dec 2025 Kyra Mancktelow is included in Ripples through Time with her work Unconstitutional Love II , 2025, recently acquired by Artspace Mackay. Unconstitutional Love || is a wedding dress: a powerful symbol of union, devotion, and tradition. As a garment imbued with generations of cultural significance Mancktelow challenges us to look... Read more

Too Deadly: Ten Years of Tarnanthi.

Art Gallery of South Australia 17 Oct 2025 - 18 Jan 2026 A major new exhibition celebrates Tarnanthi’s first decade. Too Deadly: Ten Years of Tarnanthi assembles more than 200 diverse works of outstanding contemporary Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art seen in previous Tarnanthi Festivals. The exhibition both revisits key Tarnanthi works acquired by AGSA and revitalises them with fresh insights... Read more

Mud to Masterpiece: Australian Contemporary Ceramics

Maitland Regional Art Gallery 25 Oct 2025 - 1 Feb 2026 Far from the traditional utilitarian uses of clay, Mud to Masterpiece is an exhibition that delves into the world of contemporary ceramics, where the boundaries of tradition and innovation are pushed to their limits. Presenting a dynamic collection of works by bold artists, this exhibition celebrates the transformative power of... 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 is featured 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 stereotypes and re-presents... Read more

And Still I Rise

Art Gallery of New South Wales 8 Oct 2025 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