Exhibitions
Featured Exhibitions
Mar 14, 2020 – Jun 8, 2020
NIRIN - 22nd Biennale of Sydney
Group Show
NIRIN, the 22nd Biennale of Sydney, is brought to you through a series of digital activations and experiences that draw on the seven themes that inspire the exhibition.
Apr 1, 2020 – Aug 31, 2020
Virtual Cinémathèque
Group Show
ACMI present Virtual Cinémathèque, a weekly movie night from the comfort of your own home. The films will be chosen by the Melbourne Cinémathèque Committee and ACMI's Film Department.
Apr 1, 2020 – Aug 31, 2020
NGC Top Arts 2020
Group Show
Take an interactive self-guided virtual tour of the National Gallery of Victoria's Top Arts 2020. The annual Top Arts exhibition presents the exceptional and thought-provoking work of VCE Art and VCE Studio Arts Students.
Apr 1, 2020 – Aug 31, 2020
NFSA Online Collection
Group Show
Explore The National Film and Sound Archive of Australia online collection featuring hundreds of hours of film and sound to keep you inspired.
All Exhibitions
Mar 20, 2020 – Apr 14, 2020
Bouys will be Bouys
Hannah Cutts
Buoys will be Buoys by Hannah Cutts is an exhibition that brings together many elements of art, craft, typography, satire and the found object - nothing short of a modern nostalgic trip and glowing sensory experience with a dab of fun.
Feb 14, 2020 – Apr 19, 2020
ROCOCOLONIAL
Group Show
Rococo and Colonial are often considered to be disparate, undisputable categories that neatly divide periods of time. This separation offers little opportunity to consider parallel histories.
Mar 27, 2020 – May 2, 2020
Transformation
Tony Schaefer
This exhibition is in concert with The Plunge Festival, showing part of the final body of work presented for Tony's Degree in Fine Art.
Mar 11, 2020 – May 3, 2020
Cause and Effect
Rae Saheli
Saheli experiments with a range of conventional and non-conventional drawing and painting media creating artwork through physical action.
Mar 11, 2020 – May 3, 2020
By the Flesh
Mark Stapelfeldt
A photographic series taking an abstract look at lust, sensuality, life, death and the fading role of Christianity in our modern society.
Mar 11, 2020 – May 3, 2020
Marks of Time
Helen Halliday
Halliday’s work explores ancient landscapes reflecting on the interconnected histories of people and place.
Mar 11, 2020 – May 3, 2020
Proprietary Variables
Matthew Purves
Using an algorithm of set variables derived from economics, globalisation, brand value and their effects on society, Purves' works take metaphysical form in a series of beautifully seductive prints and sculptural works.
Mar 28, 2020 – May 10, 2020
Occulture
Steve Waller
Steve Waller looks at the magical and the mysterious in our Culture and references the rising interest in the Occult. Steve invokes an energetic disturbance, intentionally contradicting and powerfully disturbing, yet beautiful.
Mar 14, 2020 – Jun 8, 2020
NIRIN - 22nd Biennale of Sydney
Group Show
NIRIN, the 22nd Biennale of Sydney, is brought to you through a series of digital activations and experiences that draw on the seven themes that inspire the exhibition.
Apr 24, 2020 – Jun 14, 2020
Dissonant Rhythms
Ross Manning
Dissonant Rhythms is Brisbane-based artist and musician Ross Manning’s first-ever survey exhibition. Best known for his use of everyday materials, Manning’s exhibition features sculptures that repurpose ceiling fans, fluorescent tubes, and overhead p
Apr 11, 2020 – Jun 21, 2020
Defiant: Never Alone Solid Together
Group Show
Defiant is a public art project helping to disrupt risk-taking behaviour in young people from Lismore and the surrounding areas. This project aims to begin a conversation, create stronger support and improv wellbeing outcomes for young people.
May 6, 2020 – Jun 28, 2020
Creatures of Leisure
Bonnie Larden
Larden finds inspiration for her work in two simple pleasures; nature and the comfort of home. The Creatures of Leisure series began with the idea of juxtaposing untamed wild animals with intentionally designed spaces of leisure.
May 6, 2020 – Jun 28, 2020
Impressions of Nature
Group Show
An exhibition showcasing nature’s beauty and diversity in a variety of print media featuring four passionate printmakers: Susan Byrne, Sue Chakos, Rachel Dun and Peter Schardin.
May 6, 2020 – Jun 28, 2020
Countenance
Jenny Sayer
Sayer’s portraiture practice challenges her to portray multilayered personalities, to uncover the camouflaged, and depict individuals and lives.
Mar 4, 2020 – Jun 28, 2020
I Was ...She Is...I Am!
Carla Davey
A new body of her work in the Roxy Gallery foyer's Stepping Up Gallery. Carla's exhibition explores her story of when She was born, where she went to school, how people saw her with a disability and how she became an artist.
Apr 2, 2020 – Aug 1, 2020
Cinopticon | Online
Giselle Stanborough
Giselle Stanborough is a Sydney-based artist whose work is concerned with the relationship between connectivity and isolation.
Apr 2, 2020 – Aug 1, 2020
Keith Haring & Jean-Michel Basquiat
Group Show
Discover how two visionary artists and friends emerged from the subways and clubs of downtown New York intro the bright lights of international stardom. This program includes a 45-minute illustrated introduction to the exhibition with an NGV educator
Apr 1, 2020 – Aug 31, 2020
Everything Changes
Tim Maguire
Recorded in January 2018, the exhibitions have been documented in a 3D showcase of the Gallery building, recording some of the most iconic works of art from our collection as an interactive and educational online resource.
Apr 1, 2020 – Aug 31, 2020
NGC Top Arts 2020
Group Show
Take an interactive self-guided virtual tour of the National Gallery of Victoria's Top Arts 2020. The annual Top Arts exhibition presents the exceptional and thought-provoking work of VCE Art and VCE Studio Arts Students.
Apr 1, 2020 – Aug 31, 2020
Companionship in the Age of Loneliness
KAWS
Stay connected and inspired with highlights from the National Gallery of Victoria including the KAWS exhibition: Companionship in the Age of Loneliness online.
Apr 1, 2020 – Aug 31, 2020
Virtual Cinémathèque
Group Show
ACMI present Virtual Cinémathèque, a weekly movie night from the comfort of your own home. The films will be chosen by the Melbourne Cinémathèque Committee and ACMI's Film Department.
Apr 1, 2020 – Aug 31, 2020
MTALKS: Zanele Muholi
Zanele Muholi
Presented in collaboration with PHOTO 2020, MPavilion was thrilled to host Zanele Muholi for a special livestream, filmed at Glenn Murcutt’s Pavilion on Wednesday 18 March.
Apr 1, 2020 – Aug 31, 2020
NFSA Online Collection
Group Show
Explore The National Film and Sound Archive of Australia online collection featuring hundreds of hours of film and sound to keep you inspired.
Apr 1, 2020 – Sep 30, 2020
Painting Memory | From the Collection
Group Show
Recorded in January 2018, the exhibitions have been documented in a 3D showcase of the Gallery building, recording some of the most iconic works of art from our collection as an interactive and educational online resource.
