Mumkurla-nginyi-ma parrngalinyparla – from the darkness into the light. The Gurindji freedom banners are a collection of 10 hand-painted banners created in 2000 by the Gurindji to share the community’s version of the historic 1966 Wave Hill walk-off. The walk-off, or Gurindji strike, led by Gurindji man Vincent Lingiari was an important event in Australia’s land rights movement. Many of the 35 Gurindji people involved in the [...]

Back in Five surveys twenty years of one of Aotearoa’s most bold and distinctive contemporary artists. Wayne Youle’s sculptural practice charts the passage of time not just as a theme but as a material that shapes, stretches, and reframes meaning. With his trademark playfulness and wit and working across a broad range of media, schoolboy pranks meet sharp cultural critique. Youle tackles big ideas—masculinity, fatherhood, colonial legacy, and [...]

Jeetje is an invitation to re-examine the work of Ans Westra (1936–2023), one of Aotearoa New Zealand’s most significant documentary photographers. Jeetje  is a Dutch expression of surprise — and, in this case, delight. It sets the tone for this selection drawn from Westra’s vast archive of funny, tender, and poignant photographs spanning the 1960s to the 1980s. From poetry readings in graveyards to spirited street protests, from competitive dog shows [...]

Jessie French’s exhibition, Material Conditions: Systems Beneath Surfaces, examines the industrial systems embedded within the materials that shape our inhabited spaces and their resultant environmental and ethical consequences. Established systems, optimised for efficiency, low cost, and standardisation, dictate how physical resources are produced, circulated, and utilised in our daily environments. Many of these materials rely on chemical additives including binders, stabilisers and coatings to enable their rapid manufacturing. [...]

A photographic exhibition of birdlife found in the Blue Mountains of NSW. Showing great detail these images capture the unique characteristics of birds that make the Blue Mountains their home.

Mumkurla-nginyi-ma parrngalinyparla – from the darkness into the light. The Gurindji freedom banners are a collection of 10 hand-painted banners created in 2000 by the Gurindji to share the community’s version of the historic 1966 Wave Hill walk-off. The walk-off, or Gurindji strike, led by Gurindji man Vincent Lingiari was an important event in Australia’s land rights movement. Many of the 35 Gurindji people involved in the [...]

Amanda van Gils presents What We Make of It, a new body of watercolour and graphite paintings on linen exploring memory, belief, experience and the way we construct meaning. Sitting between landscape and abstraction, the works are built through translucent layers, shifting marks and fragments of handwritten text. 28 September–11 October 2026, ArtSpace @ Jan Manton Gallery, Teneriffe. Opening drinks with the artist: 1 October, 6–8 pm. [...]

How do you follow a milestone 10th group exhibition? By charging head-first into the 11th! This October, GAS SYD returns with The NXT1 – another dynamic, surprising and unforgettable exhibition showcasing the work of 30 local independent artists. Reflecting our ongoing commitment to creating exhibition opportunities for emerging and independent creatives, this show’s theme, 'Art Moving Forward', invites each artist to explore what progress, change and possibility [...]

How do you follow a milestone 10th group exhibition? By charging head-first into the 11th! This October, we return with The NXT1, another dynamic, surprising and unforgettable exhibition showcasing the work of 30 local independent artists. Reflecting our ongoing commitment to creating exhibition opportunities for emerging and independent creatives, this show’s theme, 'Art Moving Forward', invites each artist to explore what progress, change and possibility mean, through [...]

CAF26 brings together more than 100 artists from Canberra, the region, across Australia and overseas, offering an extraordinary range of styles, mediums and stories. Whether you’re searching for a treasure for your wall, hoping to meet the artist behind a piece you love, or even looking to commission someone to paint your vision, the fair is the perfect place to find it.

Join us at West End Art Space for the Grand Opening of the 2026 Biennale of Colour & Light, a celebration of contemporary abstract art and the diverse creative voices shaping abstraction today. Now in its sixth edition, the Biennale brings together over 85 women abstract artists, showcasing a dynamic collection of works that explore the possibilities of colour, light, form, texture and materiality. The exhibition celebrates [...]

Becoming Modern is a survey exhibition exploring the emergence of modernism in Australia during the twentieth century. Drawn largely from the Tasmanian State Collection, it features iconic Australian modernists alongside lesser-known works, many of which are exhibited for the first time. This large-scale exhibition brings together paintings, sculpture and works on paper, highlighting figuration, abstraction, and foregrounding works by Tasmanian women artists.