Exhibitions

This collection of photographic works recently gifted to the museum by the artist’s estate, provides an introduction to the scope and range of Rosemary Laing’s practice. Through constructed visual narratives, Laing’s photographs invite viewers to reconsider the way land, identity, and memory intersect and provide an opportunity to reflect through photography upon the Australian landscape,…

From its inception in the 19th Century photography has been closely associated with travel and the recording of transient relationships to place. Heidi Freihaut’s Beds I Have Slept In presents a series of colour photographs selected from hundreds made during time spent by the artist in over 60 countries, supplemented by second series of images…

Every two years the National Photography Prize offers an opportunity to consider the vital role of photography in contemporary art in Australia. The National Photography Prize brings together artists from across Australia who are developing and challenging photographic language and techniques. Generously supported by the MAMA Art Foundation, the National Photography Prize offers an acquisitive…

In Rebecca Ray’s Making Do, bedazzled food sculptures speak to colonial and socio-economic impacts on food security within First Nations communities. Made sacred with rhinestones, these pantry cupboard staples and fast foods acknowledge the resourcefulness of mothers and resilience of families in retooling imposed colonial foods as a method of survival. Across the five Wonder…