Art Almanac is the essential guide to Australia's art galleries - a monthly magazine listing the exhibition schedules of over 550 art galleries throughout Australia, packaged in an easy-to-use format, supported by gallery maps, an artist index, and profiles of current art exhibitions. Victoria art galleries and their February exhibition schedules are listed below, for listings of art galleries in other Australian states please use links above.
Ararat Regional Art Gallery
(map ref 8-E) Town Hall, Vincent Street, Ararat 3377. (03) 5352-2836. Mon, Wed-Fri 10.00 to 4.30, Tues by appt, Sat-Sun and public hols 12.00 to 4.00. To Feb 21 How Long? by HELEN McINNIS, and 2009 VCE Graduate Exhibition. Feb 25 to April 4 Tea Party: Celebrating the Embroiderers Guild of Victoria’s 50th Anniversary.
Art at Linden Gate Gallery
(map ref 9-I) 889 Yarra Glen-Healesville Road, Yarra Glen 3775. (03) 9730-1861. efries@bigpond.net.au Thurs-Mon 11.00 to 5.00.
Art Gallery Of Ballarat
(map ref 9-F) 40 Lydiard Street North, Ballarat 3350. (03) 5320-5858. www.artgalleryballarat.com.au Free entry unless specified. Open daily 9.00 to 5.00. To March 28 Next Generation – VCE Art & Design. Feb 20 to April 11 Queen – the Unseen Archive .
The Art Vault
(map ref 1-C) 43 Deakin Ave, Mildura 3500. (03) 5022-0013. www.theartvault.com.au Director: Julie Chambers. Tues-Sat 10.00 to 5.00, Sun-Mon 10.00 to 2.00. To Feb 22 Gallery 1 and 2: stock exhibition of local, national and indigenous artists. Feb 24 to March 15 Gallery 1: stock exhibition, and Gallery 2: JardĂn Incierto by ROBERT MARQUEZ.
Benalla Art Gallery
(Melway 619 D6) (map ref 7-J, Melway 619 D6) Bridge Street, Benalla 3672. (03) 5762-3027. gallery@benalla.vic.gov.au www.benallaartgallery.com Free entry. Open daily 10.00 to 5.00, café 10.00 to 4.00. Feb 11 to April 2 Other side art: TREVOR NICKOLLS, a survey of paintings and drawings 1972-2007. Café closed through Feb for refurbishment.
Bendigo Art Gallery
(map ref 7-G) 42 View Street, Bendigo 3550. (03) 5434-6088. bendigoartgallery@bendigo.vic.gov.au www.bendigoartgallery.com.au Director: Karen Quinlan. Entry by donation. Gallery/café/shop open daily 10.00 to 5.00. To Feb 28 Whiteley’s Zoo – BRETT WHITELEY. Feb 6 to March 28 EMILY FLOYD: The Cultural Studies Reader. To April 5 HILDA RIX NICHOLAS: The man for the job.
Bradley Hall
Antiques & Art Gallery
Australian Studio of GARY MILES
(map ref 10-J) 12 Old Telegraph Road West, Drouin West 3818. (03) 5626-8355, 0407-443-606. milesartstudios@dcsi.net.au www.garymilesart.com.au Open weekends and public holidays 11.00 to 5.00 or by appt. Artists represented: GARY MILES, ELISABETH SMEDBAKKEN, LAURIE COLLINS, GRAHAM MYRTEZA, VALDA COOPER, WAYNE FERGUSON, DAVE BROWN, LEONIE RYAN, CORALIE KNIGHT, JANINE RICHES, ANITA GEORGE, DRAGI JANKOVIC, JANIS PALMER PASCOE, NICHOLAS PERRIN and MEG ABRECHT.
Brougham School of Art & Photography - Brougham Gallery
(map ref 10-F) 73 Malop Street, Geelong 3220. (03) 5229-9984. www.broughamart.vic.edu.au Mon-Thurs 9.00 to 5.00, Fri 9.00 to 4.00, Sat 11.00 to 4.00. From Feb 16 Brougham Staff Exhibition – annual exhibition of painting, drawing, photography, printmaking and more, showcasing the work of the School’s talented staff.
Cascade Print Workshop
(Melway 509 C5) (map ref 8-F, Melway 509 C5) 482 Bendigo Road, Porcupine Flat, Maldon 3463. (03) 5475-1085. studio@cascadeprintworkshop.com www.cascadeprintworkshop.com Gallery Manager: Kareen Anchen. Fri-Sat 10.00 to 6.00. Through Feb Stockroom exhibition – prints by JEFF GARDNER, DAVID FRAZER, RHYLL PLANT, JANE RUSDEN, and ROBERT MACLAURIN, and sculptures by VIKTOR KALINOWSKI.
Central Goldfields Art Gallery
(map ref 8-F) Old Fire Station, Neil Street, Maryborough 3465. (03) 5460-4588. cgsc.art@cgoldshire.vic.gov.au Thurs-Sun 10.00 to 4.00. From Feb 13 Bed Breakfast & Belief; Seeking the Spiritual Self in Community Relationships by FLOSSIE PEITSCH, PhD..
Chapel Gallery Kallista
(Melway 75 K3) (map ref 9-I, Melway 75 K3) 92 Monbulk Rd, Kallista 3791. (03) 9755-3705. chapelgallery@hotmail.com. www.mtdandenong.net.au/kallista Open Sat-Sun and public hols 11.00 to 4.30. Painting, sculpture, pottery, leadlight, woodwork and other crafts. Exhibitions change frequently and works mirror the beauty of the Dandenong Ranges. Speciality gifts for all occasions. Parking in the grounds of the Uniting Church.
Cowwarr Art Space
(map ref 10-K) 2730 Traralgon/Maffra Road, Cowwarr 3857. (03) 5148-9321. artspace@cowwarr.com www.cowwarr.com Director: Carolyn Crossley.. Fri-Mon 11.00 to 5.00. To Feb 28 All Summer Long recent works by REHGAN DE MATHER, SUE FRASER, NADINE LINEHAM, ANGELA LYNKUSHKA, FRANK MESARIC, JENNY TOYE, BILL YOUNG and CLIVE MURRAY-WHITE. Also, Cowwarr Hiphop video installation by AEHEE, Korean artist-in-residence.
Customs House Gallery
(map ref 11-D) Gilles Street, Warrnambool 3280. (03) 5564-8963. arthouse@eftel.net.au Directors: Helen and Des Bunyon. Thurs-Sun 11.00 to 5.00.
East Gippsland Art Gallery
(map ref 10-N) 2 Nicholson Street, Bairnsdale 3875. (03) 5153-1988 fax 5153-1026. info@eastgippslandartgallery.org.au Tues-Fri 10.00 to 4.00, Sat 10.00 to 2.00. To Feb 16 East Gallery: All That Jazz by CYNTHIA BOYLE, and West Gallery: An Affair with Raymond by NGAERE DONALD. Feb 19 to March 9 East Gallery: Tracing by JANET LEARMONTH and MARY SULLIVAN, and When I Was There by NORM NEILSON.
Elizabeth Arthur Fine Art Gallery
& SCULPTURE GARDEN
(map ref 9-C) 35 Carmichael Street, Hamilton 3300. (03) 5572-2851. Director: Dr Elizabeth Arthur.
Falkner Gallery
(map ref 8-G) 35 Templeton Street, Castlemaine 3450. (03) 5470-5858. falknergallery@tpg.com.au Thurs-Sun 11.00 to 5.00. Feb 4 to March 28 Alchemy: Collagraphs and Etchings by BRENDA HARTILL, and The Image – and Beyond photography by GEOFF SCHIRMER.
Gallery Arc Yinnar
(Melway 528 8C) (map ref 11-K, Melway 528 8C) Main Street, Yinnar 3869. (03) 5163-1310. www.arcyinnar.org.au Tues-Fri 12.00 to 4.00, Sat 11.00 to 3.00, closed public holidays. To Feb 27 Regeneration group exhibition by members and friends, explores ideas of recovery from the 2009 Gippsland bushfires, supported by Regional Arts Victoria.
Gallery on Sturt
(map ref 8-F) 421 Sturt Street, Ballarat 3350. (03) 5331-7011. info@galleryonsturt.com.au www.galleryonsturt.com.au Free entry. Mon-Fri 9.00 to 5.30, Sat 9.00 to 4.00, or by appt. Feb 1 to 26 (opening Wed Feb 3, 6-8pm) The Colours of White by EMMA BLEE, and Abstract Art and My Spirituality by DAWN LIM, and Aerial Landscapes by LINDSAY STEPANOW.
Geelong Gallery
(map ref 10-G) Little Malop Street, Geelong 3220. (03) 5229-3645 fax 5221-6441. www.geelonggallery.org.au Director: Geoffrey Edwards. Free entry. Mon-Fri 10.00 to 5.00, Sat-Sun and public hols 1.00 to 5.00. Guided tours Saturdays, 2.00 To Feb 14 Cornucopia by ADRIAN FEINT, a Carrick Hill exhibition. To March 14, 52 – a print exchange portfolio. Feb 20 to April 26 An individual perspective: From the indigenous collection of Lauraine Diggins a Deakin University touring exhibition.
Gippsland Art Gallery • Sale
(map ref 11-L) 68 Foster Street, Sale 3850. (03) 5142-3372 fax 5142-3373. enquiries@wellington.vic.gov.au www.wellington.vic.gov.au/gallery Director: Anton Vardy. Mon-Fri 10.00 to 5.00, Sat-Sun 12.00 to 4.00; refer to website for public holiday hours. To Feb 28 Hall of Mirrors: Portraits 1987-2007 exploring the prolific career of Australian photomedia artist ANNE ZAHALKA. A NETS Victoria touring exhibition developed by the Centre for Contemporary Photography. Feb 6 to 14 Caring for Aehee media documentary works by Korean artist AEHEE PARK. Feb 6 to March 21 Unnatural Selection working within the tradition of taxidermy NATALIE RYAN creates strange animal menageries that hang suspended between life and death.
Gippsland Art Gallery • Sale
Maffra Exhibition Space
(map ref 10-L) 150 Johnson Street, Maffra 3859. (03) 5142-3372. Mon, Wed-Fri 10.00 to 6.00, Sat 10.00 to 12.00, closed Tues and Sun. Enquiries to Gippsland Art Gallery, Sale (03) 5142-3372. To March 6 Fields of View – LEONIE RYAN, KERRIE WARREN, PETER BIRAM, URSULA THEINERT and WERNER THEINERT share their individual visions, emotions and concepts about the environment including their experiences of the Black Saturday bushfires through painting, photography and sculpture..
Gordon Edgerton Galleries
(map ref 9-G) 64 Main Street (off Western Hwy 20 min SE of Ballarat), Gordon 3345. (03) 5368-9240. Fri-Sun & public hols 11.00 to 5.00, other times by appt. Through Feb Flora, Fauna and Fantasy with works by LEONIE AUHL, EDWARD HEFFERNAN, RAY HEWITT, BARBARA MADDEN, JENNIFER MATTHEWS, VIDA PEARSON, RON WALKER and MARTIN WHATLEY.
Hamilton Art Gallery
(map ref 9-C) 107 Brown Street, Hamilton 3300. (03) 5573-0460. www.hamiltongallery.org Director: Daniel McOwan. Mon-Fri 10.00 to 5.00, Sat 10.00 to 12.00/2.00 to 5.00, Sun 2.00 to 5.00. To March 14 Glass from Finland 1930-1970.
Horsham Regional Art Gallery
(map ref 7-C) 80 Wilson Street, Horsham 3400. (03) 5362-2888 fax 5382-5407. www.horshamartgallery.com.au Tues-Fri 10.00 to 5.00, Sat-Sun 1.00 to 4.30. To Feb 7 The Official War Photography of Lyndell Brown & Charles Green HRAG recent acquisitions. To Feb 28 The Gallery Ark a National Gallery of Victoria touring exhibition. Feb 12 to March 28 Constructive Ragpickings photography by PETER GARNICK.
La Trobe University Visual Arts Centre
(map ref 7-G) 121 View Street, Bendigo 3550. (03) 5441-8724. www.latrobe.edu.au/vacentre Wed-Sun 10.00 to 5.00. To Feb 14 VAC Gallery: Clandestine an ashscape installation responding to the loss and trauma from the devastating bushfires on Black Saturday by NEIL FETTLING and ALEXANDER FETTLING. Feb 20 to March 28 Points of Departure a presentation of recent installation work exploring evocations of space and volume using light as a sculptural form by DAVID BURROWS. This project has been assisted by the Australian Government through the Australian Council for the Arts, its art funding and advisory board. The exhibition and residency is supported by the Besen Family Foundation. Also, Access Gallery: To Jan 31 Recent Works on Paper by DAVID FRAZER. Feb 3 to 28 Father Figures by CLAYTON TREMLETT.
Latrobe Regional Gallery
(map ref 11-K) 138 Commercial Road, Morwell 3840. (03) 5128-5700 fax 5128-5706. lrg@latrobe.vic.gov.au Mon-Fri 10.00 to 5.00, Sat-Sun 11.00 to 4.00. To Feb 14 Perspectives on the Pilbara and Oth... by PHIL HENSHALL (International Power Hazelwood Community Access Gallery). To Feb 21 Women of the World images of women from the Cbus Collection of Australian Art. To March 14 2008 Jacaranda Acquisitive Drawing Award. Also, Tandeera – Resting Place – EILEEN HARRISON, FRANCES HARRISON, JENNIFER MULLET in collaboration with IAN DE GRUCHY.
Mad Gallery & Café
Lancefield/Macedon Ranges
(map ref 8-H) 19 High Street, Lancefield 3435. (03) 5429-1432. www.madgallery.com.au Café and gallery open daily 10.00 to 5.00. Contemporary 2D and 3D fine art, new exhibition every four weeks. To Feb 4 Anything Goes V – Anything Goes In The Backyard group exhibition in various media. Feb 7, 2-5pm Sunday Sounds Open Mic, free music afternoon. Feb 5 to March 4 (opening Sun Feb 7, 2-5pm) paintings by LORNA BALLANTYNE EPPS.
Melaleuca Gallery
(map ref 11-G) 121 Great Ocean Road, Anglesea 3230. (03) 5263-1230. www.melaleuca.com.au Sat-Sun 11.00 to 5.30, or by appt. Changing works by gallery artists.
Metropolis Gallery
(map ref 10-G) 64 Ryrie Street, Geelong 3220. (03) 5221-6505. robert@metropolisgallery.com.au www.metropolisgallery.com.au Director: Robert Avitabile. Mon-Fri 10.00 to 5.30, Sat 10.00 to 4.00. Feb 12 to 27 Dancing in Light by DEBRA LUCCIO. Artist floor talk Sat Feb 13, 2pm, bookings essential..
Mildura Arts Centre
(map ref 1-C) 199 Cureton Avenue, Mildura 3500. (03) 5018-8330. www.milduraarts.net.au Daily 10.00 to 5.00. To Feb 24 Combat Baby by LEISHA POUND. To March 3 Water+shed a twenty-year (1989-2009) survey of work based on the issue of water by NEIL FETTLING. To March 10 SIMRYN GILL: Inland a NETS Victoria touring exhibition developed by the Centre for Contemporary Photography. Curated by Naomi Cass. To March 10 Mildura Arts Centre Collection.
Montalto Sculpture Prize
33 Shoreham Road, Red Hill South 3937. (03) 5989-8412. sculpture@montalto.com.au www.montalto.com.au Free entry. Open daily. Feb 14 to April 30 Montalto Sculpture Prize – ZOE AMOR, BRONWYN BERMAN, JOCK CLUTTERBUCK, ROBERT DELVES, FRANK DUYKER, ANDERSON HUNT, NICK ILTON, HANNAH KIDD, KELLY-ANN LEES, KRISTIN MCIVER, STEPHEN NEWTON, MIKE NICHOLLS, JAMES PARRETT, JOANNA RHODES, GEOFFREY RICARDO, RORY RICHARDSON, DAN STEWART-MOORE, JENNYFER STRATMAN, MARCUS TATTON, GREER TAYLOR, ROMOLO TIPILOURA, JOS VAN HULSEN, LIZ WALKER, CARMEL WALLACE, CHRISTABEL WIGLEY and ANDREW WOOD..
Mornington Peninsula
Regional Gallery (MPRG)
(Melway 145 G4) (map ref 10-H, Melway 145 G4) Civic Reserve, Dunns Road, Mornington 3931. (03) 5975-4395. mprg.mornpen.vic.gov.au Adults $4, con $2. Tues-Sun 10.00 to 5.00. To March 8 Master landscapes of the Mornington Peninsula 1800 to the present an MPRG exhibition . Also, Contemporary Australian Silver and Metalwork Exhibition 2009, Buda Historic Home and Garden exhibition (toured by NETS Victoria).
Oxide Contemporary Arts
(map ref 10-G) 3 McLarty Place, Geelong 3220. 0422-527-302. oxidegallery@gmail.com Mon-Fri 1.00 to 6.00 and by appt. Accepting proposals for 2010.
Penny School Gallery
(map ref 8-G) 11 Church Street, Maldon 3463. (03) 5475-1911, 0417-393-172 fax 5475-1061. psgallery@netcon.net.au www.pennyschoolgallery.com.au Wed-Sun 11.00 to 5.00. Through Feb various artists including RUPERT BUNNY, GODFREY MILLAR, JAMES GLEESON, LES KOSSATZ, BILL DELECCA, LARS STENBERG and prominent artists from the Utopian region.
Phyllis Palmer Gallery
La Trobe University
(map ref 7-G) School of Visual Arts & Design, Gate 8, Sharon Street, Bendigo 3550. (03) 5444-7917 fax 5444-7953. gallery@latrobe.edu.au www.latrobe.edu.au/visualarts/ppg/index.htm Mon-Fri 9.00-5.00. Feb 8 to 25 Concealed in Plain Sight photography by CHRISTOPHER ATKINS, MVA (Rsch) candidate.
Qdos Arts
(map ref 11-F) 35 Allenvale Road, Lorne 3232. (03) 5289-1989. qdos@iprimus.com.au www.qdosarts.com Thurs-Mon 9.00 to 5.00. To Feb 6 recent works by MARK SCHALLER . Feb 7 to 20 MARTIN VIERDAG. Feb 21 to March 6 Ikuntji Artists.
Ruffy Produce Store
26 Nolans Rd, Ruffy 3666. (03) 5790-4387, 0421-378-451. store@ruffy.com.au www.ruffy.com.au Fri 11.30 to 6.00, Sat-Sun and public holidays 8.30 to 6.00. March 5 to April 6 (opening Fri Marcg 5, 5.30-8.30) Monkey Tail Collection 4 new wildlife drawings, paintings and rusty sculptures by DARREN GILBERT www.monkeytaildesign.com.
Sainsbury Honigsberg
(map ref 10-G) 1A Seaforth Street, North Shore, Geelong 3220. (03) 5278-9359, 0448-441-004 fax 5278-9389. info@sainsberg.com www.sainsburyhonigsberg.com Fri-Sun 12.00 to 6.00. Other days by chance or by appt. Quality antique, art deco and contemporary furniture, textiles, ceramics, art and tribal artefacts from around the world.
Salt Contemporary Art
(map ref 11-G) 33-35 Hesse Street, Queenscliff 3225. (03) 5258-3988. www.salt-art.com.au Director: Fiona Kelly. Fri-Mon 11.00 to 5.00, or by appt.
Scope Galleries
(map ref 11-D) 38 Kelp Street, Warrnambool 3280. (03) 5561-4758 fax 5561-5692. mail@scopegalleries.com www.scopegalleries.com Director: Liza McCosh. Thurs-Sun 12.00 to 5.00. Six gallery spaces exhibiting contemporary artwork by established artists – NOELA STRATFORD, MARION MANIFOLD, LIZA McCOSH, DEBORAH KLEIN courtesy Gallery 101, TERRY MATASSIONI courtesy Australian Galleries, KARSTEN STIER, EWEN COATES, DAWN WHITEHAND, DRAGI JANKOVIC, DON STEWART and others. Now taking submissions for 2010 gallery hire, see website.
Seaview Gallery - Queenscliff
(map ref 11-G) 86 Hesse Street, Queenscliff 3225. (03) 5258-3645. www.seaviewgallery.com.au Director: Marcia Bacon. Open daily 10.30 to 5.00.
Shannon's Gallery & Studios
(map ref 12-F) 12 Montrose Ave, Apollo Bay 3233. (03) 5237-6578. Wed-Mon 10.00 to 6.00, closed Tues. Distinctive drawings and paintings of the Otway coast, Apollo Bay and Harbour.
Shepparton Art Gallery
(map ref 6-I) (Vic Roads map 273 L8 or 32 H8) Eastbank Centre, 70 Welsford Street, Shepparton 3630. (03) 5832-9861 fax 5831-8480. art.gallery@shepparton.vic.gov.au www.sheppartonartgallery.com.au Director: Kirsten Paisley. Free entry. Open daily 10.00 to 4.00, public hols 1.00 to 4.00. To Feb 21 TRACEY MOFFATT: Narratives a Monash Gallery of Art touring exhibition. To March 14 Deep Earth by AVITAL SHEFFER. To March 28 The Journey Within: Interiority in Australian Art. Feb 27 to April 11 Embodied Landscape by ROSA PURBRICK and JEN DAVIES.
Stockyard Gallery
Foster – South Gippsland
(map ref K-11) Main Street, Foster 3960. (03) 5682-1125. info@stockyardgallery.org.au www.stockyardgallery.org.au Open daily 10.00 to 4.00. Community gallery, encouraging new and established local artists. To Feb 23 (opening and winners announced, Sun Jan 31, 12noon) Life Aquatic small works exhibition and competition. Gippsland artists respond to our marine and coastal environment. Closing drinks and announcement of People’s Choice Award Sun Feb 21, 1pm – vote for your chance to win a wilderness retreat holiday at the Prom! Feb 25 to March 13 Prom Pockets TONY KNIGHT’s photographs of Wilsons Prom National Park.
The studio @ flinders gallery
(map ref 11-H) 65 Cook Street, Flinders 3929. (03) 5989-0077. art@studioflinders.com www.studioflinders.com Wed-Mon 10.00 to 5.00. Handmade Australian ceramics, glass, wood, jewellery, textiles and paintings.
Swan Hill Regional Art Gallery
(map ref 4-E) Horseshoe Bend, Swan Hill 3585. (03) 5036-2430. artgal@swanhill.vic.gov.au www.swanhill.vic.gov.au/gallery Tues-Fri 10.00 to 5.00, Sat-Sun 11.00 to 5.00. To Feb 28 The Big Landscape - works from the collection, and Books Crossing – Deakin University artist’s books, also Water Dreaming – Miss Emily Aboriginal Art.
Switchback Gallery
(map ref 11-K) Gippsland Centre for Art and Design, Building 6S, Monash University Gippsland Campus, Churchill 3842. (03) 9902-6261. gippsland@artdes.monash.edu.au www.artdes.monash.edu.au/gippsland/switchback Mon-Fri 9.00 to 5.00. Feb 11 to March 11 (opening Thurs Feb 11, 11.30am with Welcome to Country and light refreshments) The Koorie Footprints to Higher Education Printmaking Exhibition.
Tarrawarra Museum of Art
(Melway 277 B2) (map ref 9-I, Melway 277 B2) 311 Healesville-Yarra Glen Road, Healesville 3777. (03) 5957-3100 fax 5957-3120. museum@twma.com.au www.twma.com.au Director: Jane Scott. Admission $5 (students, pensioners free). Tues-Sun 11.00 to 5.00. See Melbourne listings for exhibition details.
Wangaratta Exhibitions Gallery
(map ref 6-K) Ovens Street, Wangaratta 3677. (03) 5722-0865 fax 5722-2969. d.mangan@wangaratta.vic.gov.au Director: Dianne Mangan Free entry. Sat-Sun 1.00 to 4.00, Mon-Tues 12.00 to 5.00, Wed-Fri 10.00 to 5.00, closed public hols. To March 1 Multiplicity contemporary textiles by SUSAN FELL-McLEAN. Also, Paper Weight works on paper by NE Victorian artists PETER CADDY, CARYN GIBLIN, INGA HANOVER, PETER O’DWYER, FLEUR RENDELL, ANNIE SMART, KIM WESTCOTT and BILL YOUNG.
Wishart Gallery
(map ref 11-C) 19 Sackville Street, Port Fairy 3284. (03) 5568-2423. info@wishartgallery.com www.wishartgallery.com Wed-Sun 10.00 to 5.00. Specialists in printmaking and works on paper. Also exhibiting paintings, sculpture, jewellery, textiles and ceramics.