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Tasmanian art galleries and their FEBRUARY 2025 exhibition schedules are listed below, grouped by region. For listings in other Australian states please use the What’s On menu above.


Hobart, Sullivans Cove, Battery Point

Art Mob
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29 Hunter Street, Hobart 7000.
(03) 6236-9200, 0419-393-122.
euan@artmob.com.au
www.artmob.com.au
Director: Euan Hills.
Daily 10.00 to 6.00. Check public holiday opening times on our Google listing.

Bett Gallery
Level 1, 65 Murray Street, Hobart 7000.
Mon–Fri 10.00 to 5.30, Sat 10.00 to 4.00. Closed Sun and public holidays.

Colville Gallery
Ground Floor, 15 Castray Esplanade, Battery Point 7004.
Mon–Sat 9.30 to 5.30. Closed public holidays.

Contemporary Art Tasmania
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27 Tasma Street, North Hobart 7000.
(03) 6231-0445.
info@contemporaryart.org.au
www.contemporaryarttasmania.org
Wed–Sat 12.00 to 5.00. Closed Mon–Tues.
Feb 1 to March 8 Gravity Portal by Sarah Maher.

Sarah Maher, Echo of a very old poem, 2024

Sarah Maher, Echo of a very old poem, 2024. Courtesy the artist and Contemporary Art Tasmania

Handmark Gallery
Unique Tasmanian Art & Design
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77 Salamanca Place, Hobart 7000.
(03) 6223-7895.
hobart@handmark.com.au
www.handmark.com.au
Mon–Fri 10.00 to 5.00, Sat–Sun 10.00 to 4.00 or by appointment.
Feb 14 to March 10 Alex Wanders: Gleanings (exhibition at Handmark Gallery in Salamanca Place).

Alex Wanders, Moon under the Mountain

Alex Wanders, Moon under the Mountain, 2024, acrylic on canvas, 71 × 107cm. Courtesy the artist and Handmark Gallery

Feb 28 to March 19 Celebrating our Landscape – Handmark Artists (exhibition at the Clarendon Arms Hotel in Evandale).
March 14 to 31 Vika Fifita: New works (exhibition at Handmark Gallery in Salamanca Place).

Martin Rek, Ravine Sentinel Western Arthurs

Martin Rek, Ravine Sentinel Western Arthurs, 2023, carbon pencil and watercolour wash, 36 × 30cm (paper). Exhibited as part of ‘Celebrating our Landscape’. Courtesy the artist and Handmark Gallery

Vika Fifita, A Painting not about Bookclub

Vika Fifita, A Painting not about Bookclub. Courtesy the artist and Handmark Gallery

Salamanca Arts Centre
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65–77 Salamanca Place, Hobart 7000.
sac.org.au
Office: Mon–Fri 9.00 to 5.00.
Visit individual event pages on website for venue opening times.

Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery
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Dunn Place, Hobart 7000.
(03) 6165-7000.
tmagmail@tmag.tas.gov.au
www.tmag.tas.gov.au
Daily 10.00 to 4.00 (Dec 26 to March 31). Tues–Sun 10.00 to 4.00 (April 1 to Dec 24). Closed Good Friday, Anzac Day, and Christmas Day. Open 10.00 to 4.00 on Monday public holidays year-round. Visit website for full exhibition program.
To April 27 Rex Greeno: Memories through Sea Stories.
To Sept 21 On Island explores connections between artists and the archipelago of 334 islands that make up Lutruwita/Tasmania. It evokes the artists’ physical presence here, as well diverse narratives and perspectives about this place. Some of the artists live here, while others have either visited or moved elsewhere. All artworks are from the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery collection.


Greater Hobart

Glenorchy Art and Sculpture Park (GASP)
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Elwick Bay Foreshore, Brooker Highway, Glenorchy 7010.
gcc.tas.gov.au/discover-glenorchy/arts-and-culture
GASP is a dynamic and inspiring open space providing unique ways to interact with art and create memorable experiences in the natural environment.

Mona, Museum of Old and New Art
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655 Main Road, Berriedale, Hobart 7011.
mona.net.au
Facebook + Instagram: @monamuseum
Thurs–Mon 10.00 to 5.00. Visit website for pre-bookings.
To April 21 Namedropping. This exhibition of some 200 artworks and objects poses questions: What makes the big names big: Porsche, Picasso or Pompidou? What is the nature of status and why is it useful? Is status all about culture, or is there something deeper?

Danh Vo, We the People (detail), 2011–16

Danh Vo, We the People (detail), 2011–16, copper, installation view, Namedropping, Mona, Museum of Old and New Art, Hobart, 2024. Photograph: Mona/Jesse Hunniford. Courtesy the artist and Mona, Museum of Old and New Art


Launceston

Design Tasmania
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Cnr Brisbane and Tamar streets, Launceston 7250.
(03) 6331-5506.
info@designtasmania.com.au
designtasmania.com.au
Wed–Sat 10.00 to 3.00, Sun 10.00 to 2.00. Closed Mon–Tues and public holidays.

Queen Victoria Museum & Art Gallery
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Museum at 2 Invermay Road, Launceston 7250.
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Art Gallery at 2 Wellington Street, Launceston 7250.
(03) 6323-3777.
www.qvmag.tas.gov.au
Daily 10.00 to 4.00.
Museum at Inveresk:
To July 20 This Vanishing World: Photography of Olegas Truchanas.
The story of a man who loved Tasmania and its wild places. For 20 years, Olegas Truchanas explored Tasmania’s wild places, pushing his body and practice to the limit. Motivated by a love of nature and natural beauty, his legacy is a story told in images. Through the lens of his camera, This Vanishing World shares the journey of Truchanas and his campaign for Tasmanians to have greater awareness of their incredible home state – alongside the major influence he left on the wilderness photographers who followed him. Free entry.

Olegas Truchanas, Showers, Frankland Range, Lake Pedder, 1968, Cibachrome print. Courtesy the artist and Queen Victoria Museum & Art Gallery

Art Gallery at Royal Park:
To March 23 Gentle Protagonist: Art of Michael McWilliams.
QVMAG is proud to present the first-ever public exhibition of the works of much-loved Tasmanian artist Michael McWilliams. McWilliams is one of Australia’s most successful and widely recognised artists. His quirky and whimsical landscapes, depicting wildlife, and domestic and feral species, in Tasmanian bushland, farmyards, gardens and houses, have captivated audiences around Australia and internationally. His works project a great affection for his subjects and while often humorous, can also carry a darker observation on human effects on the environment. The exhibition and companion publication will be the first holistic survey of McWilliams’ art, exploring his life and career, his place in the canon of Australian and international art, and his empathy with the wildlife and natural environment of Tasmania. Free entry.

Michael McWilliams, A Pointed Reminder, 2021

Michael McWilliams, A Pointed Reminder, 2021, acrylic on linen, 100 × 120cm. Private collection, Tasmania. Courtesy the artist and Queen Victoria Museum & Art Gallery

Feb 1 to April 6 Three Echoes – Western Desert Art explores the poetic notion of echoes – how we can echo a thought, a sentiment or a consciousness. Curated by Djon Mundine OAM FAHA, this exhibition showcases 81 paintings, prints and batiks by 57 acclaimed artists from Ikuntji (Haasts Bluff), Papunya and Utopia Aboriginal communities in the western desert regions of the Northern Territory. While the works are drawn from the early 1970s to early 2000s, the exhibition celebrates our world’s oldest continuous living culture and artistic traditions that span tens of thousands of years. Three Echoes – Western Desert Art is an initiative of Museums & Galleries Queensland developed in partnership with Karin Schack and Andrew Arnott and curated by Djon Mundine OAM FAHA. This project has been assisted by the Australian Government through its Visions of Australia program and through the Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory body. It is supported by the Queensland Government through Arts Queensland, part of the Department of Communities, Housing and Digital Economy. Free entry.

Maudie Petersen Nungurrayi, Untitled, 1984

Maudie Petersen Nungurrayi (born c.1937–2006, Warlpiri language group), Untitled, 1984, synthetic polymer powder paint on composition board, 31 × 38cm. Photograph: Andrew Curtis. © Maudie PetersenNungurrayi, Aboriginal Artists Agency Ltd

Sawtooth ARI
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58 Lindsay Street, Invermay 7248.
sawtoothari@gmail.com
www.sawtoothari.com
Thurs–Sun 11.00 to 4.00.


North West Coast

Devonport Regional Gallery
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paranaple arts centre – Market Square, 145 Rooke Street, Devonport 7310.
(03) 6420-2900.
artgallery@devonport.tas.gov.au
www.paranapleartscentre.com.au/devonport-regional-gallery
Free entry.
Mon–Fri 9.00 to 5.00, Sat and public holidays 9.00 to 2.00. Closed Sun.

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