The evolving nature of abstraction within the Australian context is explored in this show – the second stage in an exhibition series. Here, the diversity, episodic developments, and layered narratives that have shaped abstraction as an enduring force in Australian art are traced.
Artists: Sophie Cape, Julia Davis and Lisa Jones in collaboration, Helen Eager, Louise Forthun, Dale Frank, Michael Goss, Gary Gregg, Sean Hogan, Michael Johnson, Kirtika Kain, Donald Laycock, Ian Milliss, Kyle Murrell, NOT, Louise Olsen, Ana Pollak, Jeanette Siebols, Aida Tomescu, Savanhdary Vongpoothorn, and Chris Wise.

Macquarie University Art Gallery
4 November 2025 to 13 February 2026
Sydney
Gary Gregg, In the half light, 1998, synthetic polymer paint on polyester canvas, 150 × 120cm
Courtesy the artist and Macquarie University Art Gallery, Sydney