Themes woven into the exhibition of more than sixty works include connection to Country, culture, history and lived experience....
I AM: Aboriginal art from the State Art Collection
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Pippin Drysdale: Infinite Terrain
Ceramicist Pippin Drysdale is known for vast fields of flowing lines and mesmerising colour, evoking landscapes both intimate and expansive....
Theo Koning: The Divine Labour The Great Secret, 1985
The Divine Labour The Great Secret, from 1985, is currently on display at Art Gallery of Western Australia....
Sam Contis: Moving Landscape
Three series are presented – Cross Country, Deep Springs, and Overpass – giving insight into Sam Contis’ practice over twelve years and eighty-five works....
Form and feeling: artists’ studies of the twentieth century
This exhibition explores the centrality of drawing to the artistic practice of British and Australian artists, including Stanley Spencer, William Dobell, Russell Drysdale and Frank Auerbach....
Henry Roy: Impossible Island
'Henry Roy – Impossible Island' draws on 40-years of recollections and observations as it brings together 113 photos taken from 1983 to 2023. ...
Sandra Black: Holding light
Spanning over fifty years of practice, this exhibition reveals Western Australian ceramicist Sandra Black’s concern for design, craftsmanship and the natural world....
Me, Also Me
'Me, Also Me' considers how artists employ tropes of mirroring and repetition, anecdotes and alter egos, imitation and transformation to map the contours of uncannily labile selves....
Yhonnie Scarce: The Light of Day
This is the largest-ever ensemble of collected glass and mixed-media works in Australia by Kokatha and Nukunu artist Yhonnie Scarce....
Deanna Templeton and Ed Templeton: Death Metal Summer
'Death Metal Summer' is a highly energetic overview of Deanna and Ed Templeton’s overlapping visions of capturing street and skate culture....
State of Abstraction
'State of Abstraction' brings together abstract works by some of Western Australia’s most historically important artists alongside newcomers and lesser-known makers....
The Lester Prize 2023
An annual award exhibition celebrating contemporary Australian portraiture; this year’s forty finalists demonstrate the relevance of the tradition and innovation of this complex artform....