The University Gallery
Located on our Callaghan campus, the University Gallery is renowned for ideas driven contemporary exhibitions from art practitioners and researchers – locally, nationally, internationally and from our own University community. For over 25 years it has been a site for cross-disciplinary collaboration and knowledge exchange that champions creative thinking and engagement. It is a place for contemporary artists to develop and profile their practice, presenting compelling exhibitions that inspire.
Set in an award winning building designed by internationally renowned Alumnus, Peter Stutchbury, the University Gallery exhibits a wide range of artistic production from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists, International exchanges, touring and collective shows, and solo artists. Throughout the year our calendar continues to present a dynamic series of innovative and diverse exhibitions and events, curated in support of our students, our researchers, our staff and our community.
Banner image: Dino Consalvo and Lottie Consalvo, From the Mudbrick House, 2019.
Simon Munro: Philosophies of the Anaiwan
1 May - 28 June
Launching 18 May 2pm
Australia’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander nations boast a rich history of creative expressions that serve to preserve identities through storytelling, painting, song, dance, wood and rock carving. To keep traditional and contemporary storylines continuously alive, practicing culture remains true to this day.
Aboriginal ways of knowing and transmitting knowledge are encoded in creative cultural expressions. Munro’s work surveys the intricate philosophy embedded in Aboriginal cultural practice and mark-making.
Philosophies of the Anaiwan draws from Munro’s heritage, the Anaiwan nation of the New England Tablelands. Munro invites viewers to consider mark-making in all forms in this exhibition as the living voices of his ancestors and extends a warm welcome to consider these works as an invitation into his family’s timeline.
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University Galleries recently had the privilege of hosting Caroline Zilinsky's exhibition Exquisite Cadaver. The exhibition showcased over thirty of her paintings, the first time she’s had all her work in one place.
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