Exhibitions

Gertrude's annual Gertrude Studios exhibition presents new and recent works produced in the organisation's 16 studios and celebrates the site as a conduit for dialogue and making.

New Exuberance: contemporary Australian textile design is a major touring exhibition project reflecting on current directions in textile practice through art, design and fashion.

4 makers from Aotearoa NZ (McDonald, McIntosh, Moa and Panther), and 4 makers based in Naarm/Melbourne (McArdle, Johnson, Kiuru and Waup), whose practices involve a deep and holistic engagement with materiality and process, within a context of working in Aotearoa NZ and Australia, within Moana Oceania.

In a world where art often reflects on convergent themes, the 2023 Paul Selzer Exhibition and Prize, on display at the Fiona and Sidney Myer Gallery – stands as a testament to the power of diversity and individual perspectives. Lisa Waup was awarded the 2023 Paul Seller Prize.

In the work of artists in Adopted, a range of complex narratives emerge: of marginalisation – of the ongoing challenge in piecing together Lost, Stolen and Hidden intergenerational stories that have been intentionally and forcibly silenced through the processes of colonisation.

earth:Country – from the ground to the sky is an exhibition of female First Nations ceramicists, presented in conjunction with Apmere Mparntwe, 16th Australian Ceramics Triennale curated by Lisa Waup.