Leyla Stevens is an Australian–Balinese artist whose films and photographs uncover alternative histories, including of people, rituals and objects connected to the Indonesian island of Bali. Developed through extensive research and community collaboration, her works carry a potent emotive charge in their sensitive yet affecting retellings. In this exhibition, Stevens will present new multimedia work… Read More »Leyla Stevens
This is the first major solo exhibition of Melbourne-based artist Nusra Latif Qureshi, who is best known for her finely crafted contemporary miniature paintings. Drawing on both historical and contemporary references, Qureshi works in the space between tradition and experimentation, in a practice that extends to collage and photography. Born in Pakistan, she trained at… Read More »Nusra Latif Qureshi
Celebrating the beauty of our blue planet by showcasing the wonders of our oceans and the urgent need to protect them. Featuring 118 extraordinary images, this exhibition celebrates the vision of talented photographers from around the world. From breathtaking wildlife encounters and underwater vistas to compelling scenes of human connection with the ocean, each photograph… Read More »Ocean Photographer of the Year
Experience the surreal humour and cyber futurism of Cao Fei’s art. In the largest exhibition of her work ever seen in Australia, Cao Fei (pronounced tsow fay) 曹 斐 brings the energy of the contemporary metropolis into the Art Gallery of New South Wales with a retrospective that includes two new commissions. Cao was recently… Read More »Cao Fei: My City is Yours
This dynamic and popular annual exhibition features a selection of exceptional student artworks created for the art-making component of the HSC examination in Visual Arts in 2024. ARTEXPRESS 2025 celebrates students’ artistic excellence and provides insight into the issues that are important to them.
Sydney-based artist Mitch Cairns presents an ambitious body of work in his first solo exhibition at the Art Gallery of New South Wales. Cairns’ striking paintings take inspiration from the world outside his inner-city studio, from nature and the built environment to the working lives of the people around him. They are immediately recognisable for… Read More »Mitch Cairns: Restless Legs
Imagine the delight of receiving birthday wishes inside a handmade card, crafted by someone who shares your birthday, but whom you’ve never met. That’s the magic behind Hong Kong–based Japanese artist and architect Hikoko Ito’s joyous installation, Happy Birthday 2U2. She has constructed 366 mailboxes – one for every birthday of the year. Each box contains… Read More »Hikoko Ito: Happy Birthday 2U2
In a valley in India, paintings on a cave wall bear testimony to the presence of people – and their gods – for fifty thousand years. Close by, Nirmala farms the soil as her ancestors did, but her daughter Isha wants something more – a city education, and the opportunity it promises. And there are… Read More »The Wrong Gods
The Archibald Prize has always created controversy and conversation. For over a century, artists from Australia and New Zealand have captured the spirit of their times through portraiture, reflecting the personalities and issues that define their communites. The Wynne Prize for landscape painting of Australian scenery, or figure sculpture, celebrates the diversity of representations of… Read More »Archibald, Wynne and Sulman Prizes 2025
Artists in Focus is a changing presentation of works from the MCA Collection. Each room in the exhibition is dedicated to a different artist or community, showcasing Collection highlights alongside major works from private collections and artists' estates. A number of the works have not previously been displayed. The MCA is the only public museum… Read More »MCA Collection: Artists in Focus
Created in collaboration with the National Museum of Singapore, Tails from the Coasts: Nature Stories of Singapore debuts at the Australian Museum, sharing a glimpse of this precious and prestigious national collection which showcases natural history, biodiversity and conservation from the Malay Peninsula and Australia. This exhibition explores the common bonds of biodiversity between Australia… Read More »Tails From The Coasts
The first solo museum exhibition by Warraba Weatherall. Kamilaroi artist Warraba Weatherall (b. 1987, Toowoomba, Queensland) considers how knowledge about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and culture is collected and conveyed by institutions. Throughout the 19th and into the 20th centuries, Aboriginal peoples were subjected to widespread and systematic colonial policies of surveillance and… Read More »Warraba Weatherall: Shadow and Substance
"Dreams don't discriminate - they are borderless, ageless and endless. They can be personal or public. When shared, our dreams can become a movement. They can inspire, motivate, spark excitement and connection. The whole world dreams, it is something we have in common, something that unites us. Our human story is embedded ind reams, they… Read More »2025 Vivid Sydney – “Dream”
This year Vivid Sydney invites you to dream—to step beyond the everyday and into a city transformed by light, imagination, technology and creativity. Dive into the 2025 festival program as we transform the city into a vibrant canvas from 23 May to 14 June, with events spanning Light, Music, Ideas and Food. This year's Vivid… Read More »Vivid Sydney