Past exhibitions 2023

Four Sydney-based artists reflect on their personal experiences of the COVID-19 pandemic.

A prestigious annual award for Australian painters aged between 20 and 30 years.

Five monumental bronze men stride purposefully across the terrace, some looking back over their shoulders, wary and alert.

Australia’s most engaging art event

Artists from around the world share their dreams of home.

Traverses Brett Whiteley’s work through portraiture and the human form, and explores his perpetual curiosity and experimentation.

The fourth edition of a biennial survey of contemporary Australian art.

Roving lights discover time-travelling sculptural forms in the subterranean darkness of the Tank.

A major new work by Melbourne-based choreographer Shelley Lasica.

This is the 40th year at the Art Gallery for this popular and dynamic annual exhibition.

Discover new artworks that provide a snapshot of some of the contemporary queer art being made in Australia today.

Presents works by Australian and international artists from the Art Gallery’s collection, exploring interrelated themes relevant to our current moment.

Discover the affinities and resonances between one of the 20th century’s most influential artists, Australian Central Desert painting, and contemporary American and Aboriginal musicians.

Isabel and Alfredo Aquilizan invite visitors to create cardboard dream homes.

Celebrate the interconnected histories of First Nations peoples through the works of Daniel Boyd.

The first exhibition in our Open Studio program, which offers new insights into our collection and archive.