Hotshots

Photographs by young Australians

Exhibition
14 Nov 1998 – 21 Mar 1999

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Exhibition

Penguins and Ice
Photographs of Antarctica 1910–2010

Past Exhibition
Black and white photograph of many penguins on a beach next to cliff faces

23 Dec 2011 – 25 Mar 2012

Photographing in the extreme conditions of Antarctica is difficult even now; this exhibition features the results of those heroic expeditions.

Exhibition

FuturePlay
from the house of tomorrow

Past Exhibition
Model layout of exhibitions with hands adjusting the location of works of art

19 Mar 2005 – 29 May 2005

futurePlay transforms the Children’s Gallery into a playroom of the future, with an electronic world of digital animations and interactive artwork.

Exhibition

Indigenous Australia
Masterworks from the National Gallery of Australia

Past Exhibition
A painting of a figure

17 Nov 2017 – 26 Aug 2018

This exhibition showcased the very best work produced by Australian Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people from the late 1800s through to today.

Exhibition

The Birth of the Modern Poster

Past Exhibition
Print of a green goblin holding a bottle of alcohol upon a black background. Yellow text underneath reads Maurin Quina

10 Feb – 13 May 2007

The Birth of the Modern Poster examined poster art and its evolution from the late 19th century to the early 20th century.

Exhibition

Myth and memory in recent American landscape photography

Past Exhibition
Black and white gelatin silver photograph of a cactus in the desert

12 Jan 2015 – 13 Jul 2015

The Wild West have always had an important place the imaginative life of the American people, shown in these photographs of late twentieth century.

Exhibition

Robert Rauschenberg
1967–1978

Past Exhibition
Collage with two elephants in the centre, small clock face, pill and fingertip images

1 Sep 2007 – 27 Jan 2008

Rauschenberg worked beyond the restrictions imposed by media, style and convention, and adopted a unique experimental methodology.

Exhibition

Bali
Islands of the gods

Past Exhibition
Traditional image of seven mythical creatures from the Ramayana

13 Jun 2014 – 3 Aug 2014

This exhibition displayed a number of works of art, architectural elements and ritual objects to celebrate the rich Hindu tradition of Bali.

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Bodywork
Australian Jewellery 1970–2012

Past Exhibition
Gold Armband with ray like decoration on the outside

7 Sept 2013 – 20 Oct 2015

This exhibition includes the work of 42 Australian jewellers exploring jewellery from a number of viewpoints within six broad themes.

Exhibition

Home at last

Past Exhibition
Impressionistic painting of the interior of a bedroom painted with short, multicoloured strokes

13 Sep 2008 – 8 Mar 2009

Home at last encourages children to think about the home through artworks about home life and objects from different times, places and cultures.

Exhibition

Stars in the River
The prints of Jesse Traill

Past Exhibition
Black print of river and surrounding bushland on dark cream paper

16 Feb – 23 Jun 2013

This exhibition celebrates the artistic career of one of Australia’s most important printmakers of the twentieth century, Jessie Traill.