Art
Step into spring with a season bursting with creativity and inspiration. Across the country, galleries are opening their doors to an array of exciting exhibitions that promise to delight every kind of art lover. From the timeless beauty of French Impressionism to the intimate storytelling of portraiture, there’s something to capture every imagination.
To help you plan your cultural calendar, we’ve curated a short list of must-see shows that will spark fresh ideas and enrich your spring art journey.
For the 38th Kaldor Public Art Project, John Kaldor has invited German artist Thomas Demand to create an extraordinary exhibition space in the Art Gallery of New South Wales’ Naala Badu building, specifically designed to display the John Kaldor Family Collection in a whole new light.
Demand, who is well known for his photographs, has become deeply interested in architecture and exhibition design. For this project, he turns his attention to the artworks in the Kaldor Collection and to the Art Gallery’s SANAA-designed building. Demand is familiar with SANAA’s practice, having made a series of research visits to their Tokyo studio. This project has been closely informed by his research.
The project features renowned artists from the Kaldor Collection of over 200 works, including Francis Alÿs, Christo, Gilbert & George, Andreas Gursky, Sol LeWitt, Robert Rauschenberg, Ugo Rondinone and Saskia Olde Wolbers.
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French Impressionism is a major exhibition developed by the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, in partnership with the National Gallery of Victoria. The exhibition charts the trajectory of Impressionism and Post-Impressionism in late nineteenth-century France, highlighting the renowned avant-garde artists at the centre of this period of radical experimentation, who boldly rejected the artistic conventions of their time.
Drawn from MFA Boston’s rich collection of Impressionist masterworks, French Impressionism presents more than 100 paintings by key figures including Claude Monet, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Edgar Degas, Camille Pissarro, Édouard Manet, Mary Cassatt, Berthe Morisot, Paul Signac and Alfred Sisley.
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‘Under a Modern Sun’ showcases the work of Queensland artists and those working in the state in the middle decades of the twentieth century. The display includes artworks by renowned Brisbane-based painters Vida Lahey and William Bustard and luminaries from the regions, including Kenneth Macqueen and Joe Rootsey. The exhibition explores connections between these artists and others, such as Sidney Nolan and Max Dupain, who travelled to Queensland to explore its histories and subject matter and, in doing so, contributed to the development of a modernist sensibility here.
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AGWA is proud to present a special limited-time collection of works by one of Australia’s most celebrated artists, Vincent Fantauzzo. This dynamic display showcases both past and new works, offering an intimate journey through Fantauzzo’s evolving artistic styles—from his renowned portraits to his lesser-known but equally compelling abstract pieces.
Fantauzzo, a Melbourne-based artist, has become a household name in Australian contemporary art. He is widely recognised for his emotionally charged and technically masterful portraits including Heath Ledger, Matt Moran, Julia Gillard, Baz Luhrmann, and his wife acclaimed actress Asher Keddie. His accolades include two Doug Moran National Portrait Prizes, the Archibald Packing Room Prize, and an unprecedented four Archibald People’s Choice Awards. One of his most iconic works, Asher Keddie – This is not an act 2018, is a highlight of the AGWA display.
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Cézanne to Giacometti: highlights from Museum Berggruen / Neue Nationalgalerie marks the first time works from this internationally significant collection will be seen in Australia. The exhibition presents a journey through the dynamic changes in European and Australian art in the twentieth century.
This exhibition examines the moments of contact and exchange between groundbreaking European artists and their Australian counterparts. The avant-garde visions of Paul Cézanne, Pablo Picasso, Georges Braque, Henri Matisse, Paul Klee and Alberto Giacometti shaped twentieth-century modern art in Europe. Australian artists such as Russell Drysdale, Grace Cossington Smith, John Passmore, and Dorrit Black brought their ideas and style back to Australia, transforming Australian art in parallel.
Bringing together over 80 works from the Berggruen collection with over 75 works from the National Gallery’s collection, this exhibition illustrates how social connection and networks acted as driving forces during the development of international and Australian Modernism.
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A vibrant celebration of creativity, this dynamic exhibition brings together an exciting mix of artists whose work spans a rich variety of media, styles, and subjects.
Reflecting Art Lovers’ ongoing commitment to discovering and championing rising talent, the show features a curated selection of our newest artists to join the gallery in 2024 and 2025. Together, their works form a fresh and inspiring showcase of new creative voices.
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