Past exhibitions
2018
Eighteen and Over
19 April - 31 May
Eighteen and Over, works by Gippsland Centre for Art and Design third year students, academic and support staff. Read full story: Eighteen and over >
The Road Back
18 September - 9 November
The Road Back, an exhibition of intriguing paintings from Nicole Moorhouse Read full story: The Road Back >
2017
Our hopes for the city of Morwell
13th Nov - 24th Nov
This photographic exhibition evolved from research into recovery from the Hazelwood Mine Fire. Read full story: Our hopes for the city of Morwell >
Refraction
5th Aug - 9th Nov
An Exhibition of works by Gippsland Centre for Art and Design Alumni Read full story: Refraction >
Leon De Montignie: The Life and Death of an Unknown Painter
3 March 17
Leon De Montignie: The Life and Death of an Unknown Painter Leon De Montignie Read full story: Leon De Montignie: The Life and Death of an Unknown Painter >
ReFresh: Gippsland Visual Art Prize 2017
27 August 17
Gippsland Visual Arts Prize 2017 Read full story: ReFresh: Gippsland Visual Art Prize 2017 >
2016
Joyce Nowrungsah : Come dance in the light on unfinished edges
25th May - 7th July
Joyce Nowrungsah : Come dance in the light on unfinished edges Read full story: Joyce Nowrungsah : Come dance in the light on unfinished edges >
CAVES @ SWITCHBACK
12th April - 5th May
Curated by Storm Gold and Kez Hughes Read full story: CAVES @ SWITCHBACK >
ReFresh: Gippsland Visual Arts Prize 2016
22 Aug - 8 Sep
ReFresh: Gippsland Visual Arts Prize 2016 Read full story: ReFresh: Gippsland Visual Arts Prize 2016 >
Leonie Ryan: Site, Substance and Sensation
2nd March - 21st March
Photographic exhibition Read full story: Leonie Ryan: Site, Substance and Sensation >
Where's Russell: Third year visual arts students
15 Nov - 9 Jan 2017
Where's Russell: 3rd Year Visual Arts Read full story: Where's Russell: 3rd Year Visual Arts Students >
Susan Purdy : Vanishing Point
12 July - 18 August
Opening event – 26th July, 5pm Read full story: Susan Purdy : Vanishing Point >
Frank Mesaric: The Butterfly Effect
13 Sep - 13 Oct
Frank Mesaric: The Butterfly Effect Read full story: Frank Mesaric: The Butterfly Effect >
2015
Reality is an illusion, although a very persistent one
4 - 19 Mar
Lorry Wedding-Marchioro's sculptural and installation work explores connections between quantum physics and visual arts practice, drawing on quantum physics' idea that all solid things are composed of wave particles and are in reality as insubstantial as light. Read full story: Reality is an illusion, although a very persistent one >
ReFresh
30th Aug - 30th Sept
ReFresh is a new, Year 12 Visual Arts Prize that recognises Gippsland’s most promising young talent. Read full story: ReFresh >
Robert Logie: The Footy Show
15 July - 20 August
Robert Logie: The Footy Show Read full story: Robert Logie: The Footy Show >
A Memory: The Jan Feder Memorial Ceramics Collection
20 May - 9 July
A Memory: The Jan Feder Memorial Ceramics Collection Read full story: A Memory: The Jan Feder Memorial Ceramics Collection >
Aunty Eileen Harrison: Listening to the Old Ones in the Trees
22 Apr - 14 May
Featuring the work of Aunty Eileen Harrison, highly respected Gunai Kurnai artist and Elder with support by the members of the Koori Cohort at the Gippsland Centre for Art and Design. Read full story: Aunty Eileen Harrison: Listening to the Old Ones in the Trees >
CROSSING PATHS: Marks by a select group of printmakers
25 Mar - 16 Apr
An international print exchange curated by Melanie Yazzie and Rodney Forbes Read full story: CROSSING PATHS: Marks by a select group of printmakers >
2014
Sanne Mestrom
Wed 3 Sep - Fri 19 Sep 2014
Sanne Mestrom's Black Paintings (paradoxically made from steel and wool) are commentaries on the broad nature of current painting and reference Frank Stella's iconic 1960s Black Paintings, which made important breakthroughs in the way painters thought about surface and the 'object quality' in their work. Read full story: Sanne Mestrom >
Tue 18 Nov - Fri 30 Jan 2015
OBJECT_MATTER
Works by completing Honours and Bachelors students at Gippsland Centre for Art and Design 2014 Read full story: OBJECT_MATTER >
Tilting at Windmills
Wed 5 Mar - Thu 20 Mar 2014
Gippsland photographer Neale Stratford creates intriguing (and often creepy) tableaux using poseable dolls, which he then photographs using high-end cinematography approaches. Read full story: Tilting at Windmills >
CORPOREAL
Wed 4 Jun - Thu 31 Jul 2014
An exhibition of prints exploring the theme of the body by 23 contemporary Australian artists. CORPOREAL was conceived by leading Australian printmaker and curator Rona Green and gives a snapshot of a range of contemporary ways of looking at a perennial topic. Read full story: CORPOREAL >
diversiFORM
Wed 6 Aug - Thu 28 Aug 2014
This exhibition showcases works by second year visual arts students at FedUni Gippsland. Featuring works by students at the mid-point of their bachelor degree, the exhibition gives a foretaste of the work of Gippsland's next crop of emerging artists. Read full story: diversiFORM >
When All the Rivers Run
Tue 30 Sep - Thu 16 Oct 2014
When All the Rivers Run exhibition showcases works by Indigenous artists from the Gippsland and Albury regions as well as non-indigenous artists who have connections with them. It honours the relationships and networks which exist between the two indigenous communities as well as their connections to non-indigenous artists Read full story: When All the Rivers Run >
The 2014 Autumn Salon
Wed 7 May - Thu 29 May 2014
The 2014 Autumn Salon, showcased works by the staff community of the Gippsland Campus of Federation University Australia. Read full story: The 2014 Autumn Salon >
Bridie Lunney
Wed 22 Oct - Thu 6 Nov 2014
Combining sculpture, jewellery and durational performance, Bridie Lunney?s practice positions the body as a conduit between the physical world and our emotional and psychological selves. Acting like a stage set, Lunney?s large-scale intervention into the gallery space is surrounded with sculptural forms that lie latent but full of potential energy. Read full story: Bridie Lunney >
FLYING: a trans-national cross-cultural print exchange
Wed 2 Apr - Thu 1 May 2014
This exhibition emerged from a 2013 residency at the Gippsland Centre for Art and Design by Navajo artist Professor Melanie Yazzie from Colorado University. A collaborative print exchange was organised to bring together American and Australian printmakers. Read full story: FLYING: a trans-national cross-cultural print exchange >
2013
Don't Stare so Romantically: paintings by Cheri O'Donnell
Wed 27 Mar - Thu 18 Apr 2013
Cheri O'Donnell began painting landscape in response to disasters such as flood and bush-fires near her East Gippsland home. Read full story: Don't Stare so Romantically: paintings by Cheri O'Donnell >
Fiona West: Souvenirs of Self
Wed 6 Mar - Thu 21 Mar 2013
Fiona West's work explores the question, "How do I, as a recent white South African immigrant, explore the contemporary Australian landscape". Read full story: Fiona West: Souvenirs of Self >
Kate Smith - A Country Practice
Wed 4 Sep - Thu 3 Oct 2013
Originally from Cootamundra in New South Wales, Kate Smith responds to the rural setting of the campus to present A Country Practice. Exhibition curated by Francis Parker. Read full story: Kate Smith - A Country Practice >
Indigenous Australians at War: From the Boer War to the present
Thu 4 Jul - Tue 6 Aug 2013
A photograph-based touring exhibition created by the Shrine of Remembrance in Melbourne. Read full story: Indigenous Australians at War: From the Boer War to the present >
t/Here
Wed 13 Nov 2013 - Thu 30 Jan 2014
Completing Bachelors and Honours students from the Gippsland Centre for Art & Design. This exhibition displays selected work by students from GCAD?s Honours and Bachelor of Visual and Media Arts programs. Read full story: t/Here >
Shimmering Spaces: Exhibition 3
Wed 17 Apr - Fri 17 May 2013
Rhett D'Costa's recent work focuses on his dual British/Indian ethnicity and draws on experiences relating to memory, ethnicity and identity. Read full story: Shimmering Spaces:Exhibition 3 >
Codex infinitum - the infinite book
Thu 10 Oct - Thu 7 Nov 2013
For codex infinitum - the infinite book, artist Rhonda Ayliffe created a diverse body of work that includes ephemeral book works, installations, photographic works, and handmade books. Read full story: Codex infinitum - the infinite book >
Exchanging Story: connecting by the printed surface
Tue 12 Feb - Thu 28 Feb 2013
This exhibition emerged from a meeting between Gippsland Centre for Art and Design Director Rodney Forbes and Navajo artist Melanie Yazzie at Colorado University in 2012. Read full story: Exchanging Story: connecting by the printed surface >
Koorie Footprints to Higher Education
Wed 14 Aug - Fri 30 Aug 2013
Koorie Footprints to Higher Education 2013 is a wide-ranging survey of indigenous printmaking that has emerged from the innovative Monash access program over the years 2008 to 2012 Read full story: Koorie Footprints to Higher Education >
Electric Valley Studios 2
Wed 22 May - Thu 27 Jun 2013
Showcased current work by staff at the Gippsland Centre for Art and Design Read full story: Electric Valley Studios 2 >
2012
ZONE of SENSATION: finding oneself beyond sight
Wed 8 Aug - Thu 30 Aug 2012
An installation work by South Gippsland artist Kim McDonald. Read full story: ZONE of SENSATION: finding oneself beyond sight >
CHIPPO (Christopher Gray): A brush with the wal
Tue 6 Mar - Thu 12 Apr 2012
Chippo lives in Boolarra in Gippsland and began painting in 1975, exploring philosophy, architecture and architectonics. Read full story: CHIPPO (Christopher Gray): A brush with the wal >
Un-acclimatised
Tue 29 May - Thu 5 Jul 2012
This exhibition was one of two each year guest-curated at Switchback by Melbourne's premier contemporary art space and was a snapshot of cutting edge contemporary artists whose work is concerned with environmental issues. Read full story: Un-acclimatised >
LAND to LIGHT Photo Diaries
Wed 18 Apr - Thu 24 May 2012
Land to Light revealed the photographic research processes which underpin many artists' finished works. Read full story: LAND to LIGHT Photo Diaries >
ZAHIDAH
Wed 11 Jul - Sat 4 Aug 2012
Zahidah's work examines the loss of traditional village life and architecture in Arab countries. Her paintings enact cultural recovery through exploring her family heritages. Read full story: ZAHIDAH >
FIN: 2012
Tue 13 Nov 2012 - Thu 14 Feb 2013
Completing Bachelors and Honours students From The Gippsland Centre for Art & Design. It included painting, installation, sculpture, photography, indigenous cultural recovery work and printmaking. Read full story: FIN: 2012 >
Dylan Martorell: D'ameublement
Wed 5 Sep - Thu 11 Oct 2012
Dylan Martorell: D'ameublement, surveyed the work of Dylan Martorell who was the Gippsland Centre for Art & Design/MUMA artist in residence in April. Read full story: Dylan Martorell: D'ameublement >
RONA GREEN: Surface Value
Wed 17 Oct - Fri 9 Nov 2012
Rona Green's prints and paintings are a mix of identity politics, Gothic/Calvinist precision and black humour. Read full story: RONA GREEN: Surface Value >
2011
BRIDGING THE GAP
Wed 29 Jun - Thu 14 Jul 2011
Presented work by the Mainstreet group at Moe Life Skills and Cooinda Hill Traralgon. Read full story: BRIDGING THE GAP >
Koorie Footprints to Higher Education 2011
Wed 26 Oct - Sat 12 Nov 2011
Koorie Footprints to Higher Education 2011 was a wide-ranging survey of indigenous printmaking that had emerged from the innovative Monash access program over 2010-11. Read full story: Koorie Footprints to Higher Education 2011 >
The 2011 Autumn Salon
Wed 30 Mar - Thu 14 Apr 2011
The 2011 Autumn Salon, showcased works by the staff community of Monash Gippsland Campus. Read full story: 2011 Autumn Salon >
Catherine Laudenbach: PLEASE BE CAREFUL
Tue 22 Feb - Thu 17 Mar 2011
Catherine Laudenbach's photographs investigate Australian places of trauma. She invited us to look at these images and compare that to what we know/imagine about them, and then question how we see both the ordinary and the mythical. Read full story: Catherine Laudenbach: PLEASE BE CAREFUL >
F R E A K of N A T U R E
Wed 7 Sep - Sun 2 Oct 2011
An international print exchange curated by Rona Green. Read full story: F R E A K of N A T U R E >
COUNTERFEITS
Wed 16 Nov 2011 - Thu 1 Mar 2012
The end/the beginning. Read full story: COUNTERFEITS >
End Stage
Wed 20 Apr - Fri 13 May 2011
Natalie Ryan is an installation artist whose practice engages with anatomical drawing and body reconstruction through sculpture and installation. Read full story: End Stage >
Self-Conscious: Contemporary Portraiture
Wed 18 May - Thu 23 Jun 2011
Portraiture allows us to dwell on one of the most fascinating subjects - ourselves. The act of self reflection and the study of others through portraiture can variously be fraught, humorous or enlightening. Read full story: Self-Conscious: Contemporary Portraiture >
CHARLES FARRUGIA: Micromirror7
Wed 5 Oct - Thu 20 Oct 2011
Sculptor Charles Farrugia likes to imagine his works as museum collections discovered by a post apocalyptic alien viewer. Read full story: CHARLES FARRUGIA: Micromirror7 >
Claire Lambe: Beadlestaff
Wed 10 Aug - Thu 1 Sep 2011
Claire Lambe is a leading Melbourne artist and co-curator of Death Be Kind Gallery. She was the 2011 MUMA artist-in-residence at Gippsland Centre for Art and Design. Read full story: Claire Lambe: Beadlestaff >
ERICA TANDORI: LANDSCAPE and DESIRE
Wed 20 Jul - Thu 4 Aug 2011
In this exhibition of digital works by Melbourne artist Erica Tandori she explored her European heritage through digital images which transplant iconic edifices from the places of her ancestry into the Australian landscape. Read full story: ERICA TANDORI: LANDSCAPE and DESIRE >