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EXHIBITIONS
DOCKLANDS
XYZ Photo Gallery - Docklands
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Creatives x Creatives
Andrew Tan / Arnold Newman / Cara Mand / Craig Watson / Catherine Black / David Pattinson / David Tatnall / Derek Nguyễn / garrie maguire / Henri Cartier Bresson / Isabel Armstrong / Jackson Low / Jair Garcia / Jeffrey Henson Scales /Lewis Morley / Eureka O’Hanlon / Nadar / Natalie Finney / Norman Seeff / Roger Hyland / Rosalind Pach / Sioainne Costello / Wolfgang Sievers 29 August to 11 October 2026
There are recurring themes/tropes in photography, making photographs of other creatives is one. This exhibition will place historic work alongside photographs made locally. Each photographer represented by two of their images.
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Creatives x Creatives
Andrew Tan / Arnold Newman / Cara Mand / Craig Watson / Catherine Black / David Pattinson / David Tatnall / Derek Nguyễn / garrie maguire / Henri Cartier Bresson / Isabel Armstrong / Jackson Low / Jair Garcia / Jeffrey Henson Scales /Lewis Morley / Eureka O’Hanlon / Nadar / Natalie Finney / Norman Seeff / Roger Hyland / Rosalind Pach / Sioainne Costello / Wolfgang Sievers 29 August to 11 October 2026
There are recurring themes/tropes in photography, making photographs of other creatives is one. This exhibition will place historic work alongside photographs made locally. Each photographer represented by two of their images.
INNER CITY
Hillvale Gallery - Brunswick
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Returning
Nur Aishah Kenton & Shelley Xue
4 September, 2026 — 4 October 2026
Returning considers the act of revisiting one’s motherland, where the notion of home is shaped by both continuity and change. To return as an adult is to encounter landscapes, places, and relationships that carry the resonance of childhood, yet feel creased by the passage of time. Returning to where they grew up in Malaysia and China respectively, Nur Aishah Kenton and Shelley Xue reflect on how both place and self have changed over time. Revisiting familiar paths, people and memories, they seek to understand what endures and what now feels far removed from once remembered. The resulting works trace the shifting boundaries between familiarity and distance, recognition and estrangement. In doing so, the photographs become vessels for remembering, questioning and witnessing, where past and present briefly meet before drifting apart once more.
12 MOONS
Ilsa Wynne-Hoelscher
4 September, 2026 — 4 October 2026
12 MOONS is a long-form documentary project by Ilsa Wynne—Hoelscher that reconsiders photographic representations of birth through a series bringing together twelve encounters with birth across twelve separate lunar cycles. Developed over nine years, the work brings together the artist’s folio, analogue photography, research and contemporary visual storytelling to expand the visual canon of birth, foregrounding embodiment, intimacy and lived experience while challenging idealised and clinical depictions. Working with the tactile qualities of analogue film, Wynne—Hoelscher creates images that embrace vulnerability, intimacy and imperfection, situating birth within a broader history of documentary photography.
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Returning
Nur Aishah Kenton & Shelley Xue
4 September, 2026 — 4 October 2026
Returning considers the act of revisiting one’s motherland, where the notion of home is shaped by both continuity and change. To return as an adult is to encounter landscapes, places, and relationships that carry the resonance of childhood, yet feel creased by the passage of time. Returning to where they grew up in Malaysia and China respectively, Nur Aishah Kenton and Shelley Xue reflect on how both place and self have changed over time. Revisiting familiar paths, people and memories, they seek to understand what endures and what now feels far removed from once remembered. The resulting works trace the shifting boundaries between familiarity and distance, recognition and estrangement. In doing so, the photographs become vessels for remembering, questioning and witnessing, where past and present briefly meet before drifting apart once more.
12 MOONS
Ilsa Wynne-Hoelscher
4 September, 2026 — 4 October 2026
12 MOONS is a long-form documentary project by Ilsa Wynne—Hoelscher that reconsiders photographic representations of birth through a series bringing together twelve encounters with birth across twelve separate lunar cycles. Developed over nine years, the work brings together the artist’s folio, analogue photography, research and contemporary visual storytelling to expand the visual canon of birth, foregrounding embodiment, intimacy and lived experience while challenging idealised and clinical depictions. Working with the tactile qualities of analogue film, Wynne—Hoelscher creates images that embrace vulnerability, intimacy and imperfection, situating birth within a broader history of documentary photography.
CITY
Leica Gallery Melbourne - Melbourne
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Street Scenes
Phil Penman
To 8 October 2026
Renowned British-born, New York-based photographer Phil Penman is bringing his critically acclaimed perspective to Australia. Opening on August 14th at the Leica Gallery Melbourne, "Street Scenes" marks a major milestone in Penman’s career. The solo exhibition acts as a physical companion to his third photography book of the same title, documenting an expansive, global evolution of his craft.
For over 25 years, Penman has been celebrated for his distinct, high-contrast documentation of New York City. Named one of the “52 Most Influential Street Photographers” of all time, his previous works focused heavily on the grit, silence, and relentless energy of his adopted American home. "Street Scenes," however, breaks new geographical and artistic ground.
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Street Scenes
Phil Penman
To 8 October 2026
Renowned British-born, New York-based photographer Phil Penman is bringing his critically acclaimed perspective to Australia. Opening on August 14th at the Leica Gallery Melbourne, "Street Scenes" marks a major milestone in Penman’s career. The solo exhibition acts as a physical companion to his third photography book of the same title, documenting an expansive, global evolution of his craft.
For over 25 years, Penman has been celebrated for his distinct, high-contrast documentation of New York City. Named one of the “52 Most Influential Street Photographers” of all time, his previous works focused heavily on the grit, silence, and relentless energy of his adopted American home. "Street Scenes," however, breaks new geographical and artistic ground.
City Gallery - Melbourne
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The Green Bus
Andrew Chapman
3 September to 19 February 2027
The Green Bus takes exhibition viewers on a photographic journey through the familiar streets of the city.
Melbourne is the muse of photographer Andrew Chapman, who has spent much of his life documenting the metropolis and the events that have fashioned it. Through a selection of 55 photographs spanning 55 years from 1971, he reveals the social history and community life that have played out on the streets and in the spaces that bring the city’s people together. Without nostalgia but with a candid and curious eye, he points to the traces of the past that mark the passage of time and the chimeric promises of urban life in the 21st century.
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The Green Bus
Andrew Chapman
3 September to 19 February 2027
The Green Bus takes exhibition viewers on a photographic journey through the familiar streets of the city.
Melbourne is the muse of photographer Andrew Chapman, who has spent much of his life documenting the metropolis and the events that have fashioned it. Through a selection of 55 photographs spanning 55 years from 1971, he reveals the social history and community life that have played out on the streets and in the spaces that bring the city’s people together. Without nostalgia but with a candid and curious eye, he points to the traces of the past that mark the passage of time and the chimeric promises of urban life in the 21st century.
Immigration Museum - Melbourne
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On Country: Photography from Australia
Tony Albert (Kuku Yalanji) & David Charles Collins, Ying Ang, Atong Atem, Elisa Jane Carmichael (Ngugi/Quandamooka) & Sonja Carmichael (Ngugi/Quandamooka), Maree Clarke (Yorta Yorta/Wamba Wamba/Mutti Mutti/Boonwurrung), Michael Cook (Bidjara), Brenda L Croft (Gurindji/Malngin/Mudburra), J Davies, Liss Fenwick, Adam Ferguson, Robert Fielding (Yankunytjatjara/Western Arrernte peoples), The Huxleys (Gumbaynggirr/Yorta Yorta), Ricky Maynard (Pakana), Lisa Sorgini, Tace Stevens (Noongar/Spinifex), wani toaishara, James Tylor (Kaurna) ‘Ibukun’ Oloruntoba
16 October to 13 June 2027
In Country: Photography from Australia showcases powerful contemporary artworks by Indigenous and non-Indigenous artists, reflecting how imagery shapes our understanding of place, belonging and identity.
Through striking images and perspectives, the exhibition explores relationships between Country, colonialism and community in Australia today.
Opening at Immigration Museum in October 2026, this stunning exhibition invites visitors to consider how photography can capture our connections to place, culture and each other.
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On Country: Photography from Australia
Tony Albert (Kuku Yalanji) & David Charles Collins, Ying Ang, Atong Atem, Elisa Jane Carmichael (Ngugi/Quandamooka) & Sonja Carmichael (Ngugi/Quandamooka), Maree Clarke (Yorta Yorta/Wamba Wamba/Mutti Mutti/Boonwurrung), Michael Cook (Bidjara), Brenda L Croft (Gurindji/Malngin/Mudburra), J Davies, Liss Fenwick, Adam Ferguson, Robert Fielding (Yankunytjatjara/Western Arrernte peoples), The Huxleys (Gumbaynggirr/Yorta Yorta), Ricky Maynard (Pakana), Lisa Sorgini, Tace Stevens (Noongar/Spinifex), wani toaishara, James Tylor (Kaurna) ‘Ibukun’ Oloruntoba
16 October to 13 June 2027
In Country: Photography from Australia showcases powerful contemporary artworks by Indigenous and non-Indigenous artists, reflecting how imagery shapes our understanding of place, belonging and identity.
Through striking images and perspectives, the exhibition explores relationships between Country, colonialism and community in Australia today.
Opening at Immigration Museum in October 2026, this stunning exhibition invites visitors to consider how photography can capture our connections to place, culture and each other.
Sofitel Hotel - Melbourne
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Behind the Curtain
Casey Horsfield
to 30 September 2026
EDiscover Behind the Curtain, an exclusive photographic exhibition presented in partnership with Victorian Opera, offering a rare glimpse into the artistry, craftsmanship and unseen moments that bring a performance to life.
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Behind the Curtain
Casey Horsfield
to 30 September 2026
EDiscover Behind the Curtain, an exclusive photographic exhibition presented in partnership with Victorian Opera, offering a rare glimpse into the artistry, craftsmanship and unseen moments that bring a performance to life.
Vic Archives Centre - North Melbourne
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Rehearsing the City
Ai Tam Do, Adrian Leung, Suzanne Phoenix, Ted Richards, Sande Harsa, Mark Forbes, Melanie Cobham, Michael Currie, Andrew Tan, Hashem McAdam, Chris Bekos and Deb Stembridge.
to 12 April 2027
This exhibition reflects on public space as a stage, a place where meaning is constantly performed, contested and redefined. On display are photographs sourced from the collections of Victoria’s State and National Archives, as well as work by contemporary photographers responding to Victoria’s urban environment.
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Rehearsing the City
Ai Tam Do, Adrian Leung, Suzanne Phoenix, Ted Richards, Sande Harsa, Mark Forbes, Melanie Cobham, Michael Currie, Andrew Tan, Hashem McAdam, Chris Bekos and Deb Stembridge.
to 12 April 2027
This exhibition reflects on public space as a stage, a place where meaning is constantly performed, contested and redefined. On display are photographs sourced from the collections of Victoria’s State and National Archives, as well as work by contemporary photographers responding to Victoria’s urban environment.
Old Treasury Building - Melbourne
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Swinging Sixties
Various
Until 2027
The 1960s is remembered as a turbulent decade. In contrast to the ‘conservative’ 1950s, the sixties are associated with changing ideas, youthful rebellion and experimentation. New music, new fashions and new attitudes to authority defined ‘the generation gap’.
Making Modern Melbourne
historical photographs & Sarah Pannell
Indefinitely
An optimistic new nation was created at the dawn of the 20th century. Australia was self-governing, and Melbourne would be its temporary capital while Canberra was constructed.
This free exhibition at Old Treasury Building examines the tumultuous century that was to come, with two world wars and a Depression. But also, a ‘long boom’, multiculturalism, rights for all citizens, increased public transport and heritage laws which would protect the historic buildings we still have today!
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Swinging Sixties
Various
Until 2027
The 1960s is remembered as a turbulent decade. In contrast to the ‘conservative’ 1950s, the sixties are associated with changing ideas, youthful rebellion and experimentation. New music, new fashions and new attitudes to authority defined ‘the generation gap’.
Making Modern Melbourne
historical photographs & Sarah Pannell
Indefinitely
An optimistic new nation was created at the dawn of the 20th century. Australia was self-governing, and Melbourne would be its temporary capital while Canberra was constructed.
This free exhibition at Old Treasury Building examines the tumultuous century that was to come, with two world wars and a Depression. But also, a ‘long boom’, multiculturalism, rights for all citizens, increased public transport and heritage laws which would protect the historic buildings we still have today!
SOUTH OF MELBOURNE CITY
Melbourne Camera Club - South Melbourne
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Handmade - The 26th Analogue Exhibition
Members
19 + 20 + 26 +27 September 2026 11am to 3pm
The annual exhibition of the Analogue group. Fantastic hand made photographs showing creativity and skill.
THE BRIGHT SIDE (OF THINGS)
Andew Tan, Bob Warfield, Bruce Dowding David Watts, Helen Lang, Helen Mavoa Jim O'Donnell, Kazi Fattah, Leanne Poole Robin Tully, Alison Macleod, Wayne Harridge members
24 + 25 + 31 October + 1 November 2026
The annual exhibition of the Conceptual group.
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Handmade - The 26th Analogue Exhibition
Members
19 + 20 + 26 +27 September 2026 11am to 3pm
The annual exhibition of the Analogue group. Fantastic hand made photographs showing creativity and skill.
THE BRIGHT SIDE (OF THINGS)
Andew Tan, Bob Warfield, Bruce Dowding David Watts, Helen Lang, Helen Mavoa Jim O'Donnell, Kazi Fattah, Leanne Poole Robin Tully, Alison Macleod, Wayne Harridge members
24 + 25 + 31 October + 1 November 2026
The annual exhibition of the Conceptual group.
Australian Centre for Contemporary Art - Southbank
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NEW26
Various
to 22 November 2026
ACCA is pleased to announce the return of the much-loved NEW exhibition series, celebrating the most compelling emerging artists from our region through bold and ambitious new commissions. Long regarded by artists and audiences alike as a benchmark for early-career practice, NEW originally ran at ACCA from 2003 – 2016, offering a vital platform for the next generation of Australian artists to experiment, take risks, and present major new work within a public institution.
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NEW26
Various
to 22 November 2026
ACCA is pleased to announce the return of the much-loved NEW exhibition series, celebrating the most compelling emerging artists from our region through bold and ambitious new commissions. Long regarded by artists and audiences alike as a benchmark for early-career practice, NEW originally ran at ACCA from 2003 – 2016, offering a vital platform for the next generation of Australian artists to experiment, take risks, and present major new work within a public institution.
Pride Centre - St Kilda
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Body Language
Vicki Jones
22 October -29 November 2026
Body Language is a collaborative portraiture project with LGBTIQA+ people in Australia and The Pacific, which explores the expression of gender beyond the binary, presented as photographic prints with participant statements. Via the use of both digital and analogue photographic processes and set in safe spaces, the participants are the co-creators of their own representation, inviting the viewer to consider the idea that gender is a creative, evolving, personal life process, expressed by each individual.
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Body Language
Vicki Jones
22 October -29 November 2026
Body Language is a collaborative portraiture project with LGBTIQA+ people in Australia and The Pacific, which explores the expression of gender beyond the binary, presented as photographic prints with participant statements. Via the use of both digital and analogue photographic processes and set in safe spaces, the participants are the co-creators of their own representation, inviting the viewer to consider the idea that gender is a creative, evolving, personal life process, expressed by each individual.
Gallery Smith - Pranhran
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Sculpted Garden
Kate Ballis
To 3 October 2026
Sculpted Garden captures Kate Ballis’ freshly-cut blooms as sculpted forms, where soft petals and dusty stamen appear delicate and porcelain-like. Weaving together unseen frequencies of light and contemporary technology, Ballis reveals both the resilience and fragility inherent in nature.
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Sculpted Garden
Kate Ballis
To 3 October 2026
Sculpted Garden captures Kate Ballis’ freshly-cut blooms as sculpted forms, where soft petals and dusty stamen appear delicate and porcelain-like. Weaving together unseen frequencies of light and contemporary technology, Ballis reveals both the resilience and fragility inherent in nature.
Glen Eira City Council Gallery - Caulfield
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Fabulous 70s: a celebration of Melbourne fashion
Prue Acton, Jenny Bannister, Sally Browne, Clarence Chai, Mr Simon, Miss Hartnell, Leon Haskin, Elvie Hill, Van Roth, Norma Tullo and others.
9 October to 20 December 2026
From vibrant colours and striking patterns to experimental styles, the exhibition reflects a time of creativity, individuality and cultural change.
Featuring garments, accessories, photography and archival material from public and private collections, this exhibition invites all ages to explore, connect and be inspired by the distinctive style of the decade — from bohemian to disco and beyond.
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Fabulous 70s: a celebration of Melbourne fashion
Prue Acton, Jenny Bannister, Sally Browne, Clarence Chai, Mr Simon, Miss Hartnell, Leon Haskin, Elvie Hill, Van Roth, Norma Tullo and others.
9 October to 20 December 2026
From vibrant colours and striking patterns to experimental styles, the exhibition reflects a time of creativity, individuality and cultural change.
Featuring garments, accessories, photography and archival material from public and private collections, this exhibition invites all ages to explore, connect and be inspired by the distinctive style of the decade — from bohemian to disco and beyond.
Museum of Australian Photography - Monash
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Cruising for a Bruising
Kyle Archie Knight
To 5 October 2026
Kyle Archie Knight is an Indigenous and queer photographic artist who completed a Bachelor of Arts (Photography) (First Class Honours) at RMIT University in 2022.
For this exhibition, Knight presents a selection of work from his ongoing series, Cruising for a Bruising. This long-form documentary project serves as a camp love letter to the Australian suburbs.
Bowness Photography Prize 2026 exhibition
Various
to 8 November 2026
The Bowness Photography Prize invites entries from artists working with photography. Entries for the prize will be considered from still photo-based media including analogue and digital photography, produced within the last year.
The inner sky
Sarah Rhodes
to 8 November 2026
The inner sky works with photographic paper as a site of exchange.
At the centre of the exhibition is a figure shining a torchlight through a piece of translucent paper. The figure is neither fully concealed nor fully revealed. The shadow cast by the figure works like a photogram made in the darkroom. From this starting point, Rhodes experiments with paper to explore the different ways light conceals and reveals an image.
The World Came Flooding In
Isobel Knowles & Van Sowerwine
21 November 2026 To 14 February 2027
The World Came Flooding In is an immersive and sensitive portrayal of life before, during and after natural disaster. Detailed miniature sets combined with community-made replicas of lost furniture evoke the rich inner world that remains when everything is washed away.
Through virtual reality, projections, miniatures, photographs and sound, The World Came Flooding In explores the rich inner world that remains when everything is washed away. Hear from three flood-affected individuals – Marina, Antoinette and Tom – as they share their personal stories of living through climate disaster. Separated by thousands of kilometres but united in their experience, these voices share a powerful collective narrative.
Father
Diana Markosian
21 November 2026 to 14 February 2027
Father by Diana Markosian traces the artist’s decade-long journey to reconstruct the image of her long-lost father and confront the emotional void left by his absence. Fifteen years after their separation, and with no address to guide her, Markosian traveled to Armenia in search of a man who had become a stranger to her.
>>LOOK! Prize exhibition
Various members of MAPh
7 October – 7 December 2026
LOOK! is an annual exhibition exclusive to MAPh members that provides a fantastic opportunity for members to exhibit their work at MAPh. The competition is open to all current MAPh members who are invited to submit up to three photographic prints. There are no thematic restrictions.
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Cruising for a Bruising
Kyle Archie Knight
To 5 October 2026
Kyle Archie Knight is an Indigenous and queer photographic artist who completed a Bachelor of Arts (Photography) (First Class Honours) at RMIT University in 2022.
For this exhibition, Knight presents a selection of work from his ongoing series, Cruising for a Bruising. This long-form documentary project serves as a camp love letter to the Australian suburbs.
Bowness Photography Prize 2026 exhibition
Various
to 8 November 2026
The Bowness Photography Prize invites entries from artists working with photography. Entries for the prize will be considered from still photo-based media including analogue and digital photography, produced within the last year.
The inner sky
Sarah Rhodes
to 8 November 2026
The inner sky works with photographic paper as a site of exchange.
At the centre of the exhibition is a figure shining a torchlight through a piece of translucent paper. The figure is neither fully concealed nor fully revealed. The shadow cast by the figure works like a photogram made in the darkroom. From this starting point, Rhodes experiments with paper to explore the different ways light conceals and reveals an image.
The World Came Flooding In
Isobel Knowles & Van Sowerwine
21 November 2026 To 14 February 2027
The World Came Flooding In is an immersive and sensitive portrayal of life before, during and after natural disaster. Detailed miniature sets combined with community-made replicas of lost furniture evoke the rich inner world that remains when everything is washed away.
Through virtual reality, projections, miniatures, photographs and sound, The World Came Flooding In explores the rich inner world that remains when everything is washed away. Hear from three flood-affected individuals – Marina, Antoinette and Tom – as they share their personal stories of living through climate disaster. Separated by thousands of kilometres but united in their experience, these voices share a powerful collective narrative.
Father
Diana Markosian
21 November 2026 to 14 February 2027
Father by Diana Markosian traces the artist’s decade-long journey to reconstruct the image of her long-lost father and confront the emotional void left by his absence. Fifteen years after their separation, and with no address to guide her, Markosian traveled to Armenia in search of a man who had become a stranger to her.
>>LOOK! Prize exhibition
Various members of MAPh
7 October – 7 December 2026
LOOK! is an annual exhibition exclusive to MAPh members that provides a fantastic opportunity for members to exhibit their work at MAPh. The competition is open to all current MAPh members who are invited to submit up to three photographic prints. There are no thematic restrictions.
ArtSpace - Box Hill
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After-Image
Emma X Zhang
31 July to 5 September 2026
This multidisciplinary exhibition transforms natural phenomena into installations, using multichannel projection, LED technologies, and material processing to translate collected observations into works that move across scales, from microscopic ecologies to the digital systems that reframe them.
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After-Image
Emma X Zhang
31 July to 5 September 2026
This multidisciplinary exhibition transforms natural phenomena into installations, using multichannel projection, LED technologies, and material processing to translate collected observations into works that move across scales, from microscopic ecologies to the digital systems that reframe them.
ArtSpace at Realm - Maroondah
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UNBOUND: New Photo Zines
Minami Ivory, Nik Ranepura, Yask Desai, Ryley Clarke, Patricia Sofra and Hussein Abdirahman Mohamu
to 13 September 2026
First appearing in the CCP.PE.ZINE series in 2025, these artists represent the next generation of Australian photography. Emerging from CCP’s long-standing commitment to accessible publishing and artistic experimentation, this exhibition expands these works from the printed page to the gallery wall.
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UNBOUND: New Photo Zines
Minami Ivory, Nik Ranepura, Yask Desai, Ryley Clarke, Patricia Sofra and Hussein Abdirahman Mohamu
to 13 September 2026
First appearing in the CCP.PE.ZINE series in 2025, these artists represent the next generation of Australian photography. Emerging from CCP’s long-standing commitment to accessible publishing and artistic experimentation, this exhibition expands these works from the printed page to the gallery wall.
Heidi Museum of Modern Art - Bulleen
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BRASSAÏ
BRASSAÏ
to 8 November 2026
This exhibition will present the most comprehensive survey of the work of the eminent Hungarian-born, French photographer Brassaï yet to be seen in Australia. With a focus on the artist’s iconic images of the city and its people by night, the exhibition will also consider his friendship with Picasso and other leading figures of the Parisian avant-garde, his experiments with Surrealism, and his hallmark photographs of graffiti. Produced in collaboration with the artist’s estate, this survey brings together more than 150 vintage prints and offers a fascinating visual journey into the intimate world of Paris in the 1930s.
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BRASSAÏ
BRASSAÏ
to 8 November 2026
This exhibition will present the most comprehensive survey of the work of the eminent Hungarian-born, French photographer Brassaï yet to be seen in Australia. With a focus on the artist’s iconic images of the city and its people by night, the exhibition will also consider his friendship with Picasso and other leading figures of the Parisian avant-garde, his experiments with Surrealism, and his hallmark photographs of graffiti. Produced in collaboration with the artist’s estate, this survey brings together more than 150 vintage prints and offers a fascinating visual journey into the intimate world of Paris in the 1930s.
Frankston Arts Centre - Frankston
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When Hollywood Came to Frankston
Unacknowledged
to 10 October 2026
Celebrating Frankston’s 60th birthday, the FAC presents a selection of photographs from the Frankston City Library archives capturing Stanley Kramer’s film adaptation of former Langwarrin resident Nevil Shute’s bestselling novel On the Beach.
Funky Town
Simon Eeles
to 7 November 2026
Once a New York-based photographer and now Frankston local, Simon Eeles focuses primarily on portrait and fashion photography. Having worked under renowned fashion photographer Craig McDean, Eeles's unique portraits of Frankston 'celebrities' combine sharp fashion-world glamour with an unpretentious approach rooted in joy and authenticity.
Frankston Reframed: Pathway Through Life
Alfonso Folle
6 February to 7 November 2027
Through a series of fifteen spherical photographs, Alfonso Folle transforms familiar Frankston locations into miniature worlds, using changing light and perspective as a metaphor for the journey through life. Moving from morning to night, the exhibition explores how time, experience and memory can change the way we see familiar places and, in turn, the way we understand our own journey.
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When Hollywood Came to Frankston
Unacknowledged
to 10 October 2026
Celebrating Frankston’s 60th birthday, the FAC presents a selection of photographs from the Frankston City Library archives capturing Stanley Kramer’s film adaptation of former Langwarrin resident Nevil Shute’s bestselling novel On the Beach.
Funky Town
Simon Eeles
to 7 November 2026
Once a New York-based photographer and now Frankston local, Simon Eeles focuses primarily on portrait and fashion photography. Having worked under renowned fashion photographer Craig McDean, Eeles's unique portraits of Frankston 'celebrities' combine sharp fashion-world glamour with an unpretentious approach rooted in joy and authenticity.
Frankston Reframed: Pathway Through Life
Alfonso Folle
6 February to 7 November 2027
Through a series of fifteen spherical photographs, Alfonso Folle transforms familiar Frankston locations into miniature worlds, using changing light and perspective as a metaphor for the journey through life. Moving from morning to night, the exhibition explores how time, experience and memory can change the way we see familiar places and, in turn, the way we understand our own journey.
Cube 37 - Cube Gallery - Frankston
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Postcards from Frankston
Various
to 17 October 2026
Postcards are often described as the "SMS messages" of the early 20th century, offering a quick, affordable way to send short greetings, share news, and boast of travels. Postcards captured snapshots of both the ordinary and the spectacular. Evoking memories of a golden age, they have historical value and are often the best recorded images of buildings, streetscapes, and neighbourhoods.
Featuring community contributions and a chorus of nostalgia in celebration of Frankston City's 60th anniversary.
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Postcards from Frankston
Various
to 17 October 2026
Postcards are often described as the "SMS messages" of the early 20th century, offering a quick, affordable way to send short greetings, share news, and boast of travels. Postcards captured snapshots of both the ordinary and the spectacular. Evoking memories of a golden age, they have historical value and are often the best recorded images of buildings, streetscapes, and neighbourhoods.
Featuring community contributions and a chorus of nostalgia in celebration of Frankston City's 60th anniversary.
WEST OF MELBOURNE CITY
The Substation Billboard Gallery - Newport
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Grassroots Never Dies, Worldwide
Nicole Chui
to 27 September 2026
This outdoor billboard exhibition is presented by Nicole Chui in partnership with the Brunswick Zebras Football Club. It combines photographic imagery with embroidery work, displayed on the Substation's external billboard gallery format rather than inside a traditional gallery space, making it freely visible to passers-by at any time.
The work draws on grassroots football culture as its subject, looking at community and belonging through the lens of an amateur club. By pairing photography with stitched embroidery, the exhibition treats sport as a shared, ongoing cultural practice rather than a purely competitive pursuit. Entry is free, consistent with the Substation's public billboard format.
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Grassroots Never Dies, Worldwide
Nicole Chui
to 27 September 2026
This outdoor billboard exhibition is presented by Nicole Chui in partnership with the Brunswick Zebras Football Club. It combines photographic imagery with embroidery work, displayed on the Substation's external billboard gallery format rather than inside a traditional gallery space, making it freely visible to passers-by at any time.
The work draws on grassroots football culture as its subject, looking at community and belonging through the lens of an amateur club. By pairing photography with stitched embroidery, the exhibition treats sport as a shared, ongoing cultural practice rather than a purely competitive pursuit. Entry is free, consistent with the Substation's public billboard format.
NORTH OF MELBOURNE CITY
NORTHERN VICTORIA
Gold Street Gallery - Trentham East
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Insecta
Ellie Young
2 September to 15 November 2026
“Insecta is defined as the most species-rich class of organisms, comprising approximately 1 million described species, characterised by three major body divisions—head, thorax, and abdomen—and a single pair of locomotory appendages on each thoracic segment.”
Memento’s
Danielle Edwards
18 November to 7 February 2026
A memento often helps one remember a particular moment in time, a place, or an event.
A souvenir or keepsake that is a signal to a memory locked in the past, until the memento brings it into the present.
A camera is a tool, the darkroom a workshop and the print is life. My life is to print from the subconscious, from dreams and from the creative visions that lie in shadows of light.
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Insecta
Ellie Young
2 September to 15 November 2026
“Insecta is defined as the most species-rich class of organisms, comprising approximately 1 million described species, characterised by three major body divisions—head, thorax, and abdomen—and a single pair of locomotory appendages on each thoracic segment.”
Memento’s
Danielle Edwards
18 November to 7 February 2026
A memento often helps one remember a particular moment in time, a place, or an event.
A souvenir or keepsake that is a signal to a memory locked in the past, until the memento brings it into the present.
A camera is a tool, the darkroom a workshop and the print is life. My life is to print from the subconscious, from dreams and from the creative visions that lie in shadows of light.
Castlemaine Art Museum - Castlemaine
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Groundswell
Arkeria Armstrong, Aunty Kerri Douglas, Melinda Harper, Judith van Heeren, Kate Just, Ruth O'Leary, Anna Read, Anna Schwann and lIka White.
To 18 October 2026
In order to effect change, you need a groundswell, a groundswell of opinion, a surge of emotion, a desire for new thinking. This exhibition celebrates artists who want to build a groundswell for change whether that be environmental, cultural, personal or political.
The exhibition pairs historical objects including embroidery, ceramics and metalwork from the CAM collection with work from contemporary artists. It builds on the CAM exhibition Wildflowers curated by Sarah Frazer and the recent MASC public art commission awarded to Laura Woodward both of which celebrate the woman founders of the Castlemaine Art Museum.
is an exhibition of profiles, slanted light, shadowy forms and occasional smiles. Paintings by Polly Hurry, Arnold Shore, W D McInnes, Hugh Ramsay, Mary Cecil Allen, A M E Bale and May Vale, among many others, explore the play of light on skin and fabric. The 19th and 20th century works from the collection form a wall of painted ghosts. Traces of once-living subjects are caught in a moment of stillness. They are not relaxed, they are posed and composed, tense, cigarette in hand, faces taut with concentration.
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Groundswell
Arkeria Armstrong, Aunty Kerri Douglas, Melinda Harper, Judith van Heeren, Kate Just, Ruth O'Leary, Anna Read, Anna Schwann and lIka White.
To 18 October 2026
In order to effect change, you need a groundswell, a groundswell of opinion, a surge of emotion, a desire for new thinking. This exhibition celebrates artists who want to build a groundswell for change whether that be environmental, cultural, personal or political.
The exhibition pairs historical objects including embroidery, ceramics and metalwork from the CAM collection with work from contemporary artists. It builds on the CAM exhibition Wildflowers curated by Sarah Frazer and the recent MASC public art commission awarded to Laura Woodward both of which celebrate the woman founders of the Castlemaine Art Museum.
is an exhibition of profiles, slanted light, shadowy forms and occasional smiles. Paintings by Polly Hurry, Arnold Shore, W D McInnes, Hugh Ramsay, Mary Cecil Allen, A M E Bale and May Vale, among many others, explore the play of light on skin and fabric. The 19th and 20th century works from the collection form a wall of painted ghosts. Traces of once-living subjects are caught in a moment of stillness. They are not relaxed, they are posed and composed, tense, cigarette in hand, faces taut with concentration.
Horsham Regional Gallery - Horsham
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Framed in Footy: AFL Photography
Michael Willson
to 4 October 2026
As the creator of many of the AFL’s defining images, Michael Willson presents Framed in Footy a considered selection of his most resonant photographs, foregrounding the artistic qualities inherent in his practice while also revealing the pathos and raw emotion that animates the game.
National Photographic Portrait Prize 2025: A National Portrait Gallery Exhibition
Various
17 October 2026 to 31 January 2027
Now in its 18th year, the National Photographic Portrait Prize supports and celebrates photographic portraiture in Australia. Each year the prize attracts thousands of entrants from emerging and established artistic talent across the country. In 2025, the judges – writer and broadcaster Benjamin Law, Senior Curator at the National Portrait Gallery Serena Bentley, and Leigh Robb, Curator of Contemporary Art at the Art Gallery of South Australia selected 48 finalists from a field of more than 1400 entries.
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Framed in Footy: AFL Photography
Michael Willson
to 4 October 2026
As the creator of many of the AFL’s defining images, Michael Willson presents Framed in Footy a considered selection of his most resonant photographs, foregrounding the artistic qualities inherent in his practice while also revealing the pathos and raw emotion that animates the game.
National Photographic Portrait Prize 2025: A National Portrait Gallery Exhibition
Various
17 October 2026 to 31 January 2027
Now in its 18th year, the National Photographic Portrait Prize supports and celebrates photographic portraiture in Australia. Each year the prize attracts thousands of entrants from emerging and established artistic talent across the country. In 2025, the judges – writer and broadcaster Benjamin Law, Senior Curator at the National Portrait Gallery Serena Bentley, and Leigh Robb, Curator of Contemporary Art at the Art Gallery of South Australia selected 48 finalists from a field of more than 1400 entries.
EAST VICTORIA
SOUTHERN NSW
MAMA Murray Art Museum Albury - Albury
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National Photography Prize 2026
Various
To 22 November 2026
Every two years the National Photography Prize offers an opportunity to consider the vital role of photography in contemporary art in Australia. The National Photography Prize brings together artists from across Australia who are developing and challenging photographic language and techniques.
A fever of a memory
Ruth Davys
To 8 November 2026
The popular MAMA Kids Gallery welcomes its fifth artist commission, Ruth Davys’ Yamandhu wudhagarbinya?, an installation that shares Wiradjuri Language and culture with curious kids. The title is a Wiradjuri phrase that in English asks, ‘Are you listening?’. It is an invitation to tune in to the words spoken in the space and perhaps bring more Wiradjuri Language into daily practice.
Works from the Collection
Rosemary Laing
To 8 November 2026
This collection of photographic works recently gifted to the museum by the artist’s estate, provides an introduction to the scope and range of Rosemary Laing’s practice. Through constructed visual narratives, Laing’s photographs invite viewers to reconsider the way land, identity, and memory intersect and provide an opportunity to reflect through photography upon the Australian landscape, colonial histories, environmental change, and the politics of place.
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National Photography Prize 2026
Various
To 22 November 2026
Every two years the National Photography Prize offers an opportunity to consider the vital role of photography in contemporary art in Australia. The National Photography Prize brings together artists from across Australia who are developing and challenging photographic language and techniques.
A fever of a memory
Ruth Davys
To 8 November 2026
The popular MAMA Kids Gallery welcomes its fifth artist commission, Ruth Davys’ Yamandhu wudhagarbinya?, an installation that shares Wiradjuri Language and culture with curious kids. The title is a Wiradjuri phrase that in English asks, ‘Are you listening?’. It is an invitation to tune in to the words spoken in the space and perhaps bring more Wiradjuri Language into daily practice.
Works from the Collection
Rosemary Laing
To 8 November 2026
This collection of photographic works recently gifted to the museum by the artist’s estate, provides an introduction to the scope and range of Rosemary Laing’s practice. Through constructed visual narratives, Laing’s photographs invite viewers to reconsider the way land, identity, and memory intersect and provide an opportunity to reflect through photography upon the Australian landscape, colonial histories, environmental change, and the politics of place.
