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Gordon Bennett and Mia Boe in ‘Blak In-Justice: Incarceration and Resilience’ at Heide Museum of Modern Art
Works by Gordon Bennett and Mia Boe are included in the group exhibition Blak In-Justice: Incarceration and Resilience at Heide Museum of Modern Art, Melbourne.
Prominent works by both artists, including Bennett’s Freedom Fighters (1989, courtesy of the Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth) and Bloodlines (1993, courtesy of the Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane) and Boe’s Boundary Street and Mandatory Health Assessment from the series For the Angels in Paradise (2023), are included in this prescient show. Aiming to make an important and engaging contribution to the public discourse about First Nations injustice and the power of cultural practices, the exhibition additionally highlights the vital role of art in First Nations communities and broader Australian society as a catalyst of raising awareness, sharing stories and creating change.
Curated by Kent Morris (Barkindji artist, curator and Creative Director of The Torch), the exhibition presents works by leading First Nations artists including Vernon Ah Kee, Destiny Deacon, Julie Dowling, Jimmy Pike and Judy Watson that address the overrepresentation of Indigenous Australians in the criminal justice system and the crisis of deaths in custody. Their powerful responses are shown alongside the remarkable creative achievements of former and current prison inmates, many of whom have connected with their culture and Country through The Torch program, such as Thelma Beeton, Stacey Edwards, Robby Wirramanda and Sean Miller.
Blak In-Justice: Incarceration and Resilience Heide Museum of Modern Art, Melbourne 5 April – 20 July 2025
Rosslynd Piggott will be in conversation with curators Sue Cramer and Emma Nixon at Gertrude Contemporary on Sunday 23 March alongside fellow artists Jon Campbell, Sandra Bridie and former Gertrude director Rose Lang.
Marking the conclusion of the group exhibition A Fictional Retrospective: Gertrude’s First Decade 1985-1995, the artists and curators will discuss the exhibition’s formation and the lasting impact of Gertrude Contemporary’s studio and exhibition programme over the past four decades.
Please note this artist talk is free and does not require booking.
In Conversation: Sue Cramer and Emma Nixon with Sandra Bridie, Jon Campbell, Rose Lang and Rosslynd Piggott Sunday 23 March 2025, 3:00pm Gertrude Contemporary, Preston South, VIC
Rosslynd Piggott and Doug Hall at Sarah Scout Presents
We are excited to announce Rosslynd Piggott and Doug Hall’s two-person exhibition nothing — a drift taking place at Sarah Scout Presents gallery in Melbourne from 28 March – 10 May 2025.
Evolved from conversations in and around their studios, the exhibition takes its starting point in the artists shared interests and entanglements with Japanese culture. nothing — a drift comprises a suite of collage paintings by Hall and Piggott’s expansive painting Long flower light and cumulonimbus edge (2022).
Gesturing toward the fleeting and impermanent, the exhibition represents a meeting point of two deeply personal and contemplative practices. Hall and Piggott have known each other for more than 30 years and their deep interest in Japanese art and culture remains inseparable in their friendship.
The opening celebration will take place at Sarah Scout Presents on Saturday 29th March from 3–5pm.
nothing – a drift: Doug Hall & Rosslynd Piggott 28 March – 10 May 2025 Sarah Scout Presents 47 Easy Street, Collingwood, VIC
Mia Boe will present a series of new paintings in the forthcoming group exhibition Metropolis, curated by Amelia Winata, at Arts Project Australia’s gallery in the Collingwood Yards.
Responding to the fantasy modernist city as a multifaceted site upon which various narratives and emotions have been projected, the exhibition explores the relationship of these historical models to the present day.
Among the artists included are Michael Camakaris, Samraing Chea, Diena Georgetti, Jordan Halsall, Matthew Harris, Lei Lei Kung, Sammi-Jo Matta, Steven Perrette, Gavin Porter, Cathy Staughton, Darren Sylvester, and Terry Williams.
Metropolis 22 March – 26 April 2025 Arts Project Australia gallery Collingwood Yards, Collingwood, VIC
