Our Art

19 Aug to 3 Dec 2023 | Goldfields Gallery

Aldona Kmieć invites us to explore the boundaries of our own imaginations and to embrace the power of creativity in her new series, Winterbloom as part of BIFB. These fluid and bright photographs were made in the depths of winter during COVID-19 as an act of creative rebellion. She has used a freedom of colour and movement to create this series of visually captivating self-portraits.

_{Image credit: Aldona Kmieć, Winterbloom 11, 2021. Courtesy the artist}

19 Aug to 3 Dec 2023 | ArtHouse

Step behind the curtain, or in this case the image, and into the world of Erik Johansson. This is a special exhibition with Erik Johansson, an international headliner artist of BIFB. Using original drawings and short documentaries, understand how Erik’s physical photography is brought to life with digital effects within his digital-darkroom to create his world-renowned images. Get creative and take part in an art activity inspired by his artworks in ArtHouse.

_{Image credit: Erik Johansson, Impact, 2016. Courtesy the artist}

8 September to 19 November 2023

Stephen Bush, Marcel Cousins, Peter Graham, Edie Holmes Akemarr, Peter Kennedy, Elisabeth Kruger, Margaret Turner Petyarre, and Guan Wei.

Moments of buds, towering trees and wildflowers fill the Gallery Lounge. There are many nooks and crannies to be explored in this exhibition of the floral, from First Nations exploration of landscapes to portrait like close-ups, and pollinators buzzing around. Curated from the RACV Collection, this exhibition will bring the outside inside as the new growth of spring takes hold. If you look the right way, you can see the whole world is a garden. 

_{IImage credit: Marcel Cousin, Blue Dawn (Morning Glory), 2019, Airbrushed synthetic polymer on canvas, 160 x 120cm. Courtesy the artist, RACV Art Collection}

23 June to 3 September 2023

Anita Beaney, David Keeling, Rosemary Laing, Mandy Martin, Jan Senbergs and Philip Wolfhagen.

Bridging the Wild is inspired by Mandy Martin’s artwork of the same name, which examines how artistic traditions form a ‘bridge’ for viewers to understand the Australian landscape. This exhibition is drawn from the RACV Art Collection, showcasing the breadth of artists we have collected over the past 20 years.

These artworks form a bridge or an entry point to interrogate the world around us. From entering a manicured garden, to exploring our colonial past, to seeking the vast horizon, we are spirited away to a new wilderness - each worthy of investigation.

_{Image credit: David Keeling, West Head, 2004, Oil on canvas, 180 x 165cm. Courtesy the artist, RACV Art Collection}

17 Mar to 18 Jun 2023

The exhibition focused on the story of ancient tracks across our vast land inhabited by our First Nations people. and Australia today, painted by artists whose gift of this knowledge of country is an everyday inspiration in creating their art.

_{Image Credit: Tuppy Ngintja Goodwin (Pitjanjatjara), Antara 2022, Synthetic polymer paint on linen, 200 x 250 cm Courtesy the artist}

2 Dec 2022 to 12 Mar 2023

Victoria Hempstead was awarded the RACV City Club Foyer Commission in 2022. She creates captivating multilayered artworks, focusing on place, process and the body's relation to the landscape. Drawing on site-specific research, Victoria's works interpret the Australian landscape using metal, oxidisation processes and natural materials to create abstract renderings of place.

^{Image credit: Victoria Hempstead, Blood Marmelade II 2020, Mild steel, water (evaporated), salt, resin 70x 50cm Courtesy the artist}