ANU School of Art & Design Gallery

The ANU School of Art & Design Gallery is a public art space which performs an integrated and critical function within the School of Art & Design community, the broader constituency of the Australian National University and the ACT community.

The Gallery presents an annual exhibition program, with related publications and associated events, which critically frames Australian visual art practice, presents graduate and post-graduate work in a professional gallery context and reflects the international profile of the ANU School of Art & Design.

ANU School of Art & Design Gallery

Ellery Crescent and Liversidge Street Acton ACT 2600

02 6125 5841

soa.anu.edu.au/school-of-art-gallery

Tue to Fri 10.30am–5pm. Closed Sat to Mon and public holidays.

Void

In the group show Void, curator Emily McDaniel from the Kalari Clan of the Wiradjuri nation in central New South Wales invoked the void as a space occupied by Indigenous knowledge, stories and meaning.

By Tracey Clement

Review

Artists can’t help swearing in Just Not Australian

Nothing is what it used to be in the group show Just Not Australian. This is probably just as well, since the cultural artefacts that form much of the show’s raw material are not always pretty.

By Rebecca Shanahan

Opinion

The New Idea

The most interesting quality of old things is that they even appeared new. I think that’s because they were never wholly, truly new: they were mostly just reheated bits of even older stuff but given a makeover, like a plain person getting a new hairdo or losing some weight.

By Andrew Frost

Studio

Nick Mourtzakis

“I’ve been in this studio since 1998. It’s not an ideal space for many reasons. It’s difficult to get good sources of natural light. My preference is to always use natural light. I won’t use artificial light on the surface of the paintings; it’s not so difficult with drawing because there’s no problem with colour being distorted.”

ANU School of Art & Design Gallery

ANU School of Art & Design Gallery

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