Counihan Gallery

The Counihan Gallery In Brunswick is Merri-bek Council’s public art gallery and has a focus on presenting contemporary art exhibitions. The gallery endeavours to encourage discussion and debate about contemporary art and culture through its public program of floor talks, forums and workshops.

The Counihan Gallery opened in 1999 and is named in honour of the Australian artist and activist Noel Counihan (1913-1986), who was a champion of social justice and a vocal supporter of free speech.

The Counihan exhibition program reflects a commitment to political activation, sustainability, and creative expression.

The Counihan Gallery acknowledges the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung people as the Traditional Custodians of the lands and waterways in the area now known as Merri-bek. They pay respect to their Elders past, present, and emerging, as well as to all First Nations communities who significantly contribute to the life of the area.

233 Sydney Road Brunswick VIC 3056

03 9389 8622

www.merri-bek.vic.gov.au/exploring-merri-bek/arts-merri-bek/counihan-gallery/

Wed to Sat 11am–5pm
Sun 1pm–5pm.
Closed on public holidays and from mid-December to early February.
Free admission.

Creativity beyond mortality

Have you ever wondered if someone who is no longer alive could create art? In answer to this question, biological artists Guy Ben-Ary, Nathan Thompson and Matt Ringold, in collaboration with the now deceased Alvin Lucier, have extended the experimental composer’s “ideas about the resonance of sound” for their immersive exhibition, Revivification at the Art Gallery of Western Australia.

Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen

Book Preview: Speech Patterns by Nadia Hernández and Jon Campbell

As I walk through the suburban streets, I find myself thinking about the publication Speech Patterns: Nadia Hernández & Jon Campbell. It accompanied their two-person exhibition at The Art Gallery of Western Australia in 2022, which explored their shared preoccupations with class, identity and value systems.

Jackson McLaren

The Ramsay Art Prize takes the temperature of contemporary art

Every two years, the Ramsay Art Prize opens to Australian artists under 40 working in any medium. Presented by the Art Gallery of South Australia and supported in perpetuity by the James & Diana Ramsay foundation, the prize seeks to spotlight contemporary artists at a formative moment in their careers.

Walter Marsh

Counihan Gallery