Swan Hill Regional Art Gallery

Recognised as having one of Australia’s most comprehensive collections of naïve art, Swan Hill Regional Art Gallery is situated adjacent to the Marraboor River in Swan Hill, Victoria, Australia in a unique purpose built gallery.

The collection was started in 1963 with the acquisition of a drawing by Australian artist Noel Counihan. As more works were acquired, they were housed and displayed on the Paddlesteamer Gem and later the barge Vega under the Pioneer Settlement Authority. Our current purpose-built Gallery was opened in 1987. Today the Gallery and its collection of over 400 works is under the management of Swan Hill Rural City Council.

Swan Hill Regional Art Gallery

Horseshoe Bend Swan Hill VIC 3585

03 5036 2430

gallery.swanhill.vic.gov.au

Tue to Fri 10am–5pm,
Sat & Sun 10am–4pm.

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65,000 Years: A Short History of Australian Art is an extraordinary account of the unique art of this continent, published alongside a landmark exhibition at the Potter Museum of Art. Necessary and urgent, it tells the story of Indigenous Australian art; a new art history unlike anything we’ve seen. For Jane O’Sullivan, it’s a remarkable and must-read book.

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Oslo Davis reimagines art terms

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The major exhibitions open in each capital city this summer

With so much to choose from, we’ve rounded up the major summer exhibitions in each capital city, open all summer long. Spanning Yayoi Kusama, Magritte, the Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art, and many more.

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The undeniable power of Josina Pumani’s Maralinga

Josina Pumani’s electric ceramic work Maralinga—recently recognised at the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Awards— deftly excavates a long-hidden past.

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Reviving the potter’s quarter

In an expansive show at the Chau Chak Wing Museum, seven leading Australian ceramic artists have reinvigorated one of Australia’s oldest museum collections by creating a contemporary potter’s quarter—known as the ‘kerameikos’ in Ancient Greece.

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NGV’s Reko Rennie retrospective asks whether he should be considered Australia’s Keith Haring

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Swan Hill Regional Art Gallery

Swan Hill Regional Art Gallery

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