Exhibitions

Offering a deep exploration into identity, memory and cultural resilience, the veil  journeys into the realm of the spiritual, exposing otherworldly experiences that are central to our existence though often concealed. The exhibition features new commissions and recent university acquisitions across photography, film, weaving, fibre art, experimental printmaking, and kinetic sculpture. 

muddy edges is an exhibition of new work by First Nations artist Lisa Waup. Conjuring memories of the squelching mud between your toes and children’s cries of glee, the banks of our rivers have always been places to gather, rest, and connect.

Lisa Waup’s acknowledgement of Country was a finalist in the works on paper category. 

APW Gallery is delighted to launch a new suite of original prints by celebrated mixed-cultural First Nations artist Lisa Waup, created during her APW Dowd Foundation Fellowship in collaboration with APW printers. The exhibition time : memory : place debuts these prints, currently hanging in the APW Gallery.

close to the wind is a new body of work that celebrates Lisa Waup’s sustained exploration of printmaking. Investigating new inks and printing techniques, she has revealed an intuitive process that eloquently illustrates her life’s journey of discovery and connection. Her practice is concerned with the hidden histories of Australia, often referencing the ongoing impacts of colonization and the layers of colonial intervention that continue to impact First Peoples and the environment.

Gertrude's annual Gertrude Studios exhibition presents new and recent works produced in the organisation's 16 studios and celebrates the site as a conduit for dialogue and making.

New Exuberance: contemporary Australian textile design is a major touring exhibition project reflecting on current directions in textile practice through art, design and fashion.

4 makers from Aotearoa NZ (McDonald, McIntosh, Moa and Panther), and 4 makers based in Naarm/Melbourne (McArdle, Johnson, Kiuru and Waup), whose practices involve a deep and holistic engagement with materiality and process, within a context of working in Aotearoa NZ and Australia, within Moana Oceania.