UNSW Galleries brings together the work of leading Australian and international practitioners, curators and writers working in the fields of contemporary art and design. Encompassing three principal exhibition spaces, the Galleries are a platform for examining contemporary visual and material culture through exhibitions and public programs. UNSW Galleries opened in 2014 and builds on the legacy of the former Ivan Dougherty Gallery at UNSW, which under the leadership of the late Nick Waterlow played an influential role in Australian and international contemporary art and culture.
Find Us
UNSW Art & Design
Oxford Street
(corner of Greens Road)
Paddington NSW 2021
Australia
Visit Us
Opening Hours
Tuesday to Saturday 10am to 5pm
(Closed public holidays)
Contact Us
Phone: +61 2 8936 0888
Email: unswgalleries@unsw.edu.au
Getting to Us
Buses
333, 378, 380, M40
(One minute walk from Oxford Street bus stops)
Train
Kings Cross, Museum
(10–15 minutes walk through Darlinghurst)
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IG: @unswgalleries
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'Rhythm Sequence' is the first career survey of Australian artist Gemma Smith. The exhibition traces the development of Smith’s practice since 2003 and its experimentation with the language of painting. It celebrates Smith’s reworking
Multidisciplinary designers Elliott Bryce Foulkes and Maria Smit draw on a collaborative working process to explore the practice of graphic design within the museum.
The work of Nicholas Aloisio-Shearer considers the field of image production surrounding video games. Focusing on the culture of hacking and “modding”, it examines the production of fan-art and its appropriation of models and image assets from games.
'Material Place' gathers artists who, whether in local ochres or on Google Earth, are thinking through the materiality of the Australian landscape and its representation.
Rachel O’Reilly is an artist-poet, critic, independent curator and researcher whose work explores relationships between art and situated cultural practice, media philosophy and feminist political economy.
The work of Debra Porch (1954–2017) explores the potency of memory and its ability to transform the ordinary into the extraordinary.
Since 2010, the John Fries Award has recognised the contribution and achievement of early career practitioners from Australia and New Zealand.
The Freedman Foundation Travelling Scholarship for Emerging Artists celebrates the work by early career Australian artists.
The Big Anxiety – festival of arts + science + people, brings together artists, scientists and communities to question and re-imagine the state of mental health in the 21st century.
'NOSFERATU (The Undead)' is a film installation by Venezuelan born, New York-based artist Javier Téllez that focuses on cinema and mental illness.
The largest national showcase of graduate contemporary art and design, the UNSW Art & Design A&D Annual launches the next generation of artists, designers, makers and digital media creators.
