Past exhibitions

Exhibition
KIRSTIE REA the land : a 20 year survey
13 May 2017—20 August 2017

Exploring the separation between our increasingly urbanised lives and the experience of the rural environment.

Precision: CMAG survey equipment
Exhibition
13 May 2017—20 August 2017
Precision: CMAG survey equipment

A display of theodolites from the CMAG Collection which is part of a larger holding of equipment used to survey the ACT.

Hannah Quinlivan: Anatomy of a Drawing
Exhibition
13 April 2017—13 August 2017
Hannah Quinlivan: Anatomy of a Drawing

Using the glass-walled space of the gallery, Hannah Quinlivan dissects the elements of a drawing in an inversion of classic anatomical drawing

Nah, It's Canberra
Exhibition
Nah, It's Canberra

Nah, It’s Canberra features images of Canberra shot from uncommon angles. Framed in a new way Canberra’s familiar sites reveal unlikely other lives.

Velocity : Vintage Racing Bikes
Exhibition
1 December 2016—23 March 2017
Velocity : Vintage Racing Bikes

Highlights from the collection of Peter Taylor, ranging from rare Post World War II European bikes to an Australian bike raced at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics

Circle
Exhibition
25 November 2016—12 February 2017
Circle

Original works by celebrated author-artist Jeannie Baker from her new book Circle

Memory of the World in Canberra
Exhibition
12 November 2016—19 March 2017
Memory of the World in Canberra

Discover the rich documentary heritage held in Canberra’s premier cultural institutions and the contribution made to the UNESCO Australian Memory of the World Register by Canberra's librarians, archivists, curators and conservators.

CAPO 2016
Exhibition
14 October 2016—22 October 2016
CAPO 2016

Canberra’s Capital Arts Patrons’ Organisation presents its annual exhibition and auction of works by some of our region’s most exciting visual artists.

Mariana del Castillo:  Fugitive faith – a conscripted oath
Exhibition
1 October 2016—5 March 2017
Mariana del Castillo: Fugitive faith – a conscripted oath

In this exhibition the artist continues to explore the themes and forms of her recent work, employing largely recycled materials…

Exhibition
Emerging Artist Support Scheme (EASS) exhibition: Hilary Hanrahan - Cascade
17 September 2016—6 November 2016

Hilary Hanrahan creates large sculptural forms from masses of brightly-dyed shredded paper that spill and cascade

Paintings from the CMAG Collection
Exhibition
17 August 2016—25 September 2016
Paintings from the CMAG Collection

A display of 15 paintings selected from the CMAG Collection by artists who are or have been Canberra region residents.

Peace, Love and World War: the Denmans, Empire and Australia, 1910–1917
Exhibition
30 July 2016—13 November 2016
Peace, Love and World War: the Denmans, Empire and Australia, 1910–1917

Lord Thomas Denman was Australia’s fifth Governor-General. He and his wife, the irrepressible Lady Gertrude Denman, resided in Australia from…

Bigger on the inside: Collecting Dr Who
Exhibition
16 July 2016—20 November 2016
Bigger on the inside: Collecting Dr Who

Timothy Kirsopp displays his entire collection in an attempt to break the Guinness World Record for the world’s largest collection…

May Gibbs by gum
Exhibition
16 July 2016—11 September 2016
May Gibbs by gum

Beyond its phenomenal creativity, May Gibbs’ work is an early example of merchandising stories and artworks. The display presents a…

Exhibition
Michael Taylor: A Survey 1963-2016
9 July 2016—2 October 2016

Michael Taylor is one of Australia’s leading expressionist painters and one of our region’s most significant contemporary artists, with a…

Jay Kochel avarice : auspice
Exhibition
18 June 2016—18 September 2016
Jay Kochel avarice : auspice

Large, gold and inflatable, this ambitious project by Canberra artist, Jay Kochel, continues his exploration of the Japanese concept of ‘reading air’.

William Yang: Breathing the rarefied air of Canberra
Exhibition
9 April 2016—17 July 2016
William Yang: Breathing the rarefied air of Canberra

In 2007, William Yang was awarded the H.C. Coombs Creative Arts Fellowship at the Australian National University.  The entire series…

Current exhibitions