Past exhibitions
2019
Smashed Tack
Opening night: Friday, 1 March, 6pm–8pm Exhibition dates: Tuesday, 26 February to Sunday, 24 March Justin Garnsworthy Justin Garnsworthy’s art practice uses technology to decompose then recompose imagery of mundane materials, in a process akin to alchemical transformation. In this exhibition he has used digital frottage to create large format compositions of compressed Blu-Tack.
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Rocking Reflections
Opening night: Friday 25 January, 6-8pm Exhibition dates: Tuesday, 22 January to Sunday, 17 February 2019 Paula Mahoney Paula Mahoney’s portraits of heavy metal, rock and punk fans and musicians are created in the early morning in her makeshift studio, metres from the stage. As performers scream and rage, each individual considers their own death, […]
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I feel the earth move under my feet
Opening night: Friday, 1 March, 6pm–8pm Exhibition dates: Tuesday, 26 February to Sunday, 24 March Carly Fischer Carly Fischer’s work responds to research undertaken at The Living Museum of the West. Through sampling oral archives, sounds and objects collected on site. The installation reconstructs an alternate audio and sculptural narrative of Melbourne’s West. Image: Carly […]
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Cancelled
Opening night: Friday 25 January, 6-8pm Exhibition dates: 22 January – 17 February Farnaz Dadfar Farnaz Dadfar’s practice addresses issues of culture and language. She investigates the idea of linguistic diaspora through the examination of fragmented text and sound. Employing Farsi poetry and archival Australian art journals, Dadfar investigates concerns relating to displacement and migration. […]
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SWARM
Exhibition dates: 8 December 2018 – 13 January 2019 Gretta Louw SWARM is a poetic envisioning of the intermingling of the digital and the physical by Munich-based Australian artist Gretta Louw. The work is informed by research into the recent spread and evolution of Medusozoa (jellyfish) in contaminated oceans. Darkly optimistic about unexpectedly thriving lifeforms, […]
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Fireworks 2019
Opening night: Friday, 1 March, 6pm–8pm Exhibition dates: Tuesday, 26 February to Sunday, 24 March Shortlisted Artists in 2019: Olga Alexandrou, Gabriel Atienza, Sarah Barrett, Luke Bushnell, Tristan Chan, Yinglin Chen, Tess Chiera, Michael Chow, Natalie Cierpisz, Alannah Cutajar, Liefke Davey, Wendy Davies, Kathryn Dellaportas, Cori Emmolo, Isabella Iliovski, Elaine Irons, Hannah Johansson, Alexandra Tenuta, […]
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LBGTIQA+ in Moonee Valley
20 January – February To coincide with Moonee Valley’s participation in Midsumma Festival there will be an installation that relates to local LBGTIQA+ issues in Boadle Hall. This space is prepared by Moonee Valley’s LBGTIQ working group in collaboration with Council’s Community Planning department.
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The eyes that saw her were closed
11 August – 30 September Tracey Lamb The eyes that saw her were closed is an installation referencing the architectural drawings of Marion Mahony Griffin who was the architect and co-designer of the Essendon Incinerator, now the Incinerator Gallery, alongside Walter Burley Griffin. The work aims to highlight the importance of her work within their […]
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The Patterns of Displacement
2 June – 29 July Rushdi Anwar The Patterns of Displacement was made in collaboration with students in a refugee camp in Kurdistan/Iraq. It questions ideas about individuality and communality in the context of current global refugee crises. Image: Rushdi Anwar, The Notion of Place and Displacement, 2017, mixed media.
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The Mind on Fire
7 April – 20 May Nick Selenitsch The Mind on Fire is a site-specific chalk drawing on the walls of the Incinerator Gallery Atrium that considers the ‘nature’ of aesthetics and the sensory, exploring what we are naturally drawn to, and what we consider to be ‘natural’ anyway.
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Made of Holes
20 January – 18 March Lucy Irvine Made of Holes is a captivating work that explores how we further our knowledge. Lucy Irvine has woven the artwork without predetermined design as a way of grappling with how we approach the unknown The result is an intriguing and enigmatic installation for the atrium space.
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Incinerator Art Award: Art for Social Change 2018
13 October – 25 November Shortlisted artists: Duha Ali & Justine Youssef, Helen Amanatiadis, Hayley Arjona, Rob Bartolo, Alison Bennett, Izzy Brown, Jazmina Cininas, Shan Crosbie, Adam Douglass, Megan Evans, Sarah Firth, Joseph Griffiths, Amala Groom, Nigel Hewitt, Paul Hodges, Kathy Holowko, Sonia Leber & David Chesworth, Sally Mannall, Jordan Marani, Margaret McIntosh, Asher Milgate, […]
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Midsumma: Convergent Pathologies
21 January – 12 February This group exhibition by trans and gender diverse (TGD) artists from Melbourne explores the experiences of TGD people living with mental illness: from making choices to resist against or comply with being pathologised, to negotiating multiple identities and realities. The show features works by local TGD artists Hiro Mcl, Tama […]
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Mudsumma: All you need is love
22 January – 14 February Lisa White All You Need Is Love is an exhibition by Lisa White that originated from her original project, in support of marriage equality, the In Bed Project and is a exploration of love, equality and family. Photographing families in the intimate setting of their beds, the images shine a light on the […]
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Beg Borrow Steal
10 April – 24 May Lorraine Austin, Gabrielle Baker, Danielle Freakley, Rob McHaffie, Mina Young. Co-curated by Gabrielle Baker. This exhibition explores the many different ways in which people are stimulated by other cultures. The works display a fascination with other cultures and draw on the other worldly experience of travel. The artists in Beg […]
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Fireworks: Art and Design by Bright Young Things 2014
14 February – 30 March 2014 Alessia Ferraro, Beth Mazzarealla, Cade Harrison, Dominique Salvatore, Elliott Leon Kuhlmann, Emily Rollis, Isabella Marco Newlan. Joelle Thomas, Joyce Ho, Natalia Wojczys, Nicholas Papagianopoulos, Robert Janes, Tim Penter, Bonnie Lethlean, Celina San Jose, Charlotte Matthews, Chelsea Arnott, Chloe Coelho, Jack Ennis, Joshua Muscat, Rebecca Tipping, Sarah Ristevski, Sophie Oakes, […]
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Nightwatch: Urban Nocturnes and the Power of Narrative
5 April – 12 May Mark Kimber, Sarah Nguyen, Paula Binnie, Rebecca Shanahan, Tamara Watt, Richard Lipp and Emma Leslie This is an exhibition that examines photography’s ability to document the world and inspire the viewer. The exhibition comprises of a selection of photographic nocturnes that reflect many of the vistas in Australia’s suburbia. Under […]
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