RMIT Gallery

The Image Looks Back

In an era of post truth, fake news, and manipulated images, The Image Looks Back explores the reconfiguration of photography, asking how notions of visual truth and human experience are shaped by new technologies of vision. If the photograph has conventionally been understood as a record or memory of the world, what happens when the image looks back?

Friday 27 March 2020 to Saturday 16 May 2020
Opening: Thursday 26 March 2020
Art exhibition in Victoria, Australia.

2 collections

Pleasure

Pleasure presents the work of a diverse group of artists who use the body to celebrate joy, humour, flamboyance and the outrageous.

Friday 29 November 2019 to Saturday 07 March 2020
Opening: Thursday 28 November 2019
Art exhibition in Victoria, Australia.

2 collections

MASTERMAKERS

For over two decades, leading Australian and international Gold and Silversmithing artists have delivered and participated in masterclasses in the RMIT School of Art which has had a profound impact on the training of the craft in Australia. This major exhibition explores the masterclass legacy and records the cultural, artistic and technical shift in contemporary jewellery and object.

Friday 06 September 2019 to Saturday 09 November 2019
Opening: Thursday 05 September 2019
Art exhibition in Victoria, Australia.

Melbourne Modern: European art & design at RMIT since 1945

In the wake of World War II hundreds of exiled and displaced European artists, architects and designers arrived in Melbourne and sought employment with RMIT. Melbourne Modern traces a legacy of European influence through successive generations of RMIT teachers and students to the present day.

Friday 21 June 2019 to Saturday 17 August 2019
Opening: Thursday 20 June 2019
Art exhibition in Victoria, Australia.

2 collections

The Model Citizen

The Model Citizen takes on the challenge of activating the role that art can play in modelling forms of contemporary citizenship. In this interactive exhibition attendees will meet the micro lenses of surveillance and audit culture, the algorithm of benign search engines, the ghostly noise of a thousand newsreaders speaking all at once, and the hopeful threads and

Friday 08 February 2019 to Saturday 23 March 2019
Opening: Thursday 07 February 2019
Art exhibition in Victoria, Australia.

2 collections

Analogue Art in a Digital World

Analogue art in a digital world (7 Dec – 19 Jan 2019) presents a survey of contemporary artists who use the analogue practices of painting and drawing to create artworks that engage with or are influenced by digital visual culture.

Friday 07 December 2018 to Saturday 19 January 2019
Opening: Thursday 06 December 2018
Art exhibition in Victoria, Australia.

2 collections

Dynamics of Air

Capturing the beauty, dynamics and sensuality of air in our built environment and its critical role in designing for a zero carbon future, Dynamics of Air features specially commissioned works that explore radical innovations for creative sustainability.

Friday 14 September 2018 to Saturday 17 November 2018
Opening: Thursday 13 September 2018
Art exhibition in Victoria, Australia.

My Monster: The human animal hybrid

A celebration of the artistic representation of hybridity from mythology to movies, taxidermy to biotechnology.

Jazmina Cininas Sam Leach Sam Jinks Lisa Roet Deborah Kelly Patricia Piccinini Peter Booth Norman Lindsay Sidney Nolan Catherine Clover Ronnie Van Hout Eko Nugroho Beth Croce Bharti Kher Julia De Ville Rona Green Deborah Klein Peter Ellis Geoffrey Ricardo Evelyn Tsitas Rose Agnew Jane Alexander Janet Beckhouse Kate Clark Heri Dono Moira Finucane & Shinjuku Thief Ai Hasegawa Rayner Hoff Oleg Kulik Kira O’Reilly & Jennifer Willet Mithu Sen Maja Smrekar & Manuel Vason (((20hz)))

Friday 29 June 2018 to Saturday 18 August 2018
Opening: Thursday 28 June 2018
Art exhibition in Victoria, Australia.

Chaos & Order120 years of collecting at RMIT

Presenting the work of over 80 Australian and international artists, Chaos & Order is an ambitious survey of the RMIT Art Collection.

Polixeni Papapetrou Craig Easton Sam Jinks Penny Byrne Howard Arkley Peter Booth Rupert Bunny Bill Henson Jill Orr Juan Ford Hayden Fowler Polly Borland Juz Kitson Clare Humphries Daniel Crooks Reko Rennie Greg Semu Godwin Bradbeer Christian Thompson Hannah Bertram Maria Fernanda Cardoso Sally Gabori Robert Hunter Robert Jacks Khadim Ali Susan Philipsz Helen Maudsley Yhonnie Scarce Kawita Vatanajyankur Jan Senbergs Reko Rennie Inge King George Johnson Peter Clarke Peter Ellis Polly Borland Nick Mourtzakis Anthony Pryor Neil Emmerson Howard Arkley Peter Booth Rupert Bunny Bill Henson Robert Jacks Helen Maudsley Petr Herel Helen Maudsley Peter Booth Robert Jacks Robert Hunter Tate Adams Michael Cook Len Crawford Len French Roger Kemp Grahame King Grace Lillian Lee Trevor Nickolls Ah Xian. Curator Jon Buckingham Curatorial Assistants [Rmit Ma Arts Management]: Ellie Collins Adelaide Gandrille Marybel Schwartz Valerie Sim Sophie Weston

Friday 13 April 2018 to Saturday 09 June 2018
Opening: Thursday 12 April 2018
Art exhibition in Victoria, Australia.

water + wisdom Australia India New exhibition opening at RMIT Gallery

Drawing on extensive research by experts from India and Australia, 'water + wisdom Australia India' presents a poetic dimension on ancient wisdom regarding water management in both continents, as seen through the work of visual artists, creative writers and researchers who have incorporated these issues into their work.

Badger Bates Carmel Wallace Judy Watson Atul Bhalla Paddy Bedford Asim Waqif Hannah Donnelly Wanyubi Marika Vicki Couzens Rebecca Mayo Ravi Agarwal Sandra Aitken Clare Arni Lado Bai Vibha Galhotra Bhavani G.S Connie Hart Victoria Lautman Djambawa Marawilli Jennifer Mullett Lorna Fencer Napurrurla Glenda Nicholls Justine Philip Parthiv Shah Jangarh Singh Shyam Cop Shiva K.R. Sunil Shorty Lungkata Tjungurrayi Hanna Tuulikki Liyawaday Wirrapanda

Friday 01 December 2017 to Saturday 10 March 2018
Opening: Thursday 30 November 2017
Art exhibition in Victoria, Australia.

Experimenta Make Sense International Triennial of Media Art

Both playful and challenging, Experimenta Make Sense asks audiences what it means to be human in an era of technological acceleration and disembodied communications. The exhibition features immersive work by leading international and Australian artists who engage directly with this conundrum.

Monday 02 October 2017 to Saturday 11 November 2017
Opening: Thursday 05 October 2017
Art exhibition in Victoria, Australia.

Fast Fashion: The dark side of fashionThe RMIT Gallery/ Goethe-Institut's upcoming exhibition Fast Fashion: The dark side of fashion takes a critical look behind the scenes of the fashion industry and consumer habits.

The RMIT Gallery/ Goethe-Institut's upcoming exhibition Fast Fashion: The dark side of fashion (21 July - 9 September) takes a critical look behind the scenes of the fashion industry and consumer habits. In response, the exhibition’s Slow Fashion Studio explores new fashion practices and experiences to bring about positive change, featuring the work of students from RMIT Fashion and Textiles.

Friday 21 July 2017 to Saturday 09 September 2017
Opening: Thursday 20 July 2017
Art exhibition in Victoria, Australia.

RMIT Gallery - mmmm....retrospective.RMIT Gallery presents the first ever retrospective of mmmm... a Madrid based collaboration of four artists who have been creating provocative and intriguing projects in public spaces since 1998.

RMIT Gallery presents the first ever retrospective of mmmm... (21 July - 9 September) a Madrid based collaboration of four artists who have been creating provocative and intriguing projects in public spaces since 1998.

Friday 21 July 2017 to Saturday 09 September 2017
Opening: Thursday 20 July 2017
Art exhibition in Victoria, Australia.

ELISION ensemble Lichen concertELISION ensemble in partnership with RMIT Gallery

ELISION ensemble in partnership with RMIT Gallery The Lichen programme celebrates recent compositions by Richard Barrett, Dmitri Kourliandski and Liza Lim, with a new work by Matthew Sergeant. Commissioned for the RMIT Sonic Arts Collection. Date: Tuesday 8th August. Time: Drinks: 6:15pm Performance: 7.00-8:15pm FREE. Bookings: http://bit.ly/2tEyhcu Image credit: Margund Sallowsky

Tuesday 08 August 2017 to Tuesday 08 August 2017
Art performance in Victoria, Australia.

2 collections

Ocean Imaginaries Part of CLIMARTE’s ART+CLIMATE=CHANGE 2017

Responding to a recent turn to the ocean in the environmental humanities, this international exhibition considers how reflections on the ocean are aesthetically reconfigured when viewed from a contemporary urban perspective.

Debbie Symons Sam Leach Janet Laurence Dominic Redfern Guido Van Der Werve Simon Finn Teamlab Mariele Neudecker Lynette Wallworth Linda Williams Anne Bevan Emma Critchley And John Roach Alejandro Durán Lynne Roberts Goodwin Chris Jordan Joel Rea Jason De Caires Taylor Chris Wainwright

Friday 05 May 2017 to Saturday 01 July 2017
Opening: Thursday 04 May 2017
Art exhibition in Victoria, Australia.

Photography 130 - Behind the Lens130 years of RMIT Photography

RMIT University’s photography students and staff have captured and contributed to the shifting cultural and political climate over the last 130 years.

Bronek Kozka Shane Hulbert Kate Robertson Pauline Anastasiou John Billan Gale Spring Alex Syndikas Murray Mc Keich

Friday 10 March 2017 to Thursday 13 April 2017
Opening: Thursday 09 March 2017
Art exhibition in Victoria, Australia.

Morbis Artis: Diseases of the Arts

17 November 2016 – 18 February 2017

Anne Wilson Harry Nankin Sean Redmond Darrin Verhagen. Alison Bennett Drew Berry Cameron Bishop Chris Henschke Andrea Rassell Joshua Redmond Simon Reis Jodi Sita Lienors Torre

Thursday 17 November 2016 to Saturday 18 February 2017
Opening: Wednesday 16 November 2016
Art exhibition in Victoria, Australia.

Bijoy Jain Studio Mumbai: Making MPavilion 2016

This exhibition provides an insight into the creation of MPavilion 2016, by celebrated Indian architect Bijoy Jain of Studio Mumbai, the designer of the 2016 MPavilion.

Bijoy Jain

Friday 09 September 2016 to Saturday 22 October 2016
Art exhibition in Victoria, Australia.

ELISION Ensemble: 30 years

A rare presentation of 30 years of sonic practice by the ELISION Ensemble, who have led the international dissemination of Australian work and ideas within contemporary classical music.

Liza Lim Daryl Buckley Matthew Sergeant Timothy Mc Cormack Daryl Buckley

Friday 09 September 2016 to Saturday 22 October 2016
Art performance in Victoria, Australia.

Radical Actions

Radical Actions features new and existing work by high-profile Irish artists Kennedy Browne (Gareth Kennedy & Sarah Browne), Duncan Campbell, Jesse Jones and Seamus Nolan that explores the after effects of Irish independence and self-governance. PLUS: RMIT Gallery & The Communication, Politics and Culture Research Centre present Images of Revolution film program: daily screenings

Jesse Jones Duncan Campbell Kennedy Browne (Gareth Kennedy & Sarah Browne) Linda Shevlin Seamus Nolan Chris Hudson David Muir Liam Ward

Friday 09 September 2016 to Saturday 22 October 2016
Art exhibition in Victoria, Australia.

'Quiddity' (Latin meaning ‘the essence of a thing') takes a behind-the-scenes look at the RMIT Art Collection.

'Quiddity' features artists including: Stephen Benwell, Chris Bond, Peter Ellis, Helga Groves, Clare Humphries, Wanyubi Marika, Greg Moncrieff, Hisaharu Motoda, Nick Mourtzakis, Anthony Pryor, Klaus Rinke, Ah Xian, Ken & Julia Yonetani, and Paul Zika.

Chris Bond Clare Humphries Ken + Julia Yonetani Helga Groves Stephen Benwell Ah Xian Peter Ellis Wanyubi Marika Greg Moncrieff Hisaharu Motoda Nick Mourtzakis Anthony Pryor Klaus Rinke Paul Zika

Friday 01 July 2016 to Saturday 20 August 2016
Opening: Thursday 30 June 2016
Art exhibition in Victoria, Australia.

Light moves: Contemporary Australian Video Art at RMIT Gallery, Melbourne.

Contemporary Australian artists present projected and screen-based works exploring the body and the possibilities of movement.

David Rosetzky Hayden Fowler Shaun Gladwell Daniel Crooks Julie Rrap Christian Thompson Gabriella And Silvana Mangano

Friday 01 July 2016 to Saturday 20 August 2016
Opening: Thursday 30 June 2016
Art exhibition in Victoria, Australia.

Marguerite Duras' The Lover

Marguerite Duras' The Lover, directed by Greg Carroll, starring Kate Kendall (Stingers), with set design by Peter Corrigan. Set in pre-war Indochina, this 80 min, one-act play tells the story of Duras’ adolescence, recounting family breakdown, madness and her tumultuous affair with an older Chinese man amidst her search for the origins of her passion to write. Bookings essential.

Thursday 16 May 2013 to Saturday 25 May 2013
Art exhibition in Australia.

MELBOURNE: EXPERIMENTA SPEAK UP: 'SHUT UP: SOUNDWALKS'

Experimenta Speak Up is a series of after-hours sessions on media art and contemporary culture.

Anthony Magen

Thursday 11 October 2012 to Thursday 11 October 2012
Opening: Thursday 11 October 2012
Art exhibition in Victoria, Australia.

HELP ME I AM BLINDHeidi Specker and Theo Deutinger

Redefining the meaning of homeland in the global age.

Friday 23 July 2010 to Saturday 11 September 2010
Opening: Thursday 29 July 2010
Art exhibition in Australia.

The Stony Rises Project

An exploration of the art, history and culture of the Western District of Victoria.

Friday 23 July 2010 to Saturday 11 September 2010
Opening: Thursday 22 July 2010
Art exhibition in Australia.

Constellations: A Large number of Small drawings

Constellations: A Large number of Small drawings explores the role of drawing in a wide range of professions. The exhibition brings together a large number of small Australian drawings from diverse disciplines such as Art, Architecture, Cartography, Design, Fashion, Film, Photography, Science and Music.

Thursday 08 April 2010 to Saturday 26 June 2010
Opening: Wednesday 07 April 2010
Art exhibition in Australia.

Contemporary Australian Drawings 1

Contemporary Australian Drawings 1 explores the depth and diversity found in the drawings of a selection of artists whose works appear in the forthcoming publication Contemporary Australian Drawing Volume 1.

Thursday 08 April 2010 to Saturday 26 June 2010
Opening: Wednesday 07 April 2010
Art exhibition in Australia.

The Endless Garment: The New Craft of Machine Knitting

The Endless Garment at RMIT Gallery is a fashion exhibition exploring the connections between the craft of knitting and the use of machines and computer technology.

Friday 12 February 2010 to Sunday 21 March 2010
Opening: Thursday 11 February 2010
Art exhibition in Australia.

Siemens-RMIT Fine Art Scholarship Awards

Supporting the efforts of Australia’s next generation of leading artists.

Wednesday 16 December 2009 to Saturday 23 January 2010
Art exhibition in Australia.