Artists include: Ah Xian, An Kun, Aniwar Mamat, Cang Xin, Chen Man, Chen Qing Qing, Chen Wenling, Feng Yan, Gonkar Gyatso, Guan Wei, Guo Jian, Hua Jiming, Jhamsang, Jian Jun Xi, Jiang Shan Chun, Laurens Tan, Li Dapeng, Li Jin, Lin Chunyan, Ling Jian, Liu Bin, Liu Qinghe, Lü Peng, Luo Brothers, Qi Zhilong, Rose Wong, Jiawei Shen, Sheng Qi, Shen Shaomin, Shi Jianmin, Tan Yifeng, Wang Yawei, Wang Yufeng, Wang Zhiyuan, Xiao Lu, Yang Houxing, Yang Jinsong, Yi Ling, Zhang Hui and Zhao Gang.
Over a 35-year period beginning in the mid-1980s, Australian economist and diplomat Dr Geoff Raby AO assembled an outstanding art collection of artworks by more than 75 artists working in both China and in Australia, as members of the Chinese diaspora. In Our Time presents a selection of works from this special collection, now part of the La Trobe University Art Collection.
Through art imbued variously with humour, fantasy and sarcasm, the exhibition In our Time addresses diverse themes ranging from urban life, Chinese philosophy and cultural difference to social justice, human rights and nationhood. The represented artists work in media including painting, photography, drawing, ceramics, sculpture and textiles. This exhibition has been produced for the National Art School in partnership with La Trobe Art Institute.
Dr. Geoff Raby AO was Australia’s Ambassador to China from 2007 to 2011. After 27 years in the public service, he completed his Ambassadorial term and resigned to establish Geoff Raby and Associates in 2011.
Yin Cao joined the Art Gallery of New South Wales as Curator of Chinese Art in 2011. She has curated several exhibitions including “A Silk Road Saga-the sarcophagus of Yu Hong” (2013), “Tang: treasures from the Silk Road capital” （2016）, “Heaven and earth in Chinese art: treasures from the National Palace Museum, Taipei” (2019), and“The way we eat” (2021). She edited and written catalogues for theses exhibitions.
