SEARCHERS: Graffiti and Contemporary Art brings together over thirty of Australia’s most dynamic artists – from underground graffiti writers to celebrated contemporary artists – united by one charged medium: spray paint. Introduced as a commercial product in the mid-twentieth century, spray paint quickly caught the attention of artists who recognised its unique material potential. By the late 196…

A joint project by NAS Gallery and Institute of Modern Art — Mitch Cairns: Artist’s Mouth, a major survey exhibition of work by Sydney-based artist and NAS alum Mitch Cairns. Co-curated by Lucy Latella, NAS Curator, Exhibitions, and Robert Leonard, IMA Director, this will be the largest and most comprehensive presentation of Cairns’ work to date. It celebrates his twenty-year artistic career sinc…

Margaret Olley: Australian Intimiste celebrates the legacy and significant achievements of Margaret Olley AC – National Art School alumna and one of Australia’s most beloved painters – through the lens of the European artistic tradition intimisme, which honours the quiet poetry of domestic life and the interior world.Drawing from significant public and private collections, Margaret Olley: Australian …