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Spirit into matter

5 August – 29 August 2026

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The moon's raining

12 August – 5 September 2026

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Stories of daylight

2 September – 26 September 2026

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Heidi Yardley and Natasha Bieniek in the 2026 John Leslie Art Prize

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Heidi Yardley and Natasha Bieniek in the 2026 John Leslie Art Prize

Congratulations to Heidi Yardley and Natasha Bieniek who are finalists in the 2026 John Leslie Art Prize. Established in 2000, the John Leslie Art Prize is a national, biennial prize for landscape painting, awarded by the Gippsland Art Gallery. The winner of the major prize will have their work acquired...

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NOW SHOWING - Tim Price

We are delighted to present ‘The moon’s raining’, an online exhibition by Tim Price, his first with the gallery.

Tim Price is a Sydney-based painter whose practice unfolds through an ongoing dialogue between observation, imagination, and the experience of painting itself.

“I’ve been painting everyday things from around the city. Ordinary moments drift into view while I’m walking, a plane flying in over the buildings and trees, flowers growing in the suburbs. They feel meaningful and beautiful without having an obvious reason why. One of the wonderful things about being alive is finding magic in the everyday. In the same way someone might buy a lottery ticket or watch the footy for a bit of excitement, I stop to look at flowers in the suburbs.” - Tim Price.

’The moon’s raining’ is now showing exclusively online until 5 September.

Please contact the gallery to view the exhibition or visit the gallery website.

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We will be closed for the Ekka public holiday on Wednesday 12 August and will reopen on Thursday 13 August.

Image details: Lucy Culliton, Ekka ice cream, 2024, oil on board, 30.0 x 20.0 cm.

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NOW SHOWING - Celia Gullett, ’Spirit into matter’

’Spirit into matter’ is currently showing in the gallery and online until 29 August.

Please click the link in bio to view.

Image details:
(i) Celia Gullett, Calypso II, 2026, oil on linen, framed in hand-finished stainless steel, 40.0 x 35.0 cm
(ii) Celia Gullett, Interval II, 2025-26, oil on linen (diptych), 152.0 x 132.0 cm
(iii) Celia Gullet, Morning light, 2026, oil on linen, 153.0 x 137.0 cm 
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A big congratulations to Heidi Yardley and Natasha Bieniek who are finalists in the 2026 John Leslie Art Prize. Established in 2000, the John Leslie Art Prize is a national, biennial prize for landscape painting, awarded by the Gippsland Art Gallery.

John Leslie Art Prize 2026
5 September - 22 November
Gippsland Art Gallery

Image credit:
i) Natasha Bieniek, Labyrinth, 2024, oil on wood, 8.0 x 6.0 cm
ii) Heidi Yardley, Dark wood, dark water, 2026, oil on linen, 82.0 x 71.0 cm

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COMING SOON - Adam Pyett, ’Stories of daylight’

Adam Pyett has spent years painting around the Macedon Ranges, a region whose volcanic landscapes, dense forests and distinctive light have long inspired artists, writers and visitors alike. It is a place where geology, history and imagination sit unusually close together. For tens of thousands of years, the Country has been cared for by the Traditional Owners of the Kulin Nation. Later came the goldfields, pastoral settlements, grand gardens, and generations of painters, each leaving their own mark upon the landscape. It is a place layered with histories, where every return offers another way of seeing. Pyett’s paintings quietly enter this ongoing conversation, recording not simply what is seen, but what it feels like to return.

’Stories of daylight’ will be showing in the gallery from 2 - 26 September.

Please contact the gallery to preview the exhibition.

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Congratulations to Monica Rohan who is a finalist in the 2026 Mosman Art Prize.

The Mosman Art Prize is Australia’s premier open painting prize open to entrants from across Australia over the age of 16.
Each year the winning artwork is acquired forming the basis of the Mosman Art Collection.
Now in its 79th year the Mosman Art Prize has provided a historical timeline of contemporary painting practice in Australia.

Congratulations Monica and best of luck to all finalists!

Mosman Art Prize
Mosman Art Gallery, NSW
21 August - 26 October 2026

Image details:
Monica Rohan, ‘Netted’, 2026, oil on board, 60.0 x 80.0 cm

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COMING SOON - Jason Fitzgerald, ’Unearthed’

A trained cabinet maker, Jason Fitzgerald’s sculptural practice allows him to do away with precision and more playfully explore the parameters of materials and function. Jason’s hand-built objects are increasingly tactile and organic, taking cues from the natural landscape.

“These works sit somewhere between ruin and object. They feel unearthed rather than made, as though recovered from an uncertain past rather than assembled in the present. Fragments appear to have endured long after their original purpose was forgotten, bearing the physical burden of time while resisting a fixed narrative.” - Jason Fitzgerald, 2026

’Unearthed’ will be showing in the gallery from 5 - 29 August.
Please contact the gallery to preview the exhibition.

Image details:
(i) Jason Fitzgerald, Murder (3 parts), 2026, glazed stoneware with rust finish, 21.0 x 23.0 x 10.0 cm
(ii) Jason Fitzgerald, Hoops 1, 2026, glazed stoneware with rust finish, 26.0 x 22.0 x 19.0 cm
(iii) Jason Fitzgerald, Substructure 2, 2026, glazed stoneware with rust finish, 34.0 x 27.0 x 9.0 cm

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Congratulations to Jacqueline Hennessy, winner of the People’s Choice Award in the 2026 Salon des Refusés.

Established in 1992, the Salon des Refusés is the ‘alternative selection’ to the Archibald and Wynne Prizes, and has become a much-anticipated exhibition in its own right.

Hennessy’s winning portrait depicts fellow artist Eliza Gosse. Speaking about the work, she says:

“I came to know painter Eliza Gosse during our studies at the National Art School and have long admired her practice. This portrait, rendered in a restrained sepia palette, draws on the language of photography while quietly unsettling its claim to fully capture the subject.” — Jacqueline Hennessy, 2026

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