Image above: Meng Site, Future Land of Happiness, 2023

2026 gallery visits, summaries and images

Exhibitions list

Wednesday 1 April 2026 25th Biennale of Sydney Rememory, Chau Chak Wing Museum at the University of Sydney
Subtle – plenty to think about. 14 artists’ works at this venue. “A means of revisiting, reconstructing, and reclaiming histories that have been erased or repressed, Rememory signifies the intersection of memory and history, where recollection becomes an act of reassembling fragments of the past—whether personal, familial, or collective.”

Khalil Rabah, Common Threads, 2025

Benjamin Work, Papaaki, 2025

Ema Shin, Hearts of Absent Women (Tree of Family), 2026

Lamia Joreige, Uncertain times – War Diaries, 2026

Thursday 26 March 2026 25th Biennale of Sydney Rememory, Art Gallery of NSW, Sydney
Imposing range of works. 16 artists’ works at this venue “explores themes of migration, exile and belonging, giving particular attention to First Nations stories and the voices of diasporic communities that shape Australia today.”

Yaritji Young (Aṉangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Lands, Australia), Tjala Tjukurpa, 2026

Ngurrara Artists (Great Sandy Desert, Australia; Walmajarri, Mangala, Juwaliny, Wangkajunga, Manjilarra), Ngurrara Canvas 11, 1997

Nahom Teklehaimanot (Ethiopia-Kenya), The House Forgets My Name, 2025

Angélica Serech (Guatemala; Maya Kaqchikel), Facing the Flames, 2025

Wednesday 18 March 2026 25th Biennale of Sydney Rememory, White Bay Power Station, Rozelle, Sydney
Artistic gems within the industrial sublime. 32 artists’ works at this venue. “The White Bay Power Station built 1912-1917, decommissioned 1984. A bold and thought-provoking celebration of contemporary art curated by internationally acclaimed Artistic Director Hoor Al Qasimi. Rememory explores how memory and history shape identity, belonging, and collective storytelling.”

Carmen Glynn-Braun, To Hold the line of ‘Ware’ (fire), 2026

Edgar Calel, From the fog they will return, 2025

Daisy Quezada Urena, Somos Nosotros, 2026

Installation view

Friday 13 March 2026  Holding Ground, S H Ervin Gallery, Sydney
Wide range – atmosphere “works from 17 artists who have demonstrated a long-standing allegiance to place. Focuses on the state on New South Wales with a selection of paintings, ceramics, sculpture, photography and textiles that focus on the disparate state of the region’s natural systems along with the impact of unfettered industrialisation.”

John R Walker, Dry Ridge Walking 1, 2019

Lucy Culliton, Yambulla 1, 2026

Sophie Cape, Encountering what cannot be foreseen, 2015

Euan Macleod, Painter and Fire, 2019

Wednesday 18 February 2026 Paper Universe: The book as art, State Library of NSW, Sydney
Superb exhibition “showcases close to 100 rarely seen works. Featuring striking and innovative creations by leading artists, the exhibition reveals how artists transform the idea of a book into works of art. Ranging in size from just 5 centimetres to an astonishing 40 metres, and made from a range of materials and techniques, these works reveal intimate, moving and powerful stories beyond the written word.”

Garry Shead, Ern Malley, The Darkening Ecliptic, 2003

Tate Adams, Gesture, 2005

Theo Strasser, Ghost Bones – An artist book, 2017

Gracia Haby and Lousie Jennison, With Wings Outstretched and Quivering, 2021


Friday 13 February 2026  Ocean Photographer of the Year, Australian National Maritime Museum, Sydney
Always inspiring “more than 15,000 submissions from around the globe, distilled into a breathtaking gallery of winning and finalist images. From intricate macro shots of tiny amphipods to vast underwater vistas and dramatic drone scenes, these photographs reveal both the beauty of the ocean and the urgent need to protect it.”

Yifan Ling, Washington USA – Bigg’s orca, Salish Sea

Siachai Arunrugstichal, New Taipei, Taiwan – Fire fishing boat

Luis Arpa Toribio, Lembah Strait, Indonesia – Pinnate batfish

Yury Ivanov, Bali, Indonesia – Two amphipods (overall winner)


Friday 6 February 2026 Mary Tonkin: Among the Trees, S H Ervin Gallery, Sydney
Sense of place through pure light and colour “epic, immersive paintings respond to the changing seasons, lights and viewpoints of the bush where she paints en plein air. Based in a secluded corner of the dense damp, ferny bush of Corhanwarrabul/ Dandenong Ranges, Tonkin paints the landscape of her childhood.”

Mary Tonkin, Madre, Kalorama, 2008

Mary Tonkin, Turmoil, Kalorama, 2025

Mary Tonkin, Ripples, Kalorama, 2020

Mary Tonkin, That’s how the light gets in, Kalorama, 2012

Friday 30 January 2026 Ron Mueck – Encounter, Art Gallery of NSW, Sydney
Uncanny, intense, curious, awesome – surreal “profound observation of human experience and emotion. His captivating figures, scaled from the monumental to the minute, embody themes such as birth and death, alienation and togetherness, tenderly inviting us to explore our relationship with the world.”

Ron Mueck, Woman with Sticks,  2009-10

Ron Mueck, Chicken-man,  2019

Ron Mueck, Big Man, 2000

Ron Mueck, Havoc, 2025

Friday 23 January 2026 The Hooligans, White Rabbit Gallery, Sydney
Another challenging exhibition at this gallery “For as long as rules have existed, people have found ways to break them. In the face of relentless restrictions, Chinese artists have learned to think beyond imposed boundaries. Refusing to cooperate, daring to defy, and stirring up trouble, the artists in this exhibition speak for those sacrificed to keep the peace.” Some of the works

Tian Longyu, A,,,O!, 2014-15

Meng Site, Future Land of Happiness, 2023

Song Yongping, from the series History, 2012-14

Song Yongping, from the series History, 2012-14