PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITIONS & EVENTS
10 March to 27 August: Exhibition. Bill Henson. Recent photographs selected by the photographer, including portraits, nudes and landscapes. Part of the NGV Festival Of Photography. At NGV International, 180 St Kilda Road, Melbourne, Victoria 3000. Gallery hours are 10.00am to 5.00pm daily. Admission is free. For more information telephone (03) 8620 2222 or visit www.ngv.vic.gov.au 17 March to 18 June: Exhibition. William Eggleston
Portraits. The first comprehensive exhibition devoted to Eggleston’s portraits of suburban life in southern USA. Part of the NGV Festival Of Photography. At NGV International, 180 St Kilda Road, Melbourne, Victoria 3000. Gallery hours are 10.00am to 5.00pm daily. Ticketed event. For more information telephone (03) 8620 2222 or visit www.ngv.vic.gov.au 17 March to 16 July: Exhibition. Ross Coulter: Audience. A photographic series documenting audience members pictured in more than 70 Melbourne galleries and museums from 2013 to 2016. Part of the NGV Festival Of Photography. At NGV International, 180 St Kilda Road, Melbourne, Victoria 3000. Gallery hours are 10.00am to 5.00pm daily. Admission is free. For more information telephone (03) 8620 2222 or visit www.ngv.vic.gov.au 17 March to 30 July: Exhibition. Zoë Croggon. A new body
of visual work created using photographs, video and a specially produced wallpaper. Part of the NGV Festival Of Photography. At NGV International, 180 St Kilda Road, Melbourne, Victoria 3000. Gallery hours are 10.00am to 5.00pm daily. Admission is free. For more information telephone (03) 8620 2222 or please visit www.ngv.vic.gov.au 31 March to 30 July: Exhibition. Patrick Pound: The Great Exhibition. Images exploring the art of collecting and the way things can hold and project ideas. Part of the NGV Festival Of Photography. At the Ian Potter Centre, NGV Australia, Federation Square, Melbourne, Victoria 3000. Gallery hours are 10.00am to 5.00pm daily. Admission is free. For more information telephone (03) 8620 2222 or please visit www.ngv.vic.gov.au 14 April to 23 June: Exhibition. David Stephenson –
Human Landscapes. Includes a number of Stephenson’s early works from the 1980s, including majestic pinhole photographs of the sea and sky, and expansive panoramas as well as his stark yet poignant works shot in the Antarctic in the 1990s. At the Art Gallery of NSW, Art Gallery Road, The Domain, NSW 2000. Gallery hours are 10.00am to 5.00pm daily (open to 9.00pm on Wednesdays). Admission is free. For more information visit the website at www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au or telephone (02) 9225 1744. 39 April – 9 July: Exhibition.
Head On Portrait Prize 2017. At the Museum Of Sydney, corner Bridge and Phillip Streets, Sydney, NSW 2000. Gallery hours are 9.30am to 5.00pm daily. For more information telephone (02) 9251 5988 or visit www.hht. net.au For more information about the Head On Photo Festival visit www.headon.com.au
31 May – 8 October: Exhibition. Wildlife Photogra
pher Of The Year. One hundred images from the finalists and winners in the 2016 edition of the world’s biggest wildlife photography competition. At the Australian National Maritime Museum, 2 Murray Street, Darling Harbour, Sydney, NSW 2000. Entry is $20 which includes admission to the museum’s permanent galleries. Museum hours are 9.30am to 5.00pm daily. For more information telephone (02) 9298 3777 or visit www.anmm.gov.au 24 June to 8 October: Exhibition. Mervyn Bishop. A celebration of a central figure in Australian photography, and his contribution to art and photojournalism over half a century. At Yiribana Gallery, the Art Gallery of NSW, Art Gallery Road, The Domain, NSW 2000. Gallery hours are 10.00am to 5.00pm daily (open to 9.00pm on Wednesdays). Admission is free. For more information or visit www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au or telephone (02) 9225 1744. 28 October – 18 February 2018: Exhibition. Robert Mapplethorpe: The Perfect Medium. Images ranging from early Polaroids to refined studio works from the 1980s. At the Temporary Exhibitions Gallery, the Art Gallery Of NSW, Art Gallery Road, The Domain, NSW 2000. Gallery hours are 10.00am to 5.00pm daily (open to 10.00pm on Wednesday). Entry fees apply. For more information telephone (02) 9225 1744 or visit www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au 25 – 30 September 2018: 2018 Photokina World Of Imaging. The world’s largest exhibition of new imaging products and processes. At the Köln Messe, Cologne, Germany. Visit www.photokina-cologne.com for more information.