Robert Young, King of Kings 2019, acrylic on canvas. Courtesy of the artist. National Reconciliation Week Exhibition 2019, Manningham Art Gallery, Manningham City Square (MC²), 687 Doncaster Road, Doncaster (VIC), until 22 June 2019 – manningham.vic.gov.auWolf Wennrich (1922-91), Object 1974. Silver, acrylic, steel, brass, 7.7 x 7.7 x 4.7 cm. WE McMillan Collection. RMIT University Art Collection. Melbourne Modern: European art and design at RMIT since 1945, RMIT Gallery, 344 Swanston Street Melbourne (VIC), 21 June – 17 August 2019 – rmit.edu.auHannah Gartside, The Sleepover 2018. Photograph: Louis Lim. Fantasies – Hannah Gartside, Ararat Gallery TAMA, 82 Vincent Street, Ararat (VIC), 20 July – 20 October 2019 – araratgallerytama.com.auCody Ellington, Future Cities Wellington Live Performance, Hall of Memories, National War Memorial, Wellington, New Zealand, 16 June 2019. Also Future Cities Popup Show, Central City, Wellington, NZ, 14 – 22 June 2019 – derive.tokyoMervyn Rubuntja, Plenty Highway, Near Yamba 2019, watercolour. Pmarra Nurna-kanhala Untha-lapp-urma : Walking Through Country, Artists from the lltja Ntjarra (Many Hands) Arts Centre, Broadhurst Gallery, Hazelhurst Arts Centre, 782 Kingsway, Gymea (NSW), 29 June – 9 July 2019 – sutherlandshire.nsw.gov.auImage by Jack Kirby Crosby for La Mama, The Intriguing Case of The Silent Forest, performance at La Mama Courthouse, 349 Drummond Street, Carlton (VIC), Wednesday 3rd July 2019, 8.30pm – lamama.com.auJohn Parkes, Conflagration 2017, cotton, wool cloth, cotton thread, hand stitch, discharge and over dye, enamel paint stains. Winner of the 2017 WCTA. Wangaratta Art Gallery Collection. Wangaratta Contemporary Textile Award 2019, Wangaratta Art Gallery, 56 Ovens Street, Wangaratta (VIC), 1 June – 11 August 2019 – wangarattaartgallery.com.auMichael Cook, Mother-Bicycle 2016, Inkjet print, 80 x 120 cm. Private Collection, Courtesy of THIS IS NO FANTASY. Celebrating Culture: Contemporary Indigenous Art, Glen Eira City Council Gallery, corner Glen Eira and Hawthorn Roads, Caulfield (VIC), until Sunday 28 July 2019 – gleneira.vic.gov.au
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