Exhibitions Open to the Public
Once Known
Opened for the first time at the Old Perth Boys’ School, Once Known, presents a selection of meticulous reproductions of the delicate and treasured artworks created by Aboriginal children forcibly removed from their families and detained at the Carrolup Native Settlement in the 1940s.
James Tylor: Turrangka… in the shadows
Kaurna artist James Tylor bridges historical and contemporary photographic process, sculpture and found objects as a language of intervention.
Nan Goldin: The ballad of sexual dependency
This ground-breaking series of 126 brilliant colour photographs is touring to JCG exclusively within Western Australia.
Mamang-miyel-ang Djinang / Seeing with the whale’s eye
An exhibition of illustrations from the Wirlomin Noongar Language and Stories mob from the South Coast of Western Australia
Upcoming Exhibitions
Fantastic Forms
A touring exhibition from the Bundanon Collection, in dialogue with new drawings, ceramics, sculptures and animation.
Dirt Feeling
Featuring ceramics works from the Curtin University Art Collection
Everyday, Myths and Legends
An exhibition of works from the Curtin University Art Collection that explore everyday mythmaking.
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Take a scroll through James Tylor`s - Turrangka...in the shadows ➡️
This beautifully curated wall brings together James` expansive digital photographic series ‘From an Untouched Landscape` and blends them with hand-made contemporary renderings of traditional Kaurna cultural objects.
James` innovative photographic intervention, systematically alters the reading of Country by excising information from the photographic print. 📷
The handcrafted tools and weapons, symbolic of conflict over land, suggest the violence at the root of colonisation and the reason for the false appearance of landscapes as `untouched` before colonisation.
James Tylor - Turrangka ... in the shadows is on display until September 14!
🔗 Find out more via the link in our bio.
#ArtAcrossAustralia #art #photography #firstnationsart #JamesTylor #Turrangkaintheshadows #johncurtingallery #photoraphy #curtinuniversity
James Tylor – Turrangka...In the shadows is a UNSW Galleries exhibition. This exhibition is made possible through the support of Lotterywest, Lendlease and The Navigators.
@jamesptylor @unswgalleries @nationalgalleryaus @curtinuniversity @curtinlifeaustralia @curtinbfa
Join us at the intersection between art, storytelling and public health as award-winning participatory visual artist Lauri Parr (@la.sa.pa) and educational sexologist Kim Andreassen (@kimbo_legsa) discuss the prolific work of Nan Goldin.
Happening Tuesday 19 August, Reflections on Nan Goldin: The ballad of sexual dependency Lunchtime Talk will explore Nan`s ongoing legacy in both queer theory and photographic practice. 📷
Register via the link in our bio.
🗓️ - Tuesday 19 August
⏰ - 12.30pm - 1.30pm
📍- John Curtin Gallery
#NanGoldin #ArtAcrossAustralia #art #photography #johncurtingallery #photoraphy #Curtinuniversity
Nan Goldin: The ballad of sexual dependency is a National Gallery Touring Exhibition presented as part of the Bowness Family Foundation Photography Touring Program.
National Gallery of Australia, Canberra Curtin University
Huge congratulations to Emma Buswell (@embuzza1) on winning the Ramsay Art Prize 2025 People’s Choice for her work The Pool. 🙌✨
These amazing textile works are meticulously constructed on a 1960s hand-operated knitting machine and take inspiration from the matrilineal craft and knitting techniques passed down from her mother and grandmother. Full of wit and satire the colourful work investigates the nature of labour and identity through a distinctly Australian lens.
The Pool was exhibited at the John Curtin Gallery in 2024 and Emma will feature a newly commissioned work for our `Everyday, Myths and Legends` exhibition coming October 3! 👀
The People’s Choice is selected by public vote from the 22 Ramsay Art Prize finalists.
The Ramsay Art Prize 2025 exhibition is open until Sunday 31 August!
📷 - Art Gallery of South Australia, Photo: Saul Steed
@curtinuniversity @curtinalumni @curtinbfagrads #ramsayartprize2025 #EmmaBuswell #JohnCurtinGallery
Let our curator Lia McKnight (@lia_mcknight) show you the ins and outs of our latest exhibitions 🤝
Join us on Wednesday 13 August for this season`s free curator tour, gain an in-depth look at two major photographic exhibitions, and what makes the artists behind them tick!
This season Lia`s guided tour will take you through James Tylor: Turrangka . . .in the shadows and Nan Goldin: The Ballad of sexual dependency. 📸
🔗 - Head to the link in our bio to register!
📍- John Curtin Gallery
🗓️ - Wednesday 13 August
⏰ - 12.30pm - 1.30pm
#NanGoldin #ArtAcrossAustralia #art #photography #firstnationsart #JamesTylor #Turrangkaintheshadows #johncurtingallery #photoraphy #curtinuniversity
Nan Goldin: The ballad of sexual dependency is a National Gallery Touring Exhibition presented as part of the Bowness Family Foundation Photography Touring Program.
James Tylor – Turrangka...In the shadows is a UNSW Galleries exhibition. This exhibition is made possible through the support of Lotterywest, Lendlease and The Navigators.
@jamesptylor @unswgalleries @nationalgalleryaus @curtinuniversity @curtinlifeaustralia @curtinbfagrads
Huge congratulations to Curtin alumni Grace Yong (@itsgraceyong ) and Mim Kowner (@mimkowner ) for featuring in this year`s @pica_perth Hatched National Graduate Show 2025. 👏
Hatched features Grace Yong`s video piece "her name, an anthology", which earned her the Dr Harold Schenberg Arts Award, as well as Mim Kowner`s paintings from the series ’Magic is sometimes very close to nothing at all’.
Both of these amazing artists will feature in John Curtin Gallery`s alumni exhibition "Everyday, Myths and Legends" coming October 3! 👀
🔗 For more information on our upcoming exhibitions head to the link in our bio.
Images: "her name, an anthology" Grace Yong, "Untitled (red jersey)" Mim Kowner.
@curtinalumni @curtinbfagrads
#curtinuniversity #art #hatched #pica #awardwinning #curtinalumni #johncurtingallery
This August why not uncover the unique Collection of art found at 139 St Georges Terrace! 📍
Once Known showcases reproductions of the fragile artworks created by Aboriginal children forcibly taken from their families and detained at the Carrolup Native Settlement in the 1940s.
Our Once Known guided tours encompass the history of the Old Perth Boys’ School in the context of its colonial history and highlight the story of the Carrolup Child Artists and the purpose of the Once Known exhibition.
Through the beauty of art and recognition of place and time, these tours will offer a glimpse into the past and remind us of our journey together on a path of reconciliation.
🗓️ Once Known Guided Tour: Every Thursday and Friday from 11am - 12pm
🔗 Register via the link in our bio!
📍 Old Perth Boys` School, 139 St Georges Terrace.
#truthtelling #Carrolup #Perth #guidedtours #johncurtingallery
Attention all fashion fanatics, like the fits above? 👆
Join writer Paul Boyè (@__pb_________) and artist Lillian Colgan (@girl_introjected) at John Curtin Gallery on Wednesday 6 August for Nan Goldin - Clothing Dependence.
This unmissable lunchtime talk will explore how The ballad of sexual dependency offers an archive of moments that provide deeper insights into queer style and taste from a not-too-distant past marked by tragedy and liberation.
All you need to bring is your lunch and curiosity! ✨
🗓️ - Wednesday 6 August 2025
⏰ - 12.30pm - 1.30pm
📍- John Curtin Gallery (Building 200A, Curtin University)
🔗 - Check the link in our bio to register!
Nan Goldin: The ballad of sexual dependency is a National Gallery Touring Exhibition presented as part of the Bowness Family Foundation Photography Touring Program.
@curtinlifeaustralia @curtindbe @nationalgalleryaus @curtinfashion @curtinguild
#NanGoldin #ArtAcrossAustralia #art #photography #fashion #nangoldin
🔎 Artist in focus - Multi-disciplinary artist James Tylor and Curator of Contemporary Art Leigh Robb
James Tylor is a leading Australian artist whose practice examines histories of colonisation and their profound impact on Indigenous cultures.
Tylor uses a hybrid of analogue and digital photographic techniques to create contemporary artworks referencing Australian society and history. James also uses the 19th-century photographic process of the Becquerel Daguerreotype with the aid of technology to create new and contemporary Daguerreotypes.
His methods include the physical manipulation of digital photographic printing, such as manual hand-colouring or physical interventions to the surfaces of images through tearing and scratching. These unique photographic processes re-contextualise the representation of Australian society and history and the medium’s use to document Aboriginal culture and the European colonisation of Australia.
Leigh Robb is Curator of Contemporary Art at the Art Gallery of South Australia. Leigh has curated over fifty exhibitions and has a reputation for working closely with artists to produce ambitious and memorable Australian and international projects.
Turrangka…in the shadows, curated by Leigh, surveys a decade of Tylor`s practice and examines the suppression and erasure of Aboriginal cultural history from the Australian landscape through the ongoing legacy of colonialism.
🔗 To see some of James` work at John Curtin Gallery head to the link in our bio!
📷 - (L-R): Curator of Contemporary Art at the Art Gallery of South Australia Leigh Robb and Multi-disciplinary artist James Tylor, image credit @ezraalcantraphotography.
📷 - Installation view, John Curtin Gallery.
James Tylor – Turrangka...In the shadows is a UNSW Galleries exhibition. This exhibition is made possible through the support of Lotterywest, Lendlease and The Navigators.
@jamesptylor @unswgalleries @curtinbfagrads
#photography #firstnationsart #JamesTylor #Turrangkaintheshadows #johncurtingallery #photoraphy #curtinuniversity
Semester two scaries already? 😵
Take a well earned break and get lost in the stunning works that make up our latest photography exhibitions.
Nan Goldin: The ballad of sexual dependency and James Tylor - Turrangka...in the shadows, capture culture through the unique lens of two influential photographers. 📷
Let the quiet of the Gallery help you unwind, reset and prepare for a great semester ahead!
📍Building 200A - Open Mon - Fri 10am-5pm & Sunday 12pm-4pm. FREE
We can`t wait to see you!
📸 - @ezraalcantraphotography
#NanGoldin #ArtAcrossAustralia #art #photography #firstnationsart #JamesTylor #Turrangkaintheshadows #johncurtingallery #photoraphy #curtinuniversity #semester2
Nan Goldin: The ballad of sexual dependency is a National Gallery Touring Exhibition presented as part of the Bowness Family Foundation Photography Touring Program.
James Tylor – Turrangka...In the shadows is a UNSW Galleries exhibition. This exhibition is made possible through the support of Lotterywest, Lendlease and The Navigators.
@jamesptylor @unswgalleries @nationalgalleryaus @curtinuniversity @curtinlifeaustralia @curtinguild
We`re bringing back another round of After School Storytelling sessions! 📚
From this Thursday July 24 experience some of the unique and incredible Noongar stories that make up part of Wirlomin Noongar Language and Stories, a community-led initiative, co-founded by award-winning Noongar author and academic Kim Scott!
Designed for young listeners (8 & under) these sessions explore Noongar language and values through beautifully told stories passed down through generations.
Led by community storytellers who invite questions, spark imagination, and encourage connection, these storytelling sessions are followed by fun art-making activities. 🙌
🔗 Head to the link in our bio to find out more!
✨ Twilight Hours - next Thursday 24 July - open until 7pm!
Experience the magic of art ... after dark! Visit us for a twilight viewing where you can explore our Makuru season exhibitions ‘Nan Goldin: The ballad of sexual dependency’ and ‘James Tylor: Turrangka … in the shadows’.
Take advantage of FREE PARKING across Curtin from 4:30pm 🙌
Make it an evening and explore the eateries located close by at Curtin Exchange! @banhmizzle @hee_sushi_and_sake @lavita_curtinexchange @milkylaneofficial @pretzelaus @seoulbros_perth 🍽️
Can’t make it next Thursday 24 July? Don`t worry other Twilight sessions will be made available on Thursday 7 and Thursday 21 August 👀
📷 - @ezraalcantraphotography
@curtinuniversity @curtinlifeaustralia @explore_curtin
#pertharts #exhibitionopening #curtinart #ArtExhibition #FreeEvent #curtinuniversity #CurtinLife
Some of John Curtin Gallery`s goodies have gone on sale! 🛍️
Find the perfect coffee table book filled with work from your favourite artist, lock in that perfect print for your wall or slap a new @carlaadams / @annalouiserichardson sticker on something you love. 📚
Or simply browse some beautiful artisanal jewellery by @studio_amandaalderson / @skljewellery / @robiszalay, before heading into our latest exhibitions, we`d love to see you!
The JCG Shop is open during exhibitions from:
Monday-Friday 10am-5pm.
Sunday 12pm-4pm.
Closed Saturdays and Public Holidays.
Happy Shopping! ✨
#johncurtingallery #johncurtingalleryperth #art #artwork #shopping #shophandmade #galleryshop #galleryshops
Locations
John Curtin Gallery Curtin University
Building 200A Curtin University, Kent Street
Bentley, Western Australia 6102
Phone: 08 9266 4155
Open Mon to Fri 10:00 – 5:00pm and Sun 12:00 – 4:00pm
Once Known – A Carrolup Centre for Truth-telling exhibition
Presented at the Old Perth Boys’ School
Curtin 139 St Georges Terrace,
Perth, Western Australia 6000
11:00am – 4:00pm
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday (closed Wednesdays and Weekends)
