Title

Colony : Australia 1770-1861.

Venues

National Gallery of Victoria: Australia. The Ian Potter Centre. (15 March 2018 – 15 July 2018)

Date

(2018)

Summary

Multi-artist exhibition. Located: Australia (VIC). Included Prints

Curator

Bunbury, Alisa (lead curator)

Country of context

Australia

Abstract

Drawing from public and private collections across the country, Colony: Australia 1770-1861 brings together the most important examples of art and design produced during this period and surveys the key settlements and development of life and culture in the colonies. Importantly, the exhibition acknowledges the impact of European settlement on Indigenous communities. The exhibition includes a diverse range of media: from Indigenous cultural objects of the period, early watercolours, drawings and illustrated books, prints, paintings, sculpture and photographs to a selection of decorative arts objects, furniture, fashion and textiles, even taxidermy specimens. This significant exhibition will be of particular interest to Victorian audiences who have rarely seen, or had access to, the remarkable material created in the decades prior to the settlement of Melbourne in 1835. [NGV media].

Last Updated

04 Nov 2024