Fine Art

Our research

Our research expertise and dedication reflects the diverse approaches found in contemporary visual culture and the built environment.

The Second Studio: Drawing on Contemporary Art in the Gallery

The Second Studio research project explores drawing as a method for learning in the gallery, positioning the gallery as an alternative studio space for observation, experimentation, and embodied inquiry.

Climate Aware Creative Practices

A nation-wide alliance of creative arts educators, researchers, and practitioners addressing challenges posed by climate change.

Take Hold of the Clouds

Catalysing a citywide conversation about the future of architecture, landscape and urban design.

Meet us

Our academics

Led by Associate Professor Spiros Panigirakis, our academics are acclaimed international artists, historians and cultural commentators.

Our alumni

Our alumni respond to the significant challenges confronting culture and society now and into the future.

Associate Professor Spiros Panigirakis

"Fine Art provokes thought, inspires action, and responds to the important challenges of our time."

Erin Hallyburton

My sculptural practice seeks to produce new conceptions of the body and space in contemporary art through the application of a fat critical lens.

What's new

From peer recognition to exhibitions and overseas workshops, our people are having an impact.

The Art of a Safer Community: Explorations of Resilience, Healing and Recovery

Exhibition

John Gollings - Artist Room

Exhibition

Gudskul these days: why solidarity economy is more than economy + solidarity

Lecture

Charlie Sofo brings the everyday to the 2026 Adelaide Biennial

Dr Charlie Sofo transforms everyday objects into investigative installations for the 2026 Adelaide Biennial of Australian Art: Yield Strength, joining a MADA contingent exploring materials under pressure.
23 July, 2026

PICA 2026 Graduate Show: announcing Tabitha Glanville

Kamilaroi woman and Monash University Bachelor of Art History and Curating and Bachelor of Fine Art (Honours) graduate Tabitha Glanville has secured a coveted spot in the prestigious Hatched: National Graduate Show 2026 at the Perth Institute of Contemporary Art (PICA).
12 June, 2026

Study with us

Turn your ideas into reality, and through your creativity, change the world for the better.