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Exhibitions

MUMA presents exhibitions of contemporary art by Australian and international artists. Focusing on curatorial research and commissioning, the program includes significant solo artist projects, thematic responses to current issues and exhibitions that contribute to shaping the recent history of art.

Public Programs

Public Programs include lectures, talks, workshops, symposia, screenings and events presented for students and the wider community, connecting people, art and ideas. Varied programs bring audiences into closer contact with artists and researchers, creating spaces for discussion and participation.

Education

MUMA Education engages students and teachers through tailored programs drawing on current exhibitions and the Monash University Collection. Trained educators and artists connect students to art in meaningful ways, promoting creative thinking and critical problem-solving skills. MUMA acknowledges the diversity of all children and provides a child safe environment.

1999

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Avant-gardism for Children

Gold Coast City Art Gallery, QLD
29 October – 26 November 1999

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Circles About the Body: Australian Body Adornment

Contemporary Art Services Tasmania, Hobart TAS
1999

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What John Berger Saw

Australian National University (ANU), Canberra School of Art, ACT
10 September – 6 November 1999

Orange Regional Gallery, NSW
1 May – 10 June 2000

John Curtin Gallery, Perth, WA
14 September – 25 October 2000

Institute of Modern Art, Brisbane, Qld
March 2001

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Face to Face: Contemporary Art from Taiwan

7 September – 7 November 1999

1998

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Rieko Hidaka

Exchange exhibition with The National Museum of Art, Osaka, Japan
10 September – 27 October 1998

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Close Quarters: Contemporary Art from Australia and New Zealand

Australian Centre for Contemporary Art, Melbourne
10 October – 22 November 1998

Institute of Modern Art, Brisbane
5–27 March 1999

Canberra School of Art Gallery
2 July – 29 August 1999

Govett-Brewster Gallery, New Plymouth, New Zealand
16 September – 6 November 1999

Dunedin Public Art Gallery, New Zealand, 2000

Auckland Art Gallery, New Zealand
2000

1997

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Artists Think: The Late Work of Ian Burn

Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney
31 March – 30 June 1997

Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane
1997

1996

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Rapport: Eight Artists from Singapore and Australia

Singapore Art Museum
11 June – 21 July 1996

Monash University Gallery
3 September – 12 October 1996

Canberra School of Art Gallery, Australian National University
18 April – 18 May 1997

Institute of Modern Art, Brisbane
June 1997

1995

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Faciality

Regional Victoria, multiple venues
1995

1994

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Through the Surface: Jonas Balsaitis, Paintings 1968-1992

Benalla Art Gallery, Vic.
3 June – 3 July 1994

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Sweet Damper & Gossip: Colonial Sightings from the Goulburn and North-East

Benalla Art Gallery, Vic.
Shepparton Art Gallery, Vic.
1994

1993

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Robert MacPherson: A Proposition to Draw 1973-1978

University Art Museum, University of Queensland
1993

1992

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Lyndal Jones: The Prediction Pieces 1981-1991

Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney
5 February – 22 March 1992

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Ian Burn: Minimal – Conceptual Work 1965-1970

Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth
6 February – 29 March 1992

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Imants Tillers: A Life of Blank

Plimsoll Gallery, Centre for the Arts, University of Tasmania
28 February – 22 March 1992

1991

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Off The Wall / In The Air: A Seventies’ Selection

Australian Centre for Contemporary Art, Melbourne
3 July – 10 August 1991

1990

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Contemporary Gippsland Artists

Latrobe Valley Arts Centre Morwell, Vic.
24 August – 20 September 1990

Shepparton Art Gallery, Vic.
1 November – 2 December 1990

Wagga Wagga City Art Gallery, NSW
22 February – 24 March 1991

Mildura Arts Centre, Vic.
4–28 April 1991

Centre Gallery, Gold Coast, Qld
9 May – 23 June 1991

Perc Tucker Regional Gallery,
Townsville, Qld
4 July – 18 August 1991

Lismore Regional Art Gallery, NSW
1 November – 2 December 1991

Broken Hill City Art Gallery, NSW
6 January – 2 February 1992

Riddoch Art Gallery, Mt Gambier, SA
7 February – 22 March 1992

University of South Australia Art Museum, Adelaide, SA
9 April – 8 May 1992

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