Join us for an afternoon of talks, performance and more to celebrate the opening of Knowing Otherwise; a major new group exhibition exploring how artists are enacting ancestral, spiritual and embodied forms of knowledge amid eroding trust in government and dominant Western frameworks.
What to expect
2.30pm — Artist and curator talks in the gallery with Paola Balla, Carla Cescon and Clare Milledge
3pm — Official opening with a performance by exhibiting artist Karina Utomo, Critical Tasseography coffee readings by Tina Stefanou and an opening address by Dr Emma Quilty, Monash University academic and author of Witch Power: Hexing the Patriarchy with Feminist Magic
Knowing Otherwise
5 February – 2 April 2026
Curators: Stephanie Berlangieri, Amanda Haskard and Francis E. Parker
This major group exhibition explores how artists enact ancestral, spiritual and embodied ways of knowing amid eroding trust in government and dominant Western frameworks. The exhibition brings together new commissions, works from the Monash University Collection, and key loans by Australian and international artists.
Artists: Paola Balla (Wemba Wemba, Gunditjmara), Carla Cescon, Yin-Ju Chen, Mel Deerson, David Egan, Gail Mabo (Meriam), Naminapu Maymuru-White (Maŋgalili), Clare Milledge, Tracey Moffatt, Vali Myers, Rosaleen Norton, Leyla Stevens, Heather B. Swann, Suzanne Treister, Karina Utomo