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Current Exhibitions

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Romanticising the Mundane

Upper Galleries

Sometimes the most extraordinary beauty exists in the most ordinary places.
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In Transit

Upper Galleries

Cities pulse with movement. People rush to catch trains, buses idle at intersections, cyclists weave through traffic, and pedestrians cross busy streets in their own rhythms. This exhibition captures these fleeting moments of urban motion in art.
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Pop Up Pop Art

Upper Galleries

Bold. Bright. Unapologetic.
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Hazel Westbury: Influences

18 Mar 2026 – 29 Mar 2026

Opening: Friday 20th March, 6.30pm

Cato Gallery

Influences - a journey of 20+ years, represents an enduring creative life in pastel, paint and textiles by Hazel Westbury – Director of DMT Arts International.
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Paul Laspagis

4 Mar 2026 – 29 Mar 2026

Mackley Room

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Upcoming Exhibitions

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VAS Autumn Select Exhibition 2026

26 Mar 2026 – 12 Apr 2026

Frater, McCubbin & Hammond Galleries

The VAS Autumn Select Exhibition marks the first qualifying round for artists competing for the prestigious Hylton Mackley Artist of the Year Award.
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Jessica Olpp: La patience du regard

1 Apr 2026 – 12 Apr 2026

Cato Gallery

This collection of still-life and landscape paintings is an understated meditation on everyday beauty.
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Imprint | Liz Gridley: Relics

15 Apr 2026 – 10 May 2026

Hammond Gallery

Portraits of loved ones through objects
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Imprint | Philippa Croll: Spectrum

15 Apr 2026 – 26 Apr 2026

Frater & McCubbin Galleries

Archaeologist Philippa Croll works in abstract to reconstruct places, people and objects in the same way artefacts are recovered and put back together to find their true narrative.
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Imprint | Linda Weil: Dodgy Melbourne

15 Apr 2026 – 26 Apr 2026

Cato Gallery

A selection of ink drawings on recycled paper exploring Melbourne. Focussing on the 'dodgy' or unloved parts of the city, ranging through all areas from the suburbs to the CBD.
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Imprint | Olivia Jane : Delirium

15 Apr 2026 – 26 Apr 2026

Mackley Gallery

Working across installation, sculptural assemblage, painting and durational performance. My practice operates as a form of world building. Refracting the overstimulation and states of escapism adopted from rave cultures structures through duration, excess, collectivity, repetition and after effects. As a methodology for making and experiencing work.
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Imprint | Charli English: Portholes

29 Apr 2026 – 10 May 2026

Cato Gallery

This exhibition presents a series of hybrid painting-sculpture works that examine the intersection of coastal erosion and the housing crisis, two converging forces that are reshaping access to beauty and belonging in contemporary Australia.
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Imprint | Madaline Harris Schober: Ancient Nostalgia - Mourning Paintings That Could Have Been

29 Apr 2026 – 10 May 2026

Mackley Gallery

This exhibition brings together selections from ink and watercolour travel journals, created during archaeological excavations and research across the Middle East and Mediterranean, alongside newly completed oil paintings of the same sites, landscapes, and finds.
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Imprint | Nathalie Anne: Held In Line

29 Apr 2026 – 10 May 2026

Frater Gallery

Nathalie Anne's work explores what endures when materials meet, transform, and leave their traces. Working with graphite, watercolour and wood, she engages with substances that carry their own histories of fragmentation and permanence. 
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Imprint | T.J. Murphy: Remains to Be Seen

29 Apr 2026 – 10 May 2026

McCubbin Gallery

The 2025 Hylton Mackley Artist of the Year, T.J. Murphy explores vintage objects in still life.
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Ian Armstrong: Familial lines

26 May 2026 – 30 Jun 2026

Frater Gallery

Familial Lines is a selection of family portraits by Ian Armstrong (1923-2005), focusing particularly on his daughter Maggie. The exhibition offers the viewer a rare insight into Armstrong’s many styles and varied use of the visual medium, applied to a single theme. Delve into Armstrong’s preoccupation with painting the human face and figure with emotion and honesty.
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VAS Portrait Exhibition 2026

1 Jul 2026 – 12 Jul 2026

Frater, McCubbin & Hammond Galleries

This annual exhibition, featuring the $1,000 Nada Hunter Portraiture Award, celebrates portraiture in all genres. An inspiring array of talent by some of Victoria’s emerging and established artists skilfully capturing the human spirit.
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VAS 9x5 Exhibition 2026

1 Jul 2026 – 2 Aug 2026

Cato Gallery & Mackley Members' Room

A homage to the original 1889 9x5 Impressionism Exhibitions, of small works painted on cigar box lids.
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VAS Portrait Painters in Action 2026: Open Day

Saturday 11 Jul 2026, 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Drop into our free open day of live painting by some of the top VAS portraiture artists!
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VAS Winter Select Exhibition 2026

15 Jul 2026 – 2 Aug 2026

Frater, McCubbin & Hammond Galleries

The VAS Winter Select Exhibition is the second of three qualifying rounds for artists competing for the prestigious Hylton Mackley Artist of the Year Award.
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VAS Edward Heffernan Drawing Exhibition 2026

19 Aug 2026 – 30 Aug 2026

Cato Gallery & Mackley Members' Room

The 'Edward Heffernan Memorial Drawing Prizes' are awarded in honour of Edward Heffernan, past president of VAS from 1977 to 1980. He served on the VAS Council for 12 years and was also awarded the Distinguished VAS Service Award, Honorary life Membership, VAS Fellowship and the Order of Australia Medal for his services to Arts.
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VAS Spring Select Exhibition 2026

2 Sep 2026 – 20 Sep 2026

Frater, McCubbin & Hammond Galleries

The VAS Spring Select Exhibition marks the third and final qualifying round for artists competing for the prestigious Hylton Mackley Artist of the Year Award.
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VAS Maritime Exhibition 2026

23 Sep 2026 – 4 Oct 2026

Frater & McCubbin Galleries

This exhibition features artworks including tall ships, peaceful beach scenes and the ever changing moods of the ocean.
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The Hylton Mackley Artist of the Year Award 2026

4 Nov 2026 – 29 Nov 2026

Frater, Hammond & McCubbin Galleries

The highlight of the Victorian Artists Society's exhibition calendar sees peer-voted finalists across three Seasonal Select exhibitions present works for consideration in the $20,000 Hylton Mackley Artist of the Year Award.
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VAS Christmas Salon 2026

2 Dec 2026 – 3 Jan 2027

Cato Gallery

This festive showcase celebrates small and affordable artworks perfect for holiday gifting. The exhibition will be held at the Cato Gallery from December 2, inviting art lovers to explore a curated selection of unique creations by VAS artists. Unlike other exhibitions, works can be taken at the time of purchase for easy gifting.
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The VAS Studio 2026

16 Dec 2026 – 17 Jan 2027
The VAS is proud to showcase the range of artistic endeavours and mediums that continue to be taught and practiced in the historic VAS Studio.
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