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Exhibitions

Friday 5 June
2026

Adam Elliot

Making Memoir of a Snail

ACMI
Thursday 8 August – Sunday 1 November

Group Show

Darebin Art Prize 2026

Bundoora Homestead Art Centre
Wednesday 25 February – Saturday 20 June

Group Show

TarraWarra International 2026: System Release

TarraWarra Museum of Art
Saturday 21 March – Sunday 5 July

Aleks Danko

A(GAP)E

McClelland Gallery
Saturday 14 March – Sunday 14 June

Group Show

The Chelsea Hotel Years 1967–69

Heide Museum of Modern Art
Saturday 28 February – Sunday 16 August

Group Show

A New Universe—Architecture in Print

Geelong Gallery
Saturday 28 February – Sunday 7 June

John Perceval

All That We Are

Heide Museum of Modern Art
Saturday 21 March – Sunday 12 July

Simone Slee

Light Time

Heide Museum of Modern Art
Saturday 28 March – Sunday 28 June

Badra Aji

Get the boy a dog and call it a day

Heide Museum of Modern Art
Saturday 14 March – Sunday 16 August

Julius von Bismarck

This is not the storm

Australian Centre for Contemporary Art
Friday 17 April – Sunday 14 June

Chun Yin Rainbow Chan

Continuum

MARS Gallery
Thursday 21 May – Friday 19 June

Yoko Ozawa

Mountain Edge

MARS Gallery
Thursday 21 May – Friday 19 June

Archer Davies

Borrowed Blue

MARS Gallery
Thursday 21 May – Friday 19 June

Loretta Lizzio

Naiades

Outré Gallery Fitzroy
Friday 15 May – Sunday 7 June

Stella Im Hultberg

Convergence

Outré Gallery Fitzroy
Friday 15 May – Sunday 7 June

Juz Kitson

All I Need

Sophie Gannon Gallery
Saturday 16 May – Friday 5 June

Jonathan Ben-Tovim

Hardwares

Sophie Gannon Gallery
Saturday 16 May – Friday 5 June

Group Show

White Light/White Heat

Station Gallery
Saturday 2 May – Saturday 6 June

Ray Thomas

Yeerung's Journey

Koorie Heritage Trust
Saturday 30 May – Sunday 9 August

Jill Kempson

The Language of Flowers

Lennox St. Gallery
Wednesday 27 May – Saturday 20 June

Group Show

Floras Localis: Colour + Place

Australian Tapestry Workshop
Thursday 7 May – Saturday 11 July

Ara Dolatian

At The First Flood of Daylight

Bundoora Homestead Art Centre
Saturday 30 November – Saturday 22 February

At The First Flood of Daylight sees Ara Dolatian examine the ancient Epic of Gilgamesh, written in c. 2100–1200 BC. The timeless narrative centres on the legendary king of Uruk, who was deified after death. The story originates from what is now Iraq, often referred to as Mesopotamia or "the ancient Near East". This region is a cradle of interwoven cultural systems.

These ceramics respond to the queer and feminist interpretations of the Epic of Gilgamesh. The Epic remains strikingly contemporary. It resonates with themes of grief, loss, and the emotional connections between men. The works shown here create unfamiliar archetypes and homoerotic narratives. They bring to light both factual and fictional histories, through a queer lens.

Growing up in Baghdad and now living in Melbourne, Dolatian reflects on mythology and identity. At The First Flood of Daylight blurs the lines between simplicity and complexity. It asserts sexual difference and gender multiplicity as a pathway to finding deeper human connections.

Location

Bundoora Homestead Art Centre
7 Prospect Hill Drive, Bundoora VIC, Australia

Date

Saturday 30 November – Saturday 22 February

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Website

https://arts.darebin.vic.gov.au/Arts-venues/Bundoora-Homestead-Art-Centre/Exhibitions/Ara-Dolatian-At-The-First-Flood-of-Daylight

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Exhibitions

Friday 5 June
2026

Adam Elliot

Making Memoir of a Snail

ACMI
Thursday 8 August – Sunday 1 November

Group Show

Darebin Art Prize 2026

Bundoora Homestead Art Centre
Wednesday 25 February – Saturday 20 June

Group Show

TarraWarra International 2026: System Release

TarraWarra Museum of Art
Saturday 21 March – Sunday 5 July

Aleks Danko

A(GAP)E

McClelland Gallery
Saturday 14 March – Sunday 14 June

Group Show

The Chelsea Hotel Years 1967–69

Heide Museum of Modern Art
Saturday 28 February – Sunday 16 August

Group Show

A New Universe—Architecture in Print

Geelong Gallery
Saturday 28 February – Sunday 7 June

John Perceval

All That We Are

Heide Museum of Modern Art
Saturday 21 March – Sunday 12 July

Simone Slee

Light Time

Heide Museum of Modern Art
Saturday 28 March – Sunday 28 June

Badra Aji

Get the boy a dog and call it a day

Heide Museum of Modern Art
Saturday 14 March – Sunday 16 August

Julius von Bismarck

This is not the storm

Australian Centre for Contemporary Art
Friday 17 April – Sunday 14 June

Chun Yin Rainbow Chan

Continuum

MARS Gallery
Thursday 21 May – Friday 19 June

Yoko Ozawa

Mountain Edge

MARS Gallery
Thursday 21 May – Friday 19 June

Archer Davies

Borrowed Blue

MARS Gallery
Thursday 21 May – Friday 19 June

Loretta Lizzio

Naiades

Outré Gallery Fitzroy
Friday 15 May – Sunday 7 June

Stella Im Hultberg

Convergence

Outré Gallery Fitzroy
Friday 15 May – Sunday 7 June

Juz Kitson

All I Need

Sophie Gannon Gallery
Saturday 16 May – Friday 5 June

Jonathan Ben-Tovim

Hardwares

Sophie Gannon Gallery
Saturday 16 May – Friday 5 June

Group Show

White Light/White Heat

Station Gallery
Saturday 2 May – Saturday 6 June

Ray Thomas

Yeerung's Journey

Koorie Heritage Trust
Saturday 30 May – Sunday 9 August

Jill Kempson

The Language of Flowers

Lennox St. Gallery
Wednesday 27 May – Saturday 20 June

Group Show

Floras Localis: Colour + Place

Australian Tapestry Workshop
Thursday 7 May – Saturday 11 July

Ara Dolatian

At The First Flood of Daylight

Bundoora Homestead Art Centre
Saturday 30 November – Saturday 22 February

At The First Flood of Daylight sees Ara Dolatian examine the ancient Epic of Gilgamesh, written in c. 2100–1200 BC. The timeless narrative centres on the legendary king of Uruk, who was deified after death. The story originates from what is now Iraq, often referred to as Mesopotamia or "the ancient Near East". This region is a cradle of interwoven cultural systems.

These ceramics respond to the queer and feminist interpretations of the Epic of Gilgamesh. The Epic remains strikingly contemporary. It resonates with themes of grief, loss, and the emotional connections between men. The works shown here create unfamiliar archetypes and homoerotic narratives. They bring to light both factual and fictional histories, through a queer lens.

Growing up in Baghdad and now living in Melbourne, Dolatian reflects on mythology and identity. At The First Flood of Daylight blurs the lines between simplicity and complexity. It asserts sexual difference and gender multiplicity as a pathway to finding deeper human connections.

Location

Bundoora Homestead Art Centre
7 Prospect Hill Drive, Bundoora VIC, Australia

Date

Saturday 30 November – Saturday 22 February

Save to Calendar

Google

Website

https://arts.darebin.vic.gov.au/Arts-venues/Bundoora-Homestead-Art-Centre/Exhibitions/Ara-Dolatian-At-The-First-Flood-of-Daylight

All exhibition content on this website has been sourced from the exhibiting gallery’s website or provided by other art enthusiasts. We do not own or seek to own any of this material. If you are concerned about any misuse of your content, please let us know here.

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