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Exhibitions

Wednesday 19 August
2026

Adam Elliot

Making Memoir of a Snail

ACMI
Thursday 8 AugustSunday 1 November

Group Show

Inside the Mirage

TarraWarra Museum of Art
Saturday 25 JulySunday 1 November

Lygin Ang

Window Seat

Benalla Art Gallery
Monday 1 JuneMonday 31 August

Francesca Pezzimenti

Love and Desire

Red Gallery
Wednesday 19 AugustSunday 30 August

Christopher Pyett

Years of Colour

McClelland Gallery
Saturday 27 JuneSunday 25 October

Grant Nimmo

Spirits of the Green Woods

Daine Singer
Saturday 18 JulySaturday 22 August

Matt Arbuckle

Public Capacity

Daine Singer
Saturday 18 JulySaturday 22 August

Moya McKenna

Picture in a window

Neon Parc
Friday 31 JulySaturday 5 September

Eliza Hutchison

When are the aliens coming?

CAVES Gallery
Saturday 1 AugustSaturday 22 August

Group Show

EMERGENCE[Y]

Melbourne Science Gallery
Saturday 6 JuneSaturday 5 December

Group Show

Chogh چوغ

Bundoora Homestead Art Centre
Wednesday 1 JulySaturday 24 October

Heidi Schoenheimer

Around Here

Bundoora Homestead Art Centre
Wednesday 1 JulySaturday 24 October

Group Show

Requiem in Power (RIP)

Bundoora Homestead Art Centre
Wednesday 1 JulySaturday 24 October

Sally Ann McIntyre

Post-extinction huia soundings

Bundoora Homestead Art Centre
Wednesday 1 JulySaturday 24 October

Group Show

Truth Telling Display

Bundoora Homestead Art Centre
Wednesday 5 AugustSaturday 19 December

Warsan Mohammed

To Ourselves

Hillvale Gallery
Saturday 25 JulySunday 23 August

Kate Beynon

Talismanic: the Robe & Friends

Australian Tapestry Workshop
Thursday 9 JulySaturday 29 August

Desire Moheb Zandi

Songs

Australian Tapestry Workshop
Thursday 23 JulySaturday 3 October

Jackson Farley

The Void View

Australian Tapestry Workshop
Thursday 9 JulySaturday 29 August

Group Show

Other Worlds

Arts Project Australia Studio
Monday 13 JulyFriday 25 September

Group Show

Views and Vistas of the Valley

Incinerator Gallery
Saturday 18 JulySaturday 31 October

George Johnson

George Johnson: Centenary Exhibition

Charles Nodrum Gallery
Saturday 15 AugustSaturday 5 September

Barton Price

Thin Places

Red Gallery
Wednesday 19 AugustSunday 30 August

Linda Marie

Haptic Elements

Red Gallery
Wednesday 19 AugustSunday 30 August

Aileen Napaljarri Long

Wanakiji

Alcaston Gallery
Wednesday 5 AugustFriday 28 August

Group Show

On Iridescence

Void Melbourne
Thursday 30 JulySaturday 22 August

Sonya Lacey

Sleep Metal

Futures Gallery
Saturday 25 JulySaturday 22 August

Naminapu Maymuru-White

They are shining on us

Sullivan+Strumpf
Thursday 23 JulySaturday 22 August

Dr Kirsten Garner Lyttle

After Spectacle: Photography, Authority and the Archive

Blak Dot Gallery
Saturday 1 AugustSunday 23 August

Tia Ansell

Duality

Lon Gallery
Saturday 8 AugustSaturday 5 September

Alison Tedesco

Street Stories

McClelland Gallery
Saturday 27 JuneSunday 25 October

Amanda Johnson

Enclosure Acts: New Landscapes

Boom Gallery
Thursday 13 AugustSaturday 5 September

Kels O'Sullivan

Refractions

Boom Gallery
Thursday 13 AugustSaturday 5 September

Emmy Cooper Granville

Pretty Ugly

Brunswick Street Gallery
Thursday 20 AugustSunday 6 September

Emmy Cooper Granville (Nightmarish Meatballs) examines unconventional beauty standards and mental health through garish, colourful paintings. Her “Badly Drawn Ghouls” are awkward little oddballs with oversized eyes, a passion for neon, and a desire to be seen—but not perceived.

PRETTY UGLY explores the uncomfortable space between wanting to stand out and wanting to disappear. The Ghouls wear bright colours, funky jewellery, and clothes that don’t stand a chance of blending in—yet they remain unsure of themselves. They reflect the awkward and confusing performance of adulthood: trying to look like you’ve got it all together while wondering if everyone else somehow received an instruction manual that skipped your mailbox.

Some of the Ghouls appear confident. Others seem overwhelmed, smug, exhausted, or completely zoned out. All of them are dealing with a lot, and maybe that’s why something about them feels familiar. Beneath the bright outfits, crooked smiles, and slightly unhinged expressions, they’re simply trying to stay true to themselves in a world that demands conformity.

These Ghouls may be badly drawn, but they’re doing their best. Aren’t we all?

Location

Brunswick Street Gallery
Level 1 and 2/322 Brunswick St, Fitzroy VIC 3065

Date

Thursday 20 AugustSunday 6 September

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Exhibitions

Wednesday 19 August
2026

Adam Elliot

Making Memoir of a Snail

ACMI
Thursday 8 AugustSunday 1 November

Group Show

Inside the Mirage

TarraWarra Museum of Art
Saturday 25 JulySunday 1 November

Lygin Ang

Window Seat

Benalla Art Gallery
Monday 1 JuneMonday 31 August

Francesca Pezzimenti

Love and Desire

Red Gallery
Wednesday 19 AugustSunday 30 August

Christopher Pyett

Years of Colour

McClelland Gallery
Saturday 27 JuneSunday 25 October

Grant Nimmo

Spirits of the Green Woods

Daine Singer
Saturday 18 JulySaturday 22 August

Matt Arbuckle

Public Capacity

Daine Singer
Saturday 18 JulySaturday 22 August

Moya McKenna

Picture in a window

Neon Parc
Friday 31 JulySaturday 5 September

Eliza Hutchison

When are the aliens coming?

CAVES Gallery
Saturday 1 AugustSaturday 22 August

Group Show

EMERGENCE[Y]

Melbourne Science Gallery
Saturday 6 JuneSaturday 5 December

Group Show

Chogh چوغ

Bundoora Homestead Art Centre
Wednesday 1 JulySaturday 24 October

Heidi Schoenheimer

Around Here

Bundoora Homestead Art Centre
Wednesday 1 JulySaturday 24 October

Group Show

Requiem in Power (RIP)

Bundoora Homestead Art Centre
Wednesday 1 JulySaturday 24 October

Sally Ann McIntyre

Post-extinction huia soundings

Bundoora Homestead Art Centre
Wednesday 1 JulySaturday 24 October

Group Show

Truth Telling Display

Bundoora Homestead Art Centre
Wednesday 5 AugustSaturday 19 December

Warsan Mohammed

To Ourselves

Hillvale Gallery
Saturday 25 JulySunday 23 August

Kate Beynon

Talismanic: the Robe & Friends

Australian Tapestry Workshop
Thursday 9 JulySaturday 29 August

Desire Moheb Zandi

Songs

Australian Tapestry Workshop
Thursday 23 JulySaturday 3 October

Jackson Farley

The Void View

Australian Tapestry Workshop
Thursday 9 JulySaturday 29 August

Group Show

Other Worlds

Arts Project Australia Studio
Monday 13 JulyFriday 25 September

Group Show

Views and Vistas of the Valley

Incinerator Gallery
Saturday 18 JulySaturday 31 October

George Johnson

George Johnson: Centenary Exhibition

Charles Nodrum Gallery
Saturday 15 AugustSaturday 5 September

Barton Price

Thin Places

Red Gallery
Wednesday 19 AugustSunday 30 August

Linda Marie

Haptic Elements

Red Gallery
Wednesday 19 AugustSunday 30 August

Aileen Napaljarri Long

Wanakiji

Alcaston Gallery
Wednesday 5 AugustFriday 28 August

Group Show

On Iridescence

Void Melbourne
Thursday 30 JulySaturday 22 August

Sonya Lacey

Sleep Metal

Futures Gallery
Saturday 25 JulySaturday 22 August

Naminapu Maymuru-White

They are shining on us

Sullivan+Strumpf
Thursday 23 JulySaturday 22 August

Dr Kirsten Garner Lyttle

After Spectacle: Photography, Authority and the Archive

Blak Dot Gallery
Saturday 1 AugustSunday 23 August

Tia Ansell

Duality

Lon Gallery
Saturday 8 AugustSaturday 5 September

Alison Tedesco

Street Stories

McClelland Gallery
Saturday 27 JuneSunday 25 October

Amanda Johnson

Enclosure Acts: New Landscapes

Boom Gallery
Thursday 13 AugustSaturday 5 September

Kels O'Sullivan

Refractions

Boom Gallery
Thursday 13 AugustSaturday 5 September

Emmy Cooper Granville

Pretty Ugly

Brunswick Street Gallery
Thursday 20 AugustSunday 6 September

Emmy Cooper Granville (Nightmarish Meatballs) examines unconventional beauty standards and mental health through garish, colourful paintings. Her “Badly Drawn Ghouls” are awkward little oddballs with oversized eyes, a passion for neon, and a desire to be seen—but not perceived.

PRETTY UGLY explores the uncomfortable space between wanting to stand out and wanting to disappear. The Ghouls wear bright colours, funky jewellery, and clothes that don’t stand a chance of blending in—yet they remain unsure of themselves. They reflect the awkward and confusing performance of adulthood: trying to look like you’ve got it all together while wondering if everyone else somehow received an instruction manual that skipped your mailbox.

Some of the Ghouls appear confident. Others seem overwhelmed, smug, exhausted, or completely zoned out. All of them are dealing with a lot, and maybe that’s why something about them feels familiar. Beneath the bright outfits, crooked smiles, and slightly unhinged expressions, they’re simply trying to stay true to themselves in a world that demands conformity.

These Ghouls may be badly drawn, but they’re doing their best. Aren’t we all?

Location

Brunswick Street Gallery
Level 1 and 2/322 Brunswick St, Fitzroy VIC 3065

Date

Thursday 20 AugustSunday 6 September

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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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