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Exhibitions

Sunday 1 June
2025

Katie Ryan

A rose is a rose is a rose

Craft
Tuesday 12 November – Saturday 8 November

Group Show

The Story of the Moving Image

ACMI
Sunday 1 December – Monday 1 December

Adam Elliot

Making Memoir of a Snail

ACMI
Thursday 8 August – Sunday 1 November

Ayoung Kim

Delivery Dancer's Arc: 0° Receiver

ACMI
Thursday 22 August – Friday 2 January

Group Show

Art + Film

ACMI
Sunday 1 December – Monday 1 December

Nusra Latif Qureshi

Reaching Out

Sutton Gallery
Saturday 9 November – Sunday 15 June

Group Show (Kaltjiti Arts)

Paintings from the Sand Dune Country

APY Gallery
Sunday 1 December – Monday 1 December

Albert Tucker

Spirit Worlds and Dreamscapes

Heide Museum of Modern Art
Saturday 15 March – Sunday 31 August

Izabela Pluta

Lumina

Heide Museum of Modern Art
Saturday 29 March – Sunday 5 October

Group Show

Permanent Collection

Geelong Gallery
Sunday 9 March – Sunday 17 August

Group Show

The Beth Brown and Tom Bruce AM Gift

Geelong Gallery
Saturday 22 February – Sunday 30 November

Group Show

TarraWarra Biennial 2025: We Are Eagles

TarraWarra Museum of Art
Saturday 29 March – Sunday 20 July

Tina Stefanou

You Can't See Speed

Australian Centre for Contemporary Art
Friday 4 April – Monday 9 June

Group Show

Blak In-Justice: Incarceration and Resilience

Heide Museum of Modern Art
Saturday 5 April – Sunday 20 July

Teho Ropeyarn

Atagu Alumu

McClelland Gallery
Saturday 8 March – Sunday 15 June

Phuong Ngo

Inheritance

West Space
Saturday 12 April – Saturday 7 June

Serwah Attafuah

The Darkness Between the Stars

ACMI
Tuesday 11 March – Sunday 1 June

Escher X nendo

A House for Escher

NGV International
Saturday 1 March – Monday 9 June

Lee Bul

Untitled

NGV International
Thursday 1 August – Friday 1 August

Mark Raphael Baker

The Things You Cannot See: Photography of Mark Raphael Baker

Jewish Museum of Australia
Tuesday 1 April – Sunday 6 July

Group Show

Chutzpah: Spirit. Recollection. Self

Jewish Museum of Australia
Thursday 1 May – Sunday 27 July

Group Show

1964, 1969, 1977, 1995, 2000, 2005, 2025

Gertrude Contemporary
Friday 11 April – Sunday 8 June

Amber Stokie

Layers Of Life

Boom Gallery
Thursday 22 May – Saturday 14 June

James Price

Higher Frequency Medicine

Boom Gallery
Thursday 22 May – Saturday 14 June

Group Show

Big Smart

Incinerator Gallery
Saturday 12 April – Sunday 8 June

Group Show

ngurrak-al marram-u / body of the mountain

Burrinja Gallery
Saturday 24 May – Sunday 13 July

Group Show

Chutzpah: Spirit. Recollection. Self

Jewish Museum of Australia
Thursday 1 May – Sunday 27 July

The Jewish Museum of Australia: Gandel Centre of Judaica proudly presents Chutzpah: Spirit. Recollection. Self., a groundbreaking exhibition that brings together 10 artists from around the world who use a range of art forms to explore the complexity of what it means to be Jewish today. From May 1 – July 27, 2025, the JMA will transform into a vibrant showcase of over 20 loaned and newly commissioned artworks spanning painting, sculpture, video and installation, inviting audiences to explore how identity, culture and place intersect in profound and diverse ways.

Originating from the Aramaic word חֲצִיפָא (ḥăṣîpāʾ) or חֲצַף (ḥaṣap), meaning “to be barefaced” or “insolent”, the early negative connotations of the Yiddish word ‘chutzpah’ have given way for more popularised meanings like having courage or ‘guts’, today. The exhibition uses the multi-layered meanings of ‘chutzpah’ to celebrate and critique in equal measure, reflecting the Jewish tradition of questioning, debating and challenging assumptions. In Chutzpah: Spirit. Recollection. Self., audiences are invited to enter a cathartic space and engage in a creative dialogue, to examine the multiplicities of Jewish identity and to process the courage it takes for artists to engage with Jewish themes in today’s world, amidst a rise of antisemitism, cancel culture and the loss of cultural safety.  

Featured works by Inbal Nissim, Ori Gersht, and Hedy Ritterman draw on themes of personal memories and collective traumas. Other works by Jordy Kerwick and Elinor Sahm reclaim their Jewish roots. Nina Sanadze and Navot Miller explore the site of the synagogue as spiritual sanctuary and at the same time, a both historical and contemporary target of Jewish hate. Stephania Windholz Leigh, Allison Zuckerman and Joel Mesler’s aspiring and often humorous takes on Jewish food, iconography and language are filled with hope, healing and strength in the face of adversity.

While the exhibiting artists live and work around the world, in cities like Berlin, Tel Aviv, London, Melbourne and New York, Chutzpah is a testament to the remarkable resilience which they all share. Through these narratives, Chutzpah offers audiences a dual lens: a place to grapple with the darkness of the current world on the one hand, and on the other, a place to embrace the enduring light that fuels our hope and faith in humanity.

Featuring works by Nina Sanadze (Australia/Georgia), Ori Gersht (Israel/UK), Inbal Nissim, (Australia/Israel), Elinor Sahm (Israel/Germany), Hedy Ritterman (Australia), Stephania Windholz Leigh, (Australia/Poland), Joel Mesler (United States), Allison Zuckermann, (United States) Jordy Kerwick (France/Australia), Navot Miller (Israel/Germany) and guest curated by Alana Kushnir (Australia).

Location

Jewish Museum of Australia
26 Alma Road, St Kilda VIC, Australia

Date

Thursday 1 May – Sunday 27 July

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Exhibitions

Sunday 1 June
2025

Katie Ryan

A rose is a rose is a rose

Craft
Tuesday 12 November – Saturday 8 November

Group Show

The Story of the Moving Image

ACMI
Sunday 1 December – Monday 1 December

Adam Elliot

Making Memoir of a Snail

ACMI
Thursday 8 August – Sunday 1 November

Ayoung Kim

Delivery Dancer's Arc: 0° Receiver

ACMI
Thursday 22 August – Friday 2 January

Group Show

Art + Film

ACMI
Sunday 1 December – Monday 1 December

Nusra Latif Qureshi

Reaching Out

Sutton Gallery
Saturday 9 November – Sunday 15 June

Group Show (Kaltjiti Arts)

Paintings from the Sand Dune Country

APY Gallery
Sunday 1 December – Monday 1 December

Albert Tucker

Spirit Worlds and Dreamscapes

Heide Museum of Modern Art
Saturday 15 March – Sunday 31 August

Izabela Pluta

Lumina

Heide Museum of Modern Art
Saturday 29 March – Sunday 5 October

Group Show

Permanent Collection

Geelong Gallery
Sunday 9 March – Sunday 17 August

Group Show

The Beth Brown and Tom Bruce AM Gift

Geelong Gallery
Saturday 22 February – Sunday 30 November

Group Show

TarraWarra Biennial 2025: We Are Eagles

TarraWarra Museum of Art
Saturday 29 March – Sunday 20 July

Tina Stefanou

You Can't See Speed

Australian Centre for Contemporary Art
Friday 4 April – Monday 9 June

Group Show

Blak In-Justice: Incarceration and Resilience

Heide Museum of Modern Art
Saturday 5 April – Sunday 20 July

Teho Ropeyarn

Atagu Alumu

McClelland Gallery
Saturday 8 March – Sunday 15 June

Phuong Ngo

Inheritance

West Space
Saturday 12 April – Saturday 7 June

Serwah Attafuah

The Darkness Between the Stars

ACMI
Tuesday 11 March – Sunday 1 June

Escher X nendo

A House for Escher

NGV International
Saturday 1 March – Monday 9 June

Lee Bul

Untitled

NGV International
Thursday 1 August – Friday 1 August

Mark Raphael Baker

The Things You Cannot See: Photography of Mark Raphael Baker

Jewish Museum of Australia
Tuesday 1 April – Sunday 6 July

Group Show

Chutzpah: Spirit. Recollection. Self

Jewish Museum of Australia
Thursday 1 May – Sunday 27 July

Group Show

1964, 1969, 1977, 1995, 2000, 2005, 2025

Gertrude Contemporary
Friday 11 April – Sunday 8 June

Amber Stokie

Layers Of Life

Boom Gallery
Thursday 22 May – Saturday 14 June

James Price

Higher Frequency Medicine

Boom Gallery
Thursday 22 May – Saturday 14 June

Group Show

Big Smart

Incinerator Gallery
Saturday 12 April – Sunday 8 June

Group Show

ngurrak-al marram-u / body of the mountain

Burrinja Gallery
Saturday 24 May – Sunday 13 July

Group Show

Chutzpah: Spirit. Recollection. Self

Jewish Museum of Australia
Thursday 1 May – Sunday 27 July

The Jewish Museum of Australia: Gandel Centre of Judaica proudly presents Chutzpah: Spirit. Recollection. Self., a groundbreaking exhibition that brings together 10 artists from around the world who use a range of art forms to explore the complexity of what it means to be Jewish today. From May 1 – July 27, 2025, the JMA will transform into a vibrant showcase of over 20 loaned and newly commissioned artworks spanning painting, sculpture, video and installation, inviting audiences to explore how identity, culture and place intersect in profound and diverse ways.

Originating from the Aramaic word חֲצִיפָא (ḥăṣîpāʾ) or חֲצַף (ḥaṣap), meaning “to be barefaced” or “insolent”, the early negative connotations of the Yiddish word ‘chutzpah’ have given way for more popularised meanings like having courage or ‘guts’, today. The exhibition uses the multi-layered meanings of ‘chutzpah’ to celebrate and critique in equal measure, reflecting the Jewish tradition of questioning, debating and challenging assumptions. In Chutzpah: Spirit. Recollection. Self., audiences are invited to enter a cathartic space and engage in a creative dialogue, to examine the multiplicities of Jewish identity and to process the courage it takes for artists to engage with Jewish themes in today’s world, amidst a rise of antisemitism, cancel culture and the loss of cultural safety.  

Featured works by Inbal Nissim, Ori Gersht, and Hedy Ritterman draw on themes of personal memories and collective traumas. Other works by Jordy Kerwick and Elinor Sahm reclaim their Jewish roots. Nina Sanadze and Navot Miller explore the site of the synagogue as spiritual sanctuary and at the same time, a both historical and contemporary target of Jewish hate. Stephania Windholz Leigh, Allison Zuckerman and Joel Mesler’s aspiring and often humorous takes on Jewish food, iconography and language are filled with hope, healing and strength in the face of adversity.

While the exhibiting artists live and work around the world, in cities like Berlin, Tel Aviv, London, Melbourne and New York, Chutzpah is a testament to the remarkable resilience which they all share. Through these narratives, Chutzpah offers audiences a dual lens: a place to grapple with the darkness of the current world on the one hand, and on the other, a place to embrace the enduring light that fuels our hope and faith in humanity.

Featuring works by Nina Sanadze (Australia/Georgia), Ori Gersht (Israel/UK), Inbal Nissim, (Australia/Israel), Elinor Sahm (Israel/Germany), Hedy Ritterman (Australia), Stephania Windholz Leigh, (Australia/Poland), Joel Mesler (United States), Allison Zuckermann, (United States) Jordy Kerwick (France/Australia), Navot Miller (Israel/Germany) and guest curated by Alana Kushnir (Australia).

Location

Jewish Museum of Australia
26 Alma Road, St Kilda VIC, Australia

Date

Thursday 1 May – Sunday 27 July

Save to Calendar

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Website

https://www.jewishmuseum.com.au/event/chutzpah-spirit-recollection-self/

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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