Visions past and present: celebrating forty years

Curators: Bala Starr and Joanna Bosse

Since 1972, the University of Melbourne has supported an art gallery dedicated to innovative exhibitions, public programs, publications and events. During its history, the museum has presented over 450 exhibitions ranging from classical antiquities to contemporary international projects and important surveys of the work of Australian artists.

Celebrating 40 years since the establishment of a university art gallery at Parkville, this exhibition presents a selection of the best known and most important highlights of the University of Melbourne Art Collection, revealing both the quality and the character of the collection.

The exhibition includes significant works of art by Ralph Balson, John Brack, Pat Brassington, Lina Bryans, Rupert Bunny, William Dobell, Ian Fairweather, Ludwig Hirschfeld Mack, Norman Lindsay, Sydney Nolan, Margaret Preston, Thea Proctor, Hugh Ramsay, Vivienne Shark LeWitt, William Strutt, Fred Williams and many others.