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FIRST AUSTRALIAN SHOWING – AN AGWA EXCLUSIVE

In another Australian first, The Art Gallery of Western Australia (AGWA) presents Moving Landscape, an exhibition by internationally acclaimed US artist Sam Contis.

This stunning exhibition brings together three main bodies of work – Deep Springs, Overpass, and Cross Country – giving us a view of the artist’s practice over twelve years and 85 works.

Sam Contis is one of the most dynamic US photographers working in our contemporary moment, whose work explores the construction of place and self. Shifting between black & white and colour, and large- and intimately-scaled views, she builds a new terrain out of multiple fragments and perspectives, showing us different ways of seeing and experiencing the body and its environment.

Now in its 33rd year, AGWA is proud to present The West Australian Pulse 2025 showcasing the works of Year 12 visual arts graduates.

The West Australian Pulse is an inspiring, rewarding and insightful look at the world through the minds of our most talented young artists.

Almost 300 student works were submitted for this year’s exhibition, making the final selection a challenging choice for the judges. This year’s exhibition delivers an exciting range of artistic approaches with the final selection showcasing the highest calibre of artworks produced across the State. Sixty-one works by 2024 Year 12 Visual Arts graduates were selected from 37 schools across WA.

The Art Gallery of Western Australia (AGWA) will present a captivating new exhibition that explores the evolution of Modernist bronze sculpture, tracing its journey from the mid-to-late nineteenth century to the mid-to-late twentieth century.

Cast in bronze draws on significant bronze works from The State Art Collection and offers a fascinating glimpse into the development of sculptural practice during a period of profound transformation in the art world.

The Art Gallery of Western Australia (AGWA) presents Art of Peace: Art After War, a thought-provoking exhibition featuring nine artists from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Rwanda and Timor-Leste who have created artworks shaped by living amongst the aftermath of war and conflict.

In the last thirty years, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Rwanda, and Timor-Leste each emerged from different versions of social and human destruction, from the genocide of hundreds of thousands of people. Understandably, the peace following war can often be hard work, and life in a post-conflict society is very different in each of these countries.

ART AND SCIENCE INTERSECT

IN A WORLD FIRST AT AGWA

The Art Gallery of Western Australia (AGWA) will showcase an extraordinary immersive exhibition combining sound and cutting-edge biological innovation to bring to life the musical genius of a deceased composer.

Four years in the making, Revivification delivers a historic first: the in-vitro (external) ‘brain’ of the late composer Alvin Lucier (1931-2021) creating a new work in real time, as a live performance over the duration of the exhibition.