Benalla Art Gallery presents thirteen watercolour illustrations by Desmonde Downing, a distinguished set and costume designer, actor, and singer who contributed to Australian theatre in the 1950s and 1960s. The works form part of the Benalla Art Gallery Collection. Downing was celebrated for the originality of her stagecraft. She designed sets for Gertrude Johnson’s National…

Dr. Jan Donaldson (PhD) presents an exhibition of brooches and jewellery in the Gallery Shop throughout September, exploring identity through artifacts. Using form, image, and symbol, the works investigate the intimate and often uncanny relationship between object and self. Drawing on the theatricality of dolls, puppetry, and masks, the works engage with beauty, illusion, and…

Allan Mitelman was one of Australia’s foremost abstract artists and holds an important place in the history of abstraction in this country. Mitelman was equally accomplished as a painter, draughtsman and printmaker. He had an extraordinary repertoire of techniques and processes that he manipulated to create the subtle, beautifully inflected and resonant surfaces of his…

The iconic building that is home to the Benalla Art Gallery is celebrating 50 years since its inauguration. The organisation itself was established in 1968 with considerable community backing and significant donors such as Laurie and Erma Ledger. With this support, noted architects Philip Sargeant and Colin Munro were appointed to design the purpose-built Benalla…

40 works by 24 of Australia’s leading artists. Spanning all media, the exhibition explores multiple interpretations of the theme ‘nocturne’, specifically focusing on the scenes, sounds, and movements ‘of the night’