Upcoming exhibitions
MIRKA
23 October 2010 - 1 May 2011
Showcasing Heide's collection of works by one of Melbourne's best-loved personalities—artist Mrka Mora—this exhibition features drawings, paintings and soft sculpture. A number of the works were gifts from the artist to Heide founders John and Sunday Reed and are inscribed with delightful personal messages that trace an enduring friendship.Joy Hester & Albert Tucker Drawings 1938-47
18 September 2010 - 6 February 2011
This exhibition explores points of connection and interchange in the drawings of two significant Melbourne artists, Joy Hester and Albert Tucker. During their nine-year relationship each was influenced by the other's vision and they explored similar subject and concerns, from modernist approaches to image making to the devastating psychological effects of war.Drawings: The Heide Collection
18 September 2010 - 1 May 2011
This exhibition is the first in over twenty years to survey drawings from the Heide Collection. Many of the works were formerly owned by Heide founders John and Sunday Reed. They present a rich account of the artists associated with Heide's history and the advent of modern drawing in Australia.
Drawings: Contemporary Artists
25 November 2010 - 6 March 2011
Many artists find drawing a particularly liberating medium, in which they can express themselves with directness, honesty and enjoyment. This exhibition presents drawings by fifteen contemporary Australian artists for whom drawing is fundamental and whose experiments extend our understanding of the medium. It wil include representationl and figurative works, as well as abstract, gestural, geometric and conceptual drawings, and incorproate a variety of approaches and materials, from pen on paper to sculptures and wall drawings.
