Art & Artists

About the Collection

The National Gallery’s evolving collection of over 155,000 works of art, created by more than 15,000 artists, includes the world’s largest collection of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art. The collection represents the whole of Australian art, modern art worldwide, particularly from Europe and America and art from across Asia and the Pacific.

Highlights

Exhibitions

On Now

See current and upcoming exhibitions on display at the Gallery.
On Tour

The Gallery’s touring exhibition program brings works from the national collection to communities around Australia and the world.
National Gallery Exhibition History

View the National Gallery's archive of past exhibitions.
Exhibition

National Indigenous Art Triennial: Ceremony

The National Indigenous Art Triennial is the National Gallery of Australia’s flagship exhibition series. Opening in 2022, Ceremony is the fourth iteration.

Projects & Initiatives

A woman is sitting in font of a large wall of many portraits in a large gallery space — Installation view of Know My Name: Australian Women Artists 1900 to Now – Part 1

A large crowd watches two large hot-air balloons in the shape of skywhales float above the ground in the early morning — Patricia Piccinini's Skywhale, 2013, gift of anonymous donor 2019, donated through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program; and Skywhalepapa 2020, commissioned with the assistance of The Balnaves Foundation 2019, purchased 2020 © Patricia Piccinini at their first flight together in Canberra, 2021

The Balnaves Contemporary Series

Photograph of conservator and director gesturing to painting under restoration — Conservator David Wise working on Jackson Pollock, Blue poles, 1952, purchased 1973 © Pollock-Krasner Foundation. ARS/Copyright Agency

Conserving Jackson Pollock's Blue Poles

Artist Interviews

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