Develop – group exhibition

Venue: Monash Gallery of Art (MGA)
Location: 860 Ferntree Gully Rd, Wheelers Hill, VIC 3150
4 Mar - 16 Apr, 2023
Web: https://www.mga.org.au/exhibition/view/exhibition/297

Develop is MGA’s annual showcase of work by emerging photographic artists. The 10 photographs included in this exhibition represent a small selection from the vast pool of high-calibre work that was produced by graduates of bachelor degrees in Melbourne in 2022. The artists have been drawn from six universities, and the work is a celebration of the next generation of Australian photographers.

© Jamin Walsh Menegazzo. Seen (2022), from the series, It will be beautiful. Pigment ink-jet print, 42 x 42 cm, courtesy of the artist. — © Jamin Walsh Menegazzo. *Seen* (2022), from the series, *It will be beautiful*.
Pigment ink-jet print, 42 x 42 cm, courtesy of the artist.

The artworks on display reveal a range of issues exploring the personal to the universal, including cultural identity, mental illness, diaspora and love letters to places, showcasing a variety of styles and techniques.

© Tom Gilfillan. Kurin (2023), from the series, The stories they tell.
Pigment ink-jet print, 50.9 x 40.2 cm, courtesy of the artist. — © Tom Gilfillan. *Kurin* (2023), from the series, The stories they tell.
Pigment ink-jet print, 50.9 x 40.2 cm, courtesy of the artist.

Featured artists: Greta Bernard (Deakin University), Anaya Crockford-Brain (Monash University), James Dryden (Victorian College of the Arts), Nnamdi Ekeledo-Smith (Victorian College of the Arts), Tom Gilfillan (Swinburne University), EJ Hassan (Photography Studies College), James Jenkinson (RMIT University), Erhan Tirli (Photography Studies College), Daisie Bindoff (Victorian College of the Arts), Jamin Walsh Menegazzo (RMIT University).

Curators: Angela Connor and Stella Loftus-Hills.

© EJ Hassan. Beau in Mallacoota (2022), from the series, Carolyn.
Pigment ink-jet print, 100 x 73 cm, courtesy of the artist. — © EJ Hassan. *Beau in Mallacoota* (2022), from the series, *Carolyn.*
Pigment ink-jet print, 100 x 73 cm, courtesy of the artist.

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