Grounded – group exhibition

Since COVID began, photo-media artists couldn’t just get on places or jump in the car and go wherever they wanted and photograph whatever struck their fancy. The upside was that many now had a great deal more free time. Time that artists could use to reflect, and to decide what was essential in their work. And it's here that many found inspiration.

Grounded is the result of nine artists from around Australia doing just that.

The exhibition is curated by Lynn Daryl Smith.

© Andrew Drabarek
© Andrew Drabarek
Artists
  • Andrew Drabarek/Sydney
  • Sally McInerney/Sydney and Central West NSW
  • Mike Reed/Melbourne
  • Justine Roche/Sydney
  • Shawn Sijnstra/Sydney
  • Lynn Daryl Smith/Illawarra, NSW
  • Anke Stacker/Sydney
  • Julie Williams/Central West NSW
  • Rebecca Wiltshire/Perth
© Sally McInerney.
© Sally McInerney.
© Mike Reed
© Mike Reed
© Justine Roche
© Justine Roche
© Shawn Sijnstra
© Shawn Sijnstra
© Lynn Smith
© Lynn Daryl Smith
© Julie Williams
© Julie Williams
© Rebecca Wiltshire
© Rebecca Wiltshire

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July

Perth: From 31 May – 28 Sept 2025. Featuring 85 works from three major series – Deep Springs, Overpass, and Cross Country – the exhibition spans twelve years of Contis’s evolving photographic practice.

Sydney: Until 31 Dec 2025. PIX, Australia’s first pictorial news weekly, is brought to life in this exhibition, showcasing its archived images and stories for the very first time.

Sydney: 15 May – 19 October. Showcasing 100 incredible images, this remarkable exhibition offers a window into the astonishing variety of life on our planet – and the critical importance of preserving it.

August

Leica Store Gallery in both Sydney & Melbourne present a unique photographic dialogue between Steve McCurry and Jessie Brinkman Evans. Until late October.

Ballarat: 23 August – 19 October 2025. This year’s theme is Lifeforce, and it ties into an eight-week program of exhibitions, public art, talks, and workshops across more than 100 venues throughout Ballarat.

September

Melbourne: until 9 November. Man Ray and Max Dupain is the first major Australian exhibition to consider these two influential 20th century photographers side by side.

Melbourne: 13 September – 9 November 2025. Featuring selected finalists for the 2025 William & Winifred Bowness Photography Prize.

October

Melbourne: Oct 31 – Nov 6. Chimera is a photographic investigation into the shifting landscape of beauty in the age of artificial intelligence and social media.