The Creative Studios – a night with Michele Aboud

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An evening with acclaimed photographer & director Michele Aboud.

Image: Michele Aboud
Michele Aboud

On the 15th of October our next guest will be Michele Aboud, Michele is an acclaimed Australian photographer and filmmaker renowned for her compelling work in fashion, beauty, and portraiture.

With over 25 years of experience, she has collaborated with prestigious publications such as Vogue, Elle, and Harper's Bazaar, and has captured iconic figures like Cate Blanchett, Hugo Weaving, and Baz Luhrmann.

Her portraits are part of the National Portrait Gallery's permanent collection in Canberra. Aboud's versatility extends to directing, with her documentary "A Close Shave" recognized in multiple international film festivals. She operates between Sydney and New York, bringing a unique blend of power, tenderness, and restraint to her visual storytelling.

This will be the seventh talk in the Creative Studios series and will be hosted by Graham Monro.

 

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July

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.

November

Canberra: Until 1 March 2026. Women photographers 1853–2018 highlights the transformative impact of women artists on the history of photography.

Sydney: Until 11 April. Unfinished Business brings together the voices of 30 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people living with disabilities from remote, regional, and urban communities across Australia.

Canberra: Until 6 Sept 2026. Trent Parke’s photographic series The Christmas tree bucket 2006–09 is a tender and darkly humorous portrayal of his extended family coming together to celebrate Christmas.

Melbourne: 28 Nov 2025 – 26 May 2026. The exhibition celebrates the wide-ranging photographic practices of more than eighty women artists working between 1900 and 1975.

December

Sydney: 4 Dec – 19 Dec 2025. The project brings together around 70 images over 50 metres of wall space, profiling a wide spectrum of practical action on climate