Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery

Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery The region's major public art gallery. The Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery is the region's major public art gallery.

Delighted to see ⁠six Michael Cook works from the MPRG collection exhibited in what we share, currently on display at Ma...
03/06/2026

Delighted to see ⁠six Michael Cook works from the MPRG collection exhibited in what we share, currently on display at Manningham Art Gallery, as part of the Reconciliation Australia events calendar.⁠

what we share, explores truth, identity, culture, ancestry, and politics. Through deeply personal cultural and familial histories, the works reflect on lived experience while highlighting the ongoing impacts of Australia’s colonial past on First Nations peoples.⁠
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Visit the Manningham Council website to find out more! https://www.manningham.vic.gov.au/events/what-we-share

Pictured: Michael Cook, Invasion series, comprising Beach grubs, Giant birds, Giant lizards, Kangaroo, Laser girls, UFO possums, 2017⁠
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Photo courtesy of Arts Manningham. Image by Charlie Kinross

30/05/2026

Have you ever wondered what exhibiting at MPRG is like?
Tash talks with some of our New Wave 26 finalists about the experience of exhibiting in a gallery space for the first time.

New Wave 26 marks five years of MPRG supporting emerging creative voices from the Mornington Peninsula region. Hosted annually, the exhibition features work by VCE and VCE VET students across visual arts, media arts, fashion, design and technology, revealing how young artists interpret the world around them.

Interview:
Video:

Have your say in the New Wave 26 People's Choice Award! There's still time to vote on your favourite New Wave 26 artwork...
29/05/2026

Have your say in the New Wave 26 People's Choice Award!
There's still time to vote on your favourite New Wave 26 artwork and go into the draw to win a $100 MPRG Shop voucher.
The winning artist will receive a $200 MPRG Shop voucher.

Voting closes with the exhibition on Sunday 31 May at 4pm.
Visit MPRG to cast your vote! The winner will be announced Friday 5 June.

Pictured: ⁠
1 Mia Jones, A Joyful Day With Ryuzaki, Stevie and Broadie, 2025⁠
2 Bethany Laughlin, Our Octopus, 2025 ⁠
3 Freja Cleland, Destroyer Of Blight, 2025⁠
4 Zane Wilson, Into Flow (detail), 2025⁠⁠
5 Lia Salter, 3 Piece Jewellery Set, 2025
6 Sophie Matthews, Low Rise Blackwood Couch, 2025⁠⁠
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Photo 1, 4, 6: Kinfolk Imagery⁠
Photo 2, 3, 5: Christian Capurro

28/05/2026

Mornington-Peninsula based artist Eleesa Howard chats with Tash all about her creative process, inspirations and the making of her exhibition Hold Me, Hold Me Close at MPRG.

Hold Me, Hold Me Close is on till May 31.
⁠Free Exhibition, Tuesday - Sunday, 11am - 4pm.⁠
Interview: Curator on Tour, Tash Golic
Video: Mick Russell

LAST WEEKS! Michael Vale: the Cuckoo, the Herring, and the Trembling Tambourines closes Sunday 31 May 2026⁠⁠Vale's paint...
26/05/2026

LAST WEEKS! Michael Vale: the Cuckoo, the Herring, and the Trembling Tambourines closes Sunday 31 May 2026⁠
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Vale's paintings and installations are populated with spectral characters, cartoonish costumes, and shadowy, theatrical backdrops that unsettle as much as they amuse. By deliberately disrupting clear narrative readings, Vale creates scenes that hover between the familiar and the uncanny, inviting viewers into a world where meaning is unstable and tone constantly shifts.

Free exhibition, Tues-Sun, 11am-4pm⁠
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Pictured: ⁠
1. Michael Vale, The Blue Kangaroo, 2020, Picnic, 2024⁠, and Peg Leg's Ghost, 2021
2. Michael Vale, Smoking Dog Surrounded by Phantoms, 2008⁠
3. Michael Vale, Slippery pipes, 2024
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Photo: Christian Capurro

25/05/2026

New Wave 2026 exhibiting Abbie Green talks with Tash about what influenced and inspired her to make her artwork "A Free Woman", 2025.⁠
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New Wave 26 closes on May 31.
⁠Free Exhibition, Tuesday - Sunday, 11am - 4pm.⁠
Interview: Curator on Tour, Tash Golic ⁠
Video: Mick Russell

24/05/2026

New Wave 2026 exhibiting artist Bayley Hess talks with Tash about the creative thought process behind his artwork, Bias in Perception, 2025.⁠
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Our New Wave exhibition supports emerging creative voices from the Mornington Peninsula region. Featuring work by VCE and VCE VET students across art, visual art, media arts, fashion, design and technology, the exhibition reflects on themes of nature, the world around us and identity, revealing how young artists interpret the world around them.⁠
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New Wave 26 closes on May 31.
⁠Free Exhibition, Tuesday - Sunday, 11am - 4pm.⁠
Interview: Curator on Tour, Tash Golic ⁠
Video: Mick Russell

LAST WEEKS! Elessa Howard: Hold me, Hold Me Close, closes Sunday 31 May 2026⁠⁠Hold Me, Hold Me Close explores the push ...
23/05/2026

LAST WEEKS! Elessa Howard: Hold me, Hold Me Close, closes Sunday 31 May 2026⁠
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Hold Me, Hold Me Close explores the push and pull of wanting closeness while also needing to protect what feels uncomfortable. Made from everyday materials such as fabric, cardboard, and paper, these works embody both strength and fragility.⁠
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Free exhibition, Tues-Sun, 11am-4pm⁠
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Pictured: ⁠
1. Eleesa Howards, (detail) Held Memories, 2025⁠
2. Eleesa Howard, (detail) I painted over the hard parts, 2024 and What we keep inside, 2025 ⁠
3. Eleesa Howard, (detail) Hold onto the good parts, 2025 and (detail) Hold Me, 2025 ⁠
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Photo: Christian Capurro

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