You are invited to the opening of John Curtin Gallery’s latest exhibitions that span the Djeran – Djilba seasons, Terra Nullius by Noongar artist Christopher Pease (Minang/Wardandi/Bibbulmun), OA_RR by Kamilaroi artist Reko Rennie, and and Longing and Hope, an exhibition of Carrolup artworks curated by Curtin Fine Art students.
Exhibition Opening Night Event Details
- Thursday 28 May 2026
- 5:30pm to 7:30pm
- John Curtin Gallery, Building 200A
Formalities and a Welcome to Country from 6pm, with complimentary refreshments provided at this free public event (registration essential).
New Exhibitions:
Christopher Pease: Terra Nullius powerfully transforms a colonial fiction of “nobody’s land”. Drawing from museum archives and 19th-century colonial landscape painting, Pease reworks images that once framed Western Australia as empty and available for settlement, reinscribing Indigenous presence into landscapes through bold Noongar iconography. The exhibition is a vivid assertion of sovereignty, resilience and enduring connection to Country.
In Reko Rennie: OA_RR, two major multi-channel video works by Kamilaroi artist Reko Rennie collapse boundaries between street performance and ceremony, colonial history and contemporary assertion. Through hand-painted cars, circular burnouts, and immersive soundscapes, Rennie transforms both desert and docklands into charged terrains of memory – declaring continuous Aboriginal presence, pride, and cultural authority. The exhibition blends urban car culture, ancestral motifs, and personal memory into bold, cinematic experiences.
Exhibitions curated by Lia McKnight.
Exhibitions run from 29 May to 23 August 2026.
The Gallery is opening hours During exhibitions the Gallery is open Monday to Friday 10am to 5pm and Sunday 12pm to 4pm (closed Saturdays and public holidays); for more information, please visit the John Curtin Gallery website.
