Exhibitions
Current
Once Known
139 St Georges Terrace
4 Apr 2025 – 6 Mar 2026
Opened for the first time at the Old Perth Boys’ School, Once Known, presents a selection of meticulous reproductions of the delicate and treasured artworks created by Aboriginal children forcibly removed from their families and detained at the Carrolup Native Settlement in the 1940s.

Mamang-miyel-ang Djinang / Seeing with the whale’s eye
John Curtin Gallery
4 Jul – 31 Oct 2025
An exhibition of illustrations from the Wirlomin Noongar Language and Stories mob from the South Coast of Western Australia

Upcoming
Kattidj Nagãr [Peaceful Quiet Reflection]
John Curtin Gallery
3 Oct – 7 Dec 2025
Kattidj Nagãr features artworks and personal objects created by the children who were forcibly removed from their families and detained at the Carrolup Native Settlement in the 1940s

Fantastic Forms
John Curtin Gallery
3 Oct – 7 Dec 2025
A touring exhibition from the Bundanon Collection, in dialogue with new drawings, ceramics, sculptures and animation.

Dirt Feeling
John Curtin Gallery
3 Oct – 7 Dec 2025
Featuring ceramics works from the Curtin University Art Collection

Everyday, Myths and Legends
John Curtin Gallery
3 Oct – 7 Dec 2025
An exhibition of works from the Curtin University Art Collection that explore everyday mythmaking.
