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15/06/2026

Humanity and Nature

What does it mean to belong to nature rather than simply observe it?

For more than a decade, Tamara Dean has created photographs that explore the fragile relationship between humans and the natural world. Moving beyond her beginnings as a photojournalist, Dean's practice invites us into immersive environments where bodies, landscapes and ecosystems become deeply interconnected.

Through photography, installation, moving image and scent, Leave only footprints consider our place within nature and the responsibility that comes with it.
Experience the first major survey exhibition of an acclaimed contemporary photomedia artist.

📍 Tamara Dean: Leave only footprints

On display now at Manly Art Gallery & Museum

Image: Tamara DEAN Night garden 2020 from the series High jinks in the hydrangeas pigment ink-jet print 75.0 x 100.0 cm Monash Gallery of Art, City of Monash Collection donated by Tamara Dean 2022 MGA 2022.32 courtesy of the artist and Michael Reid Gallery (Sydney + Berlin)

14/06/2026

The Collection Through a New Lens

What can an art collection tell us about the night sky?

Night Sky brings together works from the Manly Art Gallery & Museum collection that explore darkness, illumination, atmosphere and our relationship to the world after sunset. Spanning different periods and artistic approaches, the exhibition reveals how artists have long been inspired by the mystery, beauty and significance of the night.

Presented as part of the Collective for Environmental Art & Design (CEAD) program, Night Sky offers a fresh perspective on the collection, connecting historical and contemporary works to conversations about our changing environment.

📍 CEAD Collection Stories: Night Sky

Presented by CEAD at Manly Art Gallery & Museum

Image: Angus Fisher, Gravity 2024 etching on paper. MAG&M Collection - Gift of Sydney Printmakers 2024, and part of the Visible but Intangible print portfolio

13/06/2026

Protecting the Night

As our cities grow brighter, truly dark skies are becoming increasingly rare.

Presented as part of the Collective for Environmental Art & Design (CEAD) program, Night Sky explores the cultural, ecological and emotional significance of darkness. Drawing on works from the MAG&M Collection, the exhibition invites us to reflect on our connection to the night and the impact of light pollution on both people and ecosystems.

Through art, Night Sky encourages us to look up, slow down and consider what might be lost when the stars disappear from view.

📍 CEAD Collection Stories: Night Sky

Now showing at Manly Art Gallery & Museum

Image: Simone Douglas, Sanctuary III 2025, pigment print on archival rag paper. MAG&M Collection - Gift of the artist in the name of John Douglas through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program 2025

12/06/2026

OPENING THIS WEEKEND AT MAG&M ⭐

Tamara Dean: Leave Only Footprints

Min Wong: You Shall Defiantly Pass

CEAD Collection Stories: Night Sky

Image 1: Tamara Dean, The keeper 2010 from the series This too shall pass, pigment ink-jet print, 155 x 139cm. Courtesy of the artist and Michael Reid Gallery (Sydney + Berlin)
Image 2: You shall defiantly pass, 2026, PVC, zippers, digital print on PVC, 120 x 350cm. Photography by © Lee Li Photography. Courtesy the artist
Image 3: Wendy Sharpe (b.1960), Autumn Night, Manly, 2019, oil on canvas, 30 x 30cm. MAG&M Collection - Purchased 2019. Courtesy the artist

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11/06/2026

Min Wong in conversation

Join artist Min Wong in conversation with MAG&M Senior Curator Katherine Roberts for an in-depth discussion about Min’s exhibition You shall definitely pass which explores care, ritual, transformation, and the politics of embodied space.

Drawing on research into collective care practices, mutual aid networks, and the sauna as a site of resistance and connection, Min Wong's work invites us to consider new forms of intimacy and solidarity in a fractured world.

We look forward to a conversation exploring the ideas, experiences, and processes behind this ambitious project.

📍Manly Art Gallery & Museum
🕑Saturday 13 June 2026, 2 - 3pm

The artist is represented by

Image: Min Wong. Photography by Garry Trinh, Parramatta Artists Studio

10/06/2026

Salt. Crystal. Ritual.

Artist Min Wong installing works for You shall definitely pass at MAG&M ahead of Friday night's opening.

The salt bricks and crystals act as a prelude to a larger installation currently en route from Europe, introducing themes of care, transformation, vulnerability and collective resilience.

A quiet beginning to a work that asks how we find connection and solidarity in uncertain times.

📍 Manly Art Gallery & Museum
🗓 Opening Friday night

The artist is represented by

05/06/2026

Opening next Friday ⭐ Min Wong: You shall definitely pass, unfolding in 2 iterations.

Due to international shipping delays, the exhibition will present You shall defiantly pass, a series of banner works developed during Wong’s recent residency in Athens. Drawing on research into collective care, mutual aid and restorative justice, the works explore compassion, solidarity and ritual as forms of resilience and transformation.

As works produced during Wong’s 2025 Berlin residency arrive from Europe, the exhibition will evolve into the full installation of You shall definitely pass.

📍 Manly Art Gallery & Museum
🗓 12 June – 2 August 2026

You shall defiantly pass, 2026, PVC, zippers, digital print on PVC, 120 x 350cm. Photography by © Lee Li Photography.

Yellow Brick Residency() was funded by

04/06/2026

Look up ✨

The wonder of stars, the beauty of darkness, and the unique character of our coastline after sunset are explored in CEAD Collection Stories: Night Sky, coming soon to MAG&M.

Drawn from the MAG&M Collection, it brings together ceramics, photography, and artworks that reflect on our relationship with the night sky and invites you to reconnect with a sense of wonder.

It also marks a significant milestone: Palm Beach Headland becoming Australia’s first Urban Night Sky Place, recognised by DarkSky International in 2024. This designation highlights the importance of protecting dark skies and the role they play in both environmental stewardship and human experience.

Featuring works by Les Blakeborough, Greg Daly, Simone Douglas, Angus Fisher, Rew Hanks, Warren Langley, John Ogden, Hobie Porter, Wendy Sharpe, Garry Shead, Rahel Ungwanaka and others.

Part of MAG&M’s Collective for Environmental Art & Design (CEAD) initiative.

📍 Manly Art Gallery & Museum
🗓 Opening 12 June

Warren Langley & David Hancock, Link 1999
giclee print on archival photographic paper,
MAG&M Collection - Gift of MAG&M Society 2005

03/06/2026

Music at MAG&M: Midwinter with Pastance

A chance to see a triple-strung Baroque harp alongside Renaissance lute, medieval fiddle, oud and shawm, with Alex Cronin.

A one-night-only performance. Book via the link in bio.

📍 Manly Art Gallery & Museum
📅 Sunday 21 June 4 – 6 pm
🍷 Enjoy wine and nibbles on arrival

Image courtesy of Alex Cronin

02/06/2026

COMING UP Tamara Dean: Leave only footprints

Tamara Dean: Leave only footprints surveys 2 decades of practice, tracing the artist’s shift from photojournalism to conceptual photomedia.

Across photography, video, installation, and scent, Dean creates immersive works exploring ritual, motherhood, and our interconnected, vulnerable relationship with nature. Spanning more than 11 major bodies of work, the exhibition invites audiences into sensory environments shaped by longing, transformation, and care for the natural world.

Curated by Anouska Phizacklea, MAPh Director.

A Museum of Australian Photography (MAPh) touring exhibition, and part of MAG&M’s Collective for Environmental Art & Design (CEAD) program.

📍Manly Art Gallery & Museum
🗓 12 June – 2 August 2026

Image detail: Tamara Dean, I've always wondered when soon is 2022, from the series Palace of dreams, pigment ink-jet print, 160.0 x 120.0 cm. Courtesy of the artist and Michael Reid Gallery (Sydney + Berlin)

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