Past Exhibitions

Lascelles Exhibition Gallery, Alfred Deakin Prime Ministerial Library:

Geelong re-imagined and Observed: Works from the West Coast

by Jan Senbergs

28 October - 26 November 2011

This exhibition celebrated the acquisition of a major work by renowned artist Jan Senbergs, for the Deakin University Art Collection – Geelong Capriccio (If Geelong were settled instead of Melbourne) 2010.

Geelong re-imagined was an exhibition by Deakin University Art Gallery of Senbergs’ landscape works that revealed a longstanding preoccupation with Victoria’s West Coast, including Airey’s Inlet, the Great Ocean Road, the Otways and beyond. Like an inventor and navigator, Senbergs combines imaginary conceptions of landscape with the world as it rolls out before his eyes. The result is a curious blend of cartography and observation – a world in which we reside, and which simultaneously resides in us.

As above, so below

An exhibition (673 KB) of prints and paintings by Nellie Maertzdorf Ellis that explored the ancient belief that what is above is replicated in what is below. On display from 19 September - 21 October 2011. This exhibition was organised by the Deakin University Art Gallery.

Alfred Deakin: duty and devotion

This new exhibition was specially commissioned by Deakin University Library and the Alfred Deakin Prime Ministerial Library. Alfred Deakin: duty and devotion was on display from 1 August to 4 September 2011, and explored the private world of a very public man.

The Art of the Possible: creating an independent Australian foreign policy

The Art of the Possible was a touring exhibition from the John Curtin Prime Ministerial Library which explored Australia's growing independence in foreign policy from 1935 to 1950.

Ambush: Ned Kelly and the Stringybark Creek murders

Ambush was a Victoria Police Museum touring exhibition which explored the story behind the Kelly Gang's infamous encounter with the police at Stringybark Creek. A number of rare objects were displayed, including Ned Kelly's own cartridge bag, stained with his blood.

Identity and Community versus Non-Place

This exhibition of sculptural and digital photographic works by Darren McGinn (195 KB) explored the significance of Australian coastal regions and our changing relationship with these locations. An exhibition organised by the Deakin University Art Gallery.

Gathering Places

Gathering Places (176 KB), an exhibition of recent works by Gillian Turner inspired by a residency in Ireland, was on display from Monday 27 September until Friday 19 November 2010. This exhibition was presented by the Art Collection and Galleries Unit, Deakin University.

There's A War On! World War II at home

There's a War On! World War II at home (a Museums and Galleries NSW travelling exhibition) included memorabilia, photographs and video footage that reflected the stories of everyday Australians living through the extraordinary time that was World War II. This exhibition was on display from 25 June until 20 August 2010.

Mrs Prime Minister - public image, private lives

Mrs Prime Minister: Public Image, Private Lives (a Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House travelling exhibition) shone the spotlight on the remarkable women who have filled the role of prime minister's wife from 1901 to 2007. This exhibition was on display from 29 March until 20 June 2010.

Highlights from the Deakin University Art Gallery Collection

A selection of key works from Deakin University Art Collection and Galleries were on display from 17 September to 2 December, 2009. These works, including a fine oil by Peter Booth, were in a wide variety of styles which reflect the strengths of Deakin University's contemporary art collection.

Visions of Utopia

The inaugural exhibition in the Dennys Lascelles Gallery was Visions of Utopia, an exhibition of digital photography by Lisa Scharoun and Frances Tatarovic. The works were inspired by propaganda posters and the prevalence of Western-style advertising in China. This exhibition was presented by the Faculty of Arts and Education, Deakin University and Deakin Creative and was on display from 12 June until 11 September 2009.