Present Tense: 10 Years On

This year’s Merri-bek Summer Show marks ten years of the Noel Counihan Commemorative Art Award. In response, local artists were invited to consider how the past decade has shaped the present moment and what defines the here and now for them.

What has changed for better or worse? What challenges have endured? What issues still demand attention? What kind of future is being imagined? These questions are explored through personal and local stories, political ideas, social issues, environmental concerns, everyday experiences and more.

Visit the SnapForm to vote for your favourite artwork in the exhibition. The winner will receive the People’s Choice Award, valued at $1,000 and generously sponsored by the Sydney Road Brunswick Association.

Exhibiting artists include: Aida Abbasi, Al Da, Alice Gilbert, Amanda Freestone, Amaya Iturri, Andrea Draper aka I Dream In RGB, Ange Stock, Angela Templar (Foster), Angela Dionysopoulos, Anna Hyland, Annie Bolitho, Anthony McInneny, Ardhitra Hanifah, Ariel De Ramos Molina, Asli Donmez, Aylsa McHugh, Benjamin Sheppard, Betty Musgrove, Caitlin Rigby, Carmel Louise, Collette Quinlan, Dana Falcini, Daniel Pilkington, David McCall, Diana Videka, Duncan Freedman, Eduard Ingles, Elain Della Rocca, Em Veale, Emilion Clark, Emma Ballinger, Fleur Summers, Flora Georgiou, Florence Wang, Florent Goy, Francesca Pezzimenti, Freya Alexander, Hamish Appleby, Heinz Boeck, Hektor Svensen, İsmihan Şen, Jadehouse, Jane Farnan, Jarmila Hava, Jean Taylor, Jessie McClure, Jo Rock, Joeli Eastell, Jordan Benson, Jordi Casasayas, Joshua Hede, Joy Barrett, Judy Kuo, Julian Di Martino, Kasy Gambling, Kat Zam, Kelly Manning, Kennan Mendis, Kym Linsell, Laetitia Oliver-Gargano, Lana Dauberman, Lesley & Patrick Francis, Lewis Spiteri, Linda Studena, Linda Loh, Linda van de Wall, Lizzy Sampson, Margaret Bishop, Michael Crowhurst, Michiru Matsumoto, Nancy D Lane, Naomi Mathieson, Natasha Manners, Nazanin Moghaddam, Nicky Guerin, Nicole Polentas, Nina Killham, Penelope Le Petit, Peta Tranquille, Pierre Quaglino, Rabia Malik, Rebecca Bresnahan, Richard McCoy, Robert Mihajlovski, Robyn Blaikie, Romy Van De Wall, Ruby Li, Sally Cushing, Samantha Vawdrey, Sandra Tobias, Sharon West, Sheena Mathieson, Simon Aubor, Sofia Champan, Steph Everett, Stephanie Karavasilis, Tace Kelly, Tallulah Ainsworth, Tashmi Munasingha, Teague Leigh, Thitibodee Rungteerawattananon, Valentina Palonen, Zena Zada Cumpston.

Contact

Counihan Gallery
Phone: 9389 8622
Email: CounihanGallery@merri-bek.vic.gov.au