Tiyan Baker, nyatu’ maanǔn mungut bigabu, Primavera, 2023, installation view at Blue Mountains Art Gallery. Photo: Silversalt Photography.
Museums & Galleries of NSW

Primavera – Young Australian Artists

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The Museum of Contemporary Art Australia’s annual Primavera: Young Australian Artists exhibition showcases the work of Australian artists aged 35 years and under. In its 32nd year, Primavera has been guest curated by Talia Smith, who considers what artists are creating to challenge society’s prescribed structures.

Through works of various media, including installation, video, painting, sculpture, mark-making and text, the six artists – Tiyan Baker, Christopher Bassi, Moorina Bonini, Nikki Lam, Sarah Poulgrain and Truc Truong – draw on their lived experience to disrupt the dynamics of power and deliver compelling alternatives to the status quo.

Primavera was initiated in 1992 by MCA Australia in collaboration with Dr Edward Jackson AM and Mrs Cynthia Jackson AM, in memory of their daughter Belinda. Since its inception, Primavera has played an influential role in the development of contemporary art in Australia, introducing a generation of artists at an early stage of their careers to a broader public. Each year the curator of Primavera undertakes extensive research, travelling across the country to meet young artists.

Visit the Primavera website here.

Partners

  • Museums & Galleries of NSW
  • Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA)

Sponsors

A Museum of Contemporary Art Australia and Museums & Galleries of NSW touring exhibition curated by Talia Smith. This project has been assisted by the Australian Government’s Visions of Australia program.

  • Visions of Australia
  • Create NSW
  • NETS