2020 exhibitions

Explore online versions of our exhibitions that took place in 2020.

If you have questions about our past exhibitions or would like information about an exhibition that is not listed, you can email [email protected].

Major exhibitions

A Family Album

'A Family Album' illustrated the myriad experiences that bring families together and pull them apart, through painting, photography, textiles and video works.

Do I have to spell it out for you?

'Do I have to spell it out for you?' was an exhibition where a group of artists responded to a world saturated with information and misinformation by incorporating language and text into their work to speak directly to their audience.

Image of artwork titled Berceause by the artist Christian Thompson

Kylie Stillman: Not fully or properly either of two things

'Not fully or properly either of two things' was an exhibition by artist Kylie Stillman which presented highlights from her 20-year artistic career, alongside new sculptural works.

You Are Here

'You Are Here' was an exhibition where the artists each centred their connection and disconnection to the land, and expanded on traditions of landscape photography.

Sounds Like.

'Sounds Like.' was an exhibition that appealed to our ears rather than our eyes, as sound art challenges us to experience art through the act of listening.

John Young Zerunge: The Lives of Celestials

'The Lives of Celestials' was an exhibition where artist John Young Zerunge invited us on a journey into the lives of remarkable characters that were part of the Chinese diaspora in Australia from the 1840s onward.

Community exhibitions

Creepy Crawlies and Coffee Zombie

‘Creepy Crawlies’ and ‘Coffee Zombie’ were a community exhibition that used humour and the bizarre to reveal the comedic in our everyday.

The Good Cups

'The Good Cups’ showcased and celebrated the favourite cups of the Friday Painters at Camberwell Community Centre.

Two painted cups on a table

Resemblance by Hawthorn Artist Society

'Resemblance' by Hawthorn Artist Society was an exhibition inspired by the endless subtlety and variation of human faces.

‘Boroondara Faces in Everyday Places’ by the Boroondara Visual Art Teachers Network

‘Boroondara Faces in Everyday Places’ by the Boroondara Visual Art Teachers Network was an exhibition capturing the characters and personalities in the lives of Boroondara primary school students.

Pastel portrait of a person smiling.

Tracing Her Steps: Women in Boroondara local government

'Tracing Her Steps: Women in Boroondara local government' was an exhibition celebrating the women leaders who served as mayors in the City of Boroondara between 1954 and 2020.

Decorative image

Portraits of Boroondara

‘Portraits of Boroondara’ was an exhibition that showcased the winners of the 2020 Boroondara Photograph Competition.