‘The Other Side of the Mountain’ by Karlee Rawkins is a new body of work about overcoming obstacles.

Check out the outstanding exhibitions and public programming to see out your summer at the country’s leading institutions. Enjoy!

Exclusive to Canberra, the exhibition Australians & Hollywood is on view until 17 July 2022.

‘Visions of India: from the colonial to the contemporary’ is a major survey exhibition of photographic works, exploring India’s relationship with photography from the 1860s to now, at Monash Gallery of Art until 20 March.

Climarte is a new art gallery in Melbourne that presents as the world’s first Climate Emergency focussed art gallery.

‘A Lonely Girl is a Dangerous Thing’ offers another perspective to what it could be like as a young single Asian woman in Australia who defies expectation and carves her own path.

Twenty-one artists explore the possibilities of exchange and communication between humans and the natural world in ‘Birds & Language’ at Wollongong Art Gallery until 13 February 2022.

Bark Ladies shares themes of identity, Country, spirituality, time and the universe.

‘Caught in the Act’ is a memoir which strikes a delightful balance of earnest discussion and witty banter.

‘The 10th Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art (APT10)’ at Queensland Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art’s (QAGOMA) continues three decades of creative collaboration with artists across the Asia Pacific region. On view until 25 April 2022.

‘Mandy Martin From Queanbeyan to New York: 1978-1984 / Art & Life’, curated by Virginia Rigby at Canberra Museum and Gallery brings focus to artist Mandy Martin’s (1952-2021) creative output between 1978 and 1984.

Blak Superheroes addresses and amplifies stories of representation, creating change that uplifts ourselves and mob. – Dylan Mooney.

Hyphenated Biennial aims to generate dialogues, solidarity and meaningful collaborations between First Nations and Asian diasporic artists.

Bayside Gallery has been transformed into a library run by bears, or ‘libearians’ who pay homage to famous literary characters as well as depict writers from the area.

Clare Bowditch is an excellent storyteller, so it’s a surprise to learn the fight she faced to tell her story, here and in song.

‘Valerie Marshall Strong Olsen; A rare sensibility’ celebrates the remarkable contributions Valerie made to art in Australia. See it at Sydney’s National Art School until 27 November 2021.

Who are the household names in Australian art? You probably know Brett Whiteley from John Olsen, but what about women artists such as Pat Larter, Simryn Gill or Agatha Gothe-Snape?

‘Explore Sydney Contemporary’ online presents a dynamic program of art on view, a series of First Nations artist video portraits, keynote panel discussion ‘After Shocks: Art, Disruption and Provocation’, and more. 11 to 21 November.

The Woollahra Gallery is a new art space in the historic 122-year-old St Brigid’s building, just behind the popular Redleaf harbour pool.

This is an exceptional book which poetically and viscerally expresses the pain and joy of existing.