Exhibitions

What's on across M16's three galleries and CHUTESPACE, right now and next.

Current Exhibitions

Four exhibitions are currently running across Gallery 1, Gallery 2, Gallery 3 and CHUTESPACE.

Now showing

UNruly

Catherine Anselmi, Mandy Burgess, David Helmers, Ro Murray

31 July – 23 August 2026

Four artists treat disorder as a working method rather than a flaw, with pieces that sit with time passing, bodies changing, and the particular resilience of growing older as a woman.

Now showing

Glad Tidings

Susan Chancellor

31 July – 23 August 2026

A solo show built around a tidal estuary near the artist's studio — mixed-media works alongside a video piece that follows the water's own rhythm of reflection and retreat.

Now showing

Position/Trajectory

Matthew Freeman, Anne Pyne Irving, Tristan Ouweleen

31 July – 23 August 2026

Three distinct drawing practices in conversation, tracing what fades against what stays luminous, and how memory and place shift under that pressure.

Now showing

Tribute to John Lennon

Karen Bondietti

31 July – 23 August 2026

A Beatles-inspired piece honouring John Lennon, continuing CHUTESPACE's running ‘Christmas in July/August’ theme.

Upcoming Exhibitions

Upcoming

Testamur 8

Canberra Art Workshop

28 August – 20 September 2026

The Workshop's annual group show, marking another shared year of making with the pieces its members produced together.

Upcoming

Recognising Yourself in a Lineup

Messengers Youth Program

28 August – 20 September 2026

Young participants borrow the language of pop culture to work through queer identity, gender diversity, intergenerational trauma and mental illness.

Upcoming

Echoes of Nature and Self

Smitha Dudaga

28 August – 20 September 2026

Landscapes, animals and expressive portraits built up over several years, using the natural world as a way back into self-reflection.

Upcoming

Ode to the Masters

Christina Currey

28 August – 20 September 2026

A column carved from balsa wood in homage to classical Greco-Roman marble work, holding up old artisan craftsmanship against a humble modern material.

See the full programme on theofficial M16 Artspace exhibitions page.