The Victorian Foundation for Living Australian Artists (VFLAA) purchases significant contemporary visual artworks by Australian artists for the NGV Collection and for touring and lending to the network of regional…

PROJECT Illustrating the cyclical nature of life, these oversized leaves exhibit signs of ruin and decay.

PROJECT Jessica Murtagh’s glass vessels draw inspiration from ancient Athenian ceramic amphoras known for their depiction of scenes from everyday lif

PROJECT Danie Mellor is a contemporary artist whose multidisciplinary practice explores the intersections of contemporary and historic culture.

PROJECT Through twelve paintings, Richard Lewer examines the creation story of Adam and Eve, central to Abrahamic religions.

PROJECT The Fold is a visual and psychological investigation of the French psychiatrist and photographer Gaëtan Gatian de Clérambault (1872–19

Australian born 1970 S & D II 1997, printed 2006 computer-generated colour transparency on transparent synthetic polymer resin Purchased, Victorian Foundation for Living Australian Artists 2007.

Lyndell BROWN Australian born 1961 Charles GREEN Australian born 1953 Afghan National Army perimeter post with chair, Taran Kowt Base, Uruzgan Province, Afghanistan 2007, 2009 (printed) from the Approaching storm…

An awareness of time and its passing is a powerful force in Ricky Swallow’s ar

Since the late 1980s Australian contemporary artist David Noonan has produced works in a range of media including painting, photography, film, print-making, collage and sculpture.

Despite the freezing Melbourne morning on my first day as Director at the NGV three months ago, I’ve received an extremely warm welcome from al

Negotiating this world: Contemporary Australian Art showcases a decade of contemporary Australian artworks drawn from the collection of the National Gallery of Victoria.

This exhibition brings together a selection of contemporary art from the NGV Collection acquired through the Victorian Foundation for Living Australian Artists. Reflecting the breadth of artistic practice in Australia over the past decade, Negotiating this world: Contemporary Australian Art  includes more than 100 works by contemporary artists of diverse cultural backgrounds and practices.

The exhibition will coincide with the 10 year anniversary of the opening of The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia.

A selection of works from the Victorian Foundation for Living Australian Artists

The works acquired through the Victorian Foundation for Living Australian Artists demonstrate the creative vigour and profound sensibilities of contemporary artists working in Australia today. Reflecting on the often confounding nature of human existence and the complex cultural, artistic, social and political mores of our times, contemporary artists are at the vanguard of current thought and inquiry.