Delve into the world of two pioneering Australian abstract artists, Grace Crowley & Ralph Balson, whose collaborative efforts produced some of the most captivating works in Australian art history.

Curator’s Tour: Grace Crowley & Ralph Balson | 1 – 1.30pm

Instrumental in the development of abstract art in Australia, Grace Crowley and Ralph Balson were extraordinary artists whose collaborative practice resulted in two of the most compelling bodies of work in Australian art history.

Celebrating the opening of the exhibition, NGV curator, Beckett Rozentals, leads a tour exploring Crowley and Balson’s radical move into pure abstraction, and the significant role they played in shaping the modern art movement.

Speaker
Beckett Rozentals, Curator, Australian Art, National Gallery of Victoria

Hidden Secrets & New Discoveries | 1.45 – 2.15pm

Hidden in the NGV for more than than 40 years, the NGV conservation team recently discovered a painting by Ralph Balson, hidden in the frame behind a painting by Grace Crowley.

Join exhibition curator, Beckett Rozentals, and paintings conservator, Raye Collins, as they discuss this astonishing discovery and some other intriguing double sided paintings featured in the exhibition.

Speakers
Beckett Rozentals, Curator, Australian Art, National Gallery of Victoria
Raye Collins, Conservator of Paintings, National Gallery of Victoria