NGV curators are joined by leaders within Melbourne’s queer community to share personal reflections on works in the NGV Collection.

Artworks & Speakers

Glyn Warren Philpot’s Oedipus, 1931-1932

Dr Ted Gott, Senior Curator of International Art, National Gallery of Victoria (NGV).

Tobias Fulton (they/she), PhD candidate at the University of Newcastle and Education and Public Programming Officer at the Hellenic Museum.

Coral Guan, Curatorial Project Officer, International Exhibition Projects, National Gallery of Victoria (NGV).

Ethel Walker, Lilith, c. 1920s

Meg Slater (she/they), Curator of International Exhibition Projects, National Gallery of Victoria (NGV).

Tiger Salmon (she/they), queer writer and artist.

Angela Bailey (she/her), curator, photographer, creative producer, and Vice President of the Australian Queer Archives.

Join speakers from the Australian Queer Archives and the National Gallery of Victoria for a walking tour between NGV International and NGV Australia, exploring significant sites of queer history along the way.

The tour will begin at the Waterwall at NGV International, which through time has been the canvas for queer artists including Keith Haring and Gilbert and George. Audiences will also get the chance to hear about LGBTQI+ stories within the performing arts at Arts Centre Melbourne, and how Alexandra Gardens, once a discreet meeting place, has transformed into a site of celebration and community. Hear about these and many other stories and reflections that highlight the importance of queer histories in Melbourne.

Celebrating the display of Larrakia artist, writer, curator, playwright and anthropologist Gary Lee’s work, currently on display in Another Other: The Photo-politics of Gary Lee at The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia, artist Emil Cañita, whose work has recently been acquired for the NGV Collection, reflects on Lee’s indelible contribution to the queer community through his art and his activism, in conversation with NGV curator Michael Gentle.

Speakers
Michael Gentle (he/him), Curator, Australian and First Nations Art

Emil Cañita (she/they/he), trans Filipino artist