CDU Art Collection and Art Gallery

Past Exhibitions

CDU Art Gallery presents a program of exhibitions in its state-of-the-art gallery located at the University’s Casuarina campus, Darwin as part of the University’s community engagement activity.

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1 November 2018 - 16 February 2019

Still in my mind

Still in my mind: Gurindji experience, location and visuality is an exhibition that considers the ongoing impact of the famous 1966 ‘Wave Hill Walk-off’, an event that saw 200 Aboriginal stockmen, station workers, and their families follow the lead of Gurindji elder Vincent Lingiari and strike in protest over poor wages and conditions.

Salon des Refusés 2018

Now in its third year at CDU and kicking off the Darwin Festival, the Salon des Refusés exhibition – or SALON18 - features art works that were entered into, but not selected for the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Awards.

Yidumduma Bill Harney

Yidumduma Bill Harney: Bush Professor is an exciting retrospective celebrating the life work of Yidumduma Bill Harney, one of the last fully initiated men of the Wardaman people from the Northern Territory.

People Like Us

People Like Us captures universal aspects of the contemporary human condition in film, animation, digital and interactive art. In a diverse collection of recent new media works by Australian and international practitioners, the exhibition also reveals the many experimental technologies being deployed by artists as they comment on issues confronting us in the 21st century.

Colin Holt: a survey

Colin Holt: a survey showcases the four decades of artwork created by celebrated Darwin local Colin Holt, who is best known for his quirky and abstract paintings and prints.

Salon des Refusés 2017

For the second year at CDU Art Gallery, art lovers will have the opportunity to see artworks rejected from inclusion in the internationally renowned National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Award (NATSIAA) at the Salon des Refusés 2017 exhibition

The Sculptures of Ataúro Island

The Sculptures of Ataúro Island presents both contemporary and historical sculptures from Ataúro Island, which is located 30 kilometres north of Dili, Timor-Leste.

13 October 2016 - 25 February 2017

Our feathered friends

Our feathered friends… the art of birds, is presented by the Charles Darwin University Art Collection and Art Gallery. It celebrates the diversity of Australian birdlife through the lens of artists’ depictions of our feathered friends.

Salon des Refusés 2016

The Salon des Refusés exhibition features art works that were entered into, but not selected for the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Awards (NATSIAA).

Balnhdhurr – a lasting impression

Balnhdhurr – A Lasting Impression celebrates 20 years of onsite print production at Yirrkala Print Space in the Buku-Larrnggay Mulka Centre in Northeast Arnhem Land. This exhibition showcases the Yolngu respect for clan and country, with many prints relating to the creation stories and Law as passed on by ancestors, highlighting the importance of kinship and family.

27 February 2016 - 22 April 2016

priNT@CDU

priNT@CDU: Printmaker’s perspective celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Print Council of Australia. We invite you to explore the diverse printmaking techniques used by artists and printmakers in the creation of limited edition prints.