Gertrude acknowledges the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation as the traditional owners and custodians of the land and waters on which we operate. We pay our respects to the Wurundjeri people and their ancestors and Elders – past and present.

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Gertrude Contemporary is open
Tuesday - Sunday, 11am - 5pm

Gertrude Glasshouse is open
Thursday - Saturday, 12 - 5 pm

Gertrude Contemporary

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Installation view, A Fictional Retrospective: Gertrude’s First Decade 1985–1995, Gertrude Contemporary, Naarm Melbourne, 2025, image courtesy and © the artists, photograph: Christian Capurro

A Fictional Retrospective: Gertrude’s First Decade 1985-1995
Curated by Sue Cramer and Emma Nixon

Gertrude Contemporary

8 February – 23 March 2025

Georgia Morgan, Falling-Flying, 2022, acrylic on paper, image courtesy the artist and Neon Parc, Naarm Melbourne © the artist, photograph: courtesy Bett Gallery

Nothing's forever cause everything is
Georgia Morgan

Gertrude Glasshouse

7 March – 12 April 2025

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Visitors attend Gertrude Open Day 2024. Image: Machiko Abe

Gertrude Open Day 2025

Public ProgramSaturday 15 March 2025, 12:00amGertrude Contemporary

Georgia Morgan, The Bottom of Batu Caves, 2022, acrylic on paper, image courtesy the artist and Neon Parc, Naarm Melbourne © the artist, photograph: courtesy Bett Gallery.

Georgia Morgan: Opening and Closing Events

Public ProgramThursday 6 March 2025, 7:00amGertrude Glasshouse

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Original proofsheet of audiences attending the first exhibition opening at 200 Gertrude Street circa. 1985. Courtesy of the Gertrude Archive.

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In Support of Khaled Sabsabi and Michael Dagostino

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Announcing the cohort of artists joining the Gertrude Studio Program in 2025

ARTNOW: Shannon Te Ao (still image), Octopus 23: THE FIELD. Filmed by Justin Balmain. Resource by Gertrude with the support of The Department of Education and Training's Strategic Partnerships Program.

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Matthew Harris, 'Employee of the Month', 2020-2023. Instant photographs of Gertrude Studio Artists.

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Christian Thompson, House of Gold (Chapter 1) and (Chapter 2), 2022. Courtesy of the artist and Sarah Scout Presents, Melbourne.

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Installation view, Gian Manik, You own the school, embrace your responsibility for its legacy, presented at Gertrude Glasshouse, 2024. Courtesy of the artist and Sutton Gallery, Naarm Melbourne. Photo: Christian Capurro

In Conversation: Gian Manik and Amelia Winata

Artist TalkSaturday 11 May 2024, 6:00amGertrude Glasshouse

Installation view of Archie Moore’s exhibition Dwelling (Victorian Issue), presented at Gertrude Contemporary, 2022. Photo: Christian Capurro.

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Audiences watch Vanessa Worm’s performance amidst new works by Lou Hubbard as part of The Eighty-Six: STUDIO presents Vanessa Worm X Lou Hubbard, presented at Gertrude Contemporary, 2023. Photo: Machiko Abe

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Studio portrait of Ruth Höflich, Gertrude Studio Program, 2022 – 2024. Photography by Tim Herbert. Courtesy of Gertrude.

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ARTNOW: Shannon Te Ao (still image), Octopus 23: THE FIELD. Filmed by Justin Balmain. Resource by Gertrude with the support of The Department of Education and Training's Strategic Partnerships Program.

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