Past is Prologue: Four Decades of Gertrude
Past is Prologue is a year-spanning program marking and reflecting on forty years of Gertrude. Across four interrelated exhibitions, contributing curators will chart the history of this organisation and its community, and commission new works by leading Australian visual artists.
On the occasion of 1964, 1969, 1977, 1995, 2000, 2005, 2025, curated by Helen Hughes and Spiros Panigirakis, Gertrude is pleased to publish the second edition of a curatorial publication series to coincide with the year-long program.
1964, 1969, 1977, 1995, 2000, 2005, 2025
11 April – 8 June 2025
Gertrude Contemporary, Preston South
Authors
Helen Hughes & Spiros Panigirakis
Exhibiting Artists
Peta Clancy, Lane Cormick, Linda Erceg, Katherine Huang, Eliza Hutchison, Clinton Naina, Raquel Ormella and Masato Takasaka.
With curatorial writing by Helen Hughes and Spiros Panigirakis. Edited by Brigid Moriarty, Mark Feary and Sharon Flynn, designed by Narelle Brewer, exhibition poster (detail) by Warren Taylor, printed by Adams Print.
ISBN: 978-1-876817-09-1
Available for purchase here.
On the occasion of A Fictional Retrospective: Gertrude’s First Decade 1985 – 1995, curated by Sue Cramer and Emma Nixon, Gertrude is pleased to publish the first edition of a curatorial publication series to coincide with the year-long program.
A Fictional Retrospective: Gertrude’s First Decade 1985 – 1995
8 February–23 March 2025
Gertrude Contemporary, Preston South
Authors
Sue Cramer & Emma Nixon
Exhibiting Artists
Howard Arkley, Hany Armanious, Stephen Bram, Angela Brennan, Sandra Bridie, Janet Burchill, Jon Campbell, Tony Clark, Brett Colquhoun, Destiny Deacon, Mikala Dwyer, Carolyn Eskdale, Diena Georgetti, Matthys Gerber, Michael Graf, Melinda Harper, Gail Hastings, Raafat Ishak, David Jolly, Mathew Jones, Rosemary Laing, Anne-Marie May, Elizabeth Newman, Rose Nolan, David Noonan, Louise Paramor, Rosslynd Piggott, Vivienne Shark LeWitt, Nike Savvas, Robyn Stacey, Kathy Temin, Anne Zahalka and Constanze Zikos
Price: $8 (including GST)
With curatorial writing by Sue Cramer and Emma Nixon. Coordinated by Brigid Moriarty, edited by Mark Feary and Sharon Flynn, designed by Narelle Brewer, printed by Adams Print.
ISBN: 978-1-876817-08-4
To celebrate Gertrude's 40th anniversary, a limited number of archival copies of the publication A Short Ride in a Fast Machine (2005) have been released. Purchase yours here.
Celebrate 40 Years of Gertrude with our anniversary tote bag. Design by Narelle Brewer.
Made from a heavy weight black cotton canvas and screen printed in white ink on the front and side.
Includes an internal pocket.
Material: 14oz Cotton (475gsm)
Size: 36 x 40 x 12cm (Gusset)
Internal Pocket: 20cm x 14cm
Handles: 65 x 3.5cm
