community - 2026-06-12

Three Major Exhibitions Open at Manly Art Gallery & Museum This Winter

Works by Tamara Dean and Min Wong headline a winter program exploring nature, ritual and the night sky — with a free public opening this Friday evening.

Manly Art Gallery & Museum (MAG&M) is set to open three significant exhibitions this month, bringing together some of Australia's most celebrated contemporary artists in a program that spans photography, installation and collection works. The exhibitions open to the public on Friday 12 June and run through to Sunday 2 August 2026.

Manly Art Gallery & Museum (MAG&M) is set to open three significant exhibitions this month, bringing together some of Australia's most celebrated contemporary artists in a program that spans photography, installation and collection works. The exhibitions open to the public on Friday 12 June and run through to Sunday 2 August 2026. The winter program, presented by Northern Beaches Council, has been described as one of the most ambitious cultural offerings MAG&M has staged, with each exhibition offering a distinct perspective on the natural world, human experience and the enduring mystery of the night sky. ## Tamara Dean: Leave Only Footprints The centrepiece of the season is a major survey exhibition by Tamara Dean, one of Australia's most respected photo media artists. *Leave Only Footprints* brings together photographic and moving image works that examine themes of ritual, transformation and humanity's relationship with the natural environment. Dean's practice is known for its striking visual language — figures immersed in landscape, bodies in dialogue with trees, water and earth — and this exhibition draws on works spanning more than a decade of her career. The exhibition...