‘Awesome Achievers: Stories from Australians of the Year’
Wednesday 6 April – Saturday 14 May
Portraits of Australians of the Year exhibited together for the first time.
Manningham Art Gallery is proud to present the National Portrait Gallery’s colourful and provocative exhibition Awesome Achievers: Stories from Australians of the Year. The show commences on Wednesday 6 April 2016.
With an inspiring array of talent and achievement, this exhibition celebrates and presents many examples of triumph over adversity. Awesome Achievers showcases selected Australian of the Year recipients from diverse fields of endeavour.
Awesome Achievers brings to life personal histories of Australians of the Year while also investigating the underlying complex and shifting notions of national identity. Portraits of iconic Australians such as Cathy Freeman, John Farnham, Dawn Fraser and Adam Goodes will be on display amongst 24 other famous Australians you are bound to recognise.
Take this opportunity to consider the diversity of Australia and the fields of endeavour represented by individuals in this exhibition, ranging from performers, sports people, Indigenous leaders, musicians, medical professionals and environmental activists.
Awesome Achievers will be on display at Manningham Art Gallery until Saturday 14 May 2016. Entry to the Gallery is free.
A National Portrait Gallery touring exhibition. This exhibition is supported by the National Collecting Institutions Touring and Outreach Program, an Australian Government program aiming to improve access to the national collections for all Australians.
Public Programs
Curator Floor Talk
Thursday 7 April, 11.00am
Join exhibition curator Dr Anne Sanders from the National Portrait Gallery for an engaging talk that will delve into the history, changing nature and controversy courted by the Australian of the Year Award throughout the decades.
Manningham Art Gallery
Manningham City Square
687 Doncaster Road,
Doncaster VIC 3108
Opening Hours
Tuesday to Saturday, 11.00 am – 2.00 pm
Free admission
