Past Exhibitions
Exhibitions are an integral part of what makes Bankstown Arts Centre so great!
Previous exhibitions have included spoken word, live perfomances, group exhibitions, and panel discussions. We have displayed everything from print work through to ceramics, textiles and photography in the Incubate Gallery.
Blak Flǎneur
27 January-2 March 2024 | Blak Flǎneur was an experiential exhibition that invites the audience into artist Travis De Vries' world of walking as an artistic practice.
Hyperreal Amble
27 January-2 March 2024 | Ephemeral Outdoor Artwalk
Plate
22 July-9 September 2023 | Curated by Anne Kwasner
Bankstown Biennale: SubTerrains
8 October-26 November 2022 | Co-curated by Nicole Monks and Vandana Ram
Arboreal Narratives
16 July-27 August 2022 | This exhibition honours trees and acknowledges their value across cultures through the work of two First Nation artists, Blak Douglas and Badger Bates, and 10 artists from the Tree Veneration Society.
Second Chances
24 May-25 June 2022 | Showcasing the work of newly arrived artists who have endeavoured to pursue their passion for creating art since arriving in Australia.
Edition Three
5 March-30 May 2022 | Curated by More Than Reproduction
Respiro | Breathe
20 November- 21 December 2021 | Artworks by Elsa Jara
A Week On The River
25 September-20 November 2021 | Artwork by Clare Britton
Time Pass
31 July-4 Sep 2021 | By Mylyn Nguyen & Garry Trinh
Garry Jones Artifact/Artifice
12 May-19 June 2021 | Artwork by Garry Jones
Paula do Prado Kuña/Womxn
13 March-24 April 2021 | Kuña/kuñatai/kuñakarai is the Tupi-Guarani word for woman/womxn/young woman/senior woman
Heli Yang - A New Life
13 March-24 April 2021 | The thirty paintings in this show, represent thirty moments inspired by the little things that happen in Heli's daily life, telling the stories of three generations.
Bankstown Biennale 2020
10 October-21 November 2020 | Explore a world of opportunity and change through the eyes of contemporary artists
Reconciliation Week 2020
27 May-24 July 2020 | A showcase of two contemporary First Nations artists, marking Reconciliation Week 2020
Somali Young Women’s Art Project
3 March-28 April 2020 | A collaboration between Canterbury City Community Centre and Bankstown Arts Centre, exploring themes of identity and culture.
Bara: embers
2 March-3 April 2020 | Woven Kolektif share an installation and performances, drawing on the concept of bara and its potential to offer healing, belonging and new possibility.
Red Australia- Reiad Sarafi-Najjar
3-29 Feburary 2020 | Reiad Serafi-Najjar specialises in realistic portraiture using a variety of mediums such as a paintbrush, airbrush and aerosol cans.
Shi (Truth and Substance) - Kerryanne Foley
3-29 February 2020 | Kerryanne Foley describes her work as reflecting…
Steve Jannar: Sydney Milieu
6 November-12 December 2019 | Sydney Milieu is an exotic name for Sydney and its surrounds.
Boundless: The festival of Indigenous and culturally diverse writers
26 October 2019 | Boundless is presented by Writing NSW and Bankstown Arts Centre in association with Sweatshop.
Mother Tongues
26 September-30 October 2019 | Bankstown Art Centre presents Mother Tongues
Bankstown: The Imagined City
4 May-30 June 2019 | This project was a partnership between the Smith Family, BYDS, BCRG, Polyglot Theatre and Bankstown Arts Centre
MultiFutures
11 May-29 June | MultiFutures imagines potential worlds of tomorrow through the lenses of cultural and linguistically diverse International and Australian artists