A major survey exhibition of one of Australia’s most highly regarded photo-media artists, Anne Zahalka, opens at Noosa Regional Gallery on Friday 4 April as part of a national tour from the Museum of Australian Photography.
ZAHALKAWORLD – an artist’s archive brings together key bodies of work spanning Zahalka’s 40-year international practice.
Noosa Regional Gallery Director Michael Brennan describes Zahalka as an artist who boldly explores cultural and environmental tensions through a blend of humour and critical insight; “Through the deconstruction of familiar scenes, Zahalka reimagines them, offering fresh perspectives on cultural diversity in Australia, and the ecological impact of climate change.”
Encompassing materials regarded by the artist as equal parts personal, professional, and intellectual- collected treasures from Zahalka’s archive that inform and inspire her work- these archival components will be incorporated into a recreation of the Zahalka’s house studio within the Noosa Regional Gallery space.
Imaginative, immersive, and playful, Curator Anouska Phizacklea describes the exhibition as ”an opportunity for audiences to delve into the artist’s working life and creative process, (and) to explore the illusionary worlds for which she is world-renowned.”
ZAHALKAWORD- An artist’s Archive: Anne Zahalka will run from 5 Apr to 1 Jun 2025. Entry to the exhibition is free. Visit:noosaregionalgallery.com.au
Meet the artist and join us for the opening event on Friday 4 April, 5 – 8pm. Free tickets via the gallery website.
