Midsumma and NGV come together to co-present a curator-led tour of NGV Australia that explore the NGV Collection from a queer perspective.
Meg Slater, Curator of International Exhibition Projects, alongside Michael Gentle, Curator of Australian and First Nations Art, will introduce a selection of historical and contemporary works of art and design, encouraging personal reflections and discussion, highlighting the works and stories of queer artists and queer histories.
SPEAKERS
Meg Slater is Curator of International Exhibition Projects at the National Gallery of Victoria (NGV). Since 2017, Meg has worked on eight of the NGV’s major international exhibitions, including MoMA at NGV: 130 Years of Modern and Contemporary Art, 2018; Keith Haring | Jean Michel Basquiat: Crossing Lines, 2019/20, Pierre Bonnard: Designed by India Mahdavi, 2023; and Yayoi Kusama, 2024/25. Meg was also one of the five curators who organised QUEER: Stories from the NGV Collection, 2022. In 2021, Meg completed a Master of Art Curatorship at the University of Melbourne with First-Class Honours.
Michael Gentle is Curator of Australian and First Nations Art at the National Gallery of Victoria (NGV). His art-historical and curatorial research explores national identities, the environment, colonial legacies and contemporary First Nations practice. Michael is a man of convict and Nyoongar ancestry, with ancestral connection to Minang Boodja, in Western Australia. Michael recently co-curated Bark Salon, an exhibition space in Wurrdha Marra, NGV Australia.
Presented as part of Midsumma Festival, running from 19 Jan – 9 Feb 2025
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