Mosman Art Gallery

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Mosman Art Gallery is the main public art gallery for the Mosman area on the north shore of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. [1] [2]

The art gallery was opened in 1998 by Mosman Council. [3] Exhibitions have covered diverse topics and subjects. [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] The exhibitions have included first nation artists. [9] Mosman Art Gallery manages one of Australia's most significant painting prizes, the annual Mosman Art Prize. [1] [10]

It also administers the Mosman Youth Art Prize. [11]

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References

  1. 1 2 NSW, Museums & Galleries. "Mosman Art Gallery". MGNSW. Retrieved 2022-07-25.
  2. ↑ NSW, Museums & Galleries. "Mosman Art Gallery". MGNSW. Retrieved 2022-07-25.
  3. ↑ "Mosman Art Gallery". Sydney Festival. Retrieved 2022-07-25.
  4. ↑ Mosman Art Gallery (2016), [Mosman Art Gallery] : [exhibitions], Mosman Art Gallery, retrieved 30 July 2022
  5. ↑ Perry, David; Perry, David, 1933-; Mosman Art Gallery, (host institution.) (2009), Then and now and everything in between : paintings, drawings, photographs, films and video works by David Perry 1952-2009, Mosman Art Galley, ISBN   978-0-9775432-6-7 {{citation}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  6. ↑ Mosman Art Gallery (2000), Exhibitions calendar, Mosman Art Gallery, retrieved 30 July 2022
  7. ↑ Zofrea, Salvatore; Ryan, Anne; Mosman Art Gallery (2009), Salvatore Zofrea : days of summer, Mosman Art Gallery, ISBN   978-0-9775432-4-3
  8. ↑ Mosman Art Gallery; Geddes, Tony; Cashman, Katrina; Mosman Art Gallery (2009), Controversy & acclaim : sixty years of the Mosman Art Prize, Mosman Art Gallery, ISBN   978-0-9775432-7-4
  9. ↑ Shellam, Tiffany (2013-01-01), 'Bungaree: the first Australian', Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, retrieved 30 July 2022
  10. ↑ "Mosman Art Prize. (26 September 1951)", The Bulletin, John Haynes and J.F. Archibald, 72 (3737): 25, 1951-09-26, ISSN   0007-4039
  11. ↑ "2022 Mosman Youth Art Prize Winners Announced". Mirage News. 2022-05-16. Retrieved 2022-07-26.

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