Northern Beaches Council

Garden Variety

Part of MAG&M’s Collective for Environmental Art & Design program, this exhibition presents the work of 5 contemporary Australian artists exploring the garden as a theme.

Exhibitions

Event Details

Category

Exhibitions

Event Starts

Dec 5, 2025

Event Ends

Feb 15, 2026

Venue

Manly Art Gallery & Museum

Location

1a West Esplanade, Manly NSW, Australia

Part of MAG&M’s Collective for Environmental Art & Design program, this exhibition presents the work of 5 contemporary Australian artists exploring the garden as a theme. Including a curated selection of works from the Art Gallery of NSW and MAG&M collections, Garden Variety creates a hanging garden of art within the gallery.

Through motifs associated with gardening, horticulture, and landscaping, the artists selected for the exhibition skillfully traverse this complex psychological landscape through a range of cultural narratives and media. Representing different career stages, the artists presented in Garden Variety interrogate concepts of control, harmony, beauty, and nature.  The exhibition comprises new and loaned works, as well as a temporary display of bonsai trees.

The exhibition includes works by: Natasha Bieniek, Lucy Culliton, Nic Fern, Michael Kempson and Louise Zhang. 

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