Who are the international art stars exhibiting in Australia this year?

Five cutting-edge contemporary artists are making their way to Australia in 2025 for major exhibitions.
Hyper real oversized sculptures of people in beach scene in gallery. Ron Mueck

While Australia is still a long flight to most international destinations, these five exhibitions bring the hottest talents in the art world to our doorstep in 2025.

French artist and stage director, Théo Mercier, has caught the eye of Mona – the Museum of Old and New Art in Hobart, Tasmania. The edgy institution has commissioned Mercier to construct an immense sand sculpture that will inhabit Mona’s former library space.

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Gina Fairley is ArtsHub's National Visual Arts Editor. For a decade she worked as a freelance writer and curator across Southeast Asia and was previously the Regional Contributing Editor for Hong Kong based magazines Asian Art News and World Sculpture News. Prior to writing she worked as an arts manager in America and Australia for 14 years, including the regional gallery, biennale and commercial sectors. She is based in Mittagong, regional NSW. Twitter: @ginafairley Instagram: fairleygina