Cats and dogs and panthers and dingoes – animal lovers get ready for a season of exhibitions

Three exhibitions invite animal lovers to the galleries this spring.
Billy Bain, 'From the Area', 2024, work in development, new commission for 'Spot the Difference' at Penrith Regional Gallery. An artist working on a sculpture shaped like a yowling panther.

Animal lovers are in luck as galleries across Melbourne and NSW welcome a series of exhibitions featuring animals – from cats and dogs to dingoes and panthers.

Currently showing at the Koorie Heritage Trust (KHT) at Melbourne’s Federation Square is Spirit of the Animals, which invites mammals, fish, birds, reptiles and even insects into the gallery. The exhibition features nearly 50 works by First Nations artists from south-east Australia, utilising a range of mediums from painting to adornment to showcase the diverse and fascinating animal motifs of First Peoples.

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