Until Mon 14 Jun
The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia · Melbourne
vibrant self-portraits exploring identity, myth and diaspora
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NGV presents the first-ever major solo exhibition of South Sudanese, Melbourne-based contemporary artist Atong Atem, who is celebrated for her dynamic and vibrant photographic self-portraits that explore identity, mythmaking and intergenerational storytelling.
Transforming herself through textiles, paint, costume and symbolic objects, Atem uses her own body as a vessel to explore themes of race, gender and colonialism, as well as the beauty and resilience of her Dinka Bor culture and Melbourne's African diaspora. The exhibition showcases how Atem uses photography as a medium for celebration and reclamation, and how her practice interrogates how identity is performed, both in everyday life and before the camera, creating images in which history, memory and imagination intertwine.
Quick answers
When is Passage: The Art of Atong Atem?
From Fri 30 Oct 2026, until Mon 14 Jun.
Where is it?
The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia, Melbourne, VIC.
How much is it?
It is free.
Where do I find out more?
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