Upcoming exhibitions
Junko's artwork "The light of Banyule" has received a Commendation Prize!
2026 Banyule Award for Works on Paper finalists’ exhibition
Sat 19 Sep - Sun 29 Nov 2026
The theme for the 2026 Banyule Award for Works on Paper is The Heidelberg School.
This theme celebrates our connection to the Heidelberg School through the long-term loan of eight original paintings from the National Gallery of Australia, supported by the Australian Government’s Sharing the National Collection program. #artacrossaustralia
Artists were invited to create works that critique, respond to, draw inspiration from, or otherwise explore the Heidelberg School art movement, examining ideas of the Australian landscape, heritage and colonial history.
Visitors are invited to explore how contemporary Australian artists have responded to the legacy of the Heidelberg School and engage with these works alongside original paintings from one of Australia’s most significant art movements.
Art Gallery 275
Ivanhoe Library and Cultural Hub, 275 Upper Heidelberg Road, Ivanhoe VIC Australia
Opening night: Friday 18 Sep, 6.30-8.30pm
Exhibition: 19 Sep - 29 Nov 2026
Tuesday to Sunday: 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Public holidays: closed
Clay × Brush Marks
by
Terunobu Hirata and Junko Azukawa
Mon 2 Nov - Thu 23 Dec 2026
Clay gives form, while the brush leaves movement behind.
For more than 35 years, Terunobu Hirata has devoted himself to ceramics, exploring the possibilities of clay, form and glaze. Junko Azukawa began studying Japanese calligraphy as a child and has spent many years exploring calligraphy and Sumi ink painting. For their first exhibition together, they have brought their distinct forms of expression into dialogue.
These works did not come easily. They emerged through repeated failures, experiments, reconsiderations and countless attempts to find new ways forward. Through this process, they discovered possibilities for an expression that could not have been reached alone.
Here, clay and brushstroke meet in a quiet dialogue.
土と筆跡
平田照信と東川潤子の二人展
土は形を生み、筆は動きを残す。
35年以上にわたり、土、形、釉薬と向き合い、陶芸を追求してきた平田照信。そして、幼い頃から日本の書を学び、長年にわたり書と墨絵を探求してきた東川潤子。今回初めての二人展にあたり、彼らはそれぞれの異なる表現を持ち寄りました。
これらの作品は、決して簡単に生まれたものではなく、何度も失敗し、試し、考え直し、工夫を重ねた結果、出来上がったものです。その繰り返しの中で、一人ではたどり着けなかった表現の可能性を見つけていきました。
土と筆跡が静かに交わる対話をどうぞ感じてください。
Consulate-General of Japan in Melbourne
Level 25, 570 Bourke Street, Melbourne VIC Australia
2 Nov - 23 Dec 2026
Monday to Friday
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
* close on
3 Nov (Tue) Melbourne Cup
23 Nov (Mon) Labour Thanksgiving Day
Past exhibitions (solo*)
Feb 2025 "In the moment", Menzies, Malvern, Australia*
Aug - Sep 2024 "My Two Homes", Art Gallery 275, Ivanhoe, Australia*
Jul 2024 "Ever Glow" Ardency, Richmond, Australia*
Jul - Aug 2023 "Cat-isms" Loft 275, Ivanhoe, Australia
Jul - Aug 2023 "The way of Japanese ink", Eltham Library community Gallery, Australia*
Nov 2022 - Jan 2023 "Inspirited" YAVA Gallery & Arts Hub, Healesville, Australia
Oct - Nov 2022 "spirit of Sumi ink" Consulate-General of Japan, Melbourne, Australia*
Jul - Aug 2022 "Tojiki & Sumi-s" YAVA Gallery & Arts Hub, Healesville, Australia
May 2022 "The wisdom of animals & nature", Box Hill Community Arts Centre, Box Hill, Australia*
Mar - May 2022 "Kotodama", Art Gallery 275, Ivanhoe, Australia
Oct - Nov 2019 "Spring", Heathcote Contemporary Art, Heathcote, Australia
Oct - Nov 2019 "The instant <<O>> - Mushin", Upstairs 22 Gallery, Castlemaine, Australia
Mar - May 2018 "in conTEXT", Hatch Contemporary Arts Space, Melbourne
Nov - Dec 2017 "Creation in Earth and Water", East and West Art, Melbourne
Oct – Dec 2017 "Works on Paper", Hatch Contemporary Arts Space, Melbourne
Aug - Sep 2017 Consulate-General of Japan, Melbourne, Australia
Aug - Sep 2016 "in memory of Hiroshima Peace Day", St Michael’s Gallery, Melbourne*
Jul 2016 - Feb 2017 "Bamboo", National Gallery of Victoria, Australia
Jun - Jul 2016 Montsalvat Gallery, Melbourne
Nov 2015 - Jan 2016 Consulate-General of Japan, Melbourne, Australia*
Oct 2015 "Sound of Japanese Ink", Eltham Library community Gallery, Australia*
Apr - May 2015 Asahi presents "Power of Japanese Art", No Vacancy Gallery, Australia
Aug - Sep 2014 Teppankai Japanese Restaurant, Melbourne, Australia*
Apr 2014 Box Hill Community Arts Centre, Melbourne, Australia
Jan 2013 Consulate-General of Japan, Melbourne, Australia*
Sep 2010 “Notes from the heart”, Kazari Gallery, Melbourne, Australia*
Oct 2009 "GO FONT YOUR SELF", KIRIN Presents Exhibition, DONT COME, Melbourne, Australia
Jun 2009 "GO FONT YOUR SELF", KIRIN Presents Exhibition, Peer Gallery, Sydney, Australia
Jun - Sep 2009 "me and my TOYOTA", Toyota Community Spirit Gallery, Melbourne, Australia
Jun 2009 Australia on Collins, Melbourne, Australia
May 2009 Box Hill Community Arts Centre, Melbourne, Australia
Mar - Apr 2009 Consulate-General of Japan, Melbourne, Australia*
Feb - Mar 2009 “Women's Salon: Stories of Hope”, Counihan Gallery, Melbourne, Australia
Feb - Mar 2009 “Linden Postcard Show”, Linden Gallery, Melbourne, Australia
Dec 2008 - Feb 2009 “Fresh Edges: Timeless Pieces”, Kazari Gallery, Melbourne, Australia
Nov 2008 Hokuriku Calligraphy Exhibition, Toyama, Japan
Sep - Oct 2008 Consulate-General of Japan, Melbourne, Australia
Jul 2008 “Shikai - Fields of Vision”, Fad Gallery, Melbourne, Australia
Jun - Jul 2008 “Making Marks” exhibition, Kazari Gallery, Melbourne, Australia
Apr 2008 “Art Melbourne” with Kazari Gallery, Melbourne, Australia
Dec 2007 Jiyu-Kan Selected Calligraphy Exhibition, Toyama, Japan
Nov 2007 Hokuriku Calligraphy Exhibition, Toyama, Japan
May - Jun 2007 Consulate-General of Japan, Melbourne, Australia*
Nov 2006 Hokuriku Calligraphy Exhibition, Toyama, Japan
Sep 2006 Australia on Collins, Melbourne, Australia
Feb 2006 Kokoro Gallery, Melbourne, Australia*
June 2005 Jiyu-Kan Selected Calligraphy Exhibition, Toyama, Japan
May 2005 Women’s Japanese Calligraphy Exhibition, Toyama, Japan
Exhibited at National Gallery of Victoria July 2016 - Feb 2017
Exhibited at Eltham Library Community Gallery Oct 2015