Art in Conflict

Art in Conflict is a touring exhibition of contemporary art from the Australian War Memorial. With widespread acclaim and more than 50,000 people visiting since the tour opening at Shepparton Art Museum in 2022, the exhibition tour has been extended to tour extensively across Australia. A showcase of responses to war, the exhibition includes more than 70 paintings, drawings, films, prints, photography and sculptures. Leading Australian artists are represented, such as Khadim Ali, Rushdi Anwar, eX de Medici, Denise Green, Richard Lewer, Mike Parr, and Ben Quilty. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art is featured, with works by Tony Albert, Paddy Bedford, Robert Campbell Jr, Michael Cook, Shirley Macnamara, and Betty Muffler. Three major new bodies of work debut in this exhibition: official war art commissions by Susan Norrie (Iraq, 2016) and Megan Cope (Middle East, 2017), and a commemorative work by Angelica Mesiti. Contemporary artists’ responses to conflict bring to light untold stories, reveal neglected histories and deepen our understanding of Australia’s experience of conflict, both past and present. This project has been assisted by the Australian Government's Visions of Australia program.