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Artwork - Soft Geometry Image courtesy of the artist

Burrinja Presents

Soft Geometry | Stephen Glover

Sat 6 Sep - Sun 19 Oct  | Burrinja Gallery

Soft Geometry - An exhibition by Stephen Glover

A resident of the Dandenong Ranges and practising artist/educator, Stephen works from Stain Studio at Burrinja Cultural Centre and brings a long history of both solo and group exhibitions to this latest body of work.

An award-winner at the iconic Linden New Art Postcard Show (2018), Stephen has artworks held in collections across Australia, Denmark, Greece, the United States, Germany, England, and India. Recent solo exhibitions include Yering Station Art Gallery (2023) and Up Gallery (2024).

Soft Geometry challenges the traditionally rigid symbolism of geometric form—long associated with masculine ideals of strength, stability, and rationality. In this series, geometry is softened, blurred, and reimagined, reflecting a symbolic shift from ego towards a more compassionate awareness beyond the self.

With a deep and ongoing interest in abstraction, Stephen draws inspiration from renowned artists including Robert Ryman, Robert Rauschenberg, Paul Klee and also from the colour charts of Ellsworth Kelly. 

Artwork - Stewart MacInnes - Reclining Woman - Image Helen MacInnes

Burrinja Presents

The Private World of Mind | Stewart MacInnes

Sat 6 Sep - Sun 19 Oct  | Burrinja Gallery

This retrospective exhibition celebrates the profound creative life of Stewart MacInnes (1937 – 2021), an artistic force who devoted decades to creating a vast and varied body of work. 

Stewart grew up in Camperdown and tried his hand at many things – studying law and medicine, exploring advertising and illustration, and pressing wool in shearing sheds. Ultimately, art was where he found his true calling and purpose. 

Stewart’s artworks often depict and explore the human form; abstract and organic, raw and sensuous, harmonising strength and softness. A longtime local of the hills, Stewart lived in Emerald with his wife Carole, where they raised their four children. 

He worked as a gardener, an occupation he loved, offering him a meditative sense of peace, as did his art.

Stewart rarely exhibited his work and never created to impress or please. For him, art was a lifeline — an honest expression sustained by need rather than recognition. His creations would ‘paint themselves’ Stewart used to say. Art remained for him a Private World of Mind.

This exhibition brings together a wide-ranging selection of his paintings, sculptures, drawings, prints, and poetry. 

 

 



Burrinja Presents

Sunset Sessions

Celebrating Art with a Little Jazz

Fri 10 Oct | 6pm - 9pm

In celebration of our current exhibitions – This Private World of Mind and Soft Geometry – Burrinja invites you to an unforgettable evening of art, live jazz and curated local tastings.

Live Music
Lose yourself in the soulful sounds of Liz Frencham & Jacob McGuffie, whose jazz-infused performance will set the perfect tone as the sun goes down.

Printmaking Live Demo
Witness a live print demonstration by artist Stephen Glover, offering a rare glimpse into the hands-on process behind the art.

Artist Talk
Dive deeper into the inspiration and stories behind the exhibitions with a featured artist talk – an intimate and engaging conversation about art, process, and meaning.

Local Tastings
Sip on the evening’s spirit with tastings by Killik Rum and Ginfinity – two local distilleries crafting small-batch excellence.

Don’t miss this unique fusion of:
Art – Sound – Creativity – Gin - Rum
All in one curated Friday night experience.

Book now – limited spots available!

Tickets $12 - $17

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Artwork - Nephew. Jinta. Restricted with Pauline Nampijinpa Singleton, 2014-2018

BURRINJA IS PROUD TO PRESENT AN EXHIBITION BY WARLUKURLANGU ART CENTRE

Revisions: made by the Warlpiri of Central Australia and Patrick Waterhouse

Sat 25 - Sun 1 Mar 2025  | Burrinja Gallery

This groundbreaking body of work challenges colonial narratives and amends historical omissions. It amplifies the voices of the Warlpiri people, whose stories and traditions have been passed down for generations.

In an Australian premiere, Burrinja is proud to present this major exhibition, curated by Warlukurlangu Artists and Patrick Waterhouse.

Over a period of ten years, groups of Warlpiri artists in Yuendumu and Nyirripi (hundreds of kilometres northwest of Alice Springs) collaborated with internationally acclaimed London-based photographer to revise a collection of maps, flags, photographs, comic illustrations and other archival material.

The body of work emerging from this collaboration questions and amends the assumptions inscribed throughout the old documents. It adds information missing from the historical record, and gives voice to the stories of the original custodians of the land, passed down from generation to generation.

Making Revisions, a documentary showing some of this process, is also be featured in the exhibition.

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Public Events

Official Opening: Saturday, 25 October 2025, 2 PM
Featuring a Welcome to Country by Wurundjeri curator Stacie Piper and an opening presentation.

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Community Program Day: Sunday 23 November 2025, from 10:30 AM to 3:30 pm
Featuring a Welcome to Country by Wurundjeri curator Stacie Piper and Smoking Ceremony by Wurundjeri Traditional Owners, gallery tour, and artist talks by Patrick Waterhouse and Warlpiri artists.

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We acknowledge the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nations as the traditional custodians of the land where we live, work & play. We pay our respects to elders past, present and emerging. Burrinja extends that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today and acknowledges them as the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. It is through valuing their history, traditions, culture and beliefs that we strive to stimulate awareness and promote respect for Indigenous contemporary art and culture and create a positive future for Indigenous and non-indigenous communities together.

Sovereignty was never ceded.

Always was always will be Aboriginal land.