Figures from Life brings together a collection of works created during Arts Project Australia’s in-house life drawing sessions. These sessions, offered without formal instruction, invite artists to engage freely with the human form – guided not by rules or tradition, but by instinct, imagination and personal vision.
The exhibition showcases the incredible diversity of expression that arises when artists are empowered to follow their own paths. From Jenny Ngo’s expressive Fursona series, which blends identity and fantasy, to Peter Ben’s strikingly distorted figures that challenge conventional anatomy, each work offers a unique interpretation of what it means to see—and to represent—the human body.
Featuring works by Amani Tia, Chris Mason, Georgia Szmerling, Hugo Sierakowski, Jenny Ngo, Jordan Dymke, Josef Power, Lisa Reid, Mark Smith, Matthew Gove, Miles Howard-Wilks, Oscar Donati, Paul Hodges, Peter Ben, Rakhi James, Rebecca Scibilia, Samantha Ashdown, and Valerio Ciccone.
Please note this show is at the Northcote Project Space, located in Arts Project Australia’s studio in Northcote, not the Collingwood Yards Gallery.
Accessibility
Wheelchair accessible
The Northcote Project Space is located in Arts Project Australia’s studio foyer.
The studio is a two-story wheelchair accessible building.
The second story is accessible via lift or stairs.
Wheelchair accessible and gender-neutral toilets available on site.
The Northcote Project Space and studio can be a noisy place. Those with audio sensory sensitivities are recommended to bring ear protection.
Service animals and guide dogs welcome.
Social pets are unable to be inside the studio.
Getting Here
The closest tram to the Studio is the 86 Tram.
Stop #506, on Westgarth/High Street is the closest stop. It is a 100 metre walk to the studio.
The 250 and 251 (Cunningham/High Street), and the 506 (Westgarth St/McLachlan St) stops are less than a 300 metres from the studio.
Westgarth Station and Rushall Station are the closes train station and less than a 400 metre walk from the studio.
Please note there is Limited parking in the surrounding streets.
We recommend travelling via public transport were possible.
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