Margaret Preston retrospective returns after 20 years

The National Gallery of Victoria is showing over 200 works by pioneering painter Margaret Preston. It is the first retrospective in more than 20 years. Three long-lost paintings were found through a public appeal.

Why it mattersPreston shaped how Australia understood its own visual culture. Yet her methods and appropriations remain complicated. Her work is worth revisiting.

AustraliaThis major Melbourne exhibition lets Australian audiences explore a pivotal figure in their own art history and the ongoing questions her work raises.

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