Description

Buxton Contemporary was initiated in 2014 with a landmark act of philanthropy through the Michael and Janet Buxton Foundation. Along with the donation of their significant collection of contemporary Australian art to the University of Melbourne, the Buxtons provided funds to build this public art gallery on the university’s Victorian College of the Arts Southbank campus, designed by Fender Katsalidis.

Opening its doors in 2018, Buxton Contemporary continues the ethos of Michael and Janet Buxton’s approach to collecting by supporting contemporary artists and engaging with the development of artistic practice.

Buxton Contemporary’s dynamic program of solo and thematic exhibitions, artist commissions and publishing and learning initiatives connects contemporary art to new audiences, and demonstrates the transformative potential of creative thinking and art-led exchanges of ideas in an educational context.

What's On

Come see the group exhibition The Veil (27 June-1 November 2025). Offering a deep exploration into identity, memory and cultural resilience, The Veil journeys into the realm of the spiritual, exposing otherworldly experiences that are central to our existence though often concealed.

The exhibition features new commissions and recent university acquisitions across photography, film, weaving and fibre craft, experimental printmaking and kinetic sculpture.

Curated by Hannah Presley with assistance by Isabella Hone-Saunders, participating artists include Hayley Millar Baker​, Hannah Gartside​, Aneta Grzeszykowska​, Glenda Nicholls, Lisa Waup​ and Lena Yarinkura​.