[2] The gallery complex was designed by Colin Munro and Philip Sargeant.

The gallery's original design was reduced in size, culminating in an expansion proposal being canvassed in 2013.

[1] In 2013 a new art prize was announced for a work of the naked human figure.

[3] The winner of the non-acquisitive $50,000 2014 Benalla Nude Art Prize for 2014 was Juan Davila.

[4] Artists whose work is held by the Benalla Art Gallery include Constance Stokes[5] and Jan Hendrik Scheltema.