George Paton Gallery

[4] As well as presenting diverse and challenging exhibitions, it fostered a strong community of creative discourse through film screenings, poetry readings, performance events and hosting meetings by marginalised groups of artists and activists.

[11] Each year the gallery acquires a selection of works via commission and from graduate exhibitions, including from the Victorian College of the Arts.

[12] The artists who have shown work at George Paton Gallery include many notable Australian artists including Elizabeth Gower, Jill Orr, Bonita Ely, Natasha Johns-Messenger, Micky Allan, Maria Kozic, Pat Brassington, Aleks Danko, Fiona Hall, and Jenny Watson.

The show was curated by Channon Goodwin and Ellie Thomas and included new acquisitions by Grace Chander, Britt Salt and Lachlan Stonehouse, with works from the collection including Astrid Mulder, Kenneth Suico, Noni Drew, David Glaubitz, Jenni Walker, Kaijern Koo and Guy Grabowsky.

[13] Founding Directors Kiffy Rubbo and Meredith Rogers played a leading role in developing George Paton Gallery as a feminist art space.