Mike Parr
(b. 1945, Eora/Sydney)
is widely regarded as one of Australia's most pre-eminent artists. Since staging his first solo exhibition in 1970, Parr has developed a distinctive practice spanning performance, printmaking, painting, sculpture, and installation for more than 40 years. His work is characterised by its cathartic intensity, emerging from personally demanding processes that explore the limits of language and the body. Central to his practice is the extensive "Self-Portrait" series, encompassing over 1,000 works across multiple media.
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SHIPS IN THE NIGHT
Opening performance 12 March 2026 — 8pm
a durational blind painting performance engaging with the artist performance archive [1975- 2006] to consider the temporal and materials relations between the act of performance and its archival remnant.
EXHIBITION DATES 6 March - 21 March
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TURNING A BLIND EYE
Opens 6 Sep 2025 — 6pm
a three hour blind painting performance, accompanied by a an expansive photowork / text installation.
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HUMAN ANIMALS
Opens 27 Sep 2025
an exhibition of 30 drawings and 24 etchings that investigate Mike’s struggle with the memory of his brother Tim (now deceased) and their relationship.
Enquire about Artist’s work
Mike Parr, Repetition Renders Structure of Myth Apparent #1 - 12, Drypoint Etching from Copper in black on 300gsm Hahnemuhle, 106 x 78 cm,
Edition of 4 Artist Proofs, printed by Carolyn Mckenzie-Craig/Mike Parr NAS Print Studios
Mike Parr, Gulping Air [Towards a Blind Self-Portrait], Mixed media on 300gsm Tamaroll paper, 127 x 224cm, 2024