The Museum of Australian Photography (MAPh) has released a list of artists whose work will be exhibited in the up-coming show commemorating the Prahran College of Advanced Education.
Greville Street Market, 1975, by Julie Elizabeth Higginbotham.
The Basement: Prahran College (1968-1981) – exhibition at MAPh Gallery until 25 May, 2025.
Featuring the work of 58 artists, The basement: photography from Prahran College (1968–1981), which opens on 1 March, displays rare vintage prints from the late 1960s through to the early 1980s. The exhibition presents more than 250 photographs, representing key archival ephemera and folio work from students and teachers of photography at the College. It was a period where new discussions developed quickly around the possibilities of what photography could be.
Exhibiting artists include: Colin Abbott, Robert Ashton, Con Aslanis, Polly Borland, Peter Bowes, John Brash, Peter Burgess, Nanette Carter, John Cato, Andrew Chapman, Lyn Cheong, Jon Conte, Kim Corbel, Paul Cox, Mimmo Cozzolino, Christina de Water, Duncan Frost, Rob Gale, Sandra Graham, Bill Henson, Julie Higginbotham, Graham Howe, Carol Jerrems, Moira Joseph, Peter Kelly, Christopher Köller, Johann Krix, Paul Lambeth, Derrick Lee, Peter Leiss, Carolyn Lewens, Steven Lojewski, Ian Macrae, James McArdle, Jim McFarlane, Rod McNicol, Julie Millowick, Peter Milne, Jacqueline Mitelman, Richard Muggleton, Martin Munz, Nicholas Nedelkopoulos, Greg Neville, Glen O’Malley, Viki Petherbridge, Ross Powell, Philip Quirk, Leonie Reisberg, Susan Russell, Stella Sallman, Athol Shmith, Geoff Strong, Ian Tippett, George Volakos, Stephen Wickham, Andrew Wittner, Ken Wright, Lynette Zeeng.
The basement is curated by Angela Connor, MAPh Senior Curator, and Stella Loftus-Hills, MAPh Curator.
The exhibition will run until 25 May, 2025.
