In I WAS HERE seven artists turn conventional history on its head. The world is flipped upside down, long held beliefs are disproved and fact replaces fiction as the artists grapple with what’s real, imagined or forgotten over time. Comprising photographic and sculptural works I WAS HERE is a fascinating commentary on history itself and our relationship to the…

For her first solo show in WA, Jess Johnson (NZ/USA) will transform the gallery with a wallpaper installation based on the densely patterned and constructed worlds in her drawings. Now based in New York, Johnson’s highly detailed works are populated with recurring fleshy forms, symbols, architectural features and humanoid figures. Appearing to draw on arcane imagery and science-fiction,…

The Revelation Perth International Film Festival is one of the most exciting and respected independent cinema festivals in Australia. Celebrating its twentieth anniversary in 2017, Revelation is renowned for its thoughtful and provocative program, lively discussion sessions and passionate advocacy for Australian screen culture. FAC is delighted to partner with Revelation for the first time to present Warp.…

Returning to the remains of the temporary mining camp located 1,651km from Perth that her family called home in the 1980s, video artist Claire Robertson transports her audience into the vast landscape of the WA outback in Far From Here. A video installation of cinematic proportions, Robertson leads the viewer through large-scale, multi-channel projections that capture uninhabited fly-in…

One street from happiness is an exhibition of experimental prints and paintings by urban artists Trevor Bly (WA) and Patrick Doherty (WA) which explores ideas of locality, identity, spirituality and historical conflict. Bly and Doherty have been working together for more than ten years, bringing together the worlds of graffiti subculture and contemporary art. Their attempts to merge…

Following 2014’s Fremantle Realists exhibition, Marcus Beilby returns to FAC to resume his quest to reveal the fabric of everyday life through a visual language of finely tuned realism. Sightings brings together a body of new paintings and artworks from the City of Fremantle Art Collection which set intimate moments against a backdrop of public…

Taiwanese artist Alice Lin presents a series of new ceramic works made during her current residency at FAC which respond to the unique beauty of Australian flora and fauna. Having developed a fascination with Australian marsupials watching the Discovery Channel, Lin travelled to Australia to encounter these unique creatures firsthand. During her residency she has…

The Revealed Exhibition features works by more than 75 of the best new and emerging WA Aboriginal artists from all over the state, showcasing the diverse and vibrant state of contemporary Aboriginal art. Featuring paintings, prints, wood carvings, photography, textiles, video, weaving and more, this enticing and sometimes surprising exhibition presents the work of artists from…

Orange: Sannyas in Fremantle revisits a highly controversial period in Fremantle’s social history, presenting a range of contemporary responses to the emergence of a new religious movement popularly known as the ‘Orange People’ in the 1980s. Dedicated to an Indian guru Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh – now known as Osho – they dressed in orange-coloured clothes…

In a world full of movement the space between two points is constantly being traversed. SPAN brings together five WA artists whose work reaches out; transitioning across margins which are personal and global, political and geographical – between self and others, artist and viewer. Includes works by: Susanna Castleden Olga Cironis Tanya Lee Clyde McGill Andrew Sunley…