Portraiture is perhaps the most poignant attempt in art to deny mortality. Face Value presents a selection of images drawn from the City of Fremantle Art Collection which reveal the mysterious power of the portrait. Beyond the superficial account of likeness, this exhibition contrasts idealised formal portraits with a range of naturalistic, satirical and psychological studies…

Working under the name Freakmo, local artist Kiana Jones (WA) runs one of Australia’s most popular special effects makeup YouTube channels. Her work is world renowned and she is now being sought by feature filmmakers. In this, her first solo show, Jones will present a series of large-scale fantasy photos and video portraits, developed through…

Having previously exhibited and been in residence at FAC, Indonesian artist Wayan Upadana returns with a new series of works based on the experience of being a tourist in WA as a counterpoint to FAC’s 2014 exhibition BALI: return economy. The drawings, watercolours, video and sculpture works reveal Upadana’s critical eye and are imbued with…

In the Revealed exhibition more than 60 of the best new and emerging Aboriginal artists from all over the state demonstrate the vitality and diversity of contemporary WA Aboriginal art. Featuring paintings, prints, wood carvings, photography, textiles, videos and weaving from 22 Aboriginal art centres, the enticing and sometimes surprising exhibition presents the work of…

Focusing on the intense relationship between the wave, the board and the rider, Frontier Surfing follows some of the big waves off WA’s south west and the characters that chase them. Frontier Surfing tracks WA’s early surfing history, featuring work by legendary surf photographer John Witzig and a series of historically significant boards designed to…

FAC hosts Dani Marti’s first WA solo show as part of the 2016 Perth International Arts Festival. Including a generous offering of new and never before shown hand-woven canvases, audio and video works, Black Sun is both seductive and confronting. Marti uniquely combines video and textiles to create portraits which reflect upon encounters with family,…

Didactic Tools features five artists responding to the current explosion of instructional and educational culture, from YouTube tutorials and TEDx to the proliferation of data visualization, analytics, digital whistleblowing and new political movements. The multidisciplinary ensemble bring together performance, visual art, sound and media works with biological science and architectural practice. Through collective research, sharing…

Rebecca Baumann (WA) is an acclaimed interdisciplinary artist known for her distinctive use of colour, light and time. The expansive solo exhibition Manoeuvres brings new and recent works to FAC in an immersive, sensory experience. In Manoeuvres, Baumann will construct a series of spatial interventions throughout FAC’s galleries. Utilising industrial billboards and information displays, the…

The Fremantle Arts Centre Print Award supported by Little Creatures Brewing is Australia’s premier annual showcase of prints and artists’ books. Now in its 40th year, the Award and exhibition continue to present the best works from established, emerging and cross-disciplinary artists from across Australia. 2015 Exhibiting Artists Alison Alder (NSW) | Raymond Arnold (TAS) | Nathan Beard (WA) | Emma Beer (ACT) | Tom…

To celebrate forty years of the FAC Print Award, Multiple Choices brings together every winner in the Award’s history. Featuring various forms of printmaking, from the traditional to the controversial, Multiple Choices tracks the evolution of the art form in Australia, and the Award’s role in showcasing these changes, over the past four decades. A…