Mikala Dwyer

In works that explore how we relate to the object-world, Mikala Dwyer has pushed the limits of sculpture, painting and performance, establishing herself as one of Australia's most important contemporary artists. She has been honoured with solo survey exhibitions at Sydney's two major art museums, the Art Gallery of New South Wales and the Museum of Contemporary Art, as well as at the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, the Australian Centre for Contemporary Art, Melbourne, and the Institute of Modern Art in Brisbane.

Her many exhibitions internationally include 'The Recent', Talbot Rice Gallery, Edinburgh, Scotland (2023–2024); Ichiahara Art + Mix Triennale, Japan (2020); 'Blessed Be', MOCA, Tucson, USA (2018); 'The End of the 20th Century, The Best is Yet to Come—A Dialogue with the Marx Collection', Hamburger Bahnhof, Berlin (2013); 'Face Up: Contemporary Art from Australia', Hamburger Bahnhof, Berlin (2003); 'Verso Süd', Palazzo Doria Pamphilj, Rome, curated by Franz West (2000); and shows at The Graz Museum, Austria; Zachęta National Gallery of Art, Warsaw; and Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff, UK. Her work has been selected for the Istanbul Biennale (1995), the Biennale of Sydney (2010 and 2014) and the Adelaide Biennial of Contemporary Australian Art (2010 and 2020).

Industry experience:
- Over 40 years as a practising artist and 30 years teaching at art schools around the country and in Europe.
- Represented by Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, Sydney; 1301SW, Melbourne; and Hamish McKay Gallery, Wellington, New Zealand.
- Board of Directors, Artspace Sydney
- Public art commissions in Sydney and Melbourne