Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery (MPRG) is a public art gallery on the

Mornington Peninsula The Mornington Peninsula is a peninsula located in the south of Greater Melbourne, Victoria (state), Victoria, Australia. It is surrounded by Port Phillip to the west, Western Port to the east and Bass Strait to the south, and is connected to ...

, south-east of

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, Australia. The gallery opened in 1971, and holds both traditional and contemporary Australian art. The gallery is host to the

National Works on Paper Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery (MPRG) is a public art gallery on the Mornington Peninsula, south-east of Melbourne, Australia. The gallery opened in 1971, and holds both traditional and contemporary Australian art. The gallery is host t ...

(NWOP) acquisitive art competition, established in 1998.

Exhibitions

In 2013 the gallery hosted an exhibition of

Archibald Prize The Archibald Prize is an Australian portraiture art prize for painting, generally seen as the most prestigious portrait prize in Australia. It was first awarded in 1921 after the receipt of a bequest from J. F. Archibald, J. F. Archib ...

paintings, setting a gallery attendance record of 48,000. The Archibald Prize Touring Exhibition returned to the gallery in 2023. In November 2023, the gallery was the first stop for the National Gallery of Australia's Know My Name: Australian Women Artists touring exhibition.

Collection

Artists whose work is held by the Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery include

Constance Stokes Constance Stokes (née Parkin, 22 February 1906 – 14 July 1991) was an Australian modernist painter who worked in Victoria. She trained at the National Gallery of Victoria Art School until 1929, winning a scholarship to continue her study ...

National Works on Paper

The National Works on Paper (NWOP) biennial acquisition award for contemporary Australian artists is open to works in drawing, printmaking, digital prints and paper sculpture. The gallery is a member of the Public Galleries Association of Victoria.

References

{{Authority control Art museums and galleries in Victoria (state) 1971 establishments in Australia Buildings and structures in the Shire of Mornington Peninsula