Patricia Piccinini in conversation with MPRG Director Dunja Rmandić

Next date: Saturday, 08 November 2025 | 01:30 PM to 02:30 PM

Patricia Piccinini is one of Australia’s most celebrated contemporary artists and we are thrilled to be speaking to her at MPRG.

For over 25 years Patricia Piccinini has interrogated the complex relationship between our natural and artificial worlds, beginning each creative project with the posing of a speculative question, a wondrous ‘What if…?’ Known internationally for her astonishing hyperrealism, Piccinini’s practice comprises drawing, photography, video, mixed-media painted compositions, large-scale installation, and includes the now iconic hot-air balloons Skywhale and Skywhalepapa.

With the launch of Skywhales Across Australia on the Mornington Peninsula scheduled for Saturday 8 November, this is the perfect opportunity to acquaint yourself with Patricia Piccinini, one of Australia's foremost contemporary artists.

Image: Patricia Piccinini with Skywhalepapa, 2020 and Skywhale, 2013, National Gallery of Australia, Kamberri/Canberra © Patricia Piccinini.

Skywhales Across Australia is a National Gallery Touring Event, supported by the Australian Government through Visions of Australia and the National Collecting Institutions Touring Outreach Program. Skywhales is the third instalment of The Balnaves Contemporary Series and is a Know My Name project.

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MPRG, Civic Reserve, Dunns Rd, Mornington, 3931, View Map