Embedded Portrait: Hands | Anne-Marie Cullinan



The exhibition is a collection of hand-portrait paintings using a contemporary fresco process developed by the artist. A handmade textural plaster ground is created with ochres and mineral watercolour paints, then sculpted and painted upon. The ochre colours of the NT and historical Renaissance frescoes inspire the colour palette. The choice of subjects reflects the multicultural Darwin community. The paintings reveal the subject’s movement and energy through flowing, embedded colours, sanded and selectively eroded with water to create a timeless, tactile surface.


Exhibition Opening: Friday 14 June 6pm-8pm

Showing: Entry Gallery 14 June - 6 July 2024


Where: DVA - Ground Floor, Harbour View Plaza

1/8 McMinn St, Darwin City, NT


Gallery opening hours for exhibitions:

Wednesday 12 - 5pm, Thursday & Friday 10am - 5pm, Saturday 10am - 2pm


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2027 Exhibition Proposals

By Carlos Gonzalez • September 13, 2026
DVA welcomes proposals by emerging and established artists, and applications for solo, collaborative or group exhibitions, pop-up shows, curators and community groups. Proposals due Monday 22 October 2026.

Submissions now open – Subconscious, DVA Member Exhibition

By Carlos Gonzalez • September 11, 2026
DVA artistic members are invited to submit their work for SUBCONSCIOUS, our final members exhibition of 2026. Digital submissions due Tuesday 3 November.

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By Carlos Gonzalez • September 11, 2026
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By Carlos Gonzalez • August 5, 2026
Echoes of the Earth and Soul, a group exhibition by Dorothea Janczewska and Renata Robinson |4 – 26 September | Join us for the exhibition launch on Friday 4 September, 6-8pm.

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By Carlos Gonzalez • August 5, 2026
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