Gertrude's annual Gertrude Studios exhibition presents new and recent works produced in the organisation's 16 studios and celebrates the site as a conduit for dialogue and making. As a collective snapshot of the practices supported within the program, the exhibition offers the opportunity to experience a broad diversity of works from leading arts practitioners in Naarm Melbourne, as well as examine material and conceptual developments in contemporary practice. The exhibition is conceived across the year by the Gertrude Studio Artists and the Curator in Residence Amelia Winata, providing a chance for the Studio Artists to experiment with divergent ideas or reflect on recent productions in new configurations, all in conversation with the work of fellow practitioners. The exhibition will feature work from each of Gertrude’s sixteen Studio Artists, displayed across all of the galleries at Preston South. Artists: Elyas Alavi Nathan Beard Mia Boe Arini Byng Francis Carmody Narelle Desmond Ruth Höflich Gian Manik Dane Mitchell Ezz Monem Georgia Morgan Steven Rhall Nina Sanadze Scotty So Lisa Waup Installation view of Gertrude Studios 2023, featuring works by Nathan Beard, Georgia Morgan, Elyas Alavi and Narelle Desmond & Lisa Waup. Photo: Christian Capurro