An exhibition dedicated to exploring the Australian landscape.

Part One of the exhibition will begin with outstanding works by artists who redefined the way Australians “see” the landscape: Russell Drysdale, Sidney Nolan, Lloyd Rees, Brett Whiteley and Fred Williams. It then explores contemporary manifestations of the landscape tradition through the work of Daniel Boyd, Stephen Bush, Rosalie Gascoigne, Danie Mellor, Ben Quilty and Imants Tillers.

Part Two will consider the psychological and emotional power of place that has been evoked by artists such as Peter Booth, Arthur Boyd, Janet Dawson, Godfrey Miller, John Olsen, William Robinson, Tim Storrier, Ken Whisson and Philip Wolfhagen. Judy Watson has been invited to create a specially commissioned new work for the North Gallery for the duration of the Panorama exhibition, where she will respond to the museum’s location in the Yarra Valley.