Taking inspiration from the iconic landforms and architectural heritage of Midland Junction, invited artists form a shared experience, building the fabric of history and people connected with these places.
A curated collection of precious objects, homewares and 2D artforms to imbue our lived environments, with a core focus on WA designers and makers.
Local artist Mollie Edgecombe, exhibits a range of artworks created over a 60-year period.
Following on from her 2024 artist in residence exhibition at MJAC which highlighted an extensive range of portraiture and landscape works, 2025 sees a shift in focus to her skills in fashion illustration, design, screenprinting and advertising.
Parallel Paradigms celebrates the convergence of diverse artistic voices during a three-month residency in Midland Junction Arts Centre’s Veranda Studio in 2024.
Celebrate outer-suburban life with a dynamic new exhibition. Rockingham-based artist and educator Andy Quilty has worked with students to create solo and collaborative works celebrating outer-suburban life.
Presented by FORM building a state of creativity and Midland Junction Art Centre.
Exploring artmaking as a transformative act, a daily meditative practice. Featuring monotypes, large-scale digital prints, contemporary jewellery and sculptural objects.
An exhibition of visual poetry by artists and poets exploring identity and connection to language, and to this place.
Exploring how physical environments shape our experiences and identities through the medium of glass. This collection reflects the connection between space and personal perception.
Mollie Edgecombe, Study of two heads.
From 30 November, local artist Mollie Edgecombe will be in residence at MJAC exhibiting a range of artworks including portraiture, landscapes and signwriting created over a 60-year period.
Join Mollie as she shares her artistic journey, stories about growing up on her family vineyard, Edgecombe Brothers, in Swan Valley, and her continued passion for environmental advocacy, particularly in preserving the natural environment and unique character of Swan Valley.
Biography:
Mollie Edgecombe was born in 1933 and grew up on the Edgecombe Brothers property, located at the corner of West Swan Road and Gnangara Road in the Swan Valley. She enjoyed living on the vineyard with her siblings and lots of aunts, uncles, grandparents and cousins.
She attended West Swan Primary School before moving on to Perth College in Mt Lawley, where she discovered her passion for art, after an Art Teacher noticed her talent. After completing her education, Mollie enrolled at Perth Technical College for a year. Eager to pursue her artistic ambitions, she sought evening work as an usherette to support her studies. However, her mother dissuaded her from this plan, steering Mollie in the direction of earning a wage.
In 1960, Mollie welcomed her daughter, Elisa. With a desire to further her artistic skills, when Elisa was in primary school, she began attending art classes in central Perth guided by the esteemed Polish art teacher Henry Froudist. Over three years, Mollie honed her craft, developing a particular interest in portraiture. At this time, Mollie and Elisa were living in Herne Hill which features in her paintings and drawings. In 1969, Mollie showcased her work in a joint exhibition of charcoal landscape works at Boans Fashion Hall in Perth, alongside fellow Swan Valley artist Betty Barrett-Lennard.
In 2000, Mollie gained national recognition when her face was featured in the "Faces of Australia" stamp collection. Photographer Katie described Mollie as an "honest Aussie battler" and "the best mate anyone could have." The accompanying text noted her upbringing as a "depression baby," living in a home in the Swan Valley without running water or electricity, highlighting her resilience.
Mollie has always been passionate about the natural world and co-authored two books: The Vanishing Heritage of the Swan Valley (2000) with Janette Gathe and Bevan Carter; and Robert Brown, Botanist with Matthew Flinders (2001) featuring flora from Albany area.
Her commitment to preserving the environment is also evident in her tireless work to save the lake on the Edgecombe Brothers property, now known as Lake Yakine, which means "Turtle dreaming" in Noongar language. Mollie designed labels for the winery’s bottles featuring this turtle and created the landmark sculpture "The Big Bunch of Grapes" for the café on the family property.
Today, Mollie resides in Forrestfield, where she finds joy in her garden, her personal haven. Throughout her life, she has remained a devoted supporter of her large family and the Edgecombe Brothers property and has left a lasting impact on her community through her art and environmental advocacy.
Previous image: Mollie Edgecombe, Woman in yellow flower dress (detail), c 1960.
WA artists interrogate and reinvent their traditional disciplines to create carefully crafted artists’ books that unfold their connections to land, humanity and place.
Coincident investigates the connection between objects and images, drawing on the histories of craft and art.
Eminent West Australian ceramist Bernard Kerr’s fourth solo show explores how ceramic objects are displayed, represented, perceived, and used in Western culture. This exhibition aims to shape conversations around the puzzling phenomenological relationship between our interactions with, and perceptions of, objects and images. In this case, between hand -crafted ceramic objects and still life paintings.
Juxtaposing functional ceramic and trompe l’oeil objects with representational artworks, Coincident examines how functional ceramic objects, bounded by domesticity and ideas about craft, are camouflaged by our privileging of images and take on different meanings when presented as sculptural groups or images.
Carrying two perspectives, and presenting a bonded conversation between works, this time-capsule exhibition by mother and son covers the feelings, emotions and expressions related to the fleeting nature of childhood and the ensuing presence of parenthood, nurtured in a home set amongst the creative arts in the Perth hills.
Annually, young artists are asked to respond to a theme created by the Hyper team for City of Swan. This year they explore their interpretation of the word ‘Sweet’. Whether it is a fascination with sugary goods, emotive expressions, or 00’s slang, their unique perspectives cover photography, sculpture, traditional media, fashion/jewellery, short film, and experimental media.
stitched and bound, presented by the Western Australian Quilters Association, showcases the innovative range of current work being produced by Western Australian textile artists. This juried contemporary quilting exhibition features work that challenges the usual concept of the quilt medium, with artists focusing on making personal statements through the use of unconventional materials, techniques and ideas.
An artist-in-residence programme is offered in parallel with the exhibition.
CURATED BY SAMARA KING
Re.Collection celebrates the endurance of Aboriginal art and culture, exploring how archival photographs can be reclaimed and utilised as a connection to First Nations history and experiences. Historic Western Australian photographs feature Aboriginal life from the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries and build upon the ‘Returning Photos’ research project. New and existing works by First Nation artists Dianne Jones, Jarnda Councillor-Barns and Katie West respond to and reimagine archival photographs, sharing an insight into the active and timeless creation of First Nations art and culture.
Step into the world of Midland’s LiveArt Studio and explore an exhibition that showcases paintings and drawings by six local artists who share a passion for portraiture.
Brought to you by the City of Swan, Connections to Home explores the local region and highlights the unique experiences and attractions available throughout the area.
Beyond Interpretations brings together artworks from the City of Swan Collection that respond to the diverse City environments, animating the textured stories of this unique area
The Drug Aware HyperVision exhibition, presented by the City of Swan Hyper Team, features the creative work of young individuals aged 15-25 from across WA, exploring the concept of 'Space' through traditional and experimental media. The exhibition offers a multidimensional journey, inviting visitors to discover the diverse interpretations of space in both physical and emotional realms.
Animalium explores the relationships, stories, and understanding of animals through the lived experiences of disability and/or mental illness. It creatively interprets these themes using various mediums including two and three dimensions, and augmented reality.
The exhibition features residency artists Kelly Grant, Justine Dalziel, Esa Nykanen, David Vella-Zarb, and Michael Pirie, alongside the works of DADAA Midland and Fremantle Studio Artists.
This exhibition will be open to the public Tue - Fri 10am - 5pm and Sat - Sun 11am - 3pm
Tracing Gondwana celebrates the ancient landscapes of the Great Southern – one of the richest Biodiversity Hotspots on the planet. This creative collaboration has resulted in a body of work responding to our current climate emergency. Weaving words and image through printmaking processes, Tracing Gondwana evokes a personal sense of hope amidst an extremely vulnerable and threatened ecological time.
This biennial, juried exhibition displays the innovative work of Western Australian textile artists challenging the concept of the ‘quilt’ medium. 45 works have been selected for their skilful combination of traditional and unconventional quilted forms, pushing boundaries and making statements using progressive materials, ideas and techniques.
Drug Aware HyperVision is an annual exhibition promoting the creative expression and talents of young people aged 15 - 25 years from across WA. This year’s exhibition showcases works across a diverse range of traditional and experimental media, including digital and sculptural installations. Artists have responded to the word 'time' and presented their interpretation of the relationship between time and the COVID-19 pandemic.
Quiddity means the true nature of a thing or its essence. Featuring artists who work out of DADAA’s studios in Midland, Lancelin, and Fremantle, Quiddity explores differing ideas of portraiture. Each artist has gone beyond simply depicting their subject’s physical likeness, instead aiming to capture the essence of their subject using a variety of mediums and approaches.
Developed during an artist residency at Midland Junction Arts Centre, this body of work is inspired by the unique flora and fauna found in Perth’s eastern suburbs and hills. Muia explores a synergy between figuration and the natural world and considers the history and traditions of the printmaking genre, including its strong ties to illustration and storytelling. These experimental etchings reflect both the representational qualities of our surroundings and the relationships of people with the environment.
Celebrating half a decade of creative endeavor at Midland Junction Arts Centre (MJAC), this Pop Up showcases a selection of bespoke handmade arts and crafts. Created by talented tutors, artists in residence and students who have contributed to making MJAC the creative hub it is today, this is a Gallery Shop to be experienced!
Shaping Space | Holding Space is a group exhibition that explores one of the fundamental principles of ceramics - the manipulation of space. When creating a vessel, it is not the shape that the maker focuses on but rather the space it contains. Space can be interpreted in both a literal and abstract sense and each artist has chosen to explore it through their own lens.
Curated by Sarah Toohey
Toy Stories brings together artists, hobbyists, regional museums, and community groups in a showcase of contemporary and historic toys handmade in Western Australia from the early 1920s to today. The exhibition presents local craft, social history, contemporary art, and childhood experiences of past and present generations. It celebrates the imagination and creativity of hobbyist toymakers and professional artists alike; their optimism, humour, and unstoppable urge to play.
Curated by Leanne Bray
HOLD pays homage to functional basketry and the purposeful application of craft skills. It celebrates the domestic intent of baskets and the unique artistry behind them, capturing the spirit of their maker. This exhibition brings together contemporary makers and examples of historical basketry to commemorate this foundational artform, combining cultures, geographies, time periods, and communities.
HyperVision: Bloom asks artists to submit works that discuss, display, and explore their interpretation of the word ‘bloom’. What has been their greatest period of growth, prosperity, or productivity? What does it really mean to bloom, to shine? What inspires growth?
A showcase of tactile and multi-sensory artworks intended to be touched, seen, heard and smelled.
An installation by emerging artist Dylan Madurun, whose arts practice connects a variety of subject matter with his favourite colour, blue.
Time passes quickly, drags on, accelerates. Time is punctuated by momentous events. Time languishes in archives. CRITICAL TIME brings together artists who keep time, waste time, or chronicle time, charting tempos through meditative, accumulating, and reflective practices.
An immersive video installation by emerging artist Chloe Nolan drawing on the myth of Medusa to reimagine and disrupt the male gaze in Michael Douglas films.
Bringing together the work of recent graduates from Perth’s tertiary art schools, Take Only Memories charts a pathway through landscapes as sites for history, communication, healing and contemplation.
Responding to the iconic Canal Rocks site near Margaret River, artists and designers explore qualities of place at the edge of land and sea via a breadth of media; including laser scanning, photogrammetry, photography, drawing, video and sound recording.
Bringing together Aboriginal artists from across Western Australia with connections to Aboriginal Art Centre Hub of Western Australia (AACHWA) and Midland Junction Arts Centre, Yoowalkoorl, meaning come on, come here in Bibbulmun/Noongar is a blend of exhibition and marketplace celebrating the work of Indigenous artists from across the state.
The annual In Focus exhibition showcases artists connected to DADAA’s Midland Hub, joined this year by artists from Fremantle and Lancelin. In Focus is a celebration of creativity, perseverance and community, with participating artists each presenting their favourite work.
Did you know that Midland Junction Arts Centre is managed by Mundaring Arts Centre (MAC)? If you are looking for even more arts and cultural experiences in the region visit the MAC website for details.
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