US-Australian cultural exchange launched with major First Nations exhibition in Washington

Over 200 works by legendary and contemporary First Nations artists are drawn from the NGV collection to land in Washington DC.
Artist Naminapu Maymuru-White at Buku-Larrŋgay Mulka Centre in Yirrkala. First Nations art exhibition presented by National Gallery of Victoria to open at National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Photo of a senior Aboriginal woman among painted poles.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised this article contains the name of people who have died.

The Stars We Do Not See: Australian Indigenous Art is the largest exhibition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art ever presented internationally, and will have its world premiere on 18 October 2025 at the National Gallery of Art, Washington DC.

The exhibition kicks off a cultural exchange partnership between the National Gallery of Victoria (NGV) and the National Gallery of Art, Washington DC, that will see key works shared from the permanent collections of both institutions.

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Celina Lei is ArtsHub's Content Manager. She has previously worked across global art hubs in Beijing, Hong Kong and New York in both the commercial art sector and art criticism. She took part in drafting NAVA’s revised Code of Practice - Art Fairs and was the project manager of ArtsHub’s diverse writers initiative, Amplify Collective. Celina is based in Naarm/Melbourne. Instagram @lleizy_