Exhibition Opening: Bill Henson
- Friday 25 September from 5pm to 7pm
Gallery Opening Hours: Tuesday-Friday; 10-6pm, Saturdays 11-6pm
Free
Opening reception: Friday, 25 September from 5–7pm
Exhibition dates: 25 September – 17 October 2026; Gallery Opening Hours: Tuesday-Friday 10-6pm, Saturdays 11-6pm.
Bill Henson AO is one of Australia’s greatest living artists. With a career spanning fifty years, his virtuosic artistry continues to unfold in powerful, haunting images that explore the timeless mystery of the human condition. As the art critic John McDonald wrote 'nothing can prepare us for the experience of standing in front of these works'.
The ultimately ambiguous nature of Henson’s pictures reinforces the priority of individual experience sending us back into ourselves. There is no correct way of experiencing art - we each go on our own journey of discovery. Within that world of experience and imagination, feeling leads us to understanding. As Robert Hughes said: ‘meaning comes from feeling, if you don’t feel anything it'll never mean much to you’.
Bill Henson has been represented by Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery since 1990.
Request a catalogue: oxley9@roslynoxley9.com.au
Image: Bill Henson, Untitled, 2026, CH SH29 N24A B, archival inkjet pigment print, 127 x 180 cm. Edition of 5 + 2AP.