Exhibition Opening: Zanny Begg 'Elsie (and Minnie)'

UTS Gallery invites you to celebrate the opening of Elsie (and Minnie), an exhibition of new works by artist Zanny Begg. 

The evening will begin with a Welcome to Country by Auntie Rhonda Dixon Grovenor and will be opened with remarks from author, journalist and researcher Dr Anne Summers AO and Christine Robinson, CEO Wirringa Baiya Aboriginal Women’s Legal Centre.

Named after the two homes occupied by the first Australian refuge to offer 24-hour shelter for women and children escaping domestic violence, Elsie (and Minnie) reflects upon the origins of the Women's Refuge Movement in Australia and the state of gendered violence today.

The exhibition features two new works by Zanny Begg: the film Elsie (and Minnie) and a three-channel video installation, The Yellow Wallpaper. A concurrent display at UTS Library tracks a chronology of key moments in the establishment of Elsie and showcases important archival material related to the Women’s Liberation Movement in Australia.

The exhibition is open to the public from 17 June until 5 September 2025.