The work is an enclosure of sensory and tactile experiences, with trinkets and charms that suggest magic, bird boxes that allude to flight and departure, and lights to illuminate the way.
Exhibition Dates: 21 December 2015 – 21 February 2016
  
    
                                     Group Show, A Fictional Retrospective: Gertrude’s First Decade 1985–1995
          
    
      Group Show, A Fictional Retrospective: Gertrude’s First Decade 1985–1995
    
        
    
      Gertrude Contemporary, 2025
    
          
  
    
                                     Mikala Dwyer Skyring
          
    
      Mikala Dwyer Skyring
    
        
    
      Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, 2024
    
          
  
    
                                     Mikala Dwyer Shelter of Hollows
          
    
      Mikala Dwyer Shelter of Hollows
    
        
    
      1 Elizabeth, Martin Place Station Sydney Metro, Sydney, 2024
    
          
  
    
                                     Mikala Dwyer Continuum
          
    
      Mikala Dwyer Continuum
    
        
    
      Martin Place Station Sydney Metro, Sydney, 2024
    
          
  
    
                                     Group Show, The First 40 Years
          
    
      Group Show, The First 40 Years
    
        
    
      Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, 2024
    
          
  
    
                                     Group Show, nightshifts
          
    
      Group Show, nightshifts
    
        
    
      Buxton Contemporary, 2023
    
          
  
    
                                     Mikala Dwyer Penelope and the Seahorse
          
    
      Mikala Dwyer Penelope and the Seahorse
    
        
    
      Chau Chak Wing Museum, 2023
    
          
  
    
                                     Mikala Dwyer Chromakinda
          
    
      Mikala Dwyer Chromakinda
    
        
    
      Kids Gallery, MAMA, 2022-23
    
          
  
    
                                     Mikala Dwyer Mikala Dwyer: The silverings
          
    
      Mikala Dwyer Mikala Dwyer: The silverings
    
        
    
      Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, 2022
    
          
  
    
                                     Group Show, Still Life
          
    
      Group Show, Still Life
    
        
    
      Buxton Contemporary, 2022
    
          
  
    
                                     Group Show, Pliable Planes: Expanded Textiles & Fibre Practices
          
    
      Group Show, Pliable Planes: Expanded Textiles & Fibre Practices
    
        
    
      UNSW Galleries, 2022
    
          
  
    
                                     Group Show, The Great Invocation
          
    
      Group Show, The Great Invocation
    
        
    
      Garage Rotterdam, Netherlands, 2021
    
          
  
    
                                     Mikala Dwyer Bird
          
    
      Mikala Dwyer Bird
    
        
    
      Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, 2021
    
          
  
    
                                     Mikala Dwyer Wishing Wells
          
    
      Mikala Dwyer Wishing Wells
    
        
    
      Ichiahara Art+Mix Triennale, Japan, 2021
    
          
  
    
                                     Mikala Dwyer Phantom
          
    
      Mikala Dwyer Phantom
    
        
    
      animation on Hologauze, MUMA, Monash University, 2021
    
          
  
    
                                     Mikala Dwyer Bay of Sick
          
    
      Mikala Dwyer Bay of Sick
    
        
    
      Adelaide Biennial of Australian Art, 2020
    
          
  
    
                                     Group Show, Idol Worship
          
    
      Group Show, Idol Worship
    
        
    
      Lismore Regional Gallery, NSW, 2019
    
          
  
    
                                     Group Show, Mondspiel
          
    
      Group Show, Mondspiel
    
        
    
      Buxton Contemporary, Melbourne, 2019
    
          
  
    
                                     Group Show, Workshop
          
    
      Group Show, Workshop
    
        
    
      University of Queensland Art Museum, Brisbane, 2019
    
          
  
    
                                     Mikala Dwyer Earthcraft
          
    
      Mikala Dwyer Earthcraft
    
        
    
      Govett-Brewster Art Gallery | Len Lye Centre, New Zealand, 2019
    
          
  
    
                                     Mikala Dwyer Soft Relics
          
    
      Mikala Dwyer Soft Relics
    
        
    
      Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, 2018
    
          
  
    
                                     Group Show, The shape of things to come
          
    
      Group Show, The shape of things to come
    
        
    
      Buxton Contemporary, 2018
    
          
  
    
                                     Group Show, State of Play
          
    
      Group Show, State of Play
    
        
    
      Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, 2017
    
          
  
    
                                     Mikala Dwyer A shape of thought
          
    
      Mikala Dwyer A shape of thought
    
        
    
      Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 2017-18
    
          
  
    
                                     Group Show, Soft Core
          
    
      Group Show, Soft Core
    
        
    
      Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre, 2016
    
          
  
    
                                     Group Show, Wonder: Contemporary Art for Children
          
    
      Group Show, Wonder: Contemporary Art for Children
    
        
    
      Hazelhurst Arts Centre, 2016
    
          
  
    
                                     Group Show, Dämmerschlaf
          
    
      Group Show, Dämmerschlaf
    
        
    
      Artspace, Sydney, 2016
    
          
  
    
                                     Mikala Dwyer Square Cloud Compound
          
    
      Mikala Dwyer Square Cloud Compound
    
        
    
      Museum of Contemporary Art Australia, Sydney, 2015-16
    
          
  
    
                                     Mikala Dwyer The Letterbox Marys
          
    
      Mikala Dwyer The Letterbox Marys
    
        
    
      Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, 2015
    
          
  
    
                                     Group Show, Dead Ringer
          
    
      Group Show, Dead Ringer
    
        
    
      Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts, Perth, 2015
    
          
  
    
                                     Mikala Dwyer Hall of Half-Life
          
    
      Mikala Dwyer Hall of Half-Life
    
        
    
      GrazMuseum, Austria, 2015-16
    
          
  
    
                                     Mikala Dwyer Magnetism
          
    
      Mikala Dwyer Magnetism
    
        
    
      Hazelwood, Sligo, Ireland, 2015
    
          
  
    
                                     Mikala Dwyer Redlands Konica Minolta Art Prize
          
    
      Mikala Dwyer Redlands Konica Minolta Art Prize
    
        
    
      National Art School Gallery, Sydney, 2015
    
          
  
    
                                     Mikala Dwyer The Garden of Half-life
          
    
      Mikala Dwyer The Garden of Half-life
    
        
    
      University of Sydney Art Gallery, Sydney, 2014-15
    
          
  
    
                                     Mikala Dwyer The Hollows
          
    
      Mikala Dwyer The Hollows
    
        
    
      19th Biennale of Sydney, 2014
    
          
  
    
                                     Mikala Dwyer Goldene Bend'er
          
    
      Mikala Dwyer Goldene Bend'er
    
        
    
      Australian Centre of Contemporary Art, Melbourne, 2013
    
          
  
    
                                     Group Show, Future Primitive
          
    
      Group Show, Future Primitive
    
        
    
      Heide Museum of Modern Art, Melbourne, 2013-14
    
          
  
    
                                     Group Show, Ten Years of Things
          
    
      Group Show, Ten Years of Things
    
        
    
      UQ Art Museum, 2012-13
    
          
  
    
                                     Mikala Dwyer Eggswing
          
    
      Mikala Dwyer Eggswing
    
        
    
      Royal Hospital for Women Park, Sydney, 2012-13
    
          
  
    
                                     Mikala Dwyer Divinations for the real things
          
    
      Mikala Dwyer Divinations for the real things
    
        
    
      Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, 2012
    
          
  
    
                                     Mikala Dwyer Drawing Down the Moon
          
    
      Mikala Dwyer Drawing Down the Moon
    
        
    
      Institute of Modern Art, Brisbane, 2012
    
          
  
    
                                     Group Show, Panto Collapsar
          
    
      Group Show, Panto Collapsar
    
        
    
      Project Arts Centre, Dublin, 2012
    
          
  
    
                      
    
      Mikala Dwyer Windwatcher
    
        
    
      Central Park, Sydney, 2011
    
          
  
    
                                     Mikala Dwyer An Apparition of a Subtraction
          
    
      Mikala Dwyer An Apparition of a Subtraction
    
        
    
      17th Biennale of Sydney, 2010
    
          
  
    
                      
    
      Mikala Dwyer Mary's Place Lamp
    
        
    
      Surry Hills, Sydney, 2010-13
    
          
  
    
                                     Newell Harry Before and After Science
          
    
      Newell Harry Before and After Science
    
        
    
      Adelaide Biennial of Australian Art, 2010
    
          
  
    
                                     Group Show
          
    
      Group Show
    
        
    
      Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, 2009-10
    
          
  
    
                                     Mikala Dwyer Outfield
          
    
      Mikala Dwyer Outfield
    
        
    
      Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, 2009
    
          
  
    
                      
    
      Mikala Dwyer Moongarden, Aratoi
    
        
    
      Wairarapa Museum of Art and History, New Zealand, 2008-09
    
          
  
    
                                     Group Show, Lucky Town
          
    
      Group Show, Lucky Town
    
        
    
      Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, 2008-09
    
          
  
    
                                     Mikala Dwyer Black Sun Blue Moon
          
    
      Mikala Dwyer Black Sun Blue Moon
    
        
    
      Spielhaus Morrison Galerie, Berlin, 2007
    
          
  
    
                      
    
      Mikala Dwyer Swamp Sculpture
    
        
    
      Omi Sculpture Park, New York, 2006
    
          
  
    
                      
    
      Group Show, IOU
    
        
    
      Helen Lempriere National Sculpture Award, Melbourne, 2002
    
          
  
    
                      
    
      Mikala Dwyer
    
        
    
      Museum of Contemporary Art Australia, Sydney, 2000
    
          
  
    
                      
    
      Mikala Dwyer Primavera
    
        
    
      Museum of Contemporary Art Australia, Sydney, 1992
    
          
 
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
           
           
             
            
