A solo exhibition by Matthew Harris, Overland, opens this weekend in the artist’s hometown at Wangaratta Art Gallery in regional Victoria. The exhibition “explores dominant power structures and historical narratives through a socially critical and conceptual practice in painting and sculpture. In Overland, Harris turns his focus to the lasting impact of colonisation on the Wangaratta region and its First Peoples, presenting a new series of paintings informed by historical documents. Using natural ochres and charcoal on hessian - a material chosen for its colonial associations and textile history - Harris weaves together personal and ancestral stories with broader material and cultural legacies.” Overland includes Harris' major painting series from 2024, The British Museum, on loan from the National Gallery of Victoria. Exhibition: 25.10.25 — 18.01.26

Matthew Harris is exhibiting in Unbecoming at La Trobe Art Institute. "Unbecoming examines the ‘queer gothic’, characterising it through dark, horror-tinged imagery and themes; states of collapse and decomposition; and a focus on isolation and the individual. These themes are posed as counter-narratives to more dominant and typical framings of queerness through emergence, togetherness and communality." Curated by Tim Riley Walsh. Exhibition: 22.05.25 — 10.08.25, Bendigo.

"Wrapped around the entrance of a building in Melbourne's CBD is a glossy artwork depicting a dark sky with luminous stars." Coverage on ABC News of Matthew Harris' recent public art project for Make Room that creates housing for homeless people in disused buildings.

Two paintings by Matthew Harris have been acquired by Murray Art Museum Albury. I Know Alone and Just Us Two feature in the current exhibition at MAMA, Hold the world to its word, and were part of the artist’s first exhibition at The Commercial in early 2024.

Mathew Harris’ public light installation, A Point in Time and Space, has recently been installed at 602 Little Bourke Street, Melbourne, as part of the Make Room initiative. Co-funded by government and private philanthropy, Make Room provides essential supportive housing for individuals who have experienced homelessness.