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Graeme Base - The Hidden World of Graeme Base
The Hidden World of Graeme Base is an exhibition of unpublished drawings & sketches by Graeme Base, the celebrated author and illustrator of Animalia and The Eleventh Hour. These never-before-seen original works are available to purchase for the first time.
OPENING RECEPTION: Saturday, February 28th, 5 – 8 pm. This is a free event, and Graeme Base will be in attendance.
This exhibition will run from March 1st – March 22nd, 2026.
BOOK SIGNING: Graeme Base will be signing books at the gallery on Saturday, March 14. Priority signing for visitors with small children or limited mobility will run...
The Hidden World of Graeme Base is an exhibition of unpublished drawings & sketches by Graeme Base, the celebrated author and illustrator of Animalia and The Eleventh Hour. These never-before-seen original works are available to purchase for the first time.
OPENING RECEPTION: Saturday, February 28th, 5 – 8 pm. This is a free event, and Graeme Base will be in attendance.
This exhibition will run from March 1st – March 22nd, 2026.
BOOK SIGNING: Graeme Base will be signing books at the gallery on Saturday, March 14. Priority signing for visitors with small children or limited mobility will run from 10 am to 11 am, followed by general access from 11 am to 1 pm. A selection of Graeme’s books will be available for purchase. Due to expected demand, signings are limited to two books per person. For more information, please refer to our Book Signing FAQs.
Read Graeme Base’s interview in The Age about this exhibition.
Across a career of more than 40 years, Graeme Base has created over 600 published artworks, yet thousands more have remained tucked away in studio drawers and archival boxes. In The Hidden World of Graeme Base, he unveils a large selection of these long-hidden drawings, designs and doodles for the first time, offering a rare glimpse into his creative process.
Graeme Base is one of the world’s leading creators of picture books. His madly detailed alphabet book Animalia received international acclaim when it was first published in 1986 and has now sold over three million copies. The book has also inspired an animated TV series, has its own app and is the first offering in a detailed digital education program called The Graeme Base Educational Suite. Amongst numerous awards across many of his published works, Graeme has received the 2007 Speech Pathology Book of the Year (Younger Readers), the 2007 Wilderness Society Environment Award and the 1989 Children’s Book Council of Australia Picture Book of the Year.
Original Art
- Masao Kinoshita - "Metanatomy Boxer" - acrylic paint on terracotta
- Masao Kinoshita - "Metanatomy Mi-Ke" - acrylic paint on terracotta
- Masao Kinoshita - "Parrot Woman Torso" - acrylic paint on terracotta
- Masao Kinoshita - "Rabbit Woman Torso" - acrylic paint on terracotta
- Masao Kinoshita - "Corpse Bride - Parrot Woman" - Pencil on paper
- Kat Young - 'In Confidence' - acrylic on canvas
- Kat Young - 'Pop!' - acrylic on canvas
- Kat Young - 'Roots of Resilience' - acrylic on canvas
- Kat Young - 'Echoes Beneath' - acrylic on canvas
- Mei Mei - "Weep Boy" - air dry clay, acrylic paint, pigment, wood base, animal fur & vinyl Toddlerpillar
- Mei Mei - "Back from Extinction" - needle felted wool and modelled clay cast in resin, hand painted
- Michael Camarra - "Augur" - acrylic on wood panel
- Christopher Ulrich - “Meat & Bone, The Bargain” - oil on canvas
- Michelle Avery Konczyk - "Over and Over Again" - Watercolor on paper, mounted to custom-cut panel, varnished
- Michelle Avery Konczyk - "Poison For Your Heart" - watercolor on paper mounted on custom-cut wood panel, varnished
- Pamela Wilson - "Europa's Last Blossom" - oil on linen over aluminium
- Pamela Wilson - "Orbital Surrenders" - oil on linen over aluminium
- Redd Walitzki - "Rite of Spring" - oil and mixed media on lasercut panel
- Rhiannon Mowat - 'I Miss You Like Sleep' - coloured pencil on watercolour paper
- Rhiannon Mowat - 'Hopeful' - coloured pencil on watercolour paper
- Stephanie Brown - "Here We Lie (With Violets)" - found frame, gouache and acrylic on paper
- Stephanie Brown - 'St. Exocoetidae' - watercolour, gouache, 18K gold leaf on paper
- Robyn Rich - "Claire 1" - oil in vintage tin
- Robyn Rich - 'Distort' - oil on vintage tin
- Robyn Rich - 'Voice' - oil on vintage tin
- Robyn Rich - 'Vessel' - oil on vintage tin
- Robyn Rich - "Elisabeth, Inspired By A Portrait By Elisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun" - oil in vintage tin
- Robyn Rich - "Elizabeth" - oil on vintage spoon
- Robyn Rich - "Nicole, 'Sitting on my bed late at night.'" - oil in vintage tin
- Robyn Rich - "Liz, 'If I hide it, it gets worse, I can’t hide what goes on inside.'" - oil in vintage tin
- Robyn Rich - "Thomas, 'Possum, 8 weeks. I am here, I love you.'" - oil in vintage tin
- Robyn Rich - "Maria, 'Invisible grey haired woman, no one can see me.'" - oil in vintage tin
- Robyn Rich - "Sandra" - oil in vintage tin
- Robyn Rich - "J." - oil in vintage tin
- Robyn Rich - "Robyn, 'I not only see you, but I hear you too.'" - oil in vintage tin
- Robyn Rich - "Robyn, 'Nasturtium: victory in struggle.'" - oil in vintage tin
- Robyn Rich - "Robyn, 'Banksia: strength in resilience.'" - oil in vintage tin
- Robyn Rich - "Jess" - oil in vintage tin
- Robyn Rich - 'Isabella' - oil in vintage tin base
- Robyn Rich - "Emile 1, Inspired By A Painting 'A Tender Embrace', 1887" - oil in vintage tart tin
- Robyn Rich - "Samm" - oil in vintage tin
- Callan Morgan - 'Anisoptera' - stainless steel
- Graeme Base - "Victor V. Vulture" - watercolour and transparent ink on hot-press illustration board
- Graeme Base - "Horrible Hairy Hogs" - watercolour and transparent ink on hot-press illustration board
- Graeme Base - "Sandwiches!" - watercolour and transparent ink on hot-press illustration board
- Graeme Base - "Common Green Draak" - watercolour and transparent ink on hot-press illustration board
- Graeme Base - "Combat Lobster 46903" - watercolour and transparent ink on hot-press illustration board
- Graeme Base - "Capture of the Swordfish" - watercolour and transparent ink on hot-press illustration board
- Graeme Base - "The Deep" - watercolour and transparent ink on hot-press illustration board
- Graeme Base - "The Moray Eel" - watercolour and transparent ink on hot-press illustration board
- Graeme Base - "The Seahorse Cafe" - watercolour and transparent ink on hot-press illustration board
- Graeme Base - "The Soldiercrabs" - watercolour and transparent ink on hot-press illustration board
- Graeme Base - "The Withered Plain" - watercolour and transparent ink on hot-press illustration board
- Myriam Tillson - "The Beacon" - acrylic on paper
- Salavat Fidai - "Demogorgon" - Pencil micro-sculpture
- Salavat Fidai - "Pencilpillar" - Pencil micro-sculpture
- Salavat Fidai - "Rose Skull" - pencil micro-sculpture
- Salavat Fidai - "White Skull" - pencil micro-sculpture
- Salavat Fidai - "Red Skull" - pencil micro-sculpture
- Jack Caldow - 'Liturgy' - oil on wood board
- Sonya Palencia - "Night Bloom" - oil on wood panel
- Sonya Palencia - "Quelling of the Swarm" - oil on wood panel
- Troy Coulterman - "Out in the Wild"- painted resin
- Troy Coulterman - "Watching and Waiting"- painted resin
- Troy Coulterman - "Which Way?"- painted resin
- Gerard Geer - "Bullants" - crystallised fox skull, fox, mouse, rat, bird, cane toad bones and garnet crystal on American Oak base under a glass dome.
- Gerard Geer - "Drift 3" - crystallised cane toad skull, assorted mouse, snake and fish bone, garnet crystal on wooden base under glass dome
- Gerard Geer - "Garden Ants" - crystallised fox skull, fox, mouse, rat, bird, cane toad bones and garnet crystal on American Oak base under a glass dome.
- Gerard Geer - "Leaf Insect" - crystallised fox skull, fox, mouse, rat, bird, cane toad bones and garnet crystal on American Oak base under a glass dome.
- Gerard Geer - "Reminisce" - crystallised cane toad skull, assorted mouse, snake and fish bone, garnet crystal on wooden base under glass dome
- Greg Olijnyk - 'The Outpost' - cardboard, foamboard and LED lights
- Greg Olijnyk - 'Ascension' - cardboard, LED Lighting
- Greg Olijnyk - 'F-Bomb' - cardboard, LED Lighting
- Greg Olijnyk - "Caterpillar - Peresuribundus Eruca" - cardboard, florist wire & LEDs
- Greg Olijnyk - "Fly - Australis Volare Charta" - cardboard, florist wire & LEDs
- Greg Olijnyk - "Neil" - cardboard, glass, metal screws, LED lighting
- Ricki Wrigley - 'Untitled' - oil on board
- Ricki Wrigley - 'Specimen' - oil on board
- Ricki Wrigley - 'Noob' - graphite on paper
- Skylar Fleming - "Nemiza" - porcelain, 22k gold luster and underglaze
- Skylar Fleming - "Dobbie" - porcelain, 22k gold luster and underglaze
- Skylar Fleming - "Argos" - porcelain, 22k gold luster and glaze
- Skylar Fleming - "Centaurpede" - porcelain
- Costa Magarakis - "Untitled" - epoxy clay, brass, wood, animal horn, dried seaweed, earth magnets, paint & vinyl Toddlerpillar
- Chris Haas - "Party King" - epoxy clay, primer & acrylic paint on vinyl Toddlerpillar
- Scarlette Baccini - 'Hopeful Little Fishes' - watercolour, gouache and acrylic on paper
- Scarlette Baccini - "Phasmida Thought Forms" - Watercolour, acrylic and gouache
- Scarlette Baccini - 'Saint IV' - watercolour, gouache and acrylic on paper
- Dan Power - "Rebirth/Decay" - pen and ink on paper
- Dan Power - 'Lineaus Delineated' - ink and watercolour on papercut
- Dan Power - 'An Individual' - ink and watercolour on papercut
- Dan Power - 'An Ecology' - ink and watercolour on papercut
- Elisabetta Visentini - "L'UovCraft" - polymer clay & acrylic paint
- David Lee Pereira - 'Lunatic Descent' - acrylic on wood panel
- David Lee Pereira - 'Cruising' - acrylic on wood panel, raw steel frame
- David Lee Pereira - 'Rush At Sea' - acrylic on wood panel, raw steel frame
- Sonia Vasquez - "Moth" - oil on ACM
- Akishi Ueda - 'The Child of the Parade (Stargaze)' - clay, resin & acrylic paint
- Akishi Ueda - 'Birth of The First Ancestor' - clay, resin & acrylic paint
- Akishi Ueda - 'The Child of the Parade (Trumpet)' - clay, resin & acrylic paint
- Akishi Ueda - 'The Red Galaxy of Far Away' - clay, resin & acrylic paint
- Akishi Ueda - 'King of the Comet' - clay, resin & acrylic paint
- Akishi Ueda - 'The Demon King of Pain' - clay, resin & acrylic paint
- Killer Napkins - 'Blast-Cat Mutant Tank Mode' - resin, acrylic & electronics
- PJ Constable - 'Forbidden Fruits' - resin, wire, epoxy, polymer clay, acrylic paint, polyurethane varnish, neodymium magnets
- PJ Constable - 'The Oracle' - vinyl, polymer clay, epoxy, wire, acrylic paint, polyurethane varnish, neodymium magnets
- PJ Constable - 'Glorbulous' - resin, wire, epoxy, acrylic paint & polyurethane varnish
- Elisabetta Visentini - 'Ovoculus' - polymer clay, resin & acrylics
- Ciane Xavier - 'Heavy Thoughts' - resin, PLA & paint
- Vasilisa Romanenko - 'Australian Magpie' - acrylic on canvas panel
- Evaboneva - 'Gamba the Slothmachine' - acrylic on canvas
- Tammy Whitworth - 'Glimmer' - oil on board
- Tammy Whitworth - 'Transfer' - oil on board
- Rachel Power - 'Touch' - graphite on paper
- Chrigel Farner - 'All The Animals He Ate' - acrylic on primed cardboard mounted on wood cradle
- Ben Lopez - 'Prey' - acrylic on canvas
- Alessandro Jako - 'The Price of Loyalty' - pencil on paper
- Brian Cheung - 'Everywhere We Go' - watercolour and gouache on paper, mounted on bamboo lazy Susan
- Gerard Geer - "Boundary" - crystallised fox skull, fox, mouse, rat, bird, cane toad bones and garnet crystal on American Oak base under a glass dome.
- Robyn Rich - "Sara" - oil in vintage compact
- Robyn Rich - "Leyla" - oil on vintage spoon
- Robyn Rich - "Sue" - oil on vintage spoon
- Robyn Rich - "Hudson" - oil in vintage tin
- Robyn Rich - "Zeke, 'The eyes of wisdom beyond his years.'" - oil on vintage spoon
- QimmyShimmy - "Figs" - polymer clay & mixed media
- QimmyShimmy - "Pomegranate" - polymer clay & mixed media
- Robyn Rich - 'Jamie' - oil in vintage tin base
- Selene Mauri Cochrane - 'Sacred Heart with Snake - Flame' - ceramic, various thread with felt backing
- Tokyo Jesus - 'Collector' - resin, acrylic, lacquer and enamel paint, vintage kimono, old buttons, beads, fabric, epoxy putty, paper, synthetic hair and bandage
- Demian Anderson - 'Dreaming of Existence' - acrylic, gouache and coloured pencil on wood panel
- Lana Crooks - 'Emerge' - hand dyed wool, antique beads, silk and brass under glass dome
- Lana Crooks - 'Emerge 2' - hand dyed wool, antique beads, lace, silk and brass under glass dome
- Ellen Jewett - "The Merits of Disclosure" - air drying polymer, metal, no VOC resin, mineral pigments & acrylic paint
- Emilio Garcia - 'Small Forbidden Brain - Lime' - fine resins, acrylic, bronze (edition of 100)
- Emilio Garcia - 'Small Forbidden Brain - Sunset' - fine resins, acrylic, bronze (edition of 100)
- Calvin Ma - 'Broken Bloom' - ceramic, resin & acrylic paint
- Anya Boz - 'Lichen Diki Spirit Room Guardian' - resin, epoxy clay, posable plastic joint armatures, wire, fur, fabric, feathers, faux fur, tiger eye crystal
- Cristian Blanxer - "Helder" - oil on panel
- Cristian Blanxer - "Temple" - oil on panel
- Cristian Blanxer - "Malakkai" - oil on panel
- Kate Gorman - "Reach" - bronze on Tasmanian oak base
- Kate Gorman - "Release" - bronze on Tasmanian oak base
- Kate Gorman - "Insomnolence #3" - bronze on Tasmanian oak base
- Kate Gorman - "Keeper #2" - bronze
- Kate Gorman - "Keeper #1" - bronze
- Kate Gorman - "Preserver" - bronze
- Michael Kennedy - 'The Inquisitive Nature of All Things Melvin' - oil on canvas
- Shaun Tan - "Never Forget the Password (colour study)" - pastel and coloured pencil over digital print
- Isabel Peppard - 'Pomegranate/Vanitas' - silicone, fiberglass, epoxy resin and hair
- John Chen - 'Nosferatu' - resin, oil paint & varnish
- Mr Mitote - 'Chamuko' - epoxy clay, acrylic
- Mr Mitote - 'Cocodrilo Alebrije' - epoxy clay, acrylic
- John Chen - 'As Above' - resin, wire, oil paint and varnish
- Wyrm - 'PARASITE' - Indian ink and art pen on Arches paper
- Thom Jones - 'Cornelius' - polymer clay and acrylic paint
- Thom Jones - 'Oliver' - polymer clay and acrylic paint
- Thom Jones - 'Myrtle' - polymer clay and acrylic paint
- Thom Jones - 'Florence' - polymer clay and acrylic paint
- Thom Jones - 'George' - polymer clay and acrylic paint
- Evaboneva - 'The Goblin Squid' - oil on board
- Catriona Secker - 'Curious Specimen 1' - wool fibre, glass eyes & glass bell jar
- Hector Lim - 'Womb of the Abyss' - resin and acrylic paint
- Brad Gunn - 'Flopsy Large (Miami Sunset)' - resin and synthetic fibres
- Graeme Base - 'Tally Ho!' - ink, watercolour and gouache on hot press illustration board
- Graeme Base - 'You Lookin' at Me?' - ink, watercolour and pencil on board
- Graeme Base - 'Marbled Dragon' - ink and watercolour on paper
- Graeme Base - 'The Hunting of the Snark' - ink on paper
- Alex Garant - 'Sketch 4' - gold acrylic, ink and Macron pen on bamboo paper
- Alex Garant - 'Always Sunny On Set' - oil on canvas panel
- Alex Garant - 'Piment Fort' - oil on canvas panel
- Alex Garant - 'Soft Potions' - oil on canvas panel
- Sad Salesman - 'Bulb 1' - epoxy clay, wire, acrylic paint and resin
- Sad Salesman - 'Bulb 2' - epoxy clay, wire, acrylic paint and resin
- Sad Salesman - 'Bulb 3' - epoxy clay, wire, acrylic paint and resin
- Sad Salesman - 'Shy Guy' - epoxy clay, wire, acrylic paint and resin
- Sad Salesman - 'Rose' - epoxy clay, wire, acrylic paint and resin
- Sad Salesman - 'Grow Up' - epoxy clay, wire, acrylic paint and resin
- Brad Gunn - "Flopsy (Fire)" - resin, synthetic fibres
- Michael Kennedy - 'Don't Mess With Greg!' - oil on canvas
- Michael Kennedy - 'A Moment of Zen' - oil on linen
- Michael Kennedy - 'Not Now Darcy!' - oil on canvas
- Michael Kennedy - 'Grumble Bob & Doodle Dave' - oil on linen
- Alexia Novella - 'Fairy' - oil on panel
- Alexia Novella - 'Cabaret' - oil on panel
- Alexia Novella - 'Be Here Now' - oil on panel
- Adriana Artmeier - 'Blutig' - acrylic on cradled wood panel
- Adriana Artmeier - 'The Last Slice of Cheese' - acrylic on cradled wood panel
- Adriana Artmeier - 'Knock Knock' - acrylic on cradled wood panel
- Adriana Artmeier - 'She's a Prime Cut' - acrylic on cradled wood panel
- John Kenn Mortensen - 'Lamping Witches' - pen and ink on paper
- John Kenn Mortensen - 'Untitled Sticky Monster 10' - pen and ink on yellow pad paper
- John Kenn Mortensen - 'Untitled Sticky Monster 8' - pen and ink on yellow pad paper
- John Kenn Mortensen - 'Untitled Sticky Monster 7' - pen and ink on yellow pad paper
- John Kenn Mortensen - 'Untitled Sticky Monster 4' - pen and ink on yellow pad paper
- John Kenn Mortensen - 'Skycreep' - pen and ink on paper
- John Kenn Mortensen - 'Up Up Up' - pen and ink on paper
- John Kenn Mortensen - 'Fur, Horns and Teeth' - pen and ink on paper
- John Kenn Mortensen - 'Flight of the Beholders' - pen and ink on paper
- John Kenn Mortensen - 'Dead Pegasus' - pen and ink on paper
- John Kenn Mortensen - 'Crazy Clowntime' - pen and ink on paper
- Stella Im Hultberg - 'Somewhere in Time' - acrylic on wood
- Adam Elliot - 'Bland Eastern Flibbit' - waterproof ink, ink wash and graphite on Arches hot-pressed watercolour paper'
- Adam Elliot - 'Margaret Dugglebee' - waterproof ink, ink wash and graphite on Arches hot-pressed watercolour paper'
- Adam Elliot - 'Norbit Grinspoon' - waterproof ink, ink wash and graphite on Arches hot-pressed watercolour paper'
- Adam Elliot - 'Ruben Winslow' - waterproof ink, ink wash and graphite on Arches hot-pressed watercolour paper'
- Adam Elliot - 'Unfortunate Dogs 1' - waterproof ink, ink wash and graphite on Arches hot-pressed watercolour paper'
- Adam Elliot - 'Depressed Prawns' - waterproof ink, ink wash and graphite on Arches hot-pressed watercolour paper'
- Adam Elliot - 'The Fish John West Rejects' - waterproof ink, ink wash and graphite on Arches hot-pressed watercolour paper'
- Jessica Ng - 'I Am Home' - acrylic on canvas
- Jessica Ng - 'Home Body' - acrylic on canvas
- Jessica Ng - 'Vroom Vroom' - acrylic on canvas
- Jessica Ng - 'What's Next' - acrylic on canvas
- Jessica Ng - 'Gamecat' - acrylic on canvas
- Jessica Ng - 'Atten-tion!' - acrylic on canvas
- Jessica Ng - 'Rooftop Dream' - acrylic on canvas
- Jessica Ng - 'Show and Tell' - acrylic on canvas
- Jessica Ng - 'Welcome' - acrylic on canvas
- Jessica Ng - 'Cotton Candy FRP' - fibreglass statue with hand painted acrylic designs
- Jale Soysal - 'Crown of Ivy' - epoxy clay, acrylic paint, metal, resin, crystal rhinestones, nylon
- Jale Soysal - 'Pearly Feet' - epoxy clay, acrylic paint, metal, resin
- Jale Soysal - 'Feathered Mongrel' - acrylic on board
- Jessica Ng - 'Sketch 04' - coloured pencil on paper
- Jessica Ng - 'Sketch 06' - coloured pencil on paper
- Jessica Ng - 'Sketch 07' - coloured pencil on paper
- Jessica Ng - 'Sketch 09' - coloured pencil on paper
- John Kenn Mortensen - 'As From Below' - pen and ink on paper
- John Kenn Mortensen - 'Blackhouse' - pen and ink on paper
- Agatha Black - 'All Seeing Monkey' - mohair fabric, cotton fabric, polymer clay, resin, wire, painted with acrylic & oil paints
- Agatha Black - 'Oracle' - mohair fabric, polymer clay, wire, seed bags, glass eye, human hair, glue, wooden display base
- Alexia Novella - 'Funghi' - oil on panel
- Alexis Savopoulos - 'Beginnings' - polymer clay, acrylic paint, epoxy resin, paper and wire
- Annita Maslov - 'Eve' - oil on board
- Artemisia Cornett - 'Swaddled and Died' - coloured pencil and gouache on Arches paper
- Ashlea Bechaz - 'The Fish' - acryla gouache on birch wood panel
- Beatriz Bradaschii - 'A Curious Heart' - polymer clay, acrylics, UV resin, chains & shell on panel
- Brad Gunn - 'Billie' - resin and synthetic fibres
- David Lee Pereira - 'Angita Serpari' - acrylic on wood panel
- Demian Anderson - 'The Depths of My Heart' - acrylic paint, gouache and coloured pencil on wood
- Freya Dahlstrom - 'Onierophrenia' - pyrography and gold ink on birch canvas
- Gabriela Rhinier - 'Nesting Behavior' - watercolour and coloured pencil on paper
- Ginklet - 'Grace' - ceramic clay and underglaze
- Hine Mizushima - 'Anatomical Heart, Inhabited (Deep)' - felt, beads, sequins, yarn, wood, wire and glass dome
- Jennifer Allnutt - 'Yellow Moon' - oil on aluminium composite panel
- Joe Vaux - 'Wizard Ball' - acrylic on wood panel
- Jon Ching - 'Volta' - oil on wood
- Jonathan Queen - 'Passing Through' - acrylic on panel
- Justin Boehme - 'Avarice' - ruby, amethyst, gold-plated bronze, patinated bronze
- Kat Young - 'Skytide' - gouache on treated acetate, layered over iridescent acrylic and watercolour paper
- Lana Crooks - 'Avens' - hand-dyed wool, silk, vintage beads, crushed glass and brass under dome
- Leslie Levings - 'Long Term Memory' - stoneware, glaze