How to Find Your Own Voice in Photography, with Pixy Liao

Photographer and Her Muse (2014) by Pixy Liao

Born in Shanghai, China and currently residing in Brooklyn, New York, Pixy Liao is a multidisciplinary artist whose practice spans photography, installation, and performance. She is most known for her staged and often humorous photographs that feature herself and her boyfriend-turned-muse, Moro.

Join Pixy Liao for a two-hour workshop and explore how the artist has developed her project, Experimental Relationship. Selected participants will be given a unique insight into Liao’s process and approach, followed by an opportunity to have their photography portfolio reviewed by the artist.

The Powerhouse is inviting expressions of interest from emerging photographers who are studying photography, visual communication, fine arts or equivalent.

To register your interest in this workshop please complete an EOI. Workshop spaces are strictly limited and open to tertiary students only. Applications close March 31, 2023. If you are successful, you will be notified by April 7, 2023.

Prior to the workshop, all participants are invited to join Liao’s public artist talk and audience Q&A at 10.30am.

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April

Canberra: 27 Feb until 20 July 2025. The National Library has invited renowned Australian photojournalist Mike Bowers to select some of his favourite images from the Fairfax Photo Archive.

Sydney: Until 31 Dec 2025. PIX, Australia’s first pictorial news weekly, is brought to life in this exhibition, showcasing its archived images and stories for the very first time.

May

Sydney: 15 May – 19 October. Showcasing 100 incredible images, this remarkable exhibition offers a window into the astonishing variety of life on our planet – and the critical importance of preserving it.

Perth: From 31 May – 28 Sept 2025. Featuring 85 works from three major series – Deep Springs, Overpass, and Cross Country – the exhibition spans twelve years of Contis’s evolving photographic practice.

June

Melbourne: June 5 - 16 August 2025. The explore the history of Alan Adler's photobooths and their cultural significance, alongside visual stories told by the community.

Adelaide: 7 June – 16 August. Drawn from the National Portrait Gallery collection, this photographic exhibition captures the experience of lives lived through dance.

Melbourne: 7 June – 31 August. Protest is a Creative Act seeks to address issues around the body, sexuality, race, national identity and the environment.

July

Canberra: 17 July – 9 August. The Canberra Contemporary Photographic Prize is an exhibition and competition celebrating both emerging and established talents in photo media.

Brisbane: 19 July – 17 August. Presenting the results of the 2025 World Press Photo Contest, the annual exhibition showcases the best and most important photojournalism and documentary photography of the last year.