Still Becoming

Aug 22, 2026 to Jan 24, 2027 | National Art Glass Gallery

Image: Tim Silver, Crypt Figure A-B, lost wax and cast glass

About

Artists

Neil Roberts (1954–2002), Gerry King (1945 – 2024), Kate Baker, Clare Belfrage, Charles Butcher, Madeline Cardone, Tali Dalton, Tim Edwards, Mark Eliott, Holly Grace, Brian Hirst, Maxine Holden, Kazumi Ikemoto, Robert Knottenbelt, Jenny Loft, Richard Morrell, Denis O'Connor, Brenda Page, Thomas Pearson, Sallie Portnoy, Kirstie Rea, Meza Rijsdijk, Paul Sanders, Tim Silver, Crystal Stubbs, Yoshihiko, Takahashi, Itzell Tazzyman, Peter Tysoe and Emma Varga.

Still Becoming offers insight into the complexities of the human condition. Drawing from the National Art Glass Collection, the exhibition traces thresholds of human experience, creating a philosophical landscape where emotion, memory and perception converge through the captivating and alluring qualities of light.

Glass allows us to encounter both subject and structure: a physical manifestation of expression and gesture, as well as vulnerability and resilience. Emotional states, both subtle and profound, are embodied in material where light becomes a tool, moving across objects as a language through transparency, distortion and reflection. Touch gives way to looking. Surfaces hold attention; some are luminous and expansive, while others remain quiet and contained. Textures appear porous and absorbing, while others are smooth, sealed and reflective. Light reveals and obscures in equal measure, inviting consideration of what is seen, remembered and understood. Light becomes more than a lens; it becomes a mirror.

Forms appear restrained and balanced, encouraging careful observation and pause. Marks and gestures emerge through practices of care, patience and quiet attention. Encounters with objects unfold gently, carrying traces of memory, place and connection. Delicate surfaces speak to the passage of time, while shifting light animates experiences of change and continuity. Fragility and simplicity hold emotional depth, creating spaces where contemplation gives way to renewal and where reflection becomes a catalyst for transformation.

Transformation emerges not as a final state but as an ongoing movement. Vulnerability and resilience exist in dynamic balance, reminding us that becoming is a living process shaped by experience, belief and the passage of time. Much like the National Art Glass Collection itself, the exhibition reveals meaning not as something fixed, but as something continually unfolding—evolving with each encounter and revealing new perspectives over time.

^{Wagga Wagga Art Gallery is supported by the NSW Government through Create NSW.}