Destiny Deacon

♀ *1957 / Australia

Works

Solo exhibitions

Destiny Deacon

Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, Sydney (AU)
9 Mar 2024 – 6 Apr 2024
DESTINY

NGV National Gallery, Melbourne (AU)
27 Mar 2020 – 9 Aug 2020
Artist Room, MCA Collection

A selection of photographic works produced by Destiny Deacon over two decades.

Museum Contemporary Art, Sydney (AU)
18 May 2019 – 1 Dec 2019
Not Just Fun and Games

Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, Sydney (AU)
30 Aug 2017 – 30 Sep 2017
Snap out of it, 2014

Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, Sydney (AU)
26 Jun 2014 – 26 Jul 2014
Going Strait, 2012

Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, Sydney (AU)
3 May 2012 – 19 May 2012
pose-a-rama, 2011

Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, Sydney (AU)
16 Jun 2011 – 9 Jul 2011
Gazette

Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, Sydney (AU)
21 May 2009 – 20 Jun 2009
Whacked, 2007

Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, Sydney (AU)
25 Oct 2007 – 17 Nov 2007
Dolls

Galleria Raffaella Cortese, Milano (IT)
1 Feb 2007 – 20 Mar 2007
Destiny Deacon, 2006

Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, Sydney (AU)
1 Jun 2006 – 3 Jul 2006
Walk & Don't look back

Museum of Photography, Tôkyô (JP)
29 Apr 2006 – 11 Jun 2006
Colour Blinded

Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, Sydney (AU)
28 Apr 2005 – 21 May 2005
WALK AND DON’T LOOK BLAK and

Adam Art Gallery, Wellington (NZ)
21 Feb 2005 – 8 May 2005
Walk and Don't Look Blak

Museum Contemporary Art, Sydney (AU)
26 Nov 2004 – 30 Jan 2005
d-coy

Northern Centre for Contemporary Art, Darwin (AU)
14 Aug 2004 – 11 Sep 2004
d-tour

Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, Sydney (AU)
14 Aug 2003 – 6 Sep 2003
Postcards from Mummy (work from Documenta 11)

Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, Sydney (AU)
19 Mar 2003 – 12 Apr 2003
Forced Into Images

Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, Sydney (AU)
6 Sep 2001 – 29 Sep 2001

Group

Snap Blak

Contemporary Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island photography

Gallery of Modern Art, Brisbane (AU)
30 Aug 2025 – 13 Sep 2026

with Tony Albert, Brook Andrew, Michael Cook, Brenda L. Croft, Fiona Foley, Genevieve Grieves, Naomi Hobson, Vernon Ah Kee, Leah King-Smith, Ricky Maynard, Tracey Moffatt, Michael Riley …
Temps Fort photographie

Photo Days 2025

Musée du Quai Branly, Paris (FR)
4 Nov 2025 – 23 Nov 2025

with Monica Alcazar-Duarte, Jaisingh Nageswaran
Protest is a creative act

Museum of Australian Photography, Melbourne (AU)
7 Jun 2025 – 31 Aug 2025

with Miriam Charlie, Brenda L. Croft, Liss Fenwick, Sue Ford, Helen Grace, Janina Green, Ponch Hawkes, Siri Hayes, Naomi Hobson, Carol Jerrems, Rosemary Laing, Jill Orr …
Group Show, The First 40 Years

Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, 2024

Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, Sydney (AU)
10 Feb 2024 – 2 Mar 2024

with Brook Andrew, Bill Henson, Isaac Julien, Tracey Moffatt, David Noonan
ON STAGE – Kunst als Bühne

ON STAGE – All the Art World’s a Stage

MUMOK Museum, Wien (AT)
15 Mar 2023 – 14 Jan 2024

with Geta Bratescu, Valie Export, Nan Goldin, Sanja Ivekovic, Tracey Moffatt, Hermann Nitsch, Nam June Paik, Gina Pane, Mathias Poledna, Michael Schuster, Rudolf Schwarzkogler, Cindy Sherman …
The Winter Bride

Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, Sydney (AU)
6 Oct 2023 – 21 Oct 2023

with Fiona Hall, Bill Henson, Isaac Julien, Tracey Moffatt
Know My Name

Australian Women Artists 1900 to Now

National Gallery, Canberra (AU)
30 May 2020 – 13 Sep 2020

with Rosemary Laing, Tracey Moffatt, Jill Orr, Julie Rrap
AUSTRALIA. Storie dagli Antipodi

PAC Padiglione d'Arte Contemporanea, Milano (IT)
17 Dec 2019 – 9 Feb 2020

with Tony Albert, Brook Andrew, Richard Bell, Maria Fernanda Cardoso, Hayden Fowler, Marco Fusinato, Fiona Hall, Vernon Ah Kee, Nicholas Mangan, Angelica Mesiti, Tom Nicholson, Jill Orr …
WALL POWER: Contemporary Australian Photography

Australia House, London (GB)
17 May 2018 – 21 May 2018

with Tony Albert, Brook Andrew, Narelle Autio, Marian Drew, Shaun Gladwell, Bill Henson, Rosemary Laing, Tracey Moffatt, Fabian Muir, Catherine Nelson, Deborah Paauwe, Trent Parke …
Indigenous Australia: Masterworks from the National Gallery of Australia

me Collectors Room, Berlin (DE)
17 Nov 2017 – 2 Apr 2018

with Tony Albert, Brook Andrew, Richard Bell, Brenda L. Croft, Nici Cumpston, Fiona Foley, Vernon Ah Kee, Michael Riley, Christian Thompson
Multiple: [BERLIN] WALL POWER

Contemporary Australian Photography

Michael Reid, Berlin (DE)
1 Dec 2017 – 23 Dec 2017

with Tony Albert, Brook Andrew, Narelle Autio, Nici Cumpston, Tamara Dean, Marian Drew, Shaun Gladwell, Bill Henson, Petrina Hicks, Rosemary Laing, Tracey Moffatt, Fabian Muir …
Under the sun

Reimagining Max Dupain’s Sunbaker

Museum of Australian Photography, Melbourne (AU)
6 May 2017 – 6 Aug 2017

with Peta Clancy, Christopher Day, Michaela Gleave, Nasim Nasr, Julie Rrap, Christian Thompson, Kawita Vatanajyankur, Daniel von Sturmer, Justine Williams, William Yang
Under the Sun: Reimagining Max Dupain’s Sunbaker

Australian Centre Photo, Sydney (AU)
18 Feb 2017 – 17 Apr 2017

with Christopher Day, Nasim Nasr, Julie Rrap, Kawita Vatanajyankur
Australian Exotica

Museum of Australian Photography, Melbourne (AU)
20 Apr 2016 – 29 May 2016

with Marian Drew, Joseph McGlennon, Polixeni Papapetrou, Darren Siwes, Robyn Stacey, Christian Thompson, Anne Zahalka
What's in a face? aspects of portrait photography

Art Gallery NSW, Sydney (AU)
24 Sep 2011 – 5 Feb 2012

with Ben Cauchi, Olive Cotton, Max Dupain, Paul Foelsche, Nan Goldin, Carol Jerrems, Loretta Lux, Man Ray , Darren Sylvester, Edward Weston, Iwao Yamawaki
A Tribute To Photography

Primo Marella Gallery, Milano (IT)
9 Jun 2011 – 31 Jul 2011

with Eleanor Antin, Eelco Brand, Mat Collishaw, Tim Davis, Tacita Dean, WENG Fen, Naomi Fisher, YANG Fudong, Chitra Ganesh, Nan Goldin, Douglas Gordon, Timothy Greenfield-Sanders …
Head On Photography Festival

Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, Sydney (AU)
6 May 2011 – 11 Jun 2011

with Fiona Hall, Bill Henson, Tracey Moffatt, Julie Rrap, TV Moore, Anne Zahalka
Group show

Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, Sydney (AU)
8 Dec 2009 – 6 Feb 2010

with Isaac Julien, David Noonan
Rising Tide: Film and Video Works from the MCA Collection, Sydney

MCASD Downtown, San Diego (US)
22 Feb 2009 – 21 Jun 2009

with Shaun Gladwell, Todd McMillan, Kate Murphy, David Noonan, Susan Norrie, Patricia Piccinini , Tony Schwensen, The Kingpins, Daniel von Sturmer
Terra Nullius

Zeitgenössische Kunst aus Australien

ACC Galerie Weimar, Weimar (DE)
27 Jan 2009 – 22 Mar 2009

with George Gittoes, Mike Parr, Tony Schwensen, Natascha Stellmach
16th Biennale of Sydney: Revolutions - Forms That Turn

Biennale of Sydney, Sydney (AU)
18 Jun 2008 – 7 Sep 2008

with Ahmet Oeguet, Francis Alys, Qiu Anxiong, Qiu Anxiong, Ibon Aranberri, Pedro Barateiro, Hans Bellmer, Tamy Ben-Tor, Chris Burden, Jeremy Deller, Sam Durant, Valie Export …
Biennale Internazionale di Fotografia di Brescia 2006

Biennale Int. di Fotografia, Brescia (IT)
7 Jun 2006 – 14 Sep 2006

with Berenice Abbott, Marina Abramovic, Colette Alvarez Bravo, Lola Alvarez Bravo, Eleanor Antin, Diane Arbus, Lillian Bassman, Lillian Bassman, Letizia Battaglia, Vanessa Beecroft, Ruth Bernhard, Lynn Bianchi …
High Tide: new currents in contemporary art from Australia and New Zealand

Contemporary Art Centre (CAC) , Vilnius (LT)
2 Jun 2006 – 13 Aug 2006

with Shaun Gladwell, Tracey Moffatt, Patricia Piccinini , Rachel Rakena, The Kingpins, TV Moore
Who cares?

Boutwell Draper Gallery, Sydney (AU)
15 Mar 2006 – 13 Apr 2006

with Bill Henson, Lindy Lee, Tracey Moffatt, David Noonan
HIGH TIDE new currents in art from Australia and New Zealand

Zacheta National Gallery, Warszawa (PL)
14 Feb 2006 – 9 Apr 2006

with Brook Andrew, Guy Benfield, Mladen Bizumic, Shaun Gladwell, Matthew Griffin, Tracey Moffatt, Patricia Piccinini , Rachel Rakena, Scott Redford, Ann Shelton, Kathy Temin, The Kingpins …
Points of view: Australian photography 1985-95

Art Gallery NSW, Sydney (AU)
19 Nov 2005 – 29 Jan 2006

with Pat Brassington, Sandy Edwards, Anne Ferran, Rosemary Laing, Rose Farrell & George Parkin, Robyn Stacey, David Stephenson, Ingeborg Tyssen, William Yang, Anne Zahalka
Image & Imagination

Le Mois de la Photo à Montréal 2005

MOMENTA, Montréal (CA)
8 Sep 2005 – 10 Oct 2005

with Phil Bergerson, Diane Borsato, Karen Brett, Alain Bublex, Donigan Cumming, Michael Flomen, Rafael Goldchain, Toni Hafkenscheid, Toni Hafkenscheid, David Hlynsky, Lynne Marsh, Tracey Moffatt …
Faces in the Crowd

Painters of Modern Life from Manet to Today

Castello di Rivoli , Torino (IT)
6 Apr 2005 – 10 Jul 2005

with Eve Arnold, Eugene Atget, Christian Boltanski, Rene Burri, Sophie Calle, Robert Capa, Valie Export, George Grosz, Andreas Gursky, John Heartfield, Seydou Keita, William Kentridge …
NEW05

AUS Centre Contemporary Art, Melbourne (AU)
14 Mar 2005 – 15 May 2005

with Stuart Ringholt, Kathy Temin
Cromosoma X

Joyce & Co. Galleria Artistico Letterari, Genova (IT)
15 Apr 2005 – 15 May 2005

with Brunella Bianchini, Dafne Boggeri, Francesca Bontempi, Giulia Caira, Sophie Calle, Daniela Carati, Eleonora Chiesa, Anna Fabroni, Nan Goldin, Jan Groover, Jitka Hanzlova, Elisabeth Hölzl …
In a New Light: Australian Photography 1930s-2000

National Library of Australia, Canberra (AU)
2 Dec 2004 – 28 Mar 2005

with Alec T. Bolton, Jeff Carter (AUS), Harold Cazneaux, Olive Cotton, Peter Dombrovskis, Max Dupain, John Bertram Eaton, Jim Fitzpatrick, Roger Garwood, Fiona Hanson, Bruce Howard, Frank Hurley …
Faces in the Crowd

Painters of Modern Life from Manet to Today

Whitechapel Art Gallery, London (GB)
3 Dec 2004 – 6 Mar 2005

with Eve Arnold, Eugene Atget, Christian Boltanski, Rene Burri, Sophie Calle, Robert Capa, Valie Export, George Grosz, Andreas Gursky, John Heartfield, Seydou Keita, William Kentridge …
Cromosoma X

Galleria d'arte Sabrina Raffaghello, Ovada (IT)
8 Dec 2004 – 9 Jan 2005

with Brunella Bianchini, Dafne Boggeri, Francesca Bontempi, Giulia Caira, Sophie Calle, Daniela Carati, Eleonora Chiesa, Anna Fabroni, Nan Goldin, Jan Groover, Jitka Hanzlova, Elisabeth Hölzl …
Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam

Museum of Contemporary Art MoCAB, Belgrade
18 Sep 2004 – 12 Dec 2004

with Marina Abramovic, Vito Acconci, John Baldessari, Dara Birnbaum, Wim Delvoye, Jan Dibbets, Rineke Dijkstra, Jim Dine, Tracey Emin, Fischli & Weiss, Douglas Gordon, Andreas Gursky …
SENI Singapore 2004: Art & the Contemporary

Singapore Art Museum - SENI Art Festival, Singapore (SG)
1 Oct 2004 – 28 Nov 2004

with Antranik Anouchian, Arahmaiani, Guy Benfield, Collectif Videotage, Daniel Crooks, XING Danwen, Hashem el Madani, Shaun Gladwell, Heman Chong & Corinna Kniffki, Michael Lee Hong Hwee, Feng Mengbo, Tracey Moffatt …
Minority report

Århus Festival for Samtidskunst

Kunsthal Aarhus, Århus (DK)
25 Sep 2004 – 24 Oct 2004

with Ghazel, Amel Ibrahimovic, Maryam Jafri, Nalini Malani, Adrian Piper, Hito Steyerl
Adelaide Biennial of Australian Art

Contemporary Photo-Media

Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide (AU)
27 Feb 2004 – 30 May 2004

with Adam Ames & Andrew Bordwin, James Geurts, Bill Henson, Derek Kreckler, Rosemary Laing, Tracey Moffatt, Deborah Paauwe, Mike Parr, Patricia Piccinini , David Rosetzky, Darren Siwes, Linda Wallace …
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Salzburger Kunstverein, Salzburg (AT)
1 Apr 2004 – 16 May 2004

with Lisl Ponger
Perturbamento

Galleria Raffaella Cortese, Milano (IT)
3 Dec 2002 – 28 Feb 2003

with Sophie Calle, Zoe Leonard, Gina Pane
dOCUMENTA (11)

documenta, Kassel (DE)
8 Jun 2002 – 15 Sep 2002

with Eija-Liisa Ahtila, Kutluğ Ataman, Bernd & Hilla Becher, Zarina Bhimji, John Bock, Pavel Braila, Luis Camnitzer, Stan Douglas, Carlos Garaicoa, David Goldblatt, Craigie Horsfield, Feng Mengbo …

Events

Melbourne Art Fair 2025

Melbourne Art Fair, Melbourne (AU)
20 Feb 2025 – 23 Feb 2025

with Tony Albert, Ceal Floyer, Erin Hefferon, Bill Henson, Oliver Laric, Tracey Moffatt, Fiona Pardington
24th Biennale of Sydney

Ten Thousand Suns

Biennale of Sydney, Sydney (AU)
9 Mar 2024 – 10 Jun 2024

with Monira Al Qadiri, Tony Albert, Serwah Attafuah, Köken Ergun, Chitra Ganesh, Josh Kline, Agnieszka Kurant, Lawrence Lek, Tracey Moffatt, Sergei Parajanov, Agnieszka Polska, Ming Wong …
Sharjah Biennial 15

Thinking Historically in the Present

Sharjah Biennial, Sharjah (AE)
7 Feb 2023 – 11 Jun 2023

with Erkan Oezgen, John Akomfrah, Monira Al Qadiri, Farah Al Qasimi, Brook Andrew, Malala Andrialavidrazana, Kader Attia, Sammy Baloji, Pablo Bartholomew, Basel Abbas and Ruanne Abou-Rahme, Maria Magdalena Campos-Pons, Carolina Caycedo …
PHOTO 2020

a major new international festival of photography

PHOTO Melbourne, Melbourne (AU)
23 Apr 2020 – 10 May 2020

with Adam Broomberg & Oliver Chanarin, Hoda Afshar, Brook Andrew, Emmanuelle Andrianjafy, Mathieu Asselin, Atong Atem, Ophelia Bakowski, Paola Balla, Anthea Behm, Jesse Boyd-Reid, Pat Brassington, Gabi Briggs …
Filmprogramm und Diskussion mit Destiny Deacon und Lisl Ponger

Salzburger Kunstverein, Salzburg (AT)

with Lisl Ponger
Walk and Don't Look Blak

Museum Contemporary Art, Sydney (AU)