Mudgee Arts Precinct to host iconic American and International Artwork
Published on 12 September 2025
Mudgee Arts Precinct is delighted to announce it will receive important American and international artworks thanks to the Commonwealth Government’s Sharing the National Collection program.
The gallery will welcome a total of 41 works on long term loan from the National Gallery of Australia by some of the world’s most celebrated artists including Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein and David Hockney. There will be four exhibitions in total, beginning with Icons of Pop Art: Warhol and Lichtenstein, opening Friday 24 October 2025 which will be on display until 15 March 2026.
The first exhibition features four works by Warhol including one of his iconic soup cans Campbell’s Soup II – Cheddar Cheese (1969) from the National Gallery’s extensive Kenneth Tyler Collection. It will also showcase six works by renowned American Pop artist, Roy Lichtenstein including Reflections on The Scream (1990).
Gallery Curator Lizzy Galloway described securing such significant works as “a coup for the region. Mudgee Arts Precinct has been working closely with the National Gallery of Australia for the past two years to bring these important works to the region,” Ms Galloway said.
“We have no doubt many people will travel to Mudgee to see artworks usually only available in major institutions in our capital cities. Over the next two years, visitors will enjoy four major exhibitions beginning with Icons of Pop Art. The second exhibition will feature works by British artist David Hockney including three pieces from his Paper Pool series (1978). This will be followed by an exhibition of Lichtenstein’s Bull series then later, works by Willem de Kooning, Maurice Sendak, Masami Teraoka, Helen Frankenthaler and Frank Stella.”
Mudgee Arts Precinct is open seven days a week from 9am to 5pm. Entry is free.
These works of art are on long term loan from the National Gallery of Australia with support from the Australian Government as part of Sharing the National Collection. #ArtAcrossAustralia.