Chelsea Hopper

Chelsea Hopper is a curator and writer based in Narrm/Melbourne.

By Chelsea Hopper, 19 Jul 2025

<p>Installation view of Janet Burchill & Jennifer McCamley, <em>Simone Weil Project: Human Personality</em>, 2025. Courtesy of Neon Parc Brunswick.</p>

Burchill / McCamley, Simone Weil Project: Human Personality, Neon Parc 27 Jun – 26 Jul 2025 Janet Burchill: Solastalgia, Neon Parc 27 Jun – 26 Jul 2025

By Art Writing and Criticism Students, Amy Stuart, Chelsea Hopper, 24 May 2025

<p>Installation view of Tina Stefanou: You Can’t See Speed, Australian Centre for Contemporary Art, Melbourne, 2025. Courtesy the artists. Photo: Andrew Curtis</p>

Tina Stefanou: You Can’t See Speed, Australian Centre for Contemporary Art (ACCA) 4 Apr – 7 Jun 2025

By Chelsea Hopper, 3 May 2025

<p>Robert Ashton, <em>Carol Davies, Peter Crowe, Carol Jerrems, Richard Muggleton</em>, 1970, silver gelatin print, 20 x 25 cm. Courtesy of the artist.</p>

The Basement: Photography from Prahran College (1968–1981), Museum of Australian Photography (MAPh) 1 Mar – 25 May 2025

By Chelsea Hopper, 17 Jun 2023

Catherine Opie, *Melissa & Lake, Durham, North Carolina*, 1998, C-type print, 40 x 50 cm. © Catherine Opie Courtesy Regen Projects, Los Angeles and Lehmann Maupin, New York, Hong Kong, London, and Seoul

Catherine Opie: Binding Ties, Heide Museum of Modern Art 1 Apr – 9 Jul 2023

By Chelsea Hopper, 1 Apr 2023

Claire Lambe, *Sudden bursts of nasty laughter*, 2022–23 (still); video with sound. Commissioned by the National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne. Courtesy of the artist and Sarah Scout Presents, Melbourne © Claire Lambe and Sarah Scout Presents, Melbourne

Melbourne Now, National Gallery of Victoria | The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia 24 Mar – 20 Aug 2023

By Chelsea Hopper, 20 Aug 2022

Installation view of Simon Zoric, *Root, hog, or die*, 2022. Courtesy of LON Gallery.

Simon Zoric: Root, hog, or die, Lon Gallery 27 Jul – 20 Aug 2022 Lou Hubbard: 1976, Savage Garden 16 Jul – 30 Jul 2022

By Chelsea Hopper, 23 Apr 2022

Frances Barrett, *Meatus* 2020. Courtesy the artist. Ear worms: Debris Facility. Photo: Charles Dennington

Frances Barrett: Meatus, Australian Centre for Contemporary Art (ACCA) 2 Apr – 19 Jun 2022

By Chelsea Hopper, 23 Oct 2021

Installation view of Stuart Ringholt, *Landscapes and Factories*, STATION. Courtesy the artist and STATION. Photo: Christo Crocker

Stuart Ringholt, Landscapes and Factories 25 Sep – 30 Oct 2021

By Chelsea Hopper, 8 Aug 2021

Installation view of Matthew Harris' solo exhibition at FUTURES gallery.

Spring1883, Nicholas Thompson Gallery, Sutton Gallery

By Chelsea Hopper, 10 Apr 2021

Installation view of Ruth Maddison: It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, 2021, Centre for Contemporary Photography. Photo: J Forsyth.

Ruth Maddison, It was the best of times, it was the worst of times 25 Feb – 18 Apr 2021

By Chelsea Hopper, 26 Dec 2020

Marcus McKenzie, The Crying Room, Arts Centre Melbourne

By Chelsea Hopper, 26 Sep 2020

Installation view of Alex Hobba, *A Gun Went Off in Human Resources*, 2020. Photo: Jordan Halsall

Alex Hobba, A Gun Went Off in Human Resources, TCB art inc. 2 Jul – 13 Dec 2020 Alex Cuffe, Love is the Length of Her Hair, TCB art inc. 2 Jul – 13 Dec 2020

By Chelsea Hopper, 9 May 2020

View of Visage (2018-19) prints in the laboratory, 2019. Image credit: Tolarno Galleries.

Justine Varga, Tachisme, Tolarno Galleries 4 Apr – 9 May 2020

By Chelsea Hopper, 22 Feb 2020

Elizabeth Gower, LOCATIONS, Sutton Gallery 1 Feb – 29 Feb 2020

By Chelsea Hopper, 11 May 2019

Taryn Simon: Contraband, Anna Schwartz Gallery 2 Apr – 1 Jun 2019

By Chelsea Hopper, 2 Jun 2018

Diane Arbus: American Portraits, Heide Museum of Modern Art 21 Mar – 17 Jun 2018

By Chelsea Hopper, 18 Nov 2017

Jenny Watson: The Fabric of Fantasy, Heide Museum of Modern Art 4 Nov – 3 Mar 2018