Michael Muir: The Shape of Colour

September 25 – November 29, 2026

Manly Art Gallery Museum

Michael Muir, Lifeboat, 2023, oil on linen, 137 x 167cm. Courtesy the artist & Jan Murphy Gallery Brisbane

This survey exhibition brings together key works from the past decade of Michael Muir‘s practice, tracing the development of his distinctive visual language through his use of colour, form and composition. Acclaimed for his vibrant, contemplative landscapes that dissolve the line between memory and reality, Muir creates paintings that are felt as much as they are seen. His bold, intuitive use of colour invites viewers into expressive and deeply sensory landscapes that play with memory and reality, transforming the familiar into immersive and dream-like states.

Manly Art Gallery Museum

1a West Esplanade, Manly, NSW, 2095, Australia

  • Monday: Closed
  • Tuesday: 10am – 5pm
  • Wednesday: 10am – 5pm
  • Thursday: 10am – 5pm
  • Friday: 10am – 5pm
  • Saturday: 10am – 5pm
  • Sunday: 10am – 5pm

Closed on public holidays

02 8495 5036