Exhibition opening celebration | Ryan McGinley: YEARBOOK

Join us on 9 March to celebrate the opening of major international exhibition, Ryan McGinley: YEARBOOK, presented in partnership with PHOTO Australia.

This landmark photographic project is a feature of the PHOTO 2024 festival program, and marks the first Australian presentation of a solo exhibition from McGinley. The opening event will include an exclusive, in-person artist talk from Ryan McGinley and opening remarks from Justine Dalla Riva (CEO, Victoria Pride Centre). 

Refreshments will be available at this event, with drinks at bar prices.

Event details:

Saturday 9 March, 5:00-8:00PM

Level 1, Shepparton Art Museum

530 Wyndham Street, Shepparton VIC 3630

Opening remarks from Justine Dalla Riva (CEO, Victorian Pride Centre), followed by artist talk.

Please note: This exhibition contains full-frontal artistic nudity. Adult supervision is required for visitors under the age of 16.

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About YEARBOOK:

Consisting of a single artwork featuring over seven hundred vinyl-printed studio portraits of creatives living and working in New York City and adhered to every available inch of wall in the gallery, YEARBOOK is a major photographic installation that envelops the entire space with bold colour and form. Despite the distinct individuality of each subject, the posters are unified by McGinley’s exceptional skill in capturing a fleeting moment. First presented in New York City in 2009, McGinley has shown this ever-evolving work in major public institutions in Tokyo, Denmark, Korea, and Spain. 

About Ryan McGinley:

Ryan McGinley is a New York–based photographer. His early photos displayed the unseen intersection of skateboard and graffiti culture, with a strong queer focus. At age twenty-five, he became the youngest artist to have a solo show at the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York City (NYC). For over a decade, McGinley has road-tripped continuously throughout the United States to create work that incorporates the human body within the American landscape. 

Dubbed by GQ Magazine as “the most important photographer in America”, McGinley can often be found on the streets of NYC participating in queer activism, fighting for LGBTQIA+ rights. McGinley frequently presents international solo gallery and museum exhibitions and has an ongoing studio practice photographing members of NYC’s creative community. 

About Justine Dalla Riva:

Justine Dalla Riva is a passionate professional whose career spans both the commercial and not-for-profit sector. She is the CEO of Australia’s first purpose built LGBTIQ+ Pride Centre located on Fitzroy Street in St Kilda.

Justine joined the Pride Centre in 2018 and became its inaugural CEO in 2019. Justine is passionate about inclusion, equity and access for all, ensuring spaces are welcoming and inclusive for vibrant and diverse LGBTIQ+ communities so they can be their true and authentic selves. She seeks to celebrate diversity, harnessing diverse lived experiences to innovate, collaborate and create more cohesive and respectful environments.

Justine is a member of the City of Port Phillip LGBTIQ+ Advisory Committee, Fitzroy Street Business Association and Director of the newly established Pride Fund Ltd that seeks to grow the philanthropic pie for LGBTIQ+ spaces and places. A lifelong learner, she holds a Diploma of Governance, Masters in Marketing, Graduate Diploma in Graphic Design, BA with Hons and was a graduate of the Victorian Government’s 2019 LGBTIQ+ Leadership program.

Featured image: Ryan McGinley, YEARBOOK, installation view, Pretty Free at Marlborough Gallery, London, 2020. Image courtesy of the artist. © the artist.