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Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery (MPRG) is a public art gallery on the Mornington Peninsula, south-east of Melbourne, Australia. The gallery opened in 1971, and holds both traditional and contemporary Australian art. [1] The gallery is host to the National Works on Paper (NWOP) acquisitive art competition, established in 1998. [2]
In 2013 the gallery hosted an exhibition of Archibald Prize paintings, setting a gallery attendance record of 48,000. [3] The Archibald Prize Touring Exhibition returned to the gallery in 2023. [4]
In November 2023, the gallery was the first stop for the National Gallery of Australia's Know My Name: Australian Women Artists touring exhibition. [5]
Artists whose work is held by the Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery include Constance Stokes. [6]
The National Works on Paper (NWOP) biennial acquisition award for contemporary Australian artists is open to works in drawing, printmaking, digital prints and paper sculpture. [7] [8]
The gallery is a member of the Public Galleries Association of Victoria. [9]