Melville Contemporary is a biennial art commissioning program for experimental art. In 2025 it awarded commissions to seven Western Australian artists to produce exploratory new work for group exhibition at Goolugatup Heathcote.

The Melville Contemporary 2025 artists were Amy Perejuan-Capone, Andrew Varano, Bennett Miller, Brighde O’Hara, Bryce Olsen, Pip Lewi and Mohammed ‘Ayo Busari’.

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Mohammed ‘Ayo Busari’, Home Frequencies: Ẹ Káàbọ̀, 2025, four-speaker immersive sound (14’57”), video with poetry text (2’40”). Installation view. Photo: Aaron Claringbold
Pip Lewi, A cup of sugar…, 2024-2025, print with herringbone stencil on rag, found brick and epoxy, etched mortar, bondcrete and polyester rope, line marking spray on synthetic turf, found objects and grout on board. Installation view. Photo: Aaron Claringbold
Pip Lewi, A cup of sugar…, 2024-2025, print with herringbone stencil on rag, found brick and epoxy, etched mortar, bondcrete and polyester rope, line marking spray on synthetic turf, found objects and grout on board. Photo: Aaron Claringbold.
Bryce Olsen, President (throne), 2025, timber, aluminium, black silk. Installation view. Photo: Aaron Claringbold
Bryce Olsen, President (throne), 2025, timber, aluminium, black silk. Detail. Photo: Aaron Claringbold
Bennett Miller, Hyperbolic Orbit, 2025, mixed media installation. Installation view. Photo: Aaron Claringbold
Bennett Miller, Hyperbolic Orbit, 2025, mixed media installation. Detail. Photo: Aaron Claringbold
Bennett Miller, Hyperbolic Orbit, 2025, mixed media installation. Detail. Photo: Aaron Claringbold
Brighde O’Hara, Butterfly Kisses, 2025, various fabrics, dyed fabric, embroidery, various threads, wool, freshwater pearls, glass beads, semi-precious stone beads, sequins, various gems, swarovski crystal gems, sea shells, ink, paint, gouache, glitter hairspray, paper mâché, recycled bed frame, cage wire mesh, wire, various foams, wadding, stuffing, fence posts, L bar posts, tiles, porcelain, grout, plaster bandage, spray paint, wood, grass, artist’s own recorded heartbeat. Installation view. Photo: Aaron Claringbold
Brighde O’Hara, Butterfly Kisses, 2025, various fabrics, dyed fabric, embroidery, various threads, wool, freshwater pearls, glass beads, semi-precious stone beads, sequins, various gems, swarovski crystal gems, sea shells, ink, paint, gouache, glitter hairspray, paper mâché, recycled bed frame, cage wire mesh, wire, various foams, wadding, stuffing, fence posts, L bar posts, tiles, porcelain, grout, plaster bandage, spray paint, wood, grass, artist’s own recorded heartbeat. Detail. Photo: Aaron Claringbold
Amy Perejuan-Capone, Vdes, 2025, bees, copper, gold, salt, glass. Installation view. Photo: Aaron Claringbold
Amy Perejuan-Capone, Vdes, 2025, bees, copper, gold, salt, glass. Detail. Photo: Aaron Claringbold
Andrew Varano, Letters and numbers number one, 2025, mixed media (left); Letters and numbers number two, 2025, mixed media (right). Photo: Aaron Claringbold
Andrew Varano, Numbers and numbers, 2025, mixed media. Detail. Photo: Aaron Claringbold.