Artist Lecture - David Rosetzky

Thu 21 August 2025
6:00 pm 8:30 pm

Town Hall Gallery

360 Burwood Road
Hawthorn VIC 3122

Free
Accessible
08/21/2025 6:00 pm 08/21/2025 8:30 pm Artist Lecture - David Rosetzky Hear David Rosetzky speak about his artistic practice at the inaugural Town Hall Gallery Artist Lecture in 2025.For more than 2 decades, Rosetzky has used photography, video, and performance to explore the diversity of human identity and experience, offering fresh perspectives on self-perception and relationships.This event is presented alongside ‘Plural Selves: David Rosetzky’, a major retrospective exhibition of iconic works alongside a newly commissioned series created with participants from the LGBTQIA+ community of Boroondara. Guests attending in person can enjoy after-hours access to the exhibition. A guided tour will be available upon conclusion of the lecture, with the artist and a Town Hall Gallery curator. The Arts Bar will be open. For those who are attending online, you will receive a livestream link by 4 pm on the day of the event.About the exhibitionExperience the work of Melbourne-based contemporary artist David Rosetzky in this major retrospective exhibition. Known for his exploration of the plural self and the diversity of human identity, Rosetzky’s works investigate how individuals perceive themselves in relation to others, often through intimate, collaborative portraits of LGBTQIA+ and marginal identities. This exhibition features some of Rosetzky’s most iconic works alongside a newly commissioned series that directly engages with the LGBTQIA+ community of Boroondara. Through video installation and photography, Rosetzky creates a compelling dialogue between different generations and experiences, staging personal narratives that consider the evolution of gender, identity and community over time. Rosetzky's collaborative process involves in-depth conversations with local participants who exist outside traditional gender and sexuality norms, drawn from diverse age groups. Through these works, Rosetzky explores the intersection of personal and collective history and vision, creating a space for reflection, connection and representation. His work offers insight into the lived realities and thinking of these individuals, touching on themes of coming out, interpersonal relationships, cultural belonging and imagined futures. Drawing on his own ties to the Boroondara region and his identity as a member of the LGBTQIA+ community, this exhibition marks a significant new chapter for Rosetzky as he merges personal experience with broader social narratives. Celebrate the resilience, diversity and stories of the LGBTQIA+ community, and witness how art can foster empathy, visibility and dialogue.Book your ticketsIn-person attendance: Book for in-person  Stream online: Book for onlineAccessibility at this spaceaccessible car parkingautomatic doorsaccessible toiletsrampsclear signagetactile signageliftswide passageways. , City of Boroondara [email protected] Australia/Melbourne public

Event details

Hear David Rosetzky speak about his artistic practice at the inaugural Town Hall Gallery Artist Lecture in 2025.

For more than 2 decades, Rosetzky has used photography, video, and performance to explore the diversity of human identity and experience, offering fresh perspectives on self-perception and relationships.

This event is presented alongside ‘Plural Selves: David Rosetzky’, a major retrospective exhibition of iconic works alongside a newly commissioned series created with participants from the LGBTQIA+ community of Boroondara. 

Guests attending in person can enjoy after-hours access to the exhibition. A guided tour will be available upon conclusion of the lecture, with the artist and a Town Hall Gallery curator. The Arts Bar will be open. 

For those who are attending online, you will receive a livestream link by 4 pm on the day of the event.

About the exhibition

Experience the work of Melbourne-based contemporary artist David Rosetzky in this major retrospective exhibition. Known for his exploration of the plural self and the diversity of human identity, Rosetzky’s works investigate how individuals perceive themselves in relation to others, often through intimate, collaborative portraits of LGBTQIA+ and marginal identities. 

This exhibition features some of Rosetzky’s most iconic works alongside a newly commissioned series that directly engages with the LGBTQIA+ community of Boroondara. Through video installation and photography, Rosetzky creates a compelling dialogue between different generations and experiences, staging personal narratives that consider the evolution of gender, identity and community over time. 

Rosetzky's collaborative process involves in-depth conversations with local participants who exist outside traditional gender and sexuality norms, drawn from diverse age groups. Through these works, Rosetzky explores the intersection of personal and collective history and vision, creating a space for reflection, connection and representation. His work offers insight into the lived realities and thinking of these individuals, touching on themes of coming out, interpersonal relationships, cultural belonging and imagined futures. 

Drawing on his own ties to the Boroondara region and his identity as a member of the LGBTQIA+ community, this exhibition marks a significant new chapter for Rosetzky as he merges personal experience with broader social narratives. Celebrate the resilience, diversity and stories of the LGBTQIA+ community, and witness how art can foster empathy, visibility and dialogue.

Book your tickets

In-person attendance: Book for in-person  

Stream online: Book for online

Accessibility at this space

  • accessible car parking
  • automatic doors
  • accessible toilets
  • ramps
  • clear signage
  • tactile signage
  • lifts
  • wide passageways.
Contact
Boroondara Arts Team