About us

Alta Forma is a curated project space for artists working in expanded jewellery and object based practices.

Over the coming months we are excited to present new artwork and projects by Dell Stewart, Hedwig Crombie, Manon van Kouswijk, Allona Goren, Minhi Park, Meredith Turnbull, Mascha Moje, Mashara Wachjudy, Ella Badu, Roseanne Bartley, Audrey Tan, Warisa Somsuphangsri, Nani Puspasari, Katie Collins, Rachel Schenberg, Benjamin Woods, Yong-Ping Ren and more.

Alta Forma supports artists in creating experimental and socially engaged projects. The Alta Forma exhibition program is curated by Meredith Turnbull and guest artists/curators.

Alta Forma Director Dr Meredith Turnbull is a Naarm/Melbourne based artist, curator and writer. She has over 20 years experience in higher education and managerial and curatorial roles at some of Naarm/Melbourne’s most significant public and institutional spaces including the Australian Centre for Contemporary Art (ACCA); the Fiona and Sidney Myer Gallery at the Victorian College of the Arts; and Monash University Museum of Art (MUMA). Meredith has exhibited and curated exhibitions nationally and internationally and developed major projects in Australia for Ian Potter Museum of Art, Melbourne University, the Centre for Contemporary Photography, the National Gallery of Victoria and Heide Museum of Modern Art.