After the success of the inaugural edition in 2024, Melbourne Sculpture Biennale returns this spring for a second edition, showcasing contemporary sculptural practice, accompanied by a series of public programs, at Billilla Mansion in Brighton.

Melbourne Sculpture Biennale 2026: Soft Systems brings together artists who engage critically with the intertwined systems that shape our contemporary world. Across sculpture, installation and site-responsive works – with a focus on new works created in responseto the specific site and context of Billilla Mansion – the artists employ diverse strategies to interrogate these systems and their impact on people, culture and the environment.

We are delighted to announce the twenty artists exhibiting in Melbourne Sculpture Biennale 2026: Soft Systems are:

Andrew Atchison, Lauren Berkowitz, Francis Carmody, Mikala Dwyer, Hannah Gartside, Mira Gojak, Bronwyn Hack, Naoise Halloran-Mackay, Lou Hubbard, Kait James, Christopher Langton, Jenna Mayilema Lee, Chris Madden, Beth Maslen, Glenda Nicholls, Nabilah Nordin, Nicholas Smith, Sebastian Temple, Isadora Vaughan and
Paul Yore.

Stay tuned for more announcements to come soon.

Melbourne Sculpture Biennale 2026 is proudly presented with the support of our Principal Partner, Bayside City Council.