2023 Alastair Swayn Legacy Exhibition

The inaugural Alastair Swayn Legacy Exhibition was launched in 2023 under the banner, ‘Light, Colour and Humanity – the Legacy of Alastair Swayn’

11 March - 28 May 2023, Canberra Museum + Gallery, Canberra

The inaugural exhibition Creative Director was Ian Wong, of Monash University. The showcase was exhibited as part of the 2023 Enlighten Canberra festival, and later opened at the Canberra Museum and Gallery from 11 March – 28 May 2023. The exhibition celebrated Alastair’s architectural legacy in the National Capital, and highlighted his use of light and colour and his human-centred approach to design in his everyday life. 

The exhibition, Light, Colour, Humanity – The Legacy of Alastair Swayn was curated by colour and combined the three elements:

LIGHT - Photographic images taken by John Gollings AO of significant projects by the late Canberra-based architect and designer, Alastair Swayn AO.

COLOUR - Australian designed objects from the Ian Wong Collection.

HUMANITY - A film and narrative text that focusses on humanity-centred design.

The exhibition received a 2023 Good Design Award in the Built Environment Installation Design category.

Partners: Canberra Museum and Gallery, Monash University, Robin Boyd Foundation. 

The following short video was produced for the exhibition by the curatorial team in conjunction with the Robin Boyd Foundation.