FORD AUSTRALIA LTD, Geelong, Victoria (manufacturer) est. 1925, XA Ford Falcon GT (RPO83), coupe 1973 (manufactured). Designed by Allan Jackson, Brian Rossi and Jack Telnack. Collection of Les Dole, Gippsland, Victoria. Shifting Gear: Design, Innovation and the Australian Car, National Gallery of Victoria, The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia, Federation Square, Flinders St, Melbourne (VIC), until 12 July 2015 – ngv.vic.gov.au

Lev Vykopal, ‘Australian front line, The Nek’ 2014, acrylic, shellac and soil on paper, 136 x 58cm. Gallipoli ‘The Beautiful City’, Fremantle Arts Centre, 1 Finnerty Street, Fremantle (WA), 11 April – 24 May 2015 – fac.org.au

Petrus Spronk, ‘Landscape of the mind’ 2012, ceramic, 16 x 26 x 26cm. Winner of the 2013 Manningham Victorian Ceramic Art Award. Manningham City Council Art Collection. Image courtesy the artist. Manningham Victorian Ceramic Art Award 2015, Manningham Art Gallery, Manningham City Square (MC²), 687 Doncaster Road, Doncaster (VIC), until 9 May 2015 – manningham.vic.gov.au/manningham-art-gallery

Gareth Hart and Justine Walsh, Odd Ball ‘King and Queen’, Dandenong Ranges Open Studios Weekend, across the Dandenong Ranges (VIC), 18 – 19 April 2015 – burrinja.org.au

ARTEK, Helsinki (manufacturer), Finnish est. 1935, Alvar AALTO (designer) Finnish 1898–1976, Armchair 41 1930 (designed), early 1970s (manufactured), laminated Birch, painted plywood, 63.7 x 61.1 x 86.6 cm. National Gallery of Victoria. Melbourne. Purchased, 1975. ‘Nordic Cool: Modernist Design’, National Gallery of Victoria, NGV International, 180 St Kilda Road, Melbourne (VIC), until 31 December 2015 – ngv.vic.gov.au

Andrew Cowen, ‘Matthew Martin’ 2013, digital print. National Photographic Portrait Prize 2014 Exhibition, Manningham Art Gallery, Manningham City Square (MC²), 687 Doncaster Road, Doncaster (VIC), until 9 May 2015 – manningham.vic.gov.au/manningham-art-gallery

Ned Hatch, ‘Untitled’ 2014, photography and photoshop manipulation, 42 x 59.4 cm. ARTIFISH // ARTIFICE, M16 Artspace, Blaxland Crescent Griffith (ACT), 16 April – 3 May 2015 – m16artspace.com

David Lawrey & Jaki Middleton, ‘The Bear that wasn’t’ 2013, sculpture. Courtesy the artists and Gallery 9, Sydney. ‘Between Worlds’ – Landscapes in contemporary/popular culture, Hawkesbury Regional Gallery, Deerubbin Centre -1st Floor, 300 George Street Windsor (NSW), 10 April – 24 May – hawkesbury.nsw.gov.au

Hannah Bath, ‘Real Matter’, watercolour, collage, crayon and coloured pencil on paper, 28 x 38cm. ‘On Foot’, Sawtooth ARI, Level 1, 160 Cimitiere St, Launceston (TAS) – sawtooth.org.au