Conrad Otto Kroker (1910–1989) was a mid-20th-century Australian photographer who spent the majority of his life living and working in Horsham, Victoria. A passionate observer of the Wimmera region, Kroker used his camera to record both the natural beauty and subtle transformations of his environment.
His photographs reflect a deep appreciation of the Australian landscape, capturing its textures, seasonal shifts, and quiet human presence.
The Horsham Regional Art Gallery is proud to be the custodian of more than 250 of his works, which demonstrate Kroker’s understanding of photography as both an artistic practice and a documentary tool.
Drawn entirely from the Horsham Regional Art Gallery collection, this exhibition revisits Kroker’s work as both an artistic and environmental archive, offering modern audiences the opportunity to reconnect with the land through his lens. His images speak not only to aesthetics but to a reverence for place, and to a photographic practice rooted in patience, care and attention.
This presentation has been developed to complement View from Here: Highlights from the National Gallery Collection, on loan from the National Gallery of Australia and on semi-permanent display in Horsham until mid-2027. Contextualised alongside works by artists associated with early colonial depictions of the Australian environment—such as Thomas Clark, Eugene von Guérard, and Nicholas Chevalier—Kroker’s photographs suggest a more grounded form of exploration: detailed, intimate, and affectionately attuned to the flora, fauna and built environment of the Wimmera.
Exhibition Information
DATES
08 November 2025 – 01 March 2026
Time
Daily 10:00am – 4:00pm
VENUE
Horsham Regional Art Gallery
80 Wilson Street
Horsham VIC 3400
COST
Free
Image: Con KROKER, Frost on sapling n.d., Cibachrome photograph, 24.6 x 19.5cm. 2003-100, Horsham Regional Art Gallery collection, gift of Nan Kroker, 2003.