Lesley Kendall: MOTHS
17th April 2021 – 22nd May
Artist Machinery Street Gallery
Normally a paper artist, Lesley Kendall felt compelled to use clay to express the significant…
Queensland Aboriginal Creations: Agency and Legacy
Until 18th June
UQ Anthropology Museum
There is no doubt that the story of Queensland Aboriginal Creations (QAC) is a provocative…
Khadim Ali: Invisible Border
10th April – 5th June
Institute of Modern Art
“I became other. I became one of the wearied, dusty faces from across the border.…
Anne & Gordon Samstag Scholarships
30th June, 2021
A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity open to Australian visual artists to complete a year-long placement in an international…
KILGOUR PRIZE 2021
30th May, 2021
The KILGOUR PRIZE is Newcastle Art Gallery’s annual art prize for figurative and portrait painting.…
Botanica
7th - 16th May
City Botanic Gardens
Discover a stunning open-air art exhibition in the heart of Brisbane City at Botanica – Contemporary…
Now & Then: Works from Papunya Tula Artists 1974-2020
26th March - 2nd May
FireWorks Gallery
The Papunya Tula Art Movement began in 1971 when a school teacher, Geoffrey Bardon, encouraged…
REFLECTION DISTORTION
17th April – 22nd May
Artisan
There is a common misconception that the purpose of highly crafted work is to primarily…
Lethbridge Landscape Art Prize
29th April - 9th May
Lethbridge Gallery
We are pleased to announce the inaugural Lethbridge Landscape Prize will be showing from 29 April – 9…
Michael Cook: Natures Mortes
17th March – 1st May
Andrew Baker Art Dealer
In this new series, Michael Cook moves into the art-historical tradition of still life, while…
Ngale Sisters
7th April - 8th May
Mitchell Fine Art
Soft pastel hues and multiple layers of colourings form the common thread in an Aboriginal…
Spencer Harvie: Dungeon Master
10th April - 1st May
Metro Arts
This exhibition draws from Spencer’s recent experience in running sessions of the fantasy role playing…
Kink: Recording Australia's Queer Art History
15th May, 11:00am - 1:00pm
Griffith University Art Museum
Kink is delighted to present their first town hall discussion. In the first stages of…
First Nations Curators in Conversation
21st May, 1:00pm
Griffith University Art Museum (Online)
Join Wanda Nanibush, Brenda Croft, Megan Tamati-Quennell & Rea Saunders in conversation with Shannon Brett…
Brodie O'Loughlin: Chromium SS
1st - 16th May
The Walls
CHROMIUM-SS is the first major solo exhibition by Gold Coast based artist BRODIE O’LOUGHLIN. The…
Radical Localism
15th May, 10:00am - 4:00pm
Artisan
An installation, community intervention and fashion symposium. Radical Localism is an installation, community intervention and…
Linde Ivimey: Bonafides
4th - 22nd May
Jan Murphy Gallery
Jan Murphy Gallery is excited to present the new exhibition from Linde Ivimey, ‘Bonafides’. Ivimey’s…
Kurt Schwerdt: A Collection of Images
2nd May, 5:00pm
Black Bear Lodge
Kurt Schwerdt’s candid photography style has been grown from the love of music & a…
12 HRS DRONEFEST
22nd May - 23rd May
KEPK
12 hours of long form ambient-grind and bliss in equal measure. Featuring a range of…
Jennifer Hillhouse: Stones and Structures of the Sea
21st May, 6:00 - 9:00pm
Vacant Assembly
Jennifer Hillhouse’s first solo exhibition, “Stones and Structures of the Sea” is an arrangement of…
All my friends are (leaving) returning to Brisbane
21st April — 16th May
Outer Space
All my friends are leaving returning to Brisbane takes influence from the indie rom-com All my friends are…
Sandra Selig & Primitive Motion: Infinite Space
15th May, 6:00 - 9:00pm
St Patrick's Church (Valley)
‘Infinite Space’ is a site-specific installation and live performance work that draws on the architecture…
Callum McGrath: Deviations
14th - 16th May
Outer Space @ Living Edge
‘Deviations’ is a collaborative video project dedicated to celebrating and highlighting the importance of queer…
Queer spaces, collaboration & generating community in Brisbane
1st May. 12:00 - 1:00pm
Institute of Modern Art
How can we imagine a collective queer future? In a panel discussion facilitated by 4ZZZ’s…
Speaking Up: Responding to On Earth
8th May, 2:00 - 3:15pm
QUT Art Museum
Experience creative thinkers and artists sharing new ideas and perspectives on the current opportunities and…
Amy Sargeant: CLIMAX
7th - 9th May
Contra
Meanjin (Brisbane) based protest artist Amy Sargeant takes over CONTRA with a new performance and…
Marisa Purcell: Endlessness
20th April - 8th May
Edwina Corlette Gallery
These paintings insist on communicating with you. It’s hard to escape the colour that reflects…
Excerpts
24th April - 1st May
The Block, QUT
The exhibition features a selection of artworks, produced by five artists concluding their Masters and…
Leigh Lynam + Stuart Meyer-Plath
28th April - 8th May
QCA Galleries
Unravel | Leigh Lynam – Webb Gallery Unravel is an investigation into embracing decolonial methods.…
Natalie Lavelle: Physical Perception
7th - 8th May
STABLE
Physical Perception is a gathering of life-size works that appear to be in negotiation of…
Keemon Williams: How to Beat a Dead Horse
7th - 22nd May
Kuiper
How to Beat a Dead Horse is a solo exhibition of new work by local artist…
Landing
4th - 22nd May
Side Gallery
Side Gallery’s annual small work or “smalls” group exhibition joins BAD2021 . A group show…
The Tent Dress Project: IVY NIU
21st - 23rd May
Newstead Studios
A fashion collaboration that brings together ten artists to create ten one-off tent dress creations.…
Kyra Mancktelow: As We Stand
7th - 16th May
Outer Space
As We Stand is a capsule exhibition series installed in the Outer Space Window Gallery, showcasing…
Visaya Hoffie: Hot’n’Heinous
12th - 16th May
Innerspace Contemporary Art
Hot’n’Heinous can refer to many things, including the experience of the worst days of a…
Sweat on the Dancefloor
15th May, 6:00pm - 9:00pm
Outer Space
It’s sweaty. It’s safe. It’s Shandy. Brisbane’s favourite queer art and dance showcase! For most,…



































