Nature’s apparent chaos is ultimately deceptive: oceanic tides are orchestrated by powerful astronomical helixes, and the bee-swarm returns to a hive of mathematical precision. Jason Fitzgerald works on similar principles, creating labyrinthine sculptural reliefs that resonate with the minutiae of nature whilst distilling a universal rhythm. A professional cabinet maker…

Grounded in the idea that no event occurs in isolation, Daniel Clifford’s practice explores the unpredictable intersections that shape objects, identities, and lived experiences. These intersections—whether uplifting, devastating, or ambivalent—leave traces upon and within us, becoming part of our personal and collective narratives. In Wherever They Place You, and Wherever…

The Brisbane Street Art Festival (BSAF) is a new project concept conceived by an innovative creative collective that intends to enhance the Brisbane community and inspire individuals through public art. The team at BSAF will be offering many unique spaces that present artists and creatives from many disciplines an opportunity…

The work of painter Sam Fullbrook (1922 -2004) is characterized by a child-like technique of simple forms and broad, bright colour. Fulbrook joined the National Gallery of Victoria School after the Second World War and later worked in Queensland and the Northern Territory, where he painted local Indigenous communities. He…

We invite you to join Elysha Rei, Tess Maunder and Museum of Brisbane Director Renai Grace in conversation about the Museum’s inaugural Artist-In-Residence program. Join us for an evening to hear first-hand about Elysha Rei’s experience at Museum of Brisbane, listen to Tess Maunder’s recent adventures as an international curator…

WHEN : 19th Feb – 9th March WHERE : Jan Murphy Gallery Jason Benjamin resists the dominance of ideas in contemporary art – he prefers to champion art as experience. Benjamin’s exquisitely rendered oil paintings, with their careful distillation of light and space, invite contemplation and emotional engagement. Despite now…

WHEN : 2nd November, 12:00pm – 11:30pm WHERE : Brisbane Powerhouse Pull, push, rip and ravage the known fabric of reality. 2high will unsettle your perceptions and reveal new truths. These are our worlds, vulnerable and breathtaking. 130 artists, 20 bands, 16 shows and 200 metres of vines will pack…

  In ām / ammā / mā maram artist Sancintya Mohini Simpson researches her matrilineal heritage, making visible the histories of indentured Indian women that remain marginal or erased in colonial archives. A first-generation Australian and descendant of labourers sent from the port of Madras (now Chennai), India, to work on sugar…

Terre Thaemlitz returns once more to the IMA for MONO 30. Thaemlitz will present ‘Deproduction’, an investigation into the awkward, uncomfortable, and hypocritical power dynamics behind Western Humanist notions of family, and how they function internationally through processes of globalisation. Terre Thaemlitz is an award-winning multi-media producer, writer, public speaker,…

Join Taiwanese-American artist Tehching Hsieh at GOMA in conversation with Russell Storer, Curatorial Manager, Asian and Pacific Art, QAGOMA. Hsieh is in Australia for One Year Performance 1980 – 1981’ (Time Clock Piece) currently on display at Carriageworks, Sydney and will discuss this and other projects in this special event.…

A predominantly coastal population, seafood is engrained in the Australian way of life. Special occasions are marked with consuming copious amounts of moreish creatures from the deep blue. Artists Deirdre Bean and Mirra Whale explore this concept from different perspectives in their latest exhibition ‘A Feast for the Eyes’. For…

WHEN : 16th Oct – 3rd Nov WHERE : Edwina Corlette Gallery Miranda Skoczek’s art gestures towards utopia. Her paintings, which draw freely from across the globe’s visual languages, allow the viewer to witness the birth of new meanings and relationships, and imagine how the fantastical spaces that materialize out…

FORCES OF PRODUCTION is a site-specific series of experiments investigating The WALLS Art Space, and by extension the public spaces of Miami. Over the residency period through a series of interventions and contextual habits, the artist explored the on-site gallery storeroom and the local urban landscape to collect found materials,…

Step inside rainy – a meditative sound installation by Brisbane artist Ross Manning that transforms the rhythms of falling water into music for the soul. Inspired by the chaos and calm of changing weather, rainy draws attention to the simple, overlooked joy of rain. Manning composes with water droplets, turning…

Although titled The Glow, there is nothing diffuse about the paintings in this exhibition. Here, Quilty’s canvases act as the collision point of external and internal forces, confronting in their assessment of the current state of affairs. The exhibition features a series of portraits, many of which are self-portraits including a…

Our final exhibition at SGAR will be a group show featuring the work of two emerging artists, entitled Placement. Monika Correa and Christopher Bassi construct representations of narratives and objects to navigate their individual bi-cultural experiences. The exhibition will feature illustrations, painting and sculpture, and we hope this show will…

Queensland Rail has undertaken a multimillion dollar project to renovate Brisbane railway stations, including using the best of Queensland artists to add colour and vibrancy.These artists, consisting of designers, sculptors, printmakers, painters, installation artists and sign writers, have come together to collaborate for this amazing project. The 20/20 Station Renovation…

Belinda Sinclair & Clairy Laurence Ceramics. Through A Glass Darkly is an exhibition of new and recent works. Both artists are inspired by esoteric mythologies and folklore in developing their work. Opening Night: July 3rd – 6pm – 9pm 

Calling to Country is an exhibition by young Indigenous contemporary artists. ‘Calling to Country’ is a group exhibition that expresses identity, culture and the desire to return home. Showcasing artworks by a new generation of visual storytellers; Madeleine Coleman, Jody Rallah, Sam Harrison, Christi Hollingsworth, and Kyah Welsh McKnight. Please…

In the historic setting of the Spring Hill Reservoirs, an experimental lis­ten­ing ses­sion trac­ing root sys­tems of botany, psy­chol­ogy, lan­guage and coloni­sa­tion. Artists use voice to unearth sub­ter­ranean threads, tap­ping cham­bered mem­o­ries and gen­er­at­ing new echoes within this former arti­fi­cial body of water. JAYE CARCARY’s spoken word med­i­ta­tion will open…

Residue + Response: Tamworth Textile Triennial builds on the rich legacy of the Tamworth Fibre Textile Collection, which first began in 1973 and celebrates fifty years of Australian textile innovation and artistry. Curated by Dr Carol McGregor, this fifth iteration brings together artists from across the country to explore how…

This April we are presenting new and recent works by Raquel Ormella across Galleries 1 & 2. Recent experimental abstract textiles will be shown alongside the Blockade in the Studio series. Image: Raquel Ormella, Installation view: Craftivism, 2019. Photo by Christian Capurro. 

(un)grounded: as if I was releasing something is a solo exhibition by Sharna Barker that explores the boundaries of contemporary self-portraiture. Her paintings and sculptures—as somatic (re)constructions of self—foreground disintegration, unpredictability, and failure, as ‘self’ appears and disappears interchangeably. Sharna underscores material and formal precarity to propose alternative modes of…

Part of Peter Breen’s life narrative is his unavoidable attraction to silence, stillness, thresholds and liminal spaces in the pursuit of mystery and spiritual realities. This exhibition of working drawings and painted sketches represent his exploration of silence through two media: the writings of Thomas Merton – mystic and Trappist…

Digi Youth Arts (DYA) takes over the IMA with performances responding to historical stories in the work of Ryan Presley and Fiona Foley. DYA Artistic Director Alethea Beetson constructs a series of roving performances, reflecting on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories. Performers draw inspiration from costumes seen in Foley’s…

WHEN : 9th Nov, 6:00pm WHERE : The Tidy

Presented in partnership with Room40, the Australian Cinémathèque welcomes two of the world’s leading exploratory musicians to Brisbane for one unique evening of transcendental performance. Drawing on the vast tonal and dynamic abilities of the Gallery’s 1929 Wurlitzer theatre-style organ, New York-based iconoclast Charlemagne Palestine offers a celestial exploration through voice, bells, organ…

Join artist Libby Harward for an evening of embodied performance titled AMPLIFICATION: AFFIRMATION: LOCATION, SPIRIT, SONG, creating a call for healing through sound. Harward, a Ngugi woman of Quandamooka, will present a sound performance using an archaeological sieve and a 44-gallon drum fitted with an “irrigation sound system”, amplifying instruments…

Please join us to celebrate the opening of Rose Hill, an exhibition of new paintings by Rhys John Kaye, Friday 5 April, 6-9pm. Kaye is a self-trained painter from Gold Coast, Queensland. He specialises in large scale paintings and illustrations with imagery that draws from his experiences with love, life,…

In association with the ‘National Self-Portrait Prize’, please join our panel discussion on ‘The Art or The Science of Learning?’ Bringing together the disciplines of neuroscience, psychology and education, the Science of Learning Research Centre aims to identify successful learning practices and explore different aspects of learning. What are some…

Every region has its own unique feel and aspirations. So how does a Council’s Art Collection represent this? The Moreton Bay Regional Council Art Collection reflects the vision, diversity and character of the region. Focussing on culture, identity, spirit and sense of place, the Art Collection is an important source…

Experience a one-of-a-kind live magic demonstration that conjures up the sleight-of-hand routinely used by actors on the financial market, performed by magician Malin Nilsson. For the past seven years artist duo Goldin+Senneby has worked with Swedish magician Nilsson to produce work that helps us recognise that financial trading is analogous…

WHEN : 8th – 17th Nov WHERE : A-CH Gallery, 75 Vulture Street, West End An exhibition of current and past Queensland College of Arts students. Featuring work from Archer Davies, Freda Davies, Nat Koyama and Haruka Sawa

Join Griffith University’s Queensland College of Art & Design as they celebrate the incredible talents of their graduating creatives. The 2025 Graduate Exhibitions will showcase the work of students from Visual Arts, Contemporary Australian Indigenous Art, and Design, offering a glimpse into the future of contemporary art and design practice.…

Please join us for the VIP opening of our new gallery exhibition space on Robertson Street. We will be launching the gallery with an exhibition titled Elegant Brutality, featuring paintings and prints derived from Matt Sheridan’s latest body of video work. The gallery will be ablaze with work that reflects the hyper sensationalized 21st Century aesthetic,…

WHEN : 31st March 6:00 -8:00pm WHERE : BOXCOPY Alex Cuffe is a multi-disciplinary artist who works across sculpture, installation and experimental sound. In his practice Cuffe approaches the materiality of objects in relation to convoluted theories drawn from science, geometry, astrology, kinetics and acoustics. His works utilize the aesthetics…