Sally Anderson curates Houses and Horses for Dad, a group exhibition exploring the cyclical nature of grief, care and domestic life through recurring motifs of houses and horses. These forms become allegories for shelter, endurance, containment and belonging. Presented in the year following Anderson’s father’s death and shortly after the birth of her daughter, the […]
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Presented by artisan and Metro Arts, Small Object Spaces: Familiar features new work by Selene Mauri Cochrane, exploring the symbiotic connection between humans and animals. Drawn to what is strange and beautiful, Cochrane uses thread and fabric to mimic fur, feathers, flesh and antlers, creating richly textured surfaces that evoke a sense of mystery. These
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Matthew Cheyne is a Queensland-based artist working across oil painting, drawing and sculpture. After graduating from the Queensland College of Art in 2001, Cheyne also undertook studies in film and literature. His practice combines oil painting with hyper-colour drawing, exploring figurative subjects through dark humour, vibrant colour and abstracted backgrounds. His works depict a diverse
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UQ Art Museum and the Climate Aware Creative Practices Network (CACP) present Reflective Motives, a two-day gathering exploring climate-responsive contemporary art through workshops, conversations, shared meals and collaborative publishing. Bringing together artists, researchers, educators and curators, the program investigates creative approaches to ecological thinking and relational practice. Inspired by Dr Aunty Mary Graham’s concept of
Interior is a duo photography exhibition featuring Alexandra Davies and Jana Koelmel, presented as part of the Head On Photo Festival Open Program. Bringing together two distinct photographic practices, the exhibition explores the relationship between home, identity and everyday life through analogue photography. In Motherhood Sway, Alexandra Davies captures the delicate tension between love and
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Outer Space and Fish Lane Arts Precinct join forces for a spring art market celebrating local artists, makers and creative communities across Magandjin/Brisbane. Following the success of their April markets, this expanded event brings together a curated selection of local creatives working across a wide range of mediums, including prints, paintings, textiles, stickers, zines, books,
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Pat Hoffie is an Australian contemporary artist, educator and writer whose multidisciplinary practice spans more than five decades. Working across painting, printmaking, drawing, sculpture, installation and video, her work explores themes of power, identity, cultural diversity, labour and postcolonial histories. A significant figure in Australia’s contemporary art landscape, Hoffie has exhibited extensively nationally and internationally.
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Logan Art Gallery presents Holding Force, an exhibition by Eliza Adam exploring the histories embedded within the landscape, with a focus on the Logan River environs and catchment. Responding directly to her surroundings, Adam examines the lasting effects of human intervention on ecological systems. Through this investigation, the exhibition reveals the interconnected nature of people
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Eleanor Louise Butt is a Melbourne-based artist. She completed a Bachelor of Fine Art with Honours at the Victorian College of the Arts, University of Melbourne in 2013, and a Master of Fine Art by Research at Monash University in 2026. She has presented solo exhibitions in Melbourne, Sydney and the UK, and has been
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Shifting Strands presents a new series of paintings and sculptures by Queensland artist Rachel South, exploring hair as a site of sensation, identity and transformation. Working across canvas and metal surfaces, South investigates how painting can become a vehicle for transcendence through meditative and sensory processes. The exhibition explores a series of interconnected dualities, including
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Melbourne’s MARS Gallery arrives in Brisbane for its second curated pop-up exhibition, presenting works by established gallery artists alongside new favourites at Miss Midgley’s in New Farm. The exhibition celebrates Brisbane through a curated selection of contemporary artworks by 17 artists working across diverse practices. Participating artists include Dani McKenzie, Bobby Bowers, The Huxleys, Jenna
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The Queensland Centre for Photography (QCFP) and MAUD Creative offer a series of hands-on workshops exploring traditional photographic processes and the art of analogue photography. From historic nineteenth-century printing techniques to black and white film development and darkroom printing, participants can develop practical skills and discover the creative possibilities of working with photographic materials. The
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Simpson extends the materiality of her miniature painting practice by working on corrugated iron, a material widely used for shelter by indentured labourers. Sancintya Mohini Simpson is a descendent of indentured labourers sent from India to work on colonial sugar plantations in South Africa. Her work navigates the complexities of migration, memory and trauma—addressing gaps
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Ladder Art Space invites emerging and established artists from Australia and overseas to enter the Ladder Art Prize 2026, an annual exhibition celebrating small-scale artworks across a broad range of creative disciplines. With the theme Small works. A shared stage., the prize brings together artists working across painting, drawing, printmaking, photography, sculpture, ceramics, textiles, mixed
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In Natural Disasters, Max Athans explores the limits of the mind’s ability to imagine catastrophe and the ways disaster becomes embedded in memory, imagery and the surrounding world. The exhibition statement traces the imagined moment of collision backwards, suggesting that disaster carries a symbolic weight that extends beyond the event itself. Through imagery of skin,
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Jan Murphy Gallery presents Don’t Forget to Breathe, an exhibition of approximately 60 small paintings by Australian artist Richard Lewer, exploring the fragmented nature of contemporary experience and the constant flow of information, memory and everyday encounters. Drawing on news stories, personal experiences, observations and passing moments, Lewer’s paintings move between subjects as diverse as
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Archibubs and the Australian Institute of Architects’ Emerging Architects and Graduates Network (EmAGN) present Value Talk 08: Public Space, Play and Possibilities, a conversation exploring how art, architecture and design can make public spaces more inclusive, engaging and welcoming. The discussion considers how play can spark curiosity, connect communities and encourage people of different ages,
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Chaired by Samid Suliman, Panel: Ruined brings together Susan Best, Dirk Yates and Joanne Choueiri to explore ruins and the ways we live with what remains. Moving between Beirut’s shattered grain silos, Queenslander homes and their yards, and the ways artists’ behaviour can affect our experience of their work, the discussion considers what happens when
Quandamooka artist Megan Cope has been awarded the inaugural Helen O’Sullivan Artist Fellowship from Sheila Foundation. The $25,000 fellowship supports contemporary women artists at a critical stage in their careers, helping fund the development, presentation and documentation of new work at a contemporary art space within the Contemporary Art Organisations Australia (CAOA) network. MEDIA RELEASE_Helen
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Tempest brings together 21 contemporary artists from Brisbane, across Queensland and beyond, each offering their own interpretation of turbulence, transformation and change. Featuring local and regional artists including Andrew K, Nicole Fearfield, Trisha Lambi, Angie Summa, Jennifer Bell, Kathleen Rhee, Rachel Prince, Kate Chadwick and Claire Stapleton, the exhibition explores the many forms a tempest
Meanjin/Brisbane-based visual artist Phoebe Fleming presents Pulling at the Form World, an exhibition of surreal and psychedelic painted works at Land Street Gallery in Toowong. Working primarily in abstract surrealist painting, Fleming responds to the overflow of modern visual media, creating dreamlike scenes that explore new visual narratives. The opening event offers visitors the opportunity
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The Renshaws presents Edge Condition, an exhibition by Australian artist Jamie North, whose sculptural practice explores the dynamic interplay between the industrial and the organic. North’s works juxtapose industrial materials with plant life, challenging conventional ideas of order and control in art and nature. His sculptures often resemble wild, lithophytic organisms, reflecting nature’s resilience and
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The Noise of Time brings together more than 30 years of Ian Friend’s artistic practice, featuring works from 1993 through to works made at his Ipswich studio in 2026. The exhibition presents more than 30 years of works on paper, exploring the passage of time and the relationship between memory, absence, change and experience. Friend
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Logan Art Gallery presents The White Portal, an exhibition by Bruce Reynolds exploring change and memory through sculpture and two-dimensional artworks. Using materials including linoleum and plaster, Reynolds will construct a large sculptural gate that separates linocut works from plaster reliefs. This division represents a journey between past and present, referencing suburban life, colonial history
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This exhibition features recent miniature paintings and textiles. Through a confluence of contemporary and ancient imagery, the works address the historical nature of current tensions in the Middle East. Born 1978 Quetta, Pakistan. Khadim Ali currently lives and works in Sydney, Australia. After growing up in Pakistan, Ali was trained in classical miniature painting at
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The Great Boat Approaches brings together poetry, archival works and recent artworks by Meanjin/Brisbane-based artist Deborah Norrie-Jones. The exhibition traces a deeply personal journey through relationships, mortality, illness, travel, memory and life after loss, bringing together works created across almost two decades. “I am an interdisciplinary visual artist, poet, and arts therapist. My art
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INTERLUDE is the 2026 QUT Visual Arts Graduate Exhibition, presenting the work of 37 emerging artists at the transition between university study and their developing creative practices. Framed as an interlude — a pause, interruption or space between one stage and the next in an artist’s career — the exhibition brings together diverse creative practices
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Urbania #3 is a post-graffiti-themed group exhibition that forms part of an ongoing series bringing together small groups of independent artists connected to Brisbane. Hollie Cassidy — Fragments Fragments explores a period of deep reflection in which major life changes and formative influences are revisited. Cassidy considers the balance between chaotic re-traumatisation and the mindful
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Ipswich Art Workshop is inviting artists, makers, creative thinkers and arts organisations to submit Expressions of Interest for its March–June 2027 program. Applicants can propose community workshops and creative meetups or apply for one of four Artist in Residence positions. Artist Residencies Four residency positions are available, offering: Complimentary use of the Ipswich Art Workshop
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FELTspace is inviting proposals from early-career and mid-career artists for its 2027 exhibition program in Tarntanya/Adelaide. The gallery supports experimental artistic practices, concepts and materials, and encourages applications from artists across diverse backgrounds and communities. Successful applicants receive: A $1,000 artist fee, subject to funding availability. A four-week exhibition. Marketing and communications support. Professional photography.
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Museum of Brisbane presents In Residence: A Decade of Creative Practice, a landmark exhibition celebrating ten years of its Artist in Residence program and the artistic innovation, collaboration and creative exchange it has fostered. The program has welcomed more than 100 artists and supported over 50 original projects, engaging millions of visitors and transforming the
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Albert Tucker (1914–1999) was one of Australia’s renowned artists and a key exponent of Australian modernism. Primarily known as a figurative painter, he critically responded to the world around him through his art. In 1939, Tucker acquired his first camera and began documenting his life and the people and places that mattered to him. His
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15 Artists is an annual acquisitive prize developed to enhance the City of Moreton Bay Art Collection and exhibition program. Each year, 15 artists are invited by City of Moreton Bay Galleries to exhibit recent work, showcasing diverse artistic voices and ideas. The winning artist receives $20,000, and their work is acquired into Council’s Art
Applications close Monday 2 November 2026, at 11:59 pm. Applicants will be notified Friday 13 November 2026. An information and networking session for successful applicants will be held Saturday 21 November 2026. Information: The Hub Gallery, located beside Caboolture Regional Art Gallery, invites emerging and established artists to apply for an opportunity to exhibit their
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The University of Queensland Society of Fine Arts (UQSoFA) presents its annual Industry Night, bringing together emerging arts professionals and established curators for an evening of conversation, career insights and networking. This year’s panel features three Brisbane-based curators: Jocelyn Flynn from UQ Art Museum (UQAM), Lizzie Riek from Griffith University Art Museum (GUAM), and Gabrielle
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Canberra Contemporary is seeking a Curator + Program Manager to join its team in Kamberri/Canberra. This ongoing, part-time position combines curatorial practice with gallery management, working across Canberra Contemporary and its project space, Platform. The successful applicant will curate exhibitions and special projects, collaborate with partner organisations, support artists and external curators, and deliver public
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