Artists to Watch introduces four exciting new talents to our gallery. Showcasing landscapes, still lifes, and figurative works, these artists bring distinctive voices and remarkable potential, offering fresh perspectives across diverse styles. Featuring: Nick Offer, Sachi Oizumi, Natasha Ruschka and Andrew Bennett. Image: Figure As Still Life, By Andrew Bennett, Acrylic on canvas, 84cm by […]
Judith Wright lives and works in Brisbane. She came to her work as an installation artist with a background in dance having performed with the Australian Ballet. Recipient of a fellowship from Arts Queensland in 1993 and awarded a professional development grant from the Queensland Government in 1998, Judith has taught at the Queensland University of
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Elevate your craft and design career with artisan’s exciting new residency program, offering fully funded opportunities for two outstanding Queensland craft and design practitioners. With support from Arts Queensland, this transformative residency provides selected makers with the resources to create new works, develop skills, and reach new audiences. Regional Artisan Residency A regional Queensland maker
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Richard Bell, Megan Cope and Sancintya Mohini Simpson are exhibiting work in the 16th Sharjah Biennial. The Sharjah Biennial 16 title, to carry, is a multi-vocal and open-ended proposition. The ever-expanding list of what to carry, and how to carry it, is an invitation to encounter the different formations and positions of the five curators
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Step into a world of monochrome mastery with Essays in Light, an exhibition featuring ten talented photographers from the Fine Monochrome Print Group. Each artist presents a thematic portfolio that explores diverse subjects, from architecture and landscapes to figure studies, portraits, flora, and still life. This exhibition highlights photography as a fine art form, blending
Join for an evening of insight and exploration as we launch the 2025 ‘Making of’ series with Ellie Buttrose, one of Australia’s leading curators of visual art. This series invites celebrated arts professionals and artists to share their early career journeys, significant opportunities, and the decisions that have shaped their path in the industry. Ellie
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Khaled Sabsabi & Michael Dagostino to Represent Australia at the 2026 Venice Biennale Creative Australia has announced award-winning multidisciplinary artist Khaled Sabsabi and esteemed curator Michael Dagostino as the artistic team set to represent Australia at the 61st International Art Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia in 2026. Their exhibition at the Australia Pavilion will
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Climate of Violence: Lamentum is the latest exploration in sound and vision by Arianna Nixon & Amy Sargeant. The dust has barely settled. A sacred tether becomes strained and defiled. Screams become whispers in the fog of war & the breath of a coming storm runs down your neck. Arianna Nixon (she/her) employs a
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Jan Murphy Gallery is pleased to present ‘Individuation’ the new exhibition by Michael Cook. Michael Cook’s images have, for over ten years, considered Australian history and its intersection with his own biography, tracing the culture of pre-colonial times imbued with the promise of a different future. With Individuation (named for the term coined by psychologist
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Using bespoke instruments and experimental vocals to push at the nexus of improvisation and composition, Indonesia’s Senyawa (Rully Shabara and Wukir Suryadi) create a unique sound world. Their work is visceral and physical, and incorporates elements of traditional Indonesian music, free jazz, noise, and heavy metal. Over a decade, they have developed a music entirely their own.
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Celebrating its five-year anniversary, the Lethbridge Landscape Prize is raising the stakes with a $30,000 grand prize for 2025! This prestigious award invites all artistic interpretations of the Australian landscape, from traditional to experimental, and from monumental to intricate. The definition of ‘landscape’ has expanded to include urbanscapes and interiors, encouraging artists to explore diverse
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Join artist Danie Mellor for a talk on the opening day of his exhibition, marru | the unseen visible which brings together works examining memory and remembrance; the relationship between First Nations people, culture and Country, and the environmental and social impact of colonial history. Hosted by Sophia Sambono, Associate Curator, Indigenous Australian Art, QAGOMA. Artist
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A new exhibition, Napurrula, opens at Mitchell Fine Art in Fortitude Valley on 18th February, with a special focus on celebrating International Women’s Day. Curated by Director Mike Mitchell, the exhibition brings together a powerful collection of paintings from female artists hailing from remote Central Australian Aboriginal communities. The exhibition highlights the artists’ connection to
Crit Sessions are a unique opportunity to develop your emerging, early or mid-career visual arts or curatorial practice with constructive feedback and discussions on your works or works-in-progress from some of australia’s leading artists, curators and industry professionals. This professional development series provides artists with valuable insights which are often hard to find outside of
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Etymology: the origin of a word and the historical development of its meaning A series of paintings using the metaphor of histories, evolutions and meanings. Words are spoken and sometimes written. These painted forms consist of delineating blocks of colour and their repetitions within. Moving left to right through chronological time, highs and lows of
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Artists: Kitty Horton, Claudia Mazzotta, Kymberley McElroy & Marisa Culpo. Join us for an exciting and dynamic group exhibition featuring the textile-based works of artists Kitty Horton, Claudia Mazzotta, Kymberley McElroy, and Marisa Culpo. This showcase highlights the diverse and innovative ways these artists engage with textiles—not just as a traditional medium, but as a
Unleash Your Creativity with Your Smartphone. Join our exciting 4-week photography course with internationally renowned artist Joachim Froese and learn to capture breathtaking images using just your smartphone. Held in our workshop space near the river in Teneriffe, this hands-on course takes you through the art of mobile photography and creative collage-making. In Week 1,
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Chris Neild’s latest exhibition, Taking a Line for a Walk, marks a striking evolution in his artistic journey. Once rooted in landscapes, Neild’s work has become increasingly abstract, culminating in a series of free-flowing geometric compositions inspired by Swiss artist Paul Klee’s notion that “a drawing is simply a line going for a walk.” Using
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See The Sun’ Curated by Bridie Gillman featuring Jordan Azcune, Amelia Carroll, Nancy Constandelia, Nicolette Johnson, Lauren O’Connor, Cosima Scales See the sun takes a specific experience as its starting point. Driving out of Murwillumbah I was overcome with awe at the intense, fiery sun late in the day and close to descending behind the
Offering audiences a chance to see acclaimed films rarely screened in Australia, ‘Children of Independence’ charts the recent development of filmmaking from the Central Asian countries of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, and Tajikistan. Emerging from years of Soviet Union rule, which heavily restricted what stories could be told, a new wave of filmmakers born after the
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Dane Mitchell’s exhibition ‘The Imponderables’ explores loss, containment, and future-contingent propositions by way of an island that is not, and a place that does not. Continuing Mitchell’s long-standing interest in the evanescent nature of loss, absence, and the porous boundaries between natural and artificial worlds, The Imponderables offers a perspective on our relationship with matter and the environment
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For artists seeking inspiration rooted in the heart of Queensland, the State Library’s annual Highlights magazine is a must-read in 2025. This year’s edition celebrates iconic Queensland stories, from Stefan’s legendary rainbow to other unexpected treasures within the library’s vast collections, exhibitions, and programs. Whether you’re diving into historical archives or seeking fresh creative sparks,
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Join Sandra Selig, Ross Manning and Robert Curgenven and experience a sound performance among artwork in the Arriving Slowly exhibition. Manning and Selig’s visual practice is featured in the exhibition, and their work explores parallel ideas. Manning will perform live with custom devices, generating sonic worlds that work with the inherent quality of his simple
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Thanks for Nothing is a body of work born out of a recent personal experience of recurrent pregnancy loss over a 12-month period. Created with over half a million de-stashed and thrifted melty beads, these works capture fragments of conversations, clinical language, and my own reflections. The process of obsessive, repetitive creation became both a refuge
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Brisbane Quarter, The City’s most stylish restaurant and retail precinct, marks the Year of the Snake with the striking new 静寂 (Seijaku): Serenity art installation by renowned local artist Elysha Rei on display from 24 January to 8 March 2025. The 静寂 (Seijaku): Serenity installation celebrates the 11th Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art, which features 70
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Fukuoka Asian Art Museum (FAAM) Artist in Residence Program invites artists from across Japan and worldwide, including but not limited to Asian countries and regions. The program provides them with opportunities to stay in Fukuoka, create and exhibit their artworks so that they can encourage each other to achieve their full potential and expand careers
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Rooted in the experiential and gestural, this exhibition incorporates Plein-air painting, lusciously pigmented watercolours on paper, punctuated with collage and video projection. Created during a period of profound personal transition, the work attempts to translate the temporal life of clouds, sky, and the permanence of the horizon in its many hues. The act of painting
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With its rich textures and layers of pulped sackcloth and ash, Hurdle’s papermaking practice invites a tactile engagement, encouraging viewers to connect deeply with the subtle nuances of the surface. Beneath these layers, a compelling narrative unfolds. The artist’s raw honesty in Should I Remember You… presents a quiet challenge, one that, if evaded, only
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Join Quandamooka artists Sonja and Elisa Jane Carmichael in a weaving workshop at Pine Rivers Art Gallery. Weaving is central to the artists’ connection to Country, reflecting their family’s spiritual connection with the land and seas of Minjerribah (North Stradbroke Island). The Carmichael women gather and weave ungaire (freshwater swamp reed) and ghost nets washed
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Wangaratta Art Gallery is now calling for entries to the $40,000 acquisitive Wangaratta Contemporary Textile Award. Marking the 9th anniversary of this nationally acclaimed biennial prize and exhibition, the Wangaratta Contemporary Textile Award 2025 will be held from 24 May – 17 August 2025. With the generous support of project partners, the Kyamba Foundation, the award celebrates the strength,
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The Culterim | Residencies programs have been a pillar of Culterim since the beginning. The aim of the residencies is to create places in which artists from different backgrounds can meet both artistically and personally. The focus is on free artistic work, exchange and community. The moderated accompanying program guides the participants through the residency
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The Outer Space 2025 program promises a vibrant showcase of contemporary art from across Australia. Following an impressive response to last year’s open call, with over 120 submissions, eight outstanding projects were carefully selected for the Main Gallery. These works reflect the incredible talent, vision, and creativity of both emerging and mid-career artists. The 2025
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The Theodore Urbach Landscape Prize and Studio Scholarship (“The Urbach”) is a prize and scholarship offered at Shepparton Art Museum (SAM). The Urbach is designed to encourage continued exploration of Australian landscape painting by contemporary artists. The Theodore Urbach Landscape Prize & Studio Scholarship consists of: $5,000 cash prize $5,000 scholarship stipend 3-month access to
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Regi Cherini, recipient of artisan‘s inaugural Regional Artisan Residency Program, presents Such is Life, a provocative exploration of Australian identity through the lens of “bogan” culture. This exhibition showcases Cherini’s masterful subversion of traditional embroidery techniques, challenging perceptions of class, nationalism, and cultural stereotypes. Drawing from her experiences living in regional Northern Australia, Cherini’s work offers
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Larissa Borteh’s evocative paintings explore the delicate interplay between memory, mark-making, and storytelling. Her works, created on Yupo paper, reveal the layered process of their creation, reflecting the transient and fragile nature of past experiences. Inspired by the movement of her brush and the organic evolution of each piece, Borteh captures moments of flux where
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Launching our 2025 program is a stunning exhibition, titled Furari Flores (Stealing Flowers) by newly represented artist Cara-Ann Simpson. Furari Flores is a rich visual display of the Australian landscape and Cara’s deep personal connection to it. This exhibition is a multi-sensory project celebrating the wonder and exploration of plants. Filled with botanical magic, the
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