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A Matter of Looking

A Matter of Looking: 20th century works from the QUT Art Collection. This exhibition introduces audiences to rarely seen paintings, prints and drawings by female artists across the broad spectrum of the 20th century held in the QUT Art Collection. We often forget that art is fundamentally about not only looking visually, but truly seeing

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Pop Masters: Art from the Mugrabi Collection, New York

HOTA Gallery’s first ever international blockbuster exhibition invites you into the world of iconic artists Andy Warhol, Keith Haring and Jean-Michel Basquiat, with a collection of works never before seen in Australia. In a world exclusive exhibition, Pop Masters: Art from the Mugrabi Collection, New York, pairs these three superstars alongside artists inspired by their legacy.

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IKUNJTI STYLE

IKUNTJI STYLE presents the design-led journey from a remote Central Australian desert community to a global brand. Situated in the community of Ikuntji/Haasts Bluff, and founded in 1992, IKUNTJI ARTISTS was the first art centre established by First Nations women in the Western Desert Art Movement and the first arts centre from Central Australia to release its own

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Meet The Artists

Hear their words, see their work We invite you to engage with the James C. Sourris AM Collection of Artist Interviews, a series of in-depth and intimate video interviews where you will hear the words of Australia’s most acclaimed contemporary artists and see the work of selected artists.   Featured artwork will include work from Vernon

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Spowers & Syme

Is it too great a truism to repeat that the best art is always the child of its own age? —Eveline W Syme   Celebrating the artistic friendship of Naarm/Melbourne artists Ethel Spowers and Eveline Syme, the National Gallery Touring Exhibition Spowers & Syme will present the changing face of interwar Australia through the perspective of two

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LINE, POINT, PLEIN

Karee Dahl’s creative practice is primarily concern with the processes and material relationships between textiles, drawing, painting, sculpture, and installation practice.  Dahl refers to her practice as, “an obsessive manipulation of thread – a continuous drawn line of fibre.” Her works range in a variety of sizes, colours, pattern, working both aspects of two and

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5 Years of Collecting

Council has a significant collection of works by local and nationally recognised artists. Our annual acquisition program aims to share important works of art from emerging and established artists. This exhibition will examine Council’s recent acquisitions through the themes of: culture identity spirit sense of place. Artworks in this exhibition include those from Atong Atem,

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Ngapa – Water Dreaming

This group exhibition showcases a selection of Aboriginal artworks reflecting the story of ‘Ngapa’ or Water Dreaming, an important dreaming for Aboriginal people. Water is vital for both humans and animals, not only for drinking purposes but also to encourage growth of plants, and the generation of native bush foods. The location of all water

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Fran O’Neill: Strides

 An Australian-American, Fran O’Neill, was born in Wangaratta, Australia, and currently lives and works between Australia and Brooklyn, New York. O’Neill attended Monash University, Melbourne, Australia, earning a BFA and Post Graduate Degree. Her post-graduate work continued at the New York Studio School’s Certificate Program, and her MFA was completed at Brooklyn College. She has

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Reina Brigette Takeuchi: Ōranges & other offerings

Ōranges and other offerings delineates the bonds and distances existing between families, both blood and chosen. As the first institutional solo exhibition by Japanese-Australian artist Reina Brigette Takeuchi, the exhibition takes inspiration from her father’s eco-farm in Tokyo entitled Field of Dreams. Her father, Yukifumi Takeuchi, embarked on creating the field during the pandemic for

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Wukun Wanambi

The last powerful artworks by esteemed indigenous artist Wukun Wanambi will be prominently featured at Queen’s Wharf Brisbane as an enduring public legacy. The Yolngu artist from Eastern Arnhem Land, Mr Wanambi completed the design for his super sculpture, which is a totem of three large mullet fish he titled Destiny, before passing away in

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Monica Rohan: Disappearing Act

Disappearing Act examines feelings of anxiety and concern toward landscapes under threat. In these paintings, curtains of patterned textiles are drawn back by disembodied hands, creating portals to seemingly idyllic environments beyond. Against the depth of these vistas the fabrics flatten into abstract designs that hinder and distract the eye, drawing attention to the way

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Andrew Browne: TIMES TIDE

The exhibition TIMES TIDE emerged out of a long period of painterly and formal experimentation in subjects drawn from both the anecdotal close at hand and underfoot, as well as the more expansive arena of the mutable river landscape, privileging gesture alongside the constraints of the geometric. Ostensibly, these are pictures of silhouetted structures and

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Lee Wilkes: Yellowcake

Australia is the world’s third largest exporter of yellowcake; a concentrated form of uranium ore in powder form. Yellowcake is a multidisciplinary exhibition of paintings, ceramics, installation, and photography developed in response to the Mary Kathleen Uranium Mine in North Western Queensland. The mine finished rehabilitation in 1986, however the open pit remains accessible to

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Robyn Stacey: as still as life

Robyn Stacey: as still as life leads audiences into the tantalising world of still life. The exhibition opens with a collection of still-life photographs drawn from the Monash Gallery of Art – placing Stacey’s work into a wider context. Following, you’ll get to explore the works of Robyn Stacey, one of Australia’s leading photographic artists. Robyn

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Mullins Conceptual Photography Prize

Finalists of the MCPP are exhibited annually at Muswellbrook Regional Arts Centre with the prize-winning work joining the Muswellbrook Shire Art Collection, and a collection of contemporary photographic works acquired through the Muswellbrook Photographic Award (1987 – 2014). Means of work presentation are unrestricted, inviting photographers to illustrate the intent of their works through a

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Remagine Art Prize 2023

Open to digital stills, sculpture, mixed media, painting, photography, printmaking, ceramics, and drawing. Entries close 26 April 2023. Artists are asked to submit works that relate to an element of this year’s theme ‘Wasteland or Wonderland’, referring to the decisions we make each day about how much waste we create, and how this affects the

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Piinpi: Contemporary Indigenous Fashion

Created by Bendigo Art Gallery, Piinpi: Contemporary Australian Indigenous Fashion shines a light on Australia’s leading First Nations creatives, and a design movement that is fast becoming a national fashion phenomenon. Featuring the work of Indigenous artists and designers from the inner city to remote desert art centres, Piinpi highlights the strength and diversity of the rapidly expanding Indigenous

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Andrew Arnaoutopoulos: Eternity

  Fireworks Gallery will be presenting a new exhibition; Eternity by renowned artist Andrew Arnaoutopoulos comprising of recent paintings and installations displayed in the mezzanine gallery. Arnaoutopoulos, who is being exhibited for the first time at FireWorks gallery, has invited Nicholas Tsoutas as the curator; both boast distinguished professional careers in contemporary art spanning decades.

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Lost in Palm Springs

Lost in Palm Springs is an interdisciplinary exhibition bringing together 14 creative minds – including internationally recognised artists, photographers and thinkers from America and Australia – who respond to, capture, or reimagine the magical qualities of the landscape and the celebrated mid-century modern architecture found in the desert city. Connections between Palm Springs and Australia

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2023 Olive Cotton Award for Photographic Portraiture

  The Olive Cotton Award is a $20,000 biennial national award for excellence in photographic portraiture in memory of photographer Olive Cotton. The exhibition is selected from entrants across Australia and is a significant opportunity for established and emerging photographers. The winning work is acquired for the Gallery’s collection. First prize: $20,000 acquisitive Director’s Choice:

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Alexandra Matthews: Walking Pace

Alexandra’s latest collection, ‘Walking Pace,’ showcases her passion for early Queensland architecture. Her intricate depictions invite viewers to immerse themselves in the scenes, as the interplay of light at dusk brings architectural details to life. The evening streetscapes unfold uniquely, with the glowing windows suggesting the presence of human lives. Through her artwork, she celebrates

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Play Moves

Surrender yourself to the sublime art of play. In the tradition of RMXTV and The Storytellers: Next Chapter, MoB is once again inviting the community to break the boundaries of audience and artist with our largest participatory exhibition to date, Play Moves. Bringing together a collection of local and national participatory artists, we are inviting people of all ages

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Brontë Naylor: COUNTERWEIGHT

Onespace warmly invites you to COUNTERWEIGHT  by multidisciplinary artist, Brontë Naylor. Naylor’s first solo exhibition with Onespace examines our tolerance for grief and longing, while considering the passing of time, and the unfolding of healing. Through performance and composition, the works layer and distribute ‘weight’ in different ways, exploring the poignant relationships between humans, objects,

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Summer Aldis: A Thread of Silver

From the Heath Interwoven experiences of hope and happenstance are intricately detailed in Summer Aldis’s new collection of chiaroscuro drawings. Sentimental musings on fate as a woven fabric of thread informs the repeated symbolism. Conceptualised at a personal crossroad- to become a teacher, or to pursue a career in the arts- this collection captures the emotional tapestry of

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