‘Location, location, location’ seeks to challenge the persisting associations of the urban as a place of centrality by superimposing it with critical reflections on positionality. By harnessing the immovable concrete structure of the Judith Wright Centre of Contemporary Arts, artists were invited to map out their psychogeographical coordinates onto its public-facing façade. As a result, […]
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2021 marks the 140th year of the Queensland College of Art which has been an opportunity for QCA third year students to celebrate contemporary print practice in Brisbane. This exhibition will showcase the work of Alexandra Baxter, Tabitha Gibson, Elizabeth Grearson James Hondros, Matthew Hurdle, Alisha Kitto Kyla Levi, Courtnie McGrath, Ivy Minniecon, Crystal O’Kane,
Shoreline, Windowsill, Motherhood For an exhibition earlier this year Sea Screen Belly, I translated a painting featuring a friend’s view of the sea into a patchwork or quilt. The painting was therefore also a translation, of an image of the view. I initially experienced the view in the palm of my hand, through the screen of
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Liminal Spaces Early last year, the planes disappeared from our skies. The streets emptied. The space between others widened. The edges of reality blurred. The fabric of life, swiftly unravelling before our eyes. Neither here nor there, suspended in an indefinite state of liminality. An acute awareness that we could never go back to what
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A new online solo exhibition by Sydney based artist, Hal Witney. The threshold between repulsion and desire can sometimes be a fine line, a tension that is felt by our senses, with taste, touch, smell, sound and sight determining whether we experience enjoyment or discomfort. In this new series of small-scale paintings and drawings, Hal
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Illuminates the work of artists at the intersection of creative practice and environmental research. The works move beyond the literal presentation of scientific research to demonstrate how artists employ creative methods to imaginatively explore environmental topics which illuminate ideas, spark curiosity, and generate dialogue. Connecting audiences with a range of environmental research, Sites of Connection
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‘Feeling is everything’ is the new exhibition from Robert Malherbe. This exhibition captures the artist’s surrounds, be it the soaring landscapes of the Blue Mountains, the glimpses of domesticity in the home or the quiet moments shared between artist and muse in the studio. With a sense of urgency to capture what is immediately before
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Things Have Been Better is an exhibition of new work contemplating the constructed nature of ‘calmness’. Revering the importance of personal ritual and excessive inward reflection, the works consider the power and sadness in acknowledging impermanence. Remember it will end. Let it go. OPENS Saturday 6 November 11am – 4pm with afternoon drinks with the
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Exciting opportunity to display your 2D artwork 24/7 on three sided external totems in major health precinct in Brisbane, launching an outdoor temporary public art program in 2022. Transform the external totem displays into an engaging and creatively expressive surface. All 2D based media (painting, drawing, illustration, street art, digital media) concepts accepted. Artists residing
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57 Walls is the 2021 Visual Arts Graduate Exhibition. 57 Walls features the work of students graduating from QUT’s unique open studio program, working across diverse media including moving image, installation, performance, painting, sculpture and more. Opening night Wednesday 10th November 6pm – 8pm Visual Arts Studios and Gallery | Z11, Z12, Z13 | QUT Cnr
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Aster + Asha Gallery will present a pop-up exhibition in Brisbane from 6 – 7 November 2021. Titled Rhythms of Nature, the exhibition features Sophie La Maitre (WA), Inbal Nissim (VIC), Yuria Okamura (VIC) and Douglas Schofield (NSW). “The pulsing daily rhythms of nature are experienced by our bodies, the earth and its lifeforms, as
Diaspora (defn): the dispersion of people from their homeland or a community formed by people who have exited or been removed from their homeland. Commentary on the diasporic experience is woven through the three current exhibitions at the IMA; Becoming Alluvium by Thao Nguyen Phan, See/Through by Alfredo and Isabel Aquilizan and the churchie emerging art prize 2021. This panel discussion will explore this conversation
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Explore new ways of understanding our physical environment and the potential for agency and empowerment within it. Conversations on Shadow Architecture proposes an investigation of environments through the lens of Critical Spatial Practice – a theory that seeks to facilitate understanding the social, cultural and political potential and purpose of space and architecture. Contributions from local
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Shop an exclusive range of original sculptures, functional ceramics, and accessories by two highly collectable Brisbane-based artists Stephen Mok and Pru Morrison. Join the artists for a glass of bubbles and a relaxed shopping afternoon at the Gallery Shop. Brisbane artist Stephen Mok is known for his fun, colourful scenes that depict fanciful and wildly imaginative scenes that convey both humour and narrative. He is renowned for his distinctive cartoon-like paintings
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The Queensland College of Art (QCA) Graduate Exhibitions showcase the work of graduating students from the disciplines of fine art, contemporary Australian Indigenous art, photography, design, and creative and interactive media. Each year, we host a series of innovative and inspiring student-curated exhibitions and presentations featuring the next generation of creative thinkers, as they demonstrate
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IT’S ONLY A GIFT IF YOU SEE IT AS A GIFT by Grace Dewar and Laurie Oxenford brings together the spatial practices of Megan Cope, Renato Antinao, Georgia Morgan, Shan Turner-Carroll & Elliot Bastianon. Connected by an openness to chance, this group exhibition interrogates the potentials of exhibition-making, curatorial outcomes and social practice. Exhibition text
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Robert Moore has spent the past 20-odd years living in the bush just outside of Grafton, NSW. He works either from his outdoor studio or in various plein air locations around the Clarence Valley. His painting style is dependent on mood and environment. From hungry, robust applications to seize the light and landscape, to nuanced
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Vivienne Binns is known primarily for her process-based painting practice, though she has also worked extensively across enamel, performance, installation, and as an artist-in-community. Binns rose to prominence in the 1960s with her psychedelic depictions of sexual imagery, which marked a turning point in the history of proto-feminist art. She was a key figure in
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Milani Gallery presents new works by Tyza Hart in CARPARK Gallery Tyza Hart and Jacqueline Chlanda discuss Inside Sky – An essay by Jacqueline Chlanda Exhibition Event 1pm Saturday 23 October Gallery Open Hours: 11am – 5pm Tuesday – Saturday More Information Image: Tyza Hart ‘Blank Dissipate’ 2021 (detail) Photo: Carl Warner
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Nicholas Tossmann’s practice investigates his experience of being a conceptual artist as part of his philosophical search of self and purpose. He explores these ideas methodically by analysing and questioning his art practice, which involves the process of researching, making and critically reflecting. Text, diagrams and mapping are utilized as a self-reflexive approach to art
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See the best in contemporary portraiture at this special Showcase Exhibition “In a portrait, you have room to have a point of view. The image may not be literally what’s going on, but it’s representative.” – Annie Leibovitz The Brisbane Portrait Prize is all about celebrating Brisbane portrait artists and their sitters, while encouraging engagement with
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Jude Rae (b. 1956, Sydney) is a Sydney based artist whose practice is noted for its particular sensibility. Focusing on still life and interior compositions, Rae’s paintings and prints achieve a remarkable stillness; a quietness conjured from everyday objects, objects that might ordinarily pass our notice. Gas bottles and gas tanks, rugged plastic milk crates
Sam Bullock’s paintings are boldly energetic and bursting with vibrant colour and narrative. ‘Autistic spectrum: Darkness and light’ features a series of portraits of people Bullock loves or admires, including Brett Whiteley, Jean-Michel Basquiat, his father, friend Ziggy and his dog Honey, among others. Alongside these are Bullock’s recollections of life in lockdown, and responses
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Rick Amor (b. 1948, Frankston, Victoria) is one of Australia’s most prominent figurative painters and a highly regarded printmaker and sculptor. Amor lives and works in Melbourne. His supreme grasp of tonality allows him to masterfully manipulate light and transport the viewer into his images. Filled with light and shadow, Amor’s brooding and nostalgic works
Spring has sprung and our new free outdoor art exhibition – Springfinity – is inviting people back into the city and outdoors to celebrate. Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner said as the city bounced back to life post-lockdown, the new Outdoor Gallery, launching on 28 August, would light up streets and laneways with exciting new artworks. “Springfinity is
How do you create art that leaps right off the wall and becomes an experience? Join City in the Sun artists Sebastian Moody and Kinly Grey for an artist-led tour that will plunge you into the process of using text and technology to create experiential and playful installations. You’ll discover how Kinly uses light, reflection
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The exhibition will showcase the 75 artists who were selected as Finalists including 71 entrants from the main competition and 4 from the Next Gen Competition. We’d love for you to join us for this celebration of art, Brisbane artists and the characters who make our city, what it is. Attendance at this exhibition remains free, however,
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Jan Murphy Gallery is pleased to present ‘Flowers’ – the new exhibition from Claudia Greathead. Claudia Greathead’s latest body of work continue the artists personal journey and exploration of the world around her. Her work blurs the line between figurative and abstraction, reality and dreams, memory and feelings, creating a visual language for Greathead to
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“As an artist, I believe it is imperative to push towards a new challenge rather than staying static. During early 2021 I deliberately placed myself amongst the iconic landscape of Sydney Harbour. An environment I previously would have deemed too beautiful to paint. Throughout time, artists have been drawn to this site as a source
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ILEANA is delighted to announce the presentation of ‘Stansfield/Hooykaas – Flying Time’ this October. Originally recorded in Australia in 1982 when the artists were invited to participate in the 4th Biennale of Sydney, Vision in Disbelief, it is the only work they made in Australia yet it has never been exhibited here (although another version
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An exhibition of artworks by Stewart MacFarlane three years in the making, impacted by the changing world and restrictions to global travel, is showing at Mitchell Fine Art in Fortitude Valley from October 6th. Odyssey is Stewart MacFarlane’s first Australian exhibition since 2018. It has been a time defined by experiences fraught with adversity, discomfort,
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2021 is the year that Flying Arts Alliance turns 50. We invite you to join us in celebrating our Flying Arts community, from our maiden flight, through our current flight path, the new heights we will soar in the future. Join us for a virtual event on the evening of Thursday 7 October to launch
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It is awarded annually by The John Glover Society Inc. for the work judged the best contemporary landscape painting of Tasmania. Landscape painting is defined in its broadest sense. The aim is to stimulate conversations about the meaning and possibilities expressed in the words landscape, painting and Tasmania. The winner receives $50,000 plus a bronze
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The Len Fox Painting Award is a biennial acquisitive painting prize and is awarded to a living Australian artist to commemorate the life and work of Emanuel Phillips Fox (1865–1915), the uncle of Len Fox, partner of benefactor Mona Fox. The award is funded through a bequest from Mona Fox, with $50,000 awarded to the winner. The Len
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Sculpture on the Edge is a contemporary site specific outdoor sculpture prize held annually on the escarpment of the stunning Sunshine Coast hinterland town of Maleny at Spicers Tamarind Retreat. It attracts renowned artists from all over the region and is open to public over 17 days from 22nd October – 7th November. Sculpture on
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Presented as part of Platform Arts’ LAB residency program, Debrief: Tools for Creative Practice and Fundamentals: Tools for Professional Practice are online, open-access seminar series designed to meet the needs of early and mid-career artists. Open to artists of any discipline, age or location, these sessions are designed to build artists’ professional capacity in studio practice, research
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