One porcelain pinch-pot. One bird painting. Every day, for a year. In 2024, I embarked on a daily practice—part deep dive into artistic process, part meditation, part activism—that led to a flock of 365 Australian birds. I chose a simple yet profound form: the humble pinch-pot, an ancient ceramic practice…

How many summers do we get? how many cats eyes will pierce our feet,? How many freckles will I have? how many wild yellow flowers will sweep and carpet the salt kissed grassy hills? The southerly winds will come regardless, rattling across the sea to cool and settle our worried…

Museum of Brisbane’s major new exhibition, Precious, brings together over 3,000 extraordinary objects from 30 remarkable collections and collectors. For the first time, these treasured items—often hidden away in suburban homes and institutions—are on public display, offering a rare glimpse into Brisbane’s diverse collecting culture. From Queensland Rugby League memorabilia…

Snowy River Toy Inc. is pleased to present its newest line of toy collectables in celebration of Australia’s rich cultural diversity! Fair Dinkies is a series of collectable Koalas ironically tasked with representing the vast cultural diversity within Australia. Simmering beneath the façade of playful innocence, along with promises of…

Danie Mellor’s multidisciplinary art practice explores Australia’s shared history through the lens of his Ngadjon-jii, Mamu and Anglo-Celtic ancestry and ongoing connection to Country in the Atherton Tablelands and rainforests of far north Queensland. ‘marru | the unseen visible’ brings together works examining memory and remembrance; the relationship between First…

Jan Murphy Gallery presents a compelling group exhibition featuring a diverse selection of artists whose practices span painting, sculpture, ceramics, and photography. Each artist brings a distinct perspective, engaging with themes of culture, identity, memory, and materiality.   ZAACHARIAHA FIELDING   Born in Port Augusta (1991),Zaachariaha Fielding comes from a strong…

The Ancient PRESENT  brings together two remarkable Aboriginal artists, Tommy Yannimar Pikarli Watson (c1935-2017) and Joanne Currie Nalingu (b 1964), whose works highlight their unique journeys and shared connection to Aboriginal art. Watson, a senior elder from the desert heartlands of Central Australia, and Nalingu, who grew up beside the…

Mitchell Fine Art presents Monochrome, an exhibition showcasing a striking collection of Aboriginal and contemporary artworks that forgo colour in favour of a bold black and white narrative. Monochrome explores the interplay of contrast and harmony within these two shades, highlighting the depth and diversity of artistic expression. Each piece…

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…

Don’t get too comfortable escapes into a realm of imagination. There are recurring motifs: volcanoes, tents, rodeo bulls, zoos, wild animals, nature – cultured and wild, the topsy-turvy space of the picture plane. Despite its clear escapism, this imagery presents as metaphor, and speaks to experiences we all face in our…

Emerging from the depths of nature, Tamara Dean’s practice examines the human condition. Leave only footprints is the first survey of the critically acclaimed photomedia artist and traverses more than 20 years of her photographic practice. This immersive exhibition incorporates scent, photography, installation and the moving image to create an environment…

Edwina McLennan’s work is positioned at the intersection of textiles, painting, consumerism, and digital culture. Originally trained in fashion design at the Royal Academy of Antwerp, McLennan deconstructs imagery of mass consumption, sourced largely from fashion magazines.  Employing a combination of handmade, mechanical, and digital processes, her works take the…

Yianni Maggacis creates a visual conflict between the familiar and the strange through his representation of the strangely familiar liminal space- that which we know and are comfortable with and that which is foreign and unfamiliar. This conflict causes the work to take on new contours, allowing the viewer to…

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…

The unbroken spirit of the Kalkadoons is a tribute to survival and the enduring power of culture to heal both the land and its people. Colleen Sam, Kalkadoon (Kalkadunga) woman and visual artist, and her mother, Aunty Ena Sam, share the powerful story of the Kalkadoon people’s resilience, survival, and unwavering…

Robert Brownhall (b.1968, Brisbane) is a realist painter, inspired by his local environment of South-East Queensland. Over nearly thirty years of painting, Brownhall has developed a unique style characterised by a strong connection to place with his moody nocturnes, broad sweeping panoramas and gritty vignettes of urban life. Brownhall’s realism…

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…

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…

Arabella Walker is from the maternal line of Wulli Wulli the Auburn Hawkwood people and an emerging female contemporary Aboriginal artist; her practice conveys significant topics of First Nations histories with a focus on the challenge of being an Aboriginal woman living in the Colony. Walker deals with this challenge…

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.  …

‘Syzygy’ presents the works of Queensland artists Martina Clarke and Ella Senbruns. Spanning across oil painting, mixed media drawing and ceramics, this exhibition investigates the qualities of stone and flesh as a recurring motif. Referencing the union of opposing forces, ‘Syzygy’ is an investigation of metaphoric and visual contradiction. Historic…

Artists: Alicia Frankovich, Caitlin Franzmann, Norton Fredericks, John Gerrard, Simryn Gill, Gabriella Hirst, Angelica Mesiti, Betty Muffler and Maringka Burton, Open Spatial Workshop (Terri Bird, Bianca Hester, Scott Mitchell), Alexandra Pirici, Susan Schuppli, Yasmin Smith, James Tylor. Curator: Anna Briers Petroleum, chemicals, and bacteria have become agents of history. Humanity, or rather the…

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…

In 2005, aged thirty-four, Archie Moore undertook a residency for emerging First Nations artists organised by Campfire Group at FireWorks Gallery, Meanjin/Brisbane. He produced seven large, unstretched canvases that turned on his sharing his first name with the famous American comicbook character. The paintings emphasise the difference of his childhood…

This is the second iteration of our annual Queensland new-artists project. It presents three artists. Shannon Toth’s assemblages combine timber, confectionary, and sound in sticky performances that evoke the body. Jarrod van der Ryken is known for his moody video installations, evoking spaces of illicit sexual encounter and discovery, dens and beats. Keemon Williams queers…

One of Australia’s most respected landscape painters, Joe Furlonger came to prominence in the late 1980s with a series of large-scale figurative paintings. Employing a highly physical method, he applied swathes of colour with vigorous sweeps of the brush. With inspiration drawn from Matisse, Picasso, and Ian Fairweather, Furlonger has…

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…

Our screening room will host the first institutional display of Skibidi Toilet (2023–ongoing), the viral YouTube video series by Alexey Gerasimov, known as Boom, that has become a Gen Alpha cultural touchstone. Boom’s machinima series employs videogame violence and meme culture on an epic scale, where a race of toilet-bound heads clash…

Onespace invites you to the opening of Tensile Connections, an exhibition showcasing a dynamic collection of works on paper by Sonja Carmichael, Elisa Jane Carmichael, Niloufar Lovegrove (Pishva), and Elysha Rei. This exhibition explores the tensile qualities and materiality of paper, while metaphorically highlighting the deep connections these artists maintain with their…

Sight Lines began with a stay on Bundjalung Country at Brays Creek in the Tweed Caldera, NSW, painting under the shelter of a horse stable as cloud and drizzle cycled through for days. This stay led to a studio in Murwillumbah and the paintings in Sight Lines were made in…

Ceramic Arts Queensland (CAQ) is thrilled to unveil the finalists for the prestigious Siliceous Award for Ceramic Excellence. This highly anticipated exhibition is a premier showcase of contemporary Australian ceramics, highlighting innovation and artistic excellence. Since its inception in 2015, the Siliceous Award has gained national and international recognition, attracting…

15 Artists is an annual acquisitive prize developed to enhance City of Moreton Bay’s Art Collection and exhibition program. Each year, Council invites 15 artists to take part in the exhibition. The winning artist is awarded $20,000 and their work is acquired into the City of Moreton Bay’s Art Collection. The…

Deborah Eddy is exploring the Venus of Willendorf as a trope for the body type of older women. The original Venus of Willendorf is approximately 25,000 years old. Carved from limestone, she is a round woman standing with her arms resting on her breasts and belly (hence why my Venuses…

This February in Galleries 1, 2, and 3 we are presenting new eyes – old Country by Robert Andrew. Four new works will be exhibited across the galleries including a major new kinetic video installation new eyes – old Country, yawuru which will combine aerial footage of the artist’s ancestral homelands to trace a…

As part of our multi-year research and programming arc Blue Assembly, please join us to hear from leading voices on current water research in the humanities, arts and social sciences. This event celebrates the launch of two books; Groundwater Politics: An Ethnography of Advanced Extractivism and Slow Resistance (2025) by Sally Babidge and Critical Approaches…

Rachel North is an Ipswich based artist and educator, working across textiles and ceramics. Growing up and living in predominantly rural and regional areas, her connection to landscape is an inherent component of her artwork. This exhibition continues the artist’s exploration of connections between the landscape and memory and how…