Ties that Bind brings together leading Australian artists to explore the many ways people connect to home, Country, memory and one another. Through diverse contemporary practices, the exhibition considers belonging as something shaped by place, ancestry, migration, displacement and lived experience. Rather than presenting a single idea of home, the…

Milani Gallery presents Site, Non Site, Place, a solo exhibition by acclaimed contemporary artist d harding. Working across installation, painting, sculpture and other media, harding explores the visual and social languages of their communities as a living cultural continuum. A descendant of the Bidjara, Ghungalu and Garingbal peoples, the artist…

Side Gallery presents The Magical Muff, a bold and playful exhibition by artists Nyx and Myfanwy Gullifer that celebrates the female body through humour, storytelling and vibrant visual language. Challenging taboos while embracing bodily autonomy, the exhibition explores themes of identity, empowerment and lived experience. Through painting, illustration and contemporary…

Lethbridge Gallery presents Knowing, a solo exhibition by Marisa Veerman exploring clothing as an extension of identity, memory and human connection. Through photography, embroidery and textile-based processes, Veerman considers garments as material archives that carry traces of lived experience, inherited presence and personal history. Rather than functioning simply as objects,…

Till and Toil presents a new body of paintings by Karla Marchesi that uses the garden as both subject and metaphor for navigating uncertainty, pressure and change. The exhibition reflects on sustaining hope through periods of personal and collective turbulence. Drawing together botanical forms, produce and the human figure, Marchesi…

PARKER Contemporary presents Becoming Penguin (Act II), a new exhibition by Sydney-based artist Carolyn Craig exploring identity, belonging and systems of social judgement. Centred on the symbolic figure of the penguin, Craig employs performance, printmaking and photography to examine how bodies are observed, categorised and shaped by social structures. Drawing…

Pink Elephant Revisited is the second chapter of Paul Andrew’s ongoing ARIs Revisited series, an archival art project exploring the history of Queensland’s artist-run initiatives and independent creative communities. Presented at Loupe Studio, the exhibition combines installation, video, archival material and DIY zines to revisit the influential Pink Elephant Circle…

god eater is a new contemporary performance work by New Zealand-born, regional Queensland-based artist Jag Popham. Combining dance, ritual, martial arts, breathwork and immersive sound, the performance unfolds as a visceral transformation between human, creature and something less easily defined. Encased within a shell-like body armour that gradually mutates and…

The Institute of Modern Art presents Decolonising the Colonial Image, a lecture by Tasmanian art historian, curator and writer Professor Greg Lehman. Drawing on more than two centuries of colonial imagery, Lehman examines how European artists represented Tasmanian Aboriginal people and the enduring impact of these visual narratives. Through a…

IN | artist run initiative presents APPROACH, a collaborative exhibition by artists Chelsea Holden and Ryan Jones, developed during their 2026 Cellmates Residency. Working across moving image, photography, rock, moss and floral sculpture, Holden and Jones draw on a shared practice of spending time outdoors through walking, climbing and close…

MOTH brings together eight multidisciplinary practitioners for a month-long open studio exploring themes of illumination, experimentation and creative discovery. Working across a range of disciplines, the participating artists investigate light as both material and metaphor, revealing processes, testing ideas and creating new forms through collaboration and inquiry. Throughout the month,…

Philip Wolfhagen presents a new exhibition of paintings that continue his long-standing exploration of the atmospheric landscapes of northern Tasmania. Widely regarded as one of Australia’s leading contemporary landscape painters, Wolfhagen is known for his distinctive use of beeswax mixed with oil paint, creating richly textured surfaces that capture the…

Join LENS MINGLE for an evening of conversation with artists Shane Rowlands, Nadine Schmoll, and Tom Truong as they discuss their creative practices and current work. A relaxed gathering for artists, photographers and anyone with an interest in contemporary visual art, LENS MINGLE is an opportunity to connect with Brisbane’s…

The 5th National Indigenous Art Triennial: After The Rain brings together ten newly commissioned multidisciplinary installations by established and emerging First Nations artists from across Australia. Led by Artistic Director Tony Albert (Girramay/Yidinji/Kuku-Yalanji peoples), the exhibition explores themes of rebirth, renewal and cycles of cleansing while celebrating intergenerational legacies and…

A Meadow, A Clearing presents a new body of ceramic sculptures by Melbourne-based artist Brendan Huntley. Guided by touch, instinct and material experimentation, Huntley’s practice embraces spontaneity and process. His sculptural works are built through layered surfaces, textured markings and intuitive forms that draw upon memory, heritage and imagination. Influenced…

MONO x IAG brings together the Institute of Modern Art’s long-running experimental sound program with Ipswich Art Gallery for a special expanded presentation as part of Spark Festival. Curated by Lawrence English, MONO has spent two decades presenting sonic experimentation, durational performance and boundary-pushing artistic practices. This one-night event invites…

LORE and LAND is an exhibition grounded in the deep cultural knowledge, ancestral connections and sovereign rights of Australian First Nations peoples. Drawing from the Sunshine Coast Art Collection, the exhibition explores the enduring relationships First Nations artists hold with Country, culture, community and identity. Through painting, sculpture, textiles, digital…

Presented by artisan and Metro Arts, Between Form is the first exhibition in the Small Object Spaces series, featuring Brisbane-based artist Marisa Culpo. Working across textiles and ceramics, Culpo’s practice explores the relationship between material, process and meaning. Through small-scale sculptural works that combine ceramic vessels with hand-fabricated textile plinths,…

Join the Institute of Modern Art for a panel discussion responding to Kukunna Wurraweena, the current exhibition by artist Mandy Quadrio. Bringing together leading curators, academics and researchers, the conversation will explore the themes, ideas and cultural significance emerging from Quadrio’s exhibition and broader contemporary First Nations art practices. Panelists…

In Pause for a Human, Ham Darroch explores humanness through a vibrant and inquisitive abstract language. Occupying the Main Gallery, the exhibition presents a series of large-scale acrylic paintings that are both sharply composed and playfully resolved. These works invite viewers to slow down and navigate their layered, puzzle-like surfaces.…

Shields: Design and Functionality explores the history, artistry and cultural significance of traditional Aboriginal shields through a major exhibition at The University of Queensland’s Anthropology Museum. The exhibition presents more than 130 shields dating from the early 1900s, highlighting the regional diversity of shield design across Australia. Traditionally used for…

Bad Sports is a vibrant and theatrical exhibition by The Huxleys exploring the intersections of sport, queerness, humour and performance. Drawing on their experiences of growing up in Australia, The Huxleys transform the playing field into a site of creative resistance. Through photography, costume and performance, the exhibition reimagines sport…

Odyssey Starlight Mandala is an exhibition celebrating a long-term community art project that will see 10,000 handwoven star mandalas created and gifted to athletes competing at the Brisbane 2032 Olympic Games. Presented at Brisbane Square Library throughout June and July, the exhibition offers visitors the opportunity to experience the growing…

‘Double Take’ is a curated cinema program exploring the eerie, fascinating world of doubles, impostors and fractured identity on screen. Drawing together international films—from psychological thrillers to surreal dramas and horror—the program examines how identity can be mirrored, duplicated and distorted. Expect a mix of rare archival prints and newly…

Curated by artist and researcher Larissa Warren, ‘Shifting Ground’ explores the rich history of women potters from Tamborine Mountain, Queensland. The exhibition brings together works by twelve contemporary Australian artists alongside historical pieces by pioneering women potters from the region. All artworks are created using Tamborine Mountain’s native volcanic clays,…

Tim Page: The Very Edge of the Brightest Light brings together almost 70 photographic works from the Griffith University Art Collection alongside archival materials and ephemera, offering a renewed perspective on one of the most influential war photographers of the 20th century. Curated by Carrie McCarthy, the exhibition highlights Page’s…

Ornamental presents a new body of work by Australian artist Sarah Mufford, comprising large-scale paintings accompanied by a site-responsive wallpaper installation. Drawing from more than a decade of research and fieldwork, the exhibition explores the cultural and visual language of ornament and geometric abstraction, situating traditional design systems within a…

Now showing at Lethbridge Gallery is the 2026 Tattersall’s Club Landscape Art Prize Finalist Exhibition. Thoughtfully curated across both gallery spaces, the exhibition celebrates the diversity and beauty of the Australian landscape through contemporary artistic practice, offering visitors the opportunity to experience some of the country’s finest landscape artworks. The…

Darwin-based artist Franck Gohier returns to Mitchell Fine Art with his fifth solo exhibition, Australia Has Cowboys Too. Featuring a new body of work inspired by the iconography of Western comics, films and vintage advertising, the exhibition reimagines the visual language of the American frontier through an Australian lens. Gohier…

Info: Excess All Areas explores consumer culture and society’s relationship with waste through humour, colour and critical reflection. Presented by the New Quotidian Collective, the exhibition draws upon the visual language of advertising, packaging and branding to examine the pervasive influence of capitalism on everyday life. Through vibrant imagery and…

Join a public forum with influential First Nations artists and thinkers whose practices challenge, unsettle and reimagine the creative landscape, presented as part of the exhibition Leah King-Smith: rhythm wRites. The forum brings together leading First Nations artists, researchers and cultural practitioners in a series of conversations exploring image-making, memory,…

I Will Remember You is a new exhibition by acclaimed Australian artist Linde Ivimey, bringing together a collection of recently created sculptures, poppets and charms that explore memory, material histories and acts of remembrance. Drawing upon nearly four decades of studio practice, Ivimey’s work is shaped through the accumulation of…

Where Do I Belong? is a contemporary exhibition exploring the beauty, fragility, and future of Australia’s native birdlife. Bringing together local, Queensland, and nationally recognised artists, the exhibition celebrates the connection between art, nature, and community while encouraging reflection on environmental sustainability and conservation. Through painting, photography, sculpture, installation, and…

Unknown Sector Of The Universe is a solo exhibition by Brisbane artist and musician Ben Ely, presenting a collection of paintings that imagine a realm beyond ordinary perception. Through vibrant imagery and speculative forms, Ely constructs a world detached from the constraints of time, memory and known reality. The exhibition…

Trick of the Light presents a new body of work by Brisbane artist Heidi Yardley, bringing together paintings created between 2005 and 2025 that explore the uncanny spaces between beauty and unease, memory and invention, presence and disappearance. Drawing on found imagery from vintage magazines, film stills and printed ephemera,…

Between the Threads brings together eight artists whose practices find common ground in fibre, fabric, and material process while remaining distinct in vision, method, and cultural origin. Featuring artists from Australia and overseas, the exhibition celebrates textile art as one of the most dynamic and expressive contemporary art forms. Spanning…