Excess All Areas
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…
Responses to Cambium Itch
Join the Institute of Modern Art for a panel discussion responding to Erika Scott’s exhibition Cambium Itch. Known for her maximalist sculptural installations, Erika Scott transforms the detritus of consumer culture into immersive and often overwhelming environments. In Cambium Itch, six hundred PVC pipes pierce the gallery walls, creating a…
Leah King-Smith: rhythm wRites Forum
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,…
Linde Ivimey: I Will Remember You
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…
Kate Barry: The Island
The Island is a new exhibition by Brisbane-based artist Kate Barry, developed following a recent stay on Bruny Island, Tasmania. Drawing inspiration from the island’s shifting light, atmospheric conditions, and distinctive landscape, the exhibition continues Barry’s exploration of abstraction and place. Known for her evocative painting practice, Barry responds to…
EVOLVE
EVOLVE is a major multi-site exhibition presented across all five Studio Gallery locations around Australia, bringing together the gallery’s full roster of represented artists. Exploring the evolution of contemporary artistic practice, the exhibition goes beyond the presentation of finished artworks to reveal the stories, processes and creative environments that shape…
Essay Club No.4: Nicholas Aloisio-Shearer on The Vulgar Image
Join the Institute of Modern Art for the fourth instalment of its 2026 Essay Club series, featuring Nicholas Aloisio-Shearer. This session focuses on The Vulgar Image, an essay by Dean Kissick originally published in Spike Magazine’s Summer 2025 issue, which examines the rise of AI-generated imagery and questions whether contemporary…
Where Do I Belong?
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…
Ben Ely: Unknown Sector Of The Universe
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…
Heidi Yardley: Trick of the Light
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: Contemporary Textile Art
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…
Earthen Form
Earthen form profiles the works of contemporary Somerset ceramicists who have responded to natural colours and forms of the region, whist experimenting with incorporating locally sourced materials within their practice. The exhibition includes a showcase of works created by Toogoolawah High School students as an outcome of workshops led by Shifting Ground Curator Larissa Warren.…
Merinda Davies: SYMBIOTIC MARATHON
SYMBIOTIC MARATHON is a new exhibition by Merinda Davies that imagines an exercise program for a future shaped by ecological collapse. Set in a speculative world where breathable air is no longer guaranteed for humans or plants, the project invites audiences to consider relationships of mutual dependence through breath, movement,…
Khaled Sabsabi: Recent Work
Milani Gallery presents Recent Work, an exhibition of new paintings, drawings, and textiles by acclaimed Australian artist Khaled Sabsabi. The exhibition follows Sabsabi’s presentation of two major new installations at the 61st Venice Biennale: khalil, presented at the Arsenale as part of In Minor Keys, curated by Koyo Kouoh, and…
Make Music
As part of Make Music Month, The Hub Gallery has been transformed into a vibrant celebration of art, music and creativity. The exhibition showcases a colourful collection of original music posters designed by Moreton Bay teenagers alongside works by digital illustrator Desirai Saunders. Inspired by favourite bands, songs and music…
Charlie Donaldson: Anecdotes 3
Stetla-ARI presents Anecdotes 3, a solo exhibition by Charlie Donaldson opening on 6 June 2026 and running until 13 June 2026 at 9 Ferry Road, West End. In Anecdotes 3, Charlie Donaldson presents work unburdened by modern imaging software and technological innovation, instead finding interest through ambiguity, accumulation, and a…
Phil Stallard: Ambient River
Wentworth Galleries Brisbane presents Ambient River, a new solo exhibition by Australian artist Phil Stallard, showcasing 20 new paintings inspired by memory, landscape, and the meditative rhythms of water. Describing himself as an “Emotional Abstractionist,” Stallard’s latest body of work expands upon his long-standing relationship with the Hawkesbury River and…
Worlds within Worlds: Baroque Traditions, Contemporary Visions
‘Worlds within Worlds’ explores how the symbolic and stylistic features of art from the Baroque period (around 1600–1750) have been invoked by contemporary artists, who — like their predecessors of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries — are reflecting on a world in flux. These works suggest parallels between Baroque and…
Ian Friend: Nil Melius Arte
Ian Friend creates subtle and evocative works on paper using pigment, ink and gouache from his studio in Ipswich, Queensland. With a fascination for alchemy between materials and an obsession with hand-made art papers, sourced worldwide, Friend’s works are made from the finest materials and developed using techniques which have been…
Shonnie Lea: The Sanctuary
The Sanctuary is a deeply personal body of drawings that translates Shonnie Lea’s emotional landscape into visual form. Imagined as a living entity, the sanctuary is both protective and fragile, revealing the points where safety gives way to vulnerability. Throughout the exhibition, an underlying ache exists alongside a quiet determination…
Caroline Gasteen: Cut the Line
Cut the Line sees Brisbane artist Caroline Gasteen transform provisional maquettes into a series of expansive oil paintings. Through movement, scale and tonal contrast, these works shift the maquettes from simple constructed objects into autonomous subjects, charged with presence and emotional weight. Created using readily available materials, the original maquettes…
Moreton Bay Art Prize 2026
The Moreton Bay Art Prize returns in 2026, celebrating the diverse creative talent of artists from across the region. Held annually at Pine Rivers Art Gallery, the exhibition is a highlight of the local arts calendar and showcases a vibrant selection of contemporary works by shortlisted finalists. Following a strong…
Friends
Friends brings together the creative practices of eight artists connected through friendship, shared experiences, and ongoing artistic dialogue. Presented at The Line & Rail Artspace, Logan’s newest contemporary art venue, the exhibition explores the ways personal relationships can foster creative exchange, inspiration, and community. Featuring works by Laila Aasand Bjornsson,…
Rewiring Townhall #2
Metro Arts invites Brisbane’s creative community to its second Townhall event for 2026, offering an opportunity to reconnect with the organisation and hear about the next phase of its evolving program. Since the beginning of the year, Metro Arts has been developing new initiatives, residencies, partnerships and creative projects. This…
JP Willis: Love is in the Air
Love is in the Air is a new exhibition by JP Willis that explores the ethics of visibility, concealment, and the aestheticisation of violence. Through a visual language of camouflage, pattern, and repetition, Willis examines the ways conflict is obscured, normalised, and embedded within contemporary culture. The exhibition presents camouflage…
Zine Fair
The Institute of Modern Art’s annual Zine Fair returns in 2026, celebrating independent publishing, DIY culture, and creative self-expression. Bringing together artists, designers, writers and makers from Brisbane and beyond, the fair offers visitors the chance to browse a diverse range of zines, artist books, experimental publications and printed matter.…
Natalya Hughes: The Interior
The Interior invites audiences into an exaggerated psychoanalytic consultation room, transformed through immersive installation, sculptural furniture, hand-painted murals and richly patterned textiles. Through a playful yet critical lens, Natalya Hughes examines society’s historical relationship with women, power and psychoanalysis. Combining part-professional and part-domestic environments, the exhibition explores gendered dynamics between…
Like Yesterday
Sun, sand and surf are deeply woven into Australian culture, shaping memories of family holidays, long summers and time spent by the sea. Like Yesterday explores our relationship with the beach through the lens of nostalgia, reflecting on the feelings of loss, longing and connection tied to seaside memories. The…
Tim Page: The Very Edge of the Brightest Light
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…
The Huxleys: Bad Sports
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…
Peter Hudson: Not Dark Yet
Sunshine Coast–based artist Peter Hudson returns to Mitchell Fine Art for his fourth solo exhibition, Not Dark Yet. In this contemplative new body of work, Hudson explores the quiet relationship between earth and sky. Birds, saltwater ecosystems, wildlife, moonlight, stars and the iconic Glass House Mountains appear throughout the exhibition…
Thread: Connecting Stories and Community
Thread: Connecting Stories and Community is a collaborative exhibition exploring the cultural, social, and historical significance of clothing and adornment as expressions of identity, connection, and belonging. Developed through ongoing dialogue between Logan-based artists, community members, and the National Portrait Gallery, the project brings together historical works and contemporary practices…
Shields: Design and Functionality
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…
Mandy Quadrio: Kukunna Murraweena
Kukunna Murraweena is a new exhibition by Mandy Quadrio, presented at the Institute of Modern Art. Quadrio, a Trawlwoolway Tasmanian Aboriginal woman of European heritage, creates a powerful installation of suspended steel wool sculptures. The abrasive material—typically associated with cleaning and erasure—is transformed into soft, yielding forms that evoke bodily…
Erika Scott: Cambium Itch
Cambium Itch is a new large-scale installation by Erika Scott, presented at the Institute of Modern Art. Known for her maximalist sculptural practice, Scott transforms the detritus of consumer culture into immersive, sensory environments. Her work collapses distinctions between object, image, and viewer, amplifying the tactile and visual qualities of…
Peter Godwin, Sally Anderson, Ross Laurie: Holding Light
Bringing together the practices of Peter Godwin, Sally Anderson and Ross Laurie, Holding Light considers the ways perception, memory, and material sensitivity converge in contemporary painting. Across three distinct practices, light emerges not simply as a visual phenomenon, but as a conceptual and emotional register — something held, diffused, and…
A.J. Taylor
8th - 26th May
WHEN : 8th – 26th May WHERE : Jan Murphy Gallery A. J. Taylor’s paintings reveal themselves slowly. To see one must be prepared to look – and willingly join the artist in his appraisal…
INTERVENTIONS # 6
6th May
WHEN : 6th May WHERE : Interventions ▐▐▐battery-operated/acovstic experimental & improv ovtdoor sqvat show▐▐ †Confirmed: → THE PERFECT LOVERS legendary outsider Jamie Hume (TYOTSO, ARLD) & His band. going on ten years, now. manifest #??…
Diagram Presents : Liam O'Brien
4th May, 7:00 - 9:00pm
WHEN : 4th May, 7:00 – 9:00pm WHERE : Ryan Renshaw Gallery Liam O’Brien will present his final performance of ‘To Laugh In The Face Of Futility’ and his first live performance of ‘I’m Too…
Muse Exhibition
4th May, 6:00 - 9:00pm
WHEN : 4th May, 6:00 – 9:00pm WHERE : Cloudland A collaboration of design, fashion and inspiration, ‘Muse Exhibition’ will showcase three artists in a night of art and design. Featuring works from Benjamin Reeve,…
FELT / Space
5th May, 6:00 - 8:00pm
WHEN : 5th May, 6:00 – 8:00pm WHERE : Boxcopy A collaborative project by Polly Dance, Ray Harris, Matthew Huppatz, Logan Macdonald, James Marshall, Riley O’Keffe and Patrick Rees. FELTSpace is excited to announce that…
Passages
May 2, 6:00 - 9:00pm
Current ProjectsStudio 3.5, Level 3, Metro Arts, 109 Edward Street, Brisbane
WHEN : May 2, 6:00 – 9:00pm WHERE : Current ProjectsStudio 3.5, Level 3, Metro Arts, 109 Edward Street, Brisbane Passages brings together a selection of Brisbane based artists who make text-based artworks, including zines,…
Gareth Sansom
Gareth Sansom’s paintings are eclectic, studded with allusions both historical, cultural and personal. There is something almost diaristic about his work, but its presentation is anything but linear and logical. Abiding themes are mortality, ageing,…
Banner Workshop
29th April, 2:00 - 5:00pm
WHEN : 29th April, 2:00 – 5:00pm WHERE : Metro Arts, The Basement Level ARI invites you to take part in a Banner Making Workshop. The workshops are free and open to all women who…
Hold by Caitlin Franzmann
28th April, 6:00 - 8:30pm
Hangar - Lower 151 Musgrave Road, Red Hill, Brisbane
WHEN : 28th April, 6:00 – 8:30pm WHERE : Hangar – Lower 151 Musgrave Road, Red Hill, Brisbane Caitlin Franzmann creates work that encourages perpetual shifts between a person’s internal and external space. In ‘Hold’…
Naoya Sakaguchi
April 28th, 6:00 - 8:00pm
Art Factory, 84 Merivale Street, South Brisbane
WHEN : April 28th, 6:00 – 8:00pm WHERE : Art Factory, 84 Merivale Street, South Brisbane For the past few weeks Queensland College of Art’s artist in residence Naoya Sakaguchi (Tokyo), has been practicing out…
Hijacked III : Contemporary Photography from Australia and the United Kingdom
27th April - 16th June / Opening : 27th April 6:00 - 8:00pm
WHEN : 27th April – 16th June / Opening : 27th April 6:00 – 8:00pm WHERE : Griffith Art Museum Major survey exhibition and publication featuring the best photographic talents from or within Australia and…
Jan Van Dijk
27th April - 11th May
WHEN : 27th April – 11th May WHERE : Spiro Grace Art Rooms Jan Van Dijk’s paintings explore the absurdity of human kind through explorations into gritty characters and humorous narratives in paint. His paintings…
Making the green one red (Virtual Macbeth)
26th April, 6:00 - 10:00pm
WHEN : 26th April, 6:00 – 10:00pm WHERE : QUT Creative Industries A mixed reality artwork/performative exhibition project exploring Shakespeare’s Macbeth, Making the green one red was developed by director Kerreen Ely-Harper and new-media artist…
Achim Weippert - Raw Textures
27th April 6:00 - 8:00pm
WHEN : 27th April 6:00 – 8:00pm WHERE : Doggett St Studio Achim is an abstract artist who moved to Brisbane from Johannesburg in 1997. Achim has a thirst for finding new and innovative ways…
Chonggang Du
WHERE : 25th April – 19th May WHERE : Jan Manton Art Chonggang Du taught at Jinan Craft Arts School and Shandong Arts Academy for 18 years before moving to Australia in 2003. He has…
HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL ART FAIR - EXCLUSIVE PREVIEW
24th April, 5:00 - 8:00pm
WHEN : 24th April, 5:00 – 8:00pm WHERE : Ryan Renshaw Gallery Ryan Renshaw Gallery will be hosting a private, advance viewing of works to be exhibited at the 2012 Hong Kong International Art Fair,…
Perspectives Jon Cattapan and eX de Medici
21st April - 24th June
WHEN : 21st April – 24th June WHERE : QUT Art Museum Continuing a tradition that developed during the First World War, the Australian War Memorial has, in the last decade, commissioned many official artists…
Yanni Floros
21st April
WHEN : 21st April WHERE : Lethbridge Gallery Yanni Floros is an Adelaide based artist that trained at the National Art School in Sydney graduating as a sculpture major. Since then he has shown his…
Contemporary Australia: Women in Film
21st April – 18th July
WHEN : 21st April – 18th July WHERE : Cinémathèque / GOMA The program coincides with the Gallery’s ‘Contemporary Australia: Women’ exhibition and continues the exhibition’s exploration of the rich and complex contribution of women…
Embodied Acts
Embodied Acts will present a range of free performances, events and actions in and around GOMA. See Rebecca Baumann collaborating with a pyro technician to send sheets of candy-coloured smoke into the sky; Performance fee,…
Daydream Believers + Greatist Hits Volume 3
21st April - 9th June
WHEN : 21st April – 9th June WHERE : Institute of Modern Art
Essence by Louise Sparre
18th April, 6:00 - 8:00pm
WHEN : 18th April, 6:00 – 8:00pm WHERE : Metro Arts The exhibition Essence depicts the artist Louise Sparre’s reflections and moods in process as a newcomer integrating into the Australian society, dealing with the…
On Hiatus | Catherine or Kate | Pear shaped: one-night edition
April 18th, 6:00 - 8:00pm
WHEN : April 18th, 6:00 – 8:00pm WHERE : Metro Arts On Hiatus marks the first of our Pear shaped: one-night editions by collaborating artists. Catherine or Kate, the artist(s) formerly known as Catherine Sagin…
FLOTSAM AND JETSAM
4th April - 5th May
WHEN : 4th April – 5th May WHERE : Andrew Baker Art Dealer Fiona Foley (born 1964) is a contemporary Indigenous Australian artist from Badtjala, Fraser Island, Queensland. She studied at the Sydney College of…
Richard Dunlop
17th April - 5th May
WHEN : 17th April – 5th May WHERE : Jan Murphy Gallery Dunlop often alludes to the precision of botanical art in his paintings by including realistic renderings of plants. However where botanical illustration is…
QUIVER
17th April - 28th April
Graydon Gallery
WHEN : 17th April – 28th April WHERE : Graydon Gallery QUIVER is an exhibition of new paintings inspired by concepts of Mother Nature. Using the age-old transcultural/religious tree-of-life symbol, Kathryn Brimblecombe-Fox explores distance from…
John Young
17th April - 12th May
WHEN : 17th April – 12th May WHERE : Phillip Bacon Galleries Over the past three decades John Young has continuously negotiated with the definitions and concepts surrounding the question: what is the role of…
From the Bush II
Until 21 April
WHEN : Until 21 April WHERE : Fireworks Gallery Artists : Yessie Mosby, Judy Napangardi Watson, Dorothy Napangardi Roberston Image : Dhoeri, 2011, bamboo cane, twine, natural ochres, bird scull, goose and rainbow pigeon feathers,…
Shared Space - Brian Sanstrom
16th - 27th April
WHEN : 16th – 27th April WHERE : POP Gallery PhD candidate Brian Sanstrom is using POP in conjunction with his research to continue with a work in progress. This is in line with his…
Social Networking
Until 1st July
WHEN : Until 1st July WHERE : Gallery of Modern Art This exhibition shows how contemporary artists are exploring social contact with their subjects and audiences. Many are interested in historical events, but others look…
LMTD SPACE
13th April 6:00 - 11:00pm
WHEN : 13th April 6:00 – 11:00pm WHERE : Bleeding Heart Gallery ARTISTS:Alley cat, Aurora Braid, Chris Mckenzie, Eleven, Gus Eagleton, Mark Joncheff, Josh Rufford, Joshua White, Keiron Mcmaster, Keith Carey, Quentin Purdie. MUSICIANS: Lauren…
Keiron McMaster
13th April, 6:00 - 10:00pm
WHEN : 13th April, 6:00 – 10:00pm WHERE : Jugglers Art Space Recognised for his low brow retro pop contemporary work, Brisbane born and bred Keiron McMaster’s latest collection of vivid, iconic paintings reflect his…
Natalya Hughes
12th - 28th April
WHEN : 12th – 28th April WHERE : Milani Gallery Hughes’s work combines what are usually considered to be opposing modes in visual culture: a seductive aesthetic and aberrant figuration. “I think about these modes…
ROAM ARTS FESTIVAL
11th - 14th April, 6:30 - 11:30pm
WHEN : 11th – 14th April, 6:30 – 11:30pm WHERE : Contortionist Studios ROAM is Brisbane’s newest & most exciting creative arts festival. Held over four nights at Contortionist Studios in Woolloongabba, it will showcase…
Maureen Hansen : Close to Home
Until 21st July
WHEN : Until 21st July WHERE : Heiser Gallery Maureen Hansen is an artist living and working in Brisbane. She graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Queensland University of Technology and currently works…