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…

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? 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…

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.…

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,…

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…

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…

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…

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’ 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 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…

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…

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…

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 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,…

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…

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…

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.…

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…

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 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…

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…

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 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 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…

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…

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…

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…

As part of the prize for winning the Mervyn Moriarty Landscape Award at the 2025 Queensland Regional Art Awards, Jonathon Westacott presents a two-week solo exhibition at Flying Arts Alliance. Westacott’s practice explores the subtleties of landscape through a close attention to form and colour, alongside a curiosity for what…

The Institute of Modern Art welcomes acclaimed curator and art historian Daria de Beauvais for a special presentation exploring the role of artists as historians. As Senior Curator and Head of International Relations at Palais de Tokyo, de Beauvais has shaped the international art scene through exhibitions that intertwine aesthetics,…

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.…

‘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…

William Robinson (1936 – 2025) is widely regarded as one of Australia’s most distinguished contemporary artists, best known for his landscape and portrait painting. Robinson is critically acclaimed for his arresting landscape compositions of South East Queensland rainforests and seascapes of northern New South Wales. Robinson’s landscapes, with their multiple,…