The Institute of Modern Art (IMA) presents the final Essay Club session for 2026, hosted by Tay Haggarty, exploring Gordon Hall’s essay Object Lessons: Thinking Gender Variance Through Minimalist Sculpture. Adapted from a presentation titled Sexing Sculpture, delivered at the 2013 Annual College Art Association Conference in New York, Hall’s…

Photography in the 1980s is a major touring exhibition from the National Gallery of Australia, celebrating a significant period in photographic history when photography emerged as a dominant form of contemporary art. The 1980s saw a generation of artists transform the role of photography, expanding its creative possibilities and challenging…

Ipswich-based artist Andy Harwood draws on his background in design to create mathematically derived compositions that interrogate the mechanics of vision. In this exhibition, Harwood investigates the concept of ‘hypervigilant light’—an illumination that functions not as a passive aesthetic element, but as an active, psychological force. Through a meticulous construction…

FOLDING – A Tremor in the Static is an exhibition presenting works made in the space between gesture and structure, memory and possibility. The exhibition explores the experience of creating time and space to be present – to pause, notice, remember and imagine. Visitors are invited to spend time with…

Birthday Blues is an exhibition of paintings by Mark Tweedie exploring the recurring feelings, moods and expectations associated with birthdays. Drawing on family photographs and memories, the works reflect on nostalgia, childhood, celebration and the discomfort of confronting the past. Tweedie describes the birthday photograph as a moment in which…

Griffith University Art Museum (GUAM) presents Just between us, an exhibition featuring works from the Griffith University Art Collection and exploring how artists reveal intimate details of their lives while testing the increasingly blurred boundaries between public and private. Curated by Lizzie Riek, the exhibition brings together practices of narration,…

Set among the bamboo groves of the Brisbane Botanic Gardens at Mt Coot-tha, Art in the Gardens brings together four Queensland artists for a four-day exhibition and original art sale. The exhibition features contemporary watercolours, landscapes, botanical works and coastal scenes, alongside fine art cards and artisan gifts. A special…

Natsu with OKAERI returns to Vacant Assembly for a month-long celebration of Japanese craftsmanship, thoughtful design and the everyday beauty of objects made to last. The pop-up will feature a carefully curated collection of handcrafted Japanese homewares, traditional ceramics, paper lamps, incense, tea wares, matcha accessories and unique gifts, sourced…

Brisbane fine-art photographer Lex Lucas presents Liminal Traces, an exhibition of 20 large-scale photographic works exploring movement, memory and the fleeting moments between stillness and motion. The photographs often appear to contain overlapping figures and ghostly traces. However, these effects are created entirely in-camera through single exposures, using long exposure,…

In Holiday in Suburbia, Brisbane artist Stephen Nothling explores the curious presence of covered vehicles, caravans and other objects encountered in suburban streets. These unexpected subjects become the focus of paintings that consider curiosity, memory and the relationship between everyday objects and their surroundings. Nothling describes a personal love-hate relationship…

Sally Anderson curates Houses and Horses for Dad, a group exhibition exploring the cyclical nature of grief, care and domestic life through recurring motifs of houses and horses. These forms become allegories for shelter, endurance, containment and belonging. Presented in the year following Anderson’s father’s death and shortly after the…

Presented by artisan and Metro Arts, Small Object Spaces: Familiar features new work by Selene Mauri Cochrane, exploring the symbiotic connection between humans and animals. Drawn to what is strange and beautiful, Cochrane uses thread and fabric to mimic fur, feathers, flesh and antlers, creating richly textured surfaces that evoke…

Matthew Cheyne is a Queensland-based artist working across oil painting, drawing and sculpture. After graduating from the Queensland College of Art in 2001, Cheyne also undertook studies in film and literature. His practice combines oil painting with hyper-colour drawing, exploring figurative subjects through dark humour, vibrant colour and abstracted backgrounds.…

UQ Art Museum and the Climate Aware Creative Practices Network (CACP) present Reflective Motives, a two-day gathering exploring climate-responsive contemporary art through workshops, conversations, shared meals and collaborative publishing. Bringing together artists, researchers, educators and curators, the program investigates creative approaches to ecological thinking and relational practice. Inspired by Dr…

Interior is a duo photography exhibition featuring Alexandra Davies and Jana Koelmel, presented as part of the Head On Photo Festival Open Program. Bringing together two distinct photographic practices, the exhibition explores the relationship between home, identity and everyday life through analogue photography. In Motherhood Sway, Alexandra Davies captures the…

FireWorks Gallery presents Michael Nelson Jagamara: Possum Stories, an exhibition exploring one of the Warlpiri artist’s foundational narratives, the Possum Dreaming. The Possum Dreaming is an epic story grounded in complex kinship structures, taboos and tribal lore. The story of two young Possum lovers and their punishment has been central…

Celebrating 70 years of creativity and innovation, Make, Believe, Magic: The Worlds of The Jim Henson Company is an exclusive-to-Brisbane exhibition exploring the world-building, imaginative storytelling and puppetry of The Jim Henson Company. Founded by Jim and Jane Henson in 1955, The Jim Henson Company has created some of the…

Onespace presents Paper Echoes, a solo exhibition by Elysha Rei in the Main Gallery, exploring memory, identity and belonging through the delicate and versatile medium of paper. Returning to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, thirty-eight years after being born in Tabuk, Rei revisits a landscape previously known to her through…

Museum of Brisbane presents In Residence: A Decade of Creative Practice, a landmark exhibition celebrating ten years of its Artist in Residence program and the artistic innovation, collaboration and creative exchange it has fostered. The program has welcomed more than 100 artists and supported over 50 original projects, engaging millions…

Albert Tucker (1914–1999) was one of Australia’s renowned artists and a key exponent of Australian modernism. Primarily known as a figurative painter, he critically responded to the world around him through his art. In 1939, Tucker acquired his first camera and began documenting his life and the people and places…

Kate Cooper’s videos explore how bodies are imagined and imaged, understood and controlled, and how they resist. Her practice considers the moving image as a visual somatic experience, with recent works using CGI and the visual language of medical imaging to explore the body, identity, labour and systems of control.…

Outer Space presents Nothing to Write Home About, a group exhibition developed through Munimba-ja Arts Centre’s Blak Creatives artist development program. Featuring artists Clea North, Brenda Mau, Lexie Abel, Tanika Orr, Nadine McDonald Dowd, Keely Eggmolesse and Desirai Saunders, the exhibition is curated by Libby Harward. The exhibition creates space…

Mitch Cairns: Artist’s Mouth is a major survey exhibition celebrating twenty years since Mitch Cairns graduated from the National Art School. The exhibition brings together more than 50 works spanning Cairns’ practice as a painter and artist. Cairns’ playful paintings combine elements of Cubism, comics and concrete poetry, exploring pictorial…

Pat Hoffie is an Australian contemporary artist, educator and writer whose multidisciplinary practice spans more than five decades. Working across painting, printmaking, drawing, sculpture, installation and video, her work explores themes of power, identity, cultural diversity, labour and postcolonial histories. A significant figure in Australia’s contemporary art landscape, Hoffie has…

Logan Art Gallery presents Holding Force, an exhibition by Eliza Adam exploring the histories embedded within the landscape, with a focus on the Logan River environs and catchment. Responding directly to her surroundings, Adam examines the lasting effects of human intervention on ecological systems. Through this investigation, the exhibition reveals…

Shifting Strands presents a new series of paintings and sculptures by Queensland artist Rachel South, exploring hair as a site of sensation, identity and transformation. Working across canvas and metal surfaces, South investigates how painting can become a vehicle for transcendence through meditative and sensory processes. The exhibition explores a…

Simpson extends the materiality of her miniature painting practice by working on corrugated iron, a material widely used for shelter by indentured labourers. Sancintya Mohini Simpson is a descendent of indentured labourers sent from India to work on colonial sugar plantations in South Africa. Her work navigates the complexities of…

Jan Murphy Gallery presents Don’t Forget to Breathe, an exhibition of approximately 60 small paintings by Australian artist Richard Lewer, exploring the fragmented nature of contemporary experience and the constant flow of information, memory and everyday encounters. Drawing on news stories, personal experiences, observations and passing moments, Lewer’s paintings move…

Archibubs and the Australian Institute of Architects’ Emerging Architects and Graduates Network (EmAGN) present Value Talk 08: Public Space, Play and Possibilities, a conversation exploring how art, architecture and design can make public spaces more inclusive, engaging and welcoming. The discussion considers how play can spark curiosity, connect communities and…

The Renshaws presents Edge Condition, an exhibition by Australian artist Jamie North, whose sculptural practice explores the dynamic interplay between the industrial and the organic. North’s works juxtapose industrial materials with plant life, challenging conventional ideas of order and control in art and nature. His sculptures often resemble wild, lithophytic…

The Noise of Time brings together more than 30 years of Ian Friend’s artistic practice, featuring works from 1993 through to works made at his Ipswich studio in 2026. The exhibition presents more than 30 years of works on paper, exploring the passage of time and the relationship between memory,…

Logan Art Gallery presents The White Portal, an exhibition by Bruce Reynolds exploring change and memory through sculpture and two-dimensional artworks. Using materials including linoleum and plaster, Reynolds will construct a large sculptural gate that separates linocut works from plaster reliefs. This division represents a journey between past and present,…

This exhibition features recent miniature paintings and textiles. Through a confluence of contemporary and ancient imagery, the works address the historical nature of current tensions in the Middle East. Born 1978 Quetta, Pakistan. Khadim Ali currently lives and works in Sydney, Australia. After growing up in Pakistan, Ali was trained…

The Great Boat Approaches brings together poetry, archival works and recent artworks by Meanjin/Brisbane-based artist Deborah Norrie-Jones. The exhibition traces a deeply personal journey through relationships, mortality, illness, travel, memory and life after loss, bringing together works created across almost two decades. ​ “I am an interdisciplinary visual artist, poet,…

INTERLUDE is the 2026 QUT Visual Arts Graduate Exhibition, presenting the work of 37 emerging artists at the transition between university study and their developing creative practices. Framed as an interlude — a pause, interruption or space between one stage and the next in an artist’s career — the exhibition…

Urbania #3 is a post-graffiti-themed group exhibition that forms part of an ongoing series bringing together small groups of independent artists connected to Brisbane. Hollie Cassidy — Fragments Fragments explores a period of deep reflection in which major life changes and formative influences are revisited. Cassidy considers the balance between…