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Don’t get too comfortable

Don’t get too comfortable

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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…
Tamara Dean: Leave only footprints

Tamara Dean: Leave only footprints

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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.…
Edwina McLennan: The Enigma Of The Day

Edwina McLennan: The Enigma Of The Day

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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…
Yianni Maggacis

Yianni Maggacis

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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…
The unbroken spirit of the Kalkadoons

The unbroken spirit of the Kalkadoons

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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,…
Robert Brownhall

Robert Brownhall

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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…
Arabella Walker: Gentle Shift

Arabella Walker: Gentle Shift

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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…
Ella Senbruns & Martina Clarke: Syzygy

Ella Senbruns & Martina Clarke: Syzygy

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‘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…
These Entanglements: Ecology After Nature

These Entanglements: Ecology After Nature

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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…
Archie Moore: Comic Paintings

Archie Moore: Comic Paintings

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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…
Platform 2025

Platform 2025

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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…
Joe Furlonger: Horizons

Joe Furlonger: Horizons

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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…
Boom: Skibidi Toilet

Boom: Skibidi Toilet

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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…
Tensile Connections

Tensile Connections

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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…
Bridie Gillman: Sight Lines

Bridie Gillman: Sight Lines

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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…
Siliceous Award for Ceramic Excellence

Siliceous Award for Ceramic Excellence

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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.…
Deborah Eddy: The Venuses

Deborah Eddy: The Venuses

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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…
Robert Andrew: New Eyes - Old Country

Robert Andrew: New Eyes - Old Country

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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 –…
Ultramarine Conversations: Recent Water Research in the Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences

Ultramarine Conversations: Recent Water Research in the Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences

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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…
Panel Discussion: Brain Rot in the Gallery

Panel Discussion: Brain Rot in the Gallery

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The Institute of Modern Art is hosting the first institutional display of the viral YouTube series Skibidi Toilet. The serialised animated narrative has prompted critical discussion about brain rot, algorithms, and digital cultures since becoming a Gen…
Amy-Jean Mitchell: There used to be a ship sailing

Amy-Jean Mitchell: There used to be a ship sailing

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An exhibition of new paintings and works on paper, made in Barreiro (Portugal) and Meanjin. There used to be a ship sailing is a collection of compositions embedded with illusive landscapes, memories and imagined scenes.
Undergrowth 2025

Undergrowth 2025

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Undergrowth is an invitational exhibition dedicated to showcasing some of the most innovative and conceptually coherent work being produced at a second-year undergraduate level at the Queensland College of Art and Design, Griffith University. These artists…
Ross Woodrow: Order from Ruins

Ross Woodrow: Order from Ruins

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Featuring classical fragments of columns and capitals pulled from large copper-plate etchings, Woodrow references the agency and impact of these long-established and architectural orders not to advocate for a return to rules or codes, but…
Harry Rothel: Corporeal

Harry Rothel: Corporeal

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In his latest body of work, Rothel continues to explore fleeting moments of human experience. Paradoxically mundane and fantastical, the figures within each painting appear to be trapped within the worlds of Rothel’s creation. The…
Artists to Watch

Artists to Watch

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Artists to Watch introduces four exciting new talents to our gallery. Showcasing landscapes, still lifes, and figurative works, these artists bring distinctive voices and remarkable potential, offering fresh perspectives across diverse styles. Featuring: Nick Offer,…
Judith Wright: Asemic Writing - A Space for Wonder

Judith Wright: Asemic Writing - A Space for Wonder

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Judith Wright lives and works in Brisbane. She came to her work as an installation artist with a background in dance having performed with the Australian Ballet. Recipient of a fellowship from Arts Queensland in 1993…
Essays In Light

Essays In Light

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Step into a world of monochrome mastery with Essays in Light, an exhibition featuring ten talented photographers from the Fine Monochrome Print Group. Each artist presents a thematic portfolio that explores diverse subjects, from architecture…
The Making Of: Ellie Buttrose

The Making Of: Ellie Buttrose

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Join for an evening of insight and exploration as we launch the 2025 ‘Making of’ series with Ellie Buttrose, one of Australia’s leading curators of visual art. This series invites celebrated arts professionals and artists…
Climate of Violence: Lamentum

Climate of Violence: Lamentum

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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…
Michael Cook: Individuation

Michael Cook: Individuation

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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…
MONO 52: Senyawa and Fabio Perletta

MONO 52: Senyawa and Fabio Perletta

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Using bespoke instruments and experimental vocals to push at the nexus of improvisation and composition, Indonesia’s Senyawa (Rully Shabara and Wukir Suryadi) create a unique sound world. Their work is visceral and physical, and incorporates elements of…
Artist Talk: Danie Mellor

Artist Talk: Danie Mellor

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Join artist Danie Mellor for a talk on the opening day of his exhibition, marru | the unseen visible which brings together works examining memory and remembrance; the relationship between First Nations people, culture and Country, and…
Napurrula

Napurrula

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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…
Karl Shoobridge: Etymologies

Karl Shoobridge: Etymologies

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Etymology: the origin of a word and the historical development of its meaning A series of paintings using the metaphor of histories, evolutions and meanings. Words are spoken and sometimes written. These painted forms consist…
TEXTILE

TEXTILE

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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…
Chris Neild: Taking A Line For A Walk

Chris Neild: Taking A Line For A Walk

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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…