Though Bundit Puangthong studied both traditional and contemporary art making in his native Thailand, his emergence in contemporary Australian art happened almost as an afterthought. Having travelled to Melbourne to study English, Puangthong earned extra money as a street artist selling paintings to tourists and sketching chalk drawings on footpaths…

Two major artists, Michael Nelson Jagamara and Imants Tillers, were ‘re-united’ in 2001 at the Winn Street Studios in Fortitude Valley; in the month of July they completed their first collaborative work Nature Speaks Y / Confused Possum. Since then an additional twenty paintings have been completed, of which five will form…

Across June and July, Onespace will showcase the exciting new work by two prominent practitioners from Moa Arts in the Torres Strait, Fiona Elisala Mosby and Paula Savage. Both artists have made important contributions to the development of Torres Strait art in recent years, pushing the boundaries between traditional and contemporary art practice.…

Emergence is the process of ‘coming into existence’ and transitioning from a state of concealment into something visual and unrestrained. The exhibition casts light on hidden vistas within the human interior and visually reflects on mystical ideas about how the soul came to inhabit our inner space. An ancient Eastern…

WHEN : 14th October · 6:00 – 9:00pm WHERE : The Tidy art space- 29 Logan Road, Woolloongabba QLD This exhibition will explore interpretations relating to a woman’s perspective on the representation of women. The exhibition is held by the QUT Women’s Collective, a community of female students that come…

Jan Murphy Gallery is pleased to present Cut through the circle with Sydney-based artist Drew Connor Holland.    Underpinning Holland’s work is an interest in how we catalogue memories: in digital archives, in junk drawers, in our heads. Using screenshots as the starting point, Holland corrodes each image with analogue reproduction…

Contortionist Studios finally wants to make it’s official debut into the world of Brisbane arts, and we’d like everyone to come along and celebrate it with us. There will be an array of artists, including bands, installation art, interactive art, paintings, and prints on display on the night, and much…

Why Untethering Landscape ?  I have a long interest in cosmology, the study of the Universe [maybe Multiverse?]. Over the last few years my paintings have reflected this interest more and more. But, I am not a scientific illustrator or an artist who provides ‘artist impressions’ of what something might actually look…

WHEN : 1st June, 6:30pm WHERE : QUT Kelvin Grove, Art Studios, H Block An exhibition of the QUT Visual art students and an opportunity to view the studios of the first year artists.

This exhibition builds on Matt’s trademark approach exploring the movement and drama of the natural world. The collection sees Matt turn his attention upwards, with a series of works predominantly representing the patterns of the sky. The paintings aim to show a split-second moment in time, whilst capturing the ever-changing…

Pan lived an amazing life, even though it was cut short due to a severe case of teflonitis. Born in China, November 17th 2013, he leaves behind 1 000 000 brothers and sisters and our thoughts go out to them in this somber time. Pan was a great friend; the kind who…

Preaching to the Perverted presents a new series of sculptures and digitally mediated performances by Anastasia Booth. Employing the material sensuality of Baroque sculpture and the humour of goddess ritual performance, the exhibition poetically investigates Freudian fetishism. Taking its cue from the anthropological objects in Freud’s studio, Preaching to the…

WHEN : 14th July, 3:00 – 6:00pm WHERE : Substation Gallery – 150 Enoggera Terrace, Paddington, Brisbane Exhibiting and visiting artists/musicians explore aural boundaries. Featuring : Scott McConnachie (Melb) Brett Thomson (Melb) Tim Green (Bris) Adam Sussmann (Bris) Matt Earle (Bris – Exhibiting) Nicola Morton (Bris – Exhibiting) Kahl Monticone…

WHEN : MARCH 3 – MARCH 26, 2011 WHERE : Ryan Renshaw Gallery BRUCE REYNOLDS’Air Percussion’ WEBSITE

Scott McDougall’s career spans an impressive four decades. Since beginning his artist’s practice in Queensland, Scott has travelled extensively, capturing intimately observed moments across the globe. Employing highly refined painting techniques Scott’s paintings poetically describe places and people using beautifully controlled colour harmonies, carefully modulated tones and an exacting attention…

Presented in partnership between Queensland Film Festival and Outer Space ARI, ‘Mirror Mine’ examines mining through the work of Brisbane artist Caitlin Franzmann and internationally renowned artist Ben Russell. The exhibition unravels the complex narratives around the politics of mining – connecting local concerns to global narratives. Mirror Mine is…

WHEN : 7th May – 1st June WHERE : Heiser Gallery Ian Smith was born in Cairns, Queensland in 1950. In 1968 the artist began studying architecture at the University of Queensland but left the course after one year. In 1970 he travelled to live and study in Melbourne where…

WHEN : 23rd July – 18th Aug WHERE : Brisbane Powerhouse The Central Queensland Project is a photographic exploration of a largely invisible but economically powerful region. Given the complexity of the modern economy and the insularity of city life, most of us are blind to the reality of life…

Martin Smith is a soulful photographer. His works reflect both the intimate and trying moments of his life, depicting meaningful moments and places, without contrivance.Smith foregoes traditional photography, incorporating text and collage within his images. Martin Smith’s works are exhibited regularly both in Australia and internationally. In 2007 Smith was included…

Brisbane-based artist Ryan Presley has produced new work as part of his ongoing project, Blood Money (2010–present), which deals with representation and exchange. In his richly layered watercolour paintings, he reimagines our figureheads on Australian banknotes as the heroes and warriors of Aboriginal history, including Pemulwuy, Dundalli, and Oodgeroo Noonuccal. Alongside these paintings, Presley…

minated/solitary/infinite/perfectly motionless/equipped with precious volumes/useless/incorruptible/secret Kieran Swann is a multidisciplinary artist. His work investigates notions of transformation and decay of structures and processes, and returns to themes of entropy, language, construction and demolition, and masculine behaviours. He is one quarter of Transparency Collective, a group of artists in dialogue around…

INTERSECTION by Warren Handley is a new limited edition print series produced exclusively for The Third Quarter. Following on from the artist’s previous print series ‘Subvert Systems’, INTERSECTION shares Handley’s digital collage process of combining analogue glitching and abstraction techniques with graphic design methodology – creating a lucid, hybrid visual…

nothing, everything is an exploration of paper and clay to consider ideas of boundaries and relations, negotiating surface, substance, presence, and absence. In contouring form through the body, Sharna explores ideas of proprioception — the felt sense of the body and spatial relation through movement —questioning the location and limits…

In my window of vision, I arrange objects within the landscape as still life compositions. I invite my viewer to experience the traces of vibrancy and fleeting moments of joy created by the gradual change in environmental conditions and sunlight across the Tweed Valley, NSW. Painting gives substance to this…

WHEN : 5th July, 5:30pm WHERE : Metro Arts Join Friday Night: July, as Ahmarnya Price joins us with Takeover#3: Rumpus. Continuing on the Takeover series – works in an advanced stage of development showcasing at Metro Arts – Ahmarnya will take us on a walk to the height of…

Charlie Hillhouse is an Australian-based artist working across film, photography and printed media. His practice employs non-traditional documentation to explore the everyday, often highlighting intimate moments of resistance to daily life. Hillhouse also established Romantic Press (Tokyo, 2014) and Small House Books (Brisbane, 2010), producing limited edition publications and print-driven…

Artist, Featonby, is proud to announce that his art will be exhibited to the public for the very first time. With all new original works, in a bright and energetic display, Featonby’s aim, is to give you a taste of everything that has made him the artist today. Each piece…

Sneakers embody the tensions of the contemporary moment, where the immaterial (the brand) surpasses the material (the shoe), and where the seduction of consumerism sits uneasily alongside resistance to capitalism. Torsion includes new and existing work by local and international artists – the figure of the sneaker acts as a symbol…

Join Tammy Law, Vernon Ah Kee, Tin Tin Wulia and a special guest facilitator sit down to discuss the impacts of forced migration and how it can be applied through art. MoB Artist in Residence Tammy Law, explores how immigration laws and processes impact family narratives and histories. To highlight some local…

Founding Fathers explores monuments and questions the truth of these ‘messengers from the past’. It ruminates on the way objects emulate culturally-specific narratives and contribute to memory-making. This exhibition presents 10 renovated monuments that consider the possibility of incommensurable historical and human realities; that idealisation and demonisation are not so…

WHEN : 11th September – 12th October / Opening 13th Sep, 6-8pm WHERE : Ryan Renshaw Gallery Peter Alwast is a contemporary artist working across a range of media including 3D animation and drawing. In the evening (2013) Giclee print on Hahnemuhle paper, 120cm x 144cm www.peteralwast.com

Mitchell Fine Art presents a summer exhibition of Aboriginal and Contemporary artworks drawn from the Gallery’s stockroom. Showcasing a diverse collection of Aboriginal and Contemporary artists, Mitchell Fine Art presents an annual exhibition calendar of solo and group exhibitions and holds regular exhibition openings and artists talks.   Image: ARNKERRTHE (MOUNTAIN DEVIL) by NANCY…

As part of exhibition RAZZLE DAZZLE, you are invited to join us for a lunchtime webinar. Co-curator Amy-Clare McCarthy, will be joined by exhibiting artists Chantal Fraser, Natalya Hughes and Gerwyn Davies from the RAZZLE DAZZLE exhibition to discuss their works. A colloquial term for good ol’ theatrics, and the name of an…

Although titled The Glow, there is nothing diffuse about the paintings in this exhibition. Here, Quilty’s canvases act as the collision point of external and internal forces, confronting in their assessment of the current state of affairs. The exhibition features a series of portraits, many of which are self-portraits including a…

WHEN : 29th October · 10:00 – 11:00pm WHERE : BRISBANE POWERHOUSE Backbone 2high Festival is Australia’s one-of-a-kind multi-arts experience for young emerging artists and cultural producers. On Saturday 29 October 2011 Brisbane Powerhouse will be engulfed by Backbone 2high Festival — a showcase of the highest calibre of emerging…

Museum of Brisbane is excited to welcome Sara Nejad as the Artist in Residence from January 2025. Sara’s residency will harness the mandala as a motif to explore themes of identity and belonging. Mandalas have a rich history in Persian art and architecture. Sara is drawn to the significance of…