Following on from our ‘Naked or Nude?’ exhibition in 2021, Side Gallery revisits the sometimes taboo concept of human relationships in time for Valentine’s Day. We give you ‘Saint’, an online-only exhibition of new (and revisited archive) artworks that focus on love, lust, erotica, censorship and fantasy. Image: She knew…

Wendy Sharpe (b.1960, Sydney) is a major Australian figurative artist who divides her time between living and working in her two studios in Sydney and Paris. Sharpe is known for her confident, exuberant figurative and narrative style paintings which depict love, passion and daily life. Sharpe draws with paint –…

Jugglers Art Space is pleased to announce the Finalists of the 2018 Marie Ellis OAM Prize for Drawing, and invite you to join us for the opening of the Finalists Exhibition: Opening: Friday 3rd August: 6 – 9pm PROJECT GALLERY: Queensland College of Art 226 Grey St, South Bank, Brisbane…

For the final MONO event this year, we head to the Old Museum for a special evening of effortless harmony, shimmering timbre and hovering harmonics. Chris Abrahams, known for his work with The Necks, will perform his first ever organ solo in Brisbane. American artist Chuck Johnson transforms the wavering…

David M Thomas – in collaboration with Weekend Immendorff, Suzanne Howard, Bridie Gillman, Queena Grot (AKA Pamela Rosel), Erika Scott, Rebecca Ross & Callum Galletly Sub Urban Mystic is an integration of art, philosophy and exhibition practice. The central works are a series of large biomorphic and geomorphic paintings. The…

WHEN : 31st Aug, 6:00pm WHERE : QUT Art Museum Drawing upon a rich European iconography of mythology, folklore and fairytales, Polish born Beata Batorowicz explores the weighted history of Polish/German experiences of WWII in her new body of work, Tales within Historical Spaces. In particular, the project is inspired…

A-CH Gallery is pleased to present a solo exhibition by Bridie Gillman from the 3rd to the 11th of July. *** A printed publication including a response to Makeshift Monuments written by Chris Bennie will be available on the opening night and throughout the exhibition.

WHEN : 6th – 15th October WHERE : Bleeding Heart Gallery Emily Cowley: “For the past year I have lived in a remote coastal town on Sulawesi, one of Indonesia’s islands. During my time there I was lucky enough to spend time in several Bajau townships – small villages built…

The IMA has teamed up with the Queensland Film Festival to curate a selection of recent and rarely seen screen-based works connected to Queensland. From a diverse and exciting mix of practices and projects, we have put together an event in three acts. The first act features a short film…

The IMA is pleased to present an ambitious new installation, The Foundry, with visuals by Caitlin Franzmann and sound composed by Dale Gorfinkel from recordings made with Ross Manning as part of our Green Room program. The project will open at 5pm on Saturday, 28 January,  in the front space on the Judith Wright Centre, and run until 11 February. The installation…

WHEN : 5th – 15th September / Opening 6th, 6:00 – 9:00pm WHERE : The Hold Artspace Artists : Tyza Stewart, Dana Lawrie, Nicola Scott & Lee Lombardi. Selfiephilia merges four distinct practices that intervene in or expand the definition of what constitutes a contemporary self-portrait. Rather than seeking to…

Artist Nicola Hooper explores the darker side of the natural world in Zoonoses. Drawing from a range of historical and popular literary references, Hooper investigates zoonotic diseases – illnesses carried by animals that can be transferred to humans. Hooper uses lithography and drawing to create immersive experiences through which visitors can…

Brisbane Quarter plays host to a FREE art exhibition of digital and sculptural artworks by six contemporary artists who all have a connection to Queensland from 15 April – 8 May 2019. Brisbane Quarter, in collaboration with Innerspace Contemporary Art, present the Brisbane Quarter Queensland Art Showcase, titled Interior Views.…

International artist Stephen Johnston’s thought-provoking new exhibition ‘Observations’ explores the relationship between our humanity and the items we use everyday. Johnston paints hyper-realistic figures juxtaposed with banal objects, creating unusual contexts and intriguing compositions. Johnston has gained a reputation as one of Ireland’s most promising young artists, being featured on…

Onespace Gallery is proud to present our first online exhibition The tide spoke, by Nicola Moss. The tide spoke features a beautiful body of colourful relief prints developed by Moss while in residence this year at Scuola Internazionale di Grafica Venice. As Louise Martin-Chew suggests in her accompanying essay: “For decades, Moss has…

Scheduled to coincide with International Women’s Day on Friday 8 March, this exhibition explores the semiotic value of clothing, labelling practices and egalitarianism. Many theorists have discussed the way clothing and dress function as systems of signs or as a kind of language, among them Barthes, Eco, Hebdige, Entwistle and…

Michael Muir’s paintings are predominately inspired by his experience of the landscape, particularly places he has travelled to for the first time. Like many of us, his experience of travel in the past few years has changed dramatically and his trips have become closer to home, within hemmed borders. The…

In the Balance featuring paintings by Californian artist Kimberly Rowe and Denver based artist Paul Owen Weiner.  Paul’s recent works deal with the 2012 Aurora theater shooting, which occurred in the community the artist grew up in and lived in at the time of the shooting. This disaster, in which…

Clare’s work explores themes of intangible and physical transience, spirituality and human essence. Investigating our interconnectedness with the environment and the impact we are having on this finite resource. Clare’s newest collection of paintings Evoke, deeply contemplates considering our place as both physical and non-physical beings in a universe. As creature…

Alexandra’s paintings narrate her intimacy with local urban landscape. Having moved into a Red Hill ‘renovators delight’ 35 years ago, she deciphers the language of early Queensland architecture encompassed by the concrete edifices of the city.  Exploring cycles of decay and repair, her highly detailed work captures these changing features. Light…

Jan Murphy Gallery is excited to present ‘New Ground’, the new solo exhibition from A.J. Taylor. At a distance, A.J. Taylor’s paintings offer convincing glimpses of the Australian landscape. Forests, rivers and beach scenes from Queensland’s Sunshine Coast and Stradbroke Island are captured in gentle sun-soaked tones. Taylor’s distinctive surfaces…

Drawn to Home brings together recent work by artist Catherine O’Donnell. Known for her exquisite draftsmanship and elegant handling of architectural details, O’Donnell’s practice focuses on the suburban landscape, giving life to the commonly overlooked dwellings of everyday existence. Through large scale drawing her work examines the architecture, culture and history…

WHEN : Until 7th October WHERE : Queensland Art Gallery ‘Sugar’ reflects on the history of the industry that first brought South Sea Islanders to Australia. The exhibition features a selection of historical photographs documenting South Sea Islanders working in Queensland, drawn from the collections of the Queensland Art Gallery…

‘What are you looking at? Strike a prose.’ Join us for an evening combining art and words! Ekphrastic poetry responds to visual art. Students from UQ’s Creative Writing and Contemporary Indigenous knowledge, thought and philosophy courses get their poetry on. Help declare our ekphrasis winner! Poems will respond to artworks…

This collection of recent work by Cladius and John ruminates on past relationships, processing the loss, grief, and anger into objects of reflection; reflections of times, places, and people they can no longer visit. Free / All ages / Equal rights and freedoms. Beer / wine (sugg. donation $5) /…

APOGEE uses computer-generated imagery and game engine technology to explore the critical tensions between current technological advancements, and subsequential planetary ecocide. With the advent of space tourism, spacefaring rhetoric, and the widespread use of game engines for entertainment, the work examines the direct cost of society’s desire to explore other…

WHEN : 12th October – 2nd November / Opening 12th Oct, 5:00 – 7:00pm WHERE : Spiro Grace Art Rooms Chantal Fraser’s upcoming exhibition #traditional #blurredlines, features a series of highly adorned headdresses that navigate symbols of tribal culture through a contemporary lens. Fraser investigates the aesthetics and symbols of…

WHEN : 8th March – 15th June WHERE : Artisans These monochromatic paintings, produced by Meena women from Rajasthan, India, replicate the Mandanas traditionally painted by women directly onto the walls or floors of their houses with chalk or ochre. Mandanas depict richly intricate designs of animals, birds, deities and…

The Australian landscape is an enigma of nature’s imagination. Christopher Lees’ long awaited solo exhibition at REDSEA gallery takes us on a unique exploration into the depths ofsurrealism in which the Australian landscapes inherently embodies. Rejecting the picturesque European gardens and manicured lawns, Lees’ instead creates surreal worlds of gnarly,…

WHEN : 4th – 20th July / Opening 11th July, 6-8pm WHERE : Milani Gallery The exhibition will present new works inspired by the artist’s residency at the British School at Rome in 2012, alongside a new presentation of Wunderkammer artefacts.

WHEN : 1st Feb – 1st March WHERE : Fireworks Gallery FireWorks Gallery’s first exhibition for 2013 will feature new works by three major Indigenous Australian artists: Dorothy Napangardi, Judy Watson Napangardi & Joanne Currie Nalingu. The exhibition will explore contrasting visual approaches to each artist’s country or homeland. Dorothy’s…

WHEN : 26th April – 2nd May / Opening 26th April, 6pm WHERE : Bleeding Heart Gallery Take a blank piece of paper. Cut, paint, fold, draw, make it big, make it small, crumple it, crease it, rip it, destroy it. What is it now? What can you create? How…

WHEN : 13th November, 7:00 – 9:00pm WHERE : The Block QUT Each year, graduating QUT Interactive and Visual Design (IVD) students work together to design and stage an exhibition. This event represents the culmination of their studies and gives them the opportunity to show the Brisbane design community their…

Ricky Larry is an Australian artist currently based in Brisbane (Meanjin) and graduated from Queensland College of Art with a Bachelor of Fine Art in 2014, currently studying Masters of Fine Art at QCA. Ricky’s multidisciplinary practice is informed by a pop sensibility with elaborate, surreal installation and sculptures of…

The Chiaroscuro Effect: In film, photography and painting is the second public program facilitated by one of Outer Space’s current studio artists, Kate McKay. Join us on Thursday June 14th from 6:30pm for a screening of Carol Reed’s film noir classic, The Third Man which alters, through the juxtaposition of…

Curated by Ross Woodrow & Lynden Stone and courtesy of the generous support of Bosz Gallery. All proceeds from this exhibition will fund a 2016 QCA Honours Scholarship. Artists in the show: Beau Allen Jennifer Andrews Ali Bezer Renata Buziak Russell Craig Jo D’Hage Julie Fragar Catherine Large Kay S Lawrence Andy…