Yirrkala Drawings
Bangaliwuy Marrawungu / Bunhangura towards Dhuwalkitj 1947 / Lumber crayon on butchers’ paper / Ronald M and Catherine H Berndt Collection, Berndt Museum of Anthropology, University of Western...
View ArticleWe Need To Talk Feminism And Food
A ‘We Need To Talk’ event with members of LEVEL artist-run initiative Since 2012 Brisbane feminist art collective LEVEL has been hosting picnics as a way of bringing women and their friends together...
View ArticleFood, better lives, and a bowl of cherries
Fallen Fruit (David Burns, Matias Viegener and Austin Young) / Pineapple wallpaper Brisbane at Dusk 2014 / Image courtesy: The artists The Gallery’s major exhibition and film program ‘Harvest: Art,...
View ArticleHanga: Modern Japanese prints
Masami Teraoka, Japan/Unites States b.1936 / McDonald’s Hamburgers Invading Japan/Chochin-me 1982 / 36-colour screenprint on Arches 88 paper / Purchased 2005. The Queensland Government’s Gallery of...
View ArticleThe Spirit of Renewal: Robin Gibson, AO 1930-2014
The Queensland Art Gallery, 2003 / Collection: QAGOMA Research Library His vision of Brisbane celebrating its powerful river changed the face of the city’s South Bank waterfront, and his award-winning...
View ArticleClassic, elegant and outrageous Japanese fashion takes over GOMA
‘Future Beauty: 30 Years of Japanese Fashion’ explores the tremendous innovation of Japanese fashion designers from the early 1980s to the present. This will be a rare opportunity to view over 100...
View ArticleFuture Collective
At the QAGOMA Future Collective launch: (l-r) Zoe Graham, Joseph O’Brien, Christie Nicolaides, James White, James Chandler, Hana Carlson, Melody Chen, Liam Ferney, Dominique Jones, Foundation President...
View ArticleLet’s ROCK! An interview with Shonen Knife
Shonen Knife are Naoko Yamano (vocals/guitar), Ritsuko Taneda (bass/vocals) and Emi Morimoto (drums/vocals) / Photograph: Akira Shibata. Since 2008, QAGOMA has worked with Brisbane-based music manager...
View ArticleMaking Mutants
Real and Imaginary Mutants: Indian Ink and mutant protein drawing Svenja Kratz (Recipient of QAGOMA’s 2012 Queensland New Media Scholarship) has recently returned from undertaking a five month...
View ArticleSaVAge K’lub
Excitement is building around the development of one of the major projects in the Pacific representation of APT8 – the SaVAge K’lub by Rosanna Raymond. A multi-art installation and performance event,...
View Article‘GOMA Q’ Emerging Writers competition – ‘Babylon Now’ by Elliott Nimmo
Ross Manning, Australia b.1978 / Spiral 2015 / Industrial ceiling fan, swivel, silk / Courtesy: The artist and Milani Gallery, Brisbane / © The artist In conjunction with ‘GOMA Q: Contemporary...
View Article‘GOMA Q’ Emerging Writers competition – by Llewellyn Millhouse
Clark Beaumont, Australia est. 2010 / Nicole Beaumont b. 1990; Sarah Clark b. 1991 / Joy Ride 2015 / © The artists / Photography: Brodie Standen In conjunction with ‘GOMA Q: Contemporary Queensland...
View Article‘GOMA Q’ Emerging Writers competition – by Anna Jacobson
Monica Rohan, Australia b.1990 / Over-reacting 2015 / Oil on board / Courtesy: The artist, Jan Murphy Gallery, Brisbane, and Sophie Gannon Gallery, Melbourne / © The artist In conjunction with ‘GOMA Q:...
View ArticleThe Western
Production still of The Proposition 2005 / Director: John Hillcoat /Image courtesy: Sony Pictures From its enduring classics to its modern-day interpretations, the continuing social relevance and...
View Article‘GOMA Q’ Emerging Writers competition – by Kathleen Morrice
Dale Harding, Bidjara, Ghungalu and Garingbal peoples, Australia b.1982 / their little black slaves, perished in isolation (installation views) 2015 / Charred wood, antique furniture, wood stain,...
View Article‘GOMA Q’ Emerging Writers competition – by Sarah Bradley
Monica Rohan, Australia b.1990 / Jumble 2015 / Oil on board / Courtesy: The artist, Jan Murphy Gallery, Brisbane, and Sophie Gannon Gallery, Melbourne / © The artist In conjunction with ‘GOMA Q:...
View ArticleThe Future Collective – 12 months on
Launch of the QAGOMA Future Collective, GOMA Bistro, November 2014 In November 2014, the Gallery Foundation launched the Future Collective, a new supporters program for young professionals to get...
View ArticlePop Islam cinema project at APT8
Production still from Persepolis 2007 / Director: Marjane Satrapi, Vincent Paronnaud / Image courtesy: Roadshow Entertainment The post-9/11 rise of Islamophobia and subsequent polarisation of many...
View ArticleThey say you never forget your first time
Carrie McCarthy walks us through her first Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art, as one of our biggest fans, we invited her in for a photo shoot and a chance to reflect on the exhibition series....
View ArticleHighlight: Yukultji Napangati
Yukultji Napangati, Pintupi people / Untitled 2014 / Synthetic polymer paint on Belgian linen / The James C Sourris, AM, Collection. Purchased 2015 with funds from James C Sourris, AM, through the...
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