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Past Exhibitions


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sacred ground, beating heart: works on paper by Judy Watson 1990 - 2003
sacred ground, beating heart: works on paper by Judy Watson 1990 - 2003 presents works produced over the last fifteen years focusing on Judy...


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Fireworks
The exhibition Fireworks is comprised of over 50 works by historic and contemporary artists featuring paintings, works on paper, photography...


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Towards Beauty's End
Towards Beauty's End presents the work of Sydney's Ian Grant, Robyn Medek of Brisbane and Malaysian-born artists Eric Chan and Kumari...


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Native Title Business: Contemporary Indigenous Art
Native Title Business: Contemporary Indigenous Art presents diverse works from sixty of Australia's contemporary Indigenous artists from all...


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Presence
The works in this exhibition, by Elizabeth Lamont and Sandra Ross, explore ways in which accumulated objects, places and events create ‘presence’, a...


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Regarding Retro
Regarding Retro is an exhibition with a present-day social history emphasis examining a barely acknowledged second-hand economy common to...


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The Artist's Studio
Cairns Regional Gallery’s travelling exhibition The Artist’s Studio features large-scale etchings by Townsville artist, Ron McBurnie.


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Manhua Wonderlands: press play NOW ...
Manhua Wonderlands will culminate in a simultaneous launch and screening event around the state during Multimedia Arts Asia Pacific 06...


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Home Island, Home Country: An exhibition of children's art from Remote Cape York and the Torres Strait
Home Island, Home Country celebrates the cultural practices of remote communities in Far North Queensland and the Torres Strait, increasing...


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The Education Minister's Awards for Excellence in Art
The Education Minister’s Awards for Excellence in Art is an annual exhibition, initiated by Education Queensland in 1990 with the aim of...


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Sesserae: The works of Dennis Nona
Sesserae is devoted solely to the work of Dennis Nona and features over 60 works from 1991 - 2005.


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Supercharged… the car in contemporary culture
An exhibition organised by the Institute of Modern Art. Since its development in the early years of the last century, the car has played a pivotal...


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Indulgence: Textiles by Kay Faulkner
In her Indulgence exhibition, Kay Faulkner’s sumptuous purple chocolate wrappers have been stripped and woven together with plush, dark brown...


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ConVerge
ConVerge is a touring exhibition showcasing the work of the finest ceramic artists, both emerging and established, from the Northern Rivers...


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PatterN RecognitioN
PatterN RecognitioN examines the role of pattern as an energised and expansive language within contemporary Australasian object making with a...


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Kids Time: A Century of Learning through Play
Incorporating smell, sound and dress-up clothing, Kids Time encourages 3 to 8 year olds to immerse themselves in play in times gone by and...


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The Education Minister's Awards for Excellence in Art
The Education Minister’s Awards for Excellence in Art is an annual exhibition, initiated by Education Queensland in 1990 with the aim of...


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Intimate Transactions
Intimate Transactions is a new form of interactive installation by the Transmute Collective (Keith Armstrong, Guy Webster and Lisa O'Neil) that allows two...




2008 Creative Generation Excellence Awards in Visual Art and Design
The 2008 Creative Generation Excellence Awards in Visual Art and Design is a vibrant exhibition of art work by Queensland’s top high-school...




Ornamentomology
Ornamentomology showcases the works by selected contemporary Queensland jewellers and metalsmiths responding to images of insects. The... 21 Jan 2008




Jettison Wove
Jettison Wove is an exhibition of contemporary weaving by Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists. The artists combine the...


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Antarctica - A Place in the Wilderness
Having spent several months on an Arts Fellowship in Antarctica, Brisbane photographer Judy Parrott’s exhibition of photographic works present a rare...


<b> KHARA DEURHOF </b> <i> Out There </i>, 2008, photography and wearable art

Creative Generation Excellence Awards in Visual Art and Design 2009 - 2010 touring exhibition
The Creative Generation...




unleashed - queensland design on tour
unleashed - queensland design on tour showcases recent Queensland design projects selected from the award-winning entries of the Design...




Habitus – Habitat
The Habitus-Habitat touring exhibition features a selection of works created during a public art initiative of artist residencies carried out...




Talking TAPA: Pasifika Bark Cloth in Queensland
Talking TAPA: Pasifika Bark Cloth in Queensland showcases the diversity of Pacific Islander cultural practices, heritage and visual...




Creative Generation Excellence Awards in Visual Art and Design 2010 - 2011 touring exhibition
The Creative Generation...




Replant: a new generation of botanical art
Replant: a new generation of botanical art straddles the boundaries between science and art; an excursion into the remarkable world of plants...




Industrial Desire: Detroit Concept Cars
Featuring nine quarter-scale models of fantastic concept vehicles including futuristic SUVs, muscle cars and cutting edge ecofriendly city cars,...




KURU ALALA eyes open
The exhibition KURU ALALA Eyes Open showcases new work generated as a result of an extensive residency and workshop programme held over two...


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Recycled Library: Altered Books
Recycled Library: Altered books is an Artspace Mackay exhibition that traces a history of altered books in Australia through the work of seventeen artists. The works featured in the exhibition incorporate existing/found books...




Creative Generation Excellence Awards in Visual Art and Design 2011 - 2012 Touring Exhibition
The Creative Generation...




Colliding Islands
Colliding Islands explores the idea of contemporary landscapes through the work of selected Australian and international practitioners working...




Metal As Anything: Ron McBurnie
Metal As Anything is survey exhibition showcasing thirty years of diverse and intricate etchings of Townsville artist Ron McBurnie - a place...




Tour De Force: In Case Of Emergency Break Glass
Tour De Force: In Case Of Emergency Break Glass highlights the work of eight progressive Australian artists who have made work that breaches...