As we celebrate National Wattle Day on the first day of September each year, we delve into two works that include the wattle — with over 1,000 species of acacia Australia-wide, it’s the nation’s largest family of flowering plants. While the flowering times of wattle vary greatly depending on the region, Australia’s national flower —…
In an array of breeds, shapes and sizes, from wild dogs, to the valuable working dog, and the unconditional love of the house dog, QAGOMA has it all — we’re overrun by our four-legged furry friends — so we’ve selected just a few artworks on display — we’ll let you find even more when you…
Experience more than 60 contemporary and historical works from the Gallery’s Indigenous Australian Art collection when the exhibition ‘I, Object’ tours to six Queensland venues — Rockhampton, Caboolture, Toowoomba, Ipswich, Cairns, and Mackay. ‘I, Object’ features contemporary painting, sculpture, and installation by leading Queensland artists Vernon Ah Kee (neither pride nor courage 2006 illustrated), Tony…
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QAGOMA joins with the Australian arts community to mourn the recent unexpected passing of Tim Klingender DC. Over the course of a formidable decades-long career, Tim specialised in the secondary Aboriginal art market in Australia, then London and Paris, and more recently to great success in America. He was known for his ethical stance and…
The exhibition ‘North by North-West’ at the Queensland Art Gallery presents recent acquisitions and old favourites from the Gallery’s Indigenous Australian art collection, highlighting unique visual threads and continuities that traverse the top half of the continent. Over our blog series we will delve into the exhibition themes: ‘Journey across the Northern Territory’; ‘Seven Sisters’;…
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The 2023 QAGOMA Foundation Appeal will this year support the acquisition of major works by Queensland Indigenous artists, beginning with Judy Watson, Teho Ropeyarn, and Brian Robinson in collaboration with emerging artist Tamika Grant‑Iramu. Here, we share insights into the works and their makers. Three works lead this year’s Appeal. An impressive sense of scale…
We acknowledge the Traditional Owners of the land on which the Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art stands and recognise the creative contribution First Australians make to the art and culture of this country.