Australian artist Michael Zavros has made a significant impact on the Australian art world. Until 2 October 2023, the Gallery of Modern Art (GOMA) in Brisbane presents a major solo exhibition ‘Michael Zavros: The Favourite‘ exploring the artist’s multi-decade practice, throughout which he has created depictions of luxury and beauty, works inflected with humour and…
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Two irresistible exhibitions have opened side-by-side at the Gallery of Modern Art and are poised to deliver one extraordinary experience featuring more than 200 contemporary artworks. Delve into two major retrospectives and the most extensive exhibitions from artists eX de Medici and Michael Zavros. Buy Tickets. Your ticket provides entry to both exhibitions on your…
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Until 2 October 2023, the Gallery of Modern Art (GOMA) in Brisbane presents a major solo exhibition exploring the practice of Michael Zavros. ‘The Favourite’ is the first state gallery survey of Zavros’s work to date, and it traces his artistic trajectory since graduating from the Queensland College of Art, Brisbane, in 1996. Whether realised…
Preparations are underway for our winter program of two irresistible exhibitions ‘eX de Medici: Beautiful Wickedness’ and ‘Michael Zavros: The Favourite’, presented side by side at the Gallery of Modern Art (GOMA) in Brisbane until 2 October 2023. Focused on the practice of two highly regarded mid-career Australian artists, these exhibitions offer opportunities for unique…
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With the 2023 Archibald Prize recently announced, we delve into Australia’s oldest portrait award hosted by the Art Gallery of New South Wales. Since 1921 the prize has attracted National interest, controversy, court cases and continually sparks numerous debates, so to celebrate we’ve made a list of works from the QAGOMA Collection with a link…
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By telling the story of Australian Art, we can observe the changing nature of portraiture — the shift from democratic modes such as the nineteenth-century photograph, to oil paintings produced after a number of sittings and preparatory sketches. These portraits tell stories of contact between cultures, including colonial and immigrant experiences. Many of these stories connect…
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