Philip Bacon AM Archives

Birds of Passage: The influence of travel & cross-cultural experience

Posted by Jacinta Giles ● 13 Feb 2024

‘Birds of Passage’, a display in Queensland Art Gallery’s Philip Bacon Galleries opening 24 February 2024, sees the works of artists Ian Fairweather and Paul Jacoulet illustrating the influence of travel and cross-cultural experience on their respective works. In bringing together these artists, the Gallery celebrates the power of cultural exchange in creative practice. ‘Birds…

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2023 QAGOMA medal

Posted by Chris Saines, CNZM ● 20 Nov 2023

The 2023 QAGOMA Medal has been presented to Philip Bacon AO in recognition of his exceptional contribution to the development of the Collection and distinguished service to the Gallery. Philip Bacon is a longstanding member of the Foundation Committee and a former member of the Board of Trustees, as well as a transformative donor and…

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Gethsemane: Ian Fairweather’s masterwork

Posted by QAGOMA ● 24 Sep 2023

In his lifetime, Ian Fairweather (29 September 1891–1974) — one of Australia’s greatest artists who painted some of his most celebrated works here in Queensland, on Bribie Island — created two masterworks relating to stories of Christ’s life: the occasion of Christ’s birth which he painted in 1962, titled Epiphany (illustrated), purchased by the Gallery…

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The spirit of the new moon

Posted by QAGOMA ● 15 Aug 2023

Arthur Loureiro’s (1853–1932) painting The spirit of the new moon 1888, on display at the Queensland Art Gallery, was inspired by the sixteenth-century epic poem Os Lusiadas by Luis Vaz de Camoes, considered one of the greatest poets from the artist’s homeland, de Camoes describes the history of Portugal from its origins to the voyage…

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Arthur Boyd, Australia 1920-1999 / The lady and the unicorn (portfolio) 1975

The Lady and the Unicorn, a story of love and betrayal

Posted by Michael Hawker ● 23 Jan 2018

The series The Lady and the Unicorn 1975 (illustrated) are powerful and dreamlike etchings by Arthur Boyd (1920–99) which reveal his mastery of the medium couched in a story of love and betrayal. Boyd is celebrated for his paintings, but he is also recognised as a significant and innovative printmaker. Some of his best series…

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Edgar Degas captures a candid moment in the life of a dancer

Posted by David Burnett ● 5 Dec 2011

Margaret Olley was an important benefactor and tremendous supporter of QAGOMA and this gift — a bronze sculpture of a dancer by Edgar Degas, called Danseuse regardant la plante de son pied droit (Dancer looking at the sole of her right foot) c.1882-1900, cast before 1954 (illustrated) is a lasting legacy to the people of…

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