Art Almanac is the essential guide to Australia's art galleries - a monthly magazine listing the exhibition schedules of over 550 art galleries throughout Australia, packaged in an easy-to-use format, supported by gallery maps, an artist index, and profiles of current art exhibitions. Queensland art galleries and their September exhibition schedules are listed below, for listings of art galleries in other Australian states please use links above.
Brisbane
Artward Bound
Sale and installation of art hanging systems
(03) 9372-5700 , 0418-545-834. www.artwardbound.com.au.
C Gallery
(map ref 5-F) 13a/23 James Street, Fortitude Valley 4006. (07) 3852-5069 fax
3852-5069. info@cgallery.com.au www.cgallery.com.au.
Circle Gallery
(map ref 10-B) Upstairs, 274 Montague Road, West End 4101. 0431-894-581.
meg@circlegallery.com.au www.circlegallery.com.au Free
entry. Mon-Sat 10.00 to 5.00, Sun 10.00 to 4.00. Gallery space for hire for
emerging artists.
Edwina Corlette Gallery
(map ref 7-H) 555 Brunswick Street, New Farm 4005. (07) 3358-6555.
gallery@edwinacorlette.com www.edwinacorlette.com Director:
Edwina Corlette. Tues-Sat 10.00 to 5.00. Specialising in contemporary and
emerging Australian artists. To Sept 4 EMMA VAN LEEST. To Sept 25 JENNIFER
TYERS, and MATLOK GRIFFITHS.
Fireworks Gallery
(map ref 6-H) 52a Doggett Street, Newstead 4006. (07) 3216-1250. www.fireworksgallery.com.au
Tues-Fri 10.00 to 6.00, Sat 10.00 to 4.00. Sept 1 to Oct 9 All is Calm
- DOROTHY NAPANGARDI, JOANNE CURRIE NALINGU, KATHLEEN
PETYARRE, JENNY FRASER and ABIE LOY.
Grahame Galleries +
Editions
(map ref 6-A) 1 Fernberg Road, Milton 4064. (07) 3369-3288 fax 3369-3021.
info@grahamegalleries.com www.grahamegalleries.com Wed-Sat
11.00 to 5.00. To Sept 11 IAIN TURNBULL - Memorial Exhibition.
Heiser Gallery
(map ref 6-H) 90 Arthur Street, Fortitude Valley 4006. (07) 3254-2849 fax
3254-2859. bh@heisergallery.com.au www.heisergallery.com.au Tues-Fri
10.30-6.00, Sat 10.30-5.00. To Sept 18 KARLA MARCHESI. Sept 21 to Oct 16 LEWIS
MILLER.
Institute of Modern Art
At the Judith Wright Centre of Contemporary Arts
(map ref 6-H) 420 Brunswick Street, Fortitude Valley 4006. (07) 3252-5750 fax
3252-5072. ima@ima.org.au www.ima.org.au Director: Robert
Leonard. Free entry. Tues-Sat 11.00 to 5.00 (Thurs until 8.00). To Sept 18
Brisbane Airport Fresh Cut 2010 this year's Queensland emerging artists
show featuring SALLY GOLDING, KELLY HUSSEY-SMITH, FIONA MAIL and ELIZABETH
WILLING. Also, Uncured by RONNIE VAN HOUT. Sept 25 to Nov 20
Nollywood by PIETER HUGO, and The Cell by BROOK ANDREW.
Jan Manton Art
(map ref 9-D) 59 Melbourne Street, South Brisbane 4101. (07) 3844-0043.
jan@janmantonart.com www.janmantonart.com Director: Jan
Manton. Tues-Sat 10.00 to 4.00, or by appt. Sept 1 to 25
September Something Like This new sculpture
by STEPHEN HART. Artist talk Sat Sept 25. Contact gallery for more
info.
Jan Murphy Gallery
(map ref 7-H) 486 Brunswick Street, Fortitude Valley 4006. (07) 3254-1855 fax
3254-1745. jan@janmurphygallery.com.au www.janmurphygallery.com.au
Director: Jan Murphy. Tues-Sat 10.00 to 5.00 or by appt. To Sept 4 RHYS LEE.
Sept 7 to Oct 9 Aboriginal Show.
Jugglers Art Space Inc
(map ref 6-F) 103 Brunswick Street, Fortitude Valley 4006. (07) 3252-2552. www.jugglers.org.au Wed-Fri 12.00
to 6.00, Sat 12.00 to 5.00 or by appt. Sept 3 to 24 (opening Fri Sept 3, 6pm)
Baklavic Nevakov & the Contextual Confusion by ANGELA HUGHES.
About Birds by DEE HUTTON, and The Exquisite Corpse Homeage to David
(Attenborough that is) group show.
Philip Bacon Galleries
(map ref 7-I) 2 Arthur Street, Fortitude Valley 4006. (07) 3358-3555.
artenquiries@philipbacongalleries.com.au www.philipbacongalleries.com.au
Tues-Sat 10.00 to 5.00. Philip Bacon Galleries is the largest and most
established dealing gallery in Brisbane. We have a large selection of important
19th-century, 20th-century and contemporary paintings and sculptures in stock.
To Sept 18 CRISS CANNING.
Queensland Art Gallery
Gallery of Modern Art (GOMA)
(map ref 9-E) Stanley Place, South Brisbane 4101. (07) 3840-7303 fax 3844-8865.
www.qag.qld.gov.au Free entry,
unless otherwise stated. Mon-Fri 10.00 to 5.00, Sat-Sun 9.00 to 5.00. To Oct 3
Multiple Choice Collection-based exhibition examining the
Gallery’s diverse holdings of artists’
multiples: record albums, ceramics, posters, books and toys. To Oct 17 Ghost
World by CALLUM MORTON. Also, Gathering by SIMRYN GILL. To Nov 7
Premier of Queensland’s National New Media Art Award
2010. To Nov 14 Retrospective: Past/Present/Future VALENTINO. Sept
11 to Oct 24 A Life in Pictures by celebrity photographer DOUGLAS
KIRKLAND.
Queensland Art Gallery
(QAG)
(map ref 9-E) Stanley Place, South Brisbane 4101. (07) 3840-7303 fax 3844-8865.
www.qag.qld.gov.au Free entry,
unless otherwise stated. Mon-Fri 10.00 to 5.00, Sat-Sun 9.00 to 5.00. To Oct 3
Queensland Aboriginal Painter 1918-63 JOE ROOTSEY. Celebrating the art
of one of the first Indigenous people in Queensland to be recognised as a
contemporary artist. To Oct 24 HANS HEYSEN featuring more than 100 works
created over the artist’s 70-year career. Touring from the Art
Gallery of South Australia.
QUT Art Museum
(map ref 10-F) 2 George Street, Brisbane 4000. www.artmuseum.qut.edu.au Free
entry. To Oct 3 A Generosity of Spirit: Recent Australian Women's Art from
the QUT Art Collection. To Dec 19 Zen to Kawaii: the Japanese
affect.
Redland Art Gallery
Capalaba
(map ref 11-K) Capalaba Place, Noeleen Street, Capalaba 4157. (07) 3829-8899.
gallery@redland.qld.gov.au www.more2redlands.com.au/ArtGallery
Free entry. Mon-Tues, Fri 8.30 to 5.00, Wed 9.00 to 5.00, Thurs 8.30 to 7.30,
Sat 9.00 to 4.00. To Sept 29 Eye Spy this art exhibition for kids drawn
from the Redland Art Gallery Collection encourages visitors to search for
objects featured in artworks on display. A perfect exhibition for the whole
family to enjoy. Curated by Simone Jones.
Redland Art Gallery
Cleveland
(map ref 11-K) Cnr Middle and Bloomfield Streets, Cleveland 4163. (07)
3829-8768. www.redland.qld.gov.au Mon-Fri
9.00 to 4.00, Sun 9.00 to 2.00. To Oct 3 TRACEY MOFFATT: narratives, a
Monash Gallery of Art Travelling Exhibition. Storytelling is a vital aspect of
Moffatt's work her films and 'photo-narratives' use images to build non-linear
and open-ended stories based on Australian history, mythology, childhood and
memory. Accompanied by a selection of the artist's films.
Suzanne O'Connell Gallery
(map ref 5-I) 93 James Street, New Farm 4005. (07) 3358-5811, 0400-920-022 fax
3358-5813. suzanne@suzanneoconnell.com www.suzanneoconnell.com Wed-Sat
11.00 to 4.00 or by appt. Specialising in contemporary Australian indigenous
art. Representing leading Aboriginal artists; works include paintings, fibre
and wood carvings. Through Sept Husbands and Wives paintings from
Fitzroy Crossing, Western Australia.
White Canvas Gallery
(map ref 5-H) 26 Church Street, Fortitude Valley 4006. info@samhain.com.au www.samhain.com.au Free entry Oct
29 to Nov 2 (opening Fri Oct 29, at 6pm) then daily 11.00 to 6.00 Samhain
Art Exhibition featuring works from six emerging Brisbane and Sydney
artists -ADAM ROWE, ELZUNIA REJMER, JOEL LAMBETH, LAUREN CARNEY,
LIAM BUCHANAN and MARK COWIE.
Far North
Artspace Mackay
(map ref 13-G) Civic Precinct, Gordon Street, Mackay 4740. (07) 4961-9722 fax
4961-9794. artspace@mackay.qld.gov.au www.artspacemackay.com.au
Director: Michael Wardell. Free entry. Tues-Sun 10.00 to 5.00. To Sept 12
PAOLOZZI + KITAJ British pop prints from the Art Gallery of NSW, and
Working through/Turning pages the artist books of ROBERT JACKS. Sept 17
to Oct 31 NAMATJIRA to Now a Queensland Art Gallery travelling
exhibition. Also, Maelstrom recent works by KELVYN CUNNINGTON.
Australian & Oceanic Art
Gallery
Cnr Grant and Warner Streets, Port Douglas 4877. (07) 4099-4494 fax 4099-4417.
kerry@oceanicart.com.au www.oceanicart.com.au Contact: Tom
and Kerry Colrain. Representing contemporary Australian artists including
Lockhart River artists ROSELLA NAMOK and SAMANTHA HOBSON, DENIS NONA, GEOFFREY
DYER, ARONE MEEKS and many others.
Cairns Regional Gallery
(map ref 15-D) Cnr Abbott and Shields Streets, Cairns 4870. (07) 4046-4800.
info@cairnsregionalgallery.com.au www.cairnsregionalgallery.com.au
Mon-Sat 10.00 to 5.00, Sun 1.00 to 5.00. To Oct 24 Due North: Landscapes
from the Collection celebration of the achievements of a select and diverse
group of artists who have been inspired to interpret the landscape of tropical
North Queensland. Their work has captured the essence of the Far North, a
region often on the periphery of our concept of the archetypal Australian
landscape. A Cairns Regional Gallery Collection Exhibition. Sept 3 to Oct 24
Attire: JOSIE LOWERSON presents an exhibition of new sculptural work
inspired by the simple act of opening the wardrobe door and experiencing the
rush of memories and emotions from the clothing hanging within. A Cairns
Regional Gallery Curated Exhibition.
Gab Titui Cultural Centre
Cnr Blackall Street and Victoria Parade, Thursday Island 4875. (07) 4090-2130.
www.gabitui.com.au Mon-Sat 9.00 to
5.00.
Kickarts Contemporary
Arts
(map ref 15-D) 96 Abbott Street, Cairns 4870. (07) 4050-9494. www.kickarts.org.au Tues-Sat 10.00
to 5.00. KickArts is regional Queensland’s leading
contemporary visual arts organisation and presents a program of local, national
and international artists, an incredible shop and fine art printmaking studio,
Djumbunji Press.
Perc Tucker Regional
Gallery
(map ref 14-G) Cnr Denham Street and Flinders Mall, Townsville 4810. (07)
4727-9011. www.townsville.qld.gov.au/recreation/gallery/perctucker
Free entry. Mon-Fri 10.00 to 5.00, Sat-Sun 10.00 to 2.00. To Sept 12
Townsville Art Society Annual Art Awards. Sept 3 to Nov 28 Xstrata
Percival Portrait Award, and Photographic Portraits Australian
Institute of Professional Photographers. Sept 18 to Oct 17 Totems Fibre
and Fabrics Association Inc.
Win's Gallery Art &
Woodcraft
(map ref 15-D) 35 Grigg Street, Ravenshoe 4888. (07) 4097-6522.
winsome.board@gmail.com www.winsart.com Thurs - Sun 11.00
to 4.00. Sept 25 to Oct 16 (opening Sat Sep 25, 2pm) The Beauty of Trees
by WINSOME BOARD.
Gold Coast
Gold Coast City Art Gallery
(map ref 13-E) 135 Bundall Road, Surfers Paradise 4217. (07) 5581-6567.
gallery@theartscentregc www.theartscentregc.com.au Free
entry. Mon-Fri 10.00 to 5.00, Sat-Sun 11.00 to 5.00. To Oct 17 27th Gold
Coast International Ceramic Art Award. Sept 11 to Oct 17 Foyer Gallery
STEPANIE LANE. Sept 25 to Nov 7 Joseph Banks and the Flora of the Australian
East coast.
Lorraine Pilgrim + NYST
Gallery
(map ref 13-B) 16 Nerang Street, Southport 4215. (07) 5532-7170, 0418-767-495.
lorraine@lorrainepilgrim.com www.lorrainepilgrim.com Sept 17 to
Oct 20 New Work solo exhibition by SHAYLE FLESSER.
Marks & Gardner Gallery
(map ref 14-B) 69 Main Western Road, North Tamborine 4272. (07) 5545-4992. www.marksandgardner.com Wed-Sun
9.00 to 4.00. To Oct 3 Birds of the Forest by DAVE GROOM.
19Karen Contemporary
Artspace
(map ref 12-C) 19 Karen Avenue, Mermaid Beach 4218. (07) 5554-5019.
info@19karen.com.au www.19karen.com.au From Oct 16
REBECCA MURPHY, RYAN PREECE and WILL DUNCAN..
South East Region
Stanthorpe Regional Art
Gallery
(SRAG)
(map ref 11-K) Cnr Lock and Marsh streets, Stanthorpe 4380. (07) 4681-1874 fax
4681-4021. director@srag.org.au www.srag.org.au Free entry.
Mon-Fri 10.00 to 4.00, Sat-Sun 11.00 to 4.00. To Sept 21 Words &
Music by JOHN HARRISON. To Oct 5 Los Caprichos by KERRY CANNON,
The Grail Quest by TOM BENKENDORFF & PAT BENKENDORFF, and Scrolls
V - Southern Downs by ALLAN BRUCE.
Sunshine Coast
Caloundra Regional Art
Gallery
(map ref 11-K) 22 Omrah Avenue, Caloundra 4551. (07) 5420-8299 fax (07)
5420-8292. www.caloundraregionalgallery.org.au
Curator: Nina Shadforth. Free entry. Wed-Sun 10.00 to 4.00. To Oct 3
Sunshine Coast Art Prize is a national painting and 2D art prize. An
acquisitive prize valued at $20,000 includes an artist residency in Maleny on
the Sunshine Coast Hinterland. The exhibition of forty finalists is a showcase
of contemporary 2D practice by leading local and national artists.
Noosa Regional Art Gallery
(map ref 11-K) Pelican Street, Tewantin 4565. (07) 5449-5340 fax 5449-0905. www.noosaregionalgallery.org/
Wed-Sun 10.00 to 4.00. Sept 2 to Oct 3 (opening Fri Sept 3, 6pm) The Idea of
Wallum MARGARET TURNER offers an intimate visual response to the idea of
the Wallum land. Also, Throwing Shadows works by photographer VIVIENNE
KELLY and jeweller MADELEINE BROWN, and Time Travellers II an
installation of light, music and sculpture by TERRY BOUTON.