Under a Modern Sun showcases the work of Queensland artists and those working in the state in the middle decades of the twentieth century. The display includes artworks by renowned Brisbane-based painters Vida Lahey and William Bustard and luminaries from the regions, including Kenneth Macqueen and Joe Rootsey. The exhibition explores connections between these artists and others – such as Sidney Nolan and Max Dupain – who travelled to Queensland to explore its histories and subject matter and, in doing so, contributed to the development of a modernist sensibility in the region.
Gwendolyn Grant (Australia 1877–1968), Winter sunshine, 1939, oil on canvas, 71.8 × 61.5cm. Purchased 1939. Collection: Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art. © Gwendolyn Grant Estate. Courtesy Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art, Brisbane
Queensland Art Gallery
16 August 2025 to 26 January 2026
Brisbane
