Queensland art galleries and their MAY 2024 exhibition schedules are listed below, grouped by region. For listings in other Australian states please use the What’s On menu above.

Brisbane |Gold Coast |Sunshine Coast |South East Region |North |Western District |Bundaberg · Hervey Bay

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Brisbane

artisan
45 King Street, Bowen Hills 4006.
Tues–Fri 10.00 to 5.00, Sat 10.00 to 4.00. Closed Sun–Mon.

FireWorks Gallery
🖈Map
9/31 Thompson Street, Bowen Hills 4006.
(07) 3216-1250.
art@fireworksgallery.com.au
www.fireworksgallery.com.au
Tues–Fri 10.00 to 6.00, Sat 10.00 to 5.00 or by appt.
April 30 to June 8 Weather Patterns III. Also, Matthew Johnson.

Griffith University Art Museum
🖈Map
226 Grey Street, South Bank 4101.
(07) 3735-7414.
artmuseum@griffith.edu.au
www.griffith.edu.au/art-museum
Tues–Sat 11.00 to 4.00. Closed public hols and exhibition installation periods.
To May 25 Taring Padi: Tanah Tumpah Darah.

Institute of Modern Art
Ground Floor, Judith Wright Arts Centre, 420 Brunswick Street, Fortitude Valley 4006.
Tues–Sun 10.00 to 5.00, Thurs 10.00 to 8.00.

Jan Manton Art
54 Vernon Terrace, Teneriffe 4005.
Tues–Fri 10.00 to 5.00, Sat 11.00 to 4.00 or by appt.

Jan Murphy Gallery
🖈Map
486 Brunswick Street, Fortitude Valley 4006.
(07) 3254-1855.
enquiries@janmurphygallery.com.au
www.janmurphygallery.com.au
Director: Jan Murphy.
Tues–Sat 10.00 to 5.00, or by appt.
To May 11 Robert Malherbe.

Mitchell Fine Art
86 Arthur Street, Fortitude Valley 4006.
Mon–Fri 10.00 to 5.30, Sat 10.00 to 5.00.

Museum of Brisbane
🖈Map
Level 3, Brisbane City Hall, Adelaide and Ann streets (enter via King George Square), Brisbane 4000.
(07) 3339-0800.
info@museumofbrisbane.com.au
www.museumofbrisbane.com.au
Free entry.
Mon–Sun 10.00 to 5.00.
To Aug 11 Artist in Residence: Hiromi Tango:花弁 Hanabira (Gentle Petal) is a community-led project that will transform the Museum into a vibrant sanctuary of blooms and buds, inspiring healing and social connection. Visitors are encouraged to contribute to the space to experience the artwork holistically. Hiromi Tango’s participatory workshops, performances and installations encourage us to reflect more meaningfully upon ourselves. Through engaging all the senses, the artist redirects attention to our bodies and sharpens our emotional awareness. MoB’s Artist in Residence program is supported by Tim Fairfax AC.

To Sept 24 Rearranged: Art of the Flower. Still life takes on new life in this celebration of the art of the flower. Brisbane has a strong culture of artists using floral imagery to tell stories of place. In a space reminiscent of a quintessential Queenslander house, Rearranged invites visitors to stroll through a lush collection of paintings, textiles, sculptures, ceramics and new media. Behold this ever-popular subject matter and look beyond to explore notions of place, memory and history. Artists featured include Christopher Bassi, Ashlee Becks, Keith Burt, Norton Fredericks, John Honeywill, Elisa Jane Carmichael, Vida Lahey, Clairy Laurence, Boneta-Marie Mabo, Margaret Olley, Lyndall Phelps, Julian Podmore, Milomirka Radovic, Sarah Rayner, Edith Rewa, Monica Rohan, Bronwyn Searle, Pamela See (Xue Mei-Ling), Judith Sinnamon, Jaishree Srinivasan, Karen Stone, Man&Wah, Anna Varendorff, and Michael Zavros.

Petrie Terrace Gallery
Home of the RQAS, Brisbane Branch
🖈Map
3/162 Petrie Terrace, Brisbane 4000.
(07) 3367-1977.
gallery@rqas.com.au
www.rqas.com.au
Entry is free, except for ticketed events.
Wed–Sun 10.00 to 3.30.
Welcomes membership from professional and hobby artists, open and members exhibitions, workshops, private gallery hire, corporate and event hire.
May 3 to 26 Landmarks, Landscapes & Personalities.

Philip Bacon Galleries
🖈Map
2 Arthur Street, Fortitude Valley 4006.
(07) 3358-3555.
info@philipbacongalleries.com.au
www.philipbacongalleries.com.au
Tues–Sat 10.00 to 5.00. Closed public hols.

Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art (QAGOMA)
🖈Map
Stanley Place, South Bank, Brisbane 4101.
(07) 3840-7303.
www.qagoma.qld.gov.au
Free entry, unless otherwise stated.
Daily 10.00 to 5.00. Closed Christmas, Boxing Day and Good Friday. Open from 12.00 Anzac Day.
QAG:
To Aug 11 mudunama kundana wandaraba jarribirri: Judy Watson.
To Aug 25, 2025 Small Figures.
To June 23 I can spin skies.
To Sept 29 North by North-West.
To Jan 26, 2026 Birds of Passage: Ian Fairweather and Paul Jacoulet.
GOMA:
To Aug 18 Seeds and Sovereignty.
To Aug 25 Creative Generation 2024: Excellence Awards in Visual Art, and sis Pacific Art 1980–2023.

QUT Art Museum and William Robinson Gallery
QUT Art Museum:
🖈Map
2 George Street, QUT Gardens Point Campus (next to the City Botanic Gardens), Brisbane 4000.
(07) 3138-5370.
artmuseum@qut.edu.au
www.artmuseum.qut.edu.au
Free entry.
Tues–Fri 10.00 to 4.00, Sun 10.00 to 2.00. Closed Mon, Sat and public hols.
Visit website for programs and events.
To June 9 Current: Gail Mabo, Lisa Waup, Dominic White – featuring newly commissioned and recent work by three First Nations artists whose work affirms their powerful connection to their lands, waters and ancestors. Organised by McClelland.

To June 9 Decades: 80 Years of Collecting – a compilation of well-known and rarely seen works by significant Australian and international artists, including paintings, sculpture, ceramics and works on paper. A small sample of more than 3,000 art objects acquired by QUT over nine decades, the exhibition reveals hidden patterns and unexpected connections.

William Robinson Gallery:
🖈Map
Old Government House, 2 George Street, QUT Gardens Point Campus (next to the City Botanic Gardens), Brisbane 4000.
(07) 3138-8005.
williamrobinsongallery@qut.edu.au
www.wrgallery.qut.edu.au
To Sept 15 The Painter & the Printmaker – William Robinson is revered as one of the nation’s great contemporary painters, recognised for his multiperspective depictions of the Australian landscape. While he is most readily identifiable by his monumental paintings, his print works are scarcely understood or fully acknowledged for their aesthetic value and contribution to the artist’s remarkable creative vision. This exhibition provides rare insight into Robinson’s mastery as a colourist and mark-maker by showcasing four decades of printmaking, in particular his lithographs and etchings, alongside major paintings.

Redland Art Gallery, Cleveland
🖈Map
Cnr Middle and Bloomfield streets, Cleveland 4163.
(07) 3829-8899.
gallery@redland.qld.gov.au
artgallery.redland.qld.gov.au
Free admission.
Mon–Fri 9.00 to 4.00, Sun 9.00 to 2.00.
Also at Redland Art Gallery, RPAC Mezzanine:
🖈Map
2–16 Middle Street, Cleveland 4163
artgallery.redland.qld.gov.au/exhibitions/rpac-mezzanine
Mon–Fri 9.00 to 4.00, and 1 hour prior to all performances.
To June 4 CREATE EXCHANGE: Ngumpi, Sonja Carmichael and Elisa Jane Carmichael.

UQ Art Museum
🖈Map
James and Mary Emelia Mayne Centre (Building 11), University Drive, The University of Queensland, St Lucia 4067.
(07) 3365-3046.
artmuseum@uq.edu.au
www.art-museum.uq.edu.au
Tues–Fri 10.00 to 4.00, Sat 11.00 to 3.00.
To June 15 How we remember tomorrow celebrates storytelling across generations, through oceans and waterways and transcending eras and perspectives. Artists: Cora-Allan, Brook Garru Andrew, Atong Atem, Sonja Carmichael and Elisa Jane Carmichael, Stephanie Comilang and Simon Speiser, Latent Community, Kim Kruger, Shivanjani Lal, Napolean Oui, Lisa Reihana, Teho Ropeyarn, Katerina Teaiwa, and Jasmine Togo-Brisby. Curated by Isabella Baker, Léuli Eshrāghi, Jocelyn Flynn, and Peta Rake.

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Gold Coast

Anthea Polson Art
🖈Map
29 Tedder Avenue, Main Beach 4217.
(07) 5561-1166, 0417-707-326.
info@antheapolsonart.com.au
www.antheapolsonart.com.au
Director: Anthea Polson.
Mon–Sat 10.00 to 6.00, Sun 10.00 to 4.00.

Gallery One
Shop 16.02 The Brickworks, 107 Ferry Road, Southport 4215.
Mon–Sat 9.00 to 5.00, Sun 10.30 to 4.00.

HOTA Gallery
🖈Map
135 Bundall Road, Surfers Paradise 4217.
(07) 5588-4000.
gallery@hota.com.au
www.hota.com.au
Daily 10.00 to 4.00.
HOTA Gallery is filled with multiple ideas that present an unfolding experience of viewpoints and trails that challenge us to dig deeper and get lost in creative ideas. Go online to view the exhibitions and events calendar.
To May 19 HOTA Collects: Material World – drawn from the HOTA Collection, this exhibition brings together artworks that feature surprising and dynamic uses of different materials. HOTA Collects: Material presents some of the most significant works in the city’s collection and explores the ways in which materials are central to artistic practice.

To Aug 4 Italian Renaissance Alive | Grande Experiences – witness iconic works like the Sistine Chapel, Mona Lisa, and Birth of Venus in a stunning digital multisensory gallery, accompanied by a powerful operatic musical score. Adults from $29.
May 25 to Aug 18 everyone is dead, except for me, again by Jason Phu.

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Sunshine Coast

Caloundra Regional Gallery
22 Omrah Avenue, Caloundra 4551.
Tues–Fri 10.00 to 4.00, Sat–Sun 10.00 to 2.00. Closed public hols and exhibition changeovers.

Montville Art Gallery
138 Main Street, Montville 4560.
Daily 10.00 to 5.00.

Noosa Regional Gallery
🖈Map
Level 1, 9 Pelican Street, Riverside, Tewantin 4565.
(07) 5329-6145.
gallery@noosa.qld.gov.au
www.noosaregionalgallery.com.au
Tues–Fri 10.00 to 4.00, Sat–Sun 10.00 to 3.00. Closed Mon, public hols and during exhibition changeover.
To June 9 Art In Conflict – a new touring exhibition of contemporary art from the collection of the Australian War Memorial.

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South East Region

Gympie Regional Gallery
🖈Map
39 Nash Street, Gympie 4570.
(07) 5481-0733.
gallery@gympie.qld.gov.au
www.gympie.qld.gov.au/recreation-tourism/art-culture/gympie-regional-gallery
Tues–Sat 10.00 to 4.00. Closed public hols.
The Gallery showcases a changing program of emerging and established artists from the region, as well as touring exhibitions from around Australia.

Ipswich Art Gallery
d’Arcy Doyle Place, Ipswich 4305.
Daily 10.00 to 5.00 unless stated otherwise.

Toowoomba Regional Art Gallery
🖈Map
531 Ruthven Street, Toowoomba 4350.
(07) 4688-6652.
art@tr.qld.gov.au
tr.qld.gov.au/trag
Instagram: @trartgalleries
Free entry.
Wed–Sun 10.30 to 3.30. Closed Mon–Tues and public hols.
To July 21 I, Object considers the many complex relationships Indigenous Australian artists continue to have with objects – from the histories informing their creation to the social and cultural consequences of their collection. The exhibition demonstrates the great pride and inspiration of inherited cultural practices and historical Indigenous objects, and reveals the difficulties posed by their collection and estrangement. A touring exhibition from Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art.

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North

Artspace Mackay
🖈Map
Mackay’s regional art gallery is closed for renovations with public programs ongoing in various locations throughout the region.
Visit www.artspacemackay.com.au for current information and events, to search the art collection, take virtual tours of past exhibitions and more.
(07) 4961-9722.
artspace@mackay.qld.gov.au

Cairns Art Gallery
🖈Map
Cnr Abbott and Shields streets, Cairns 4870.
(07) 4046-4800.
info@cairnsartgallery.com.au
www.cairnsartgallery.com.au
Free entry.
Mon–Fri 9.00 to 5.00, Sat 10.00 to 5.00, Sun 10.00 to 2.00.
To May 19 Clarice Beckett: Paintings from the National Collection.
To May 26 Clay on Country: Ceramics from the Central Desert.
To June 2 Staging Oneself: Photography and New Media Self-Portraits by Women Artists.
May 25 to Aug 4 Tommy Pau: Ilan Oman.

Gab Titui Cultural Centre
🖈Map
Cnr Blackall Street and Victoria Parade, Thursday Island 4875.
(07) 4069-0888.
info@gabtitui.com.au
www.gabtitui.gov.au
www.facebook.com/GabTituiCulturalCentre
Admission fees.
Mon–Fri 9.00 to 4.30, Sat 9.30 to 1.00 (April to Oct), Mon–Fri 10.00 to 3.00, Sat 9.30 to 1.00 (Nov to March).
Gab Titui Cultural Centre is a contemporary art gallery and keeping place for cultural artefacts located on Thursday Island, Torres Strait. Our goal is to contribute to the preservation and revitalisation of our region’s rich cultures, and to the development and promotion of local Torres Strait Islander and Aboriginal art.

Gallery 48
🖈Map
Unit 2, 48 The Strand, Townsville 4810.
(07) 4724-4898 (business hours).
gallery48thestrand@gmail.com
gallery48thestrandtownsville.com
Wed and Sat 12.00 to 5.00.
Regional paintings, fine art prints and some digital work.

NorthSite Contemporary Arts
🖈Map
Bulmba-ja Arts Centre, 96 Abbott Street, Cairns 4870.
(07) 4050-9494.
hello@northsite.org.au
northsite.org.au
Galleries: Mon–Fri 10.00 to 5.00, Sat 9.00 to 1.00. Closed Sun and public hols.

Perc Tucker Regional Gallery
🖈Map
Cnr Flinders and Denham streets, Townsville 4810.
(07) 4727-9011.
galleries@townsville.qld.gov.au
www.townsville.qld.gov.au/ptrg
Tues–Fri 10.00 to 5.00, Sat–Sun 10.00 to 1.00.
To June 9 Bruce Reynolds: How Soon Is Now?.
Exploring how we arrived at this point – from the archaic to a language of compressed space – Bruce Reynolds invites us to consider the ancient and the “now” in his work. His practice has expanded from collage to relief and sculpture over several decades. Recent residencies in Rome focused both studio and architectural works on relief forms that occupy the space between painting and sculpture, between drawing and architecture. He describes it as being both archaic and a fresh place of representation.
How Soon is Now? is a Museums & Galleries Queensland touring exhibition presented in partnership with the artist Bruce Reynolds. This project has been assisted by the Australian Government’s Visions of Australia program; and is supported by the Queensland Government through Arts Queensland. Museums & Galleries Queensland is also supported by the Tim Fairfax Family Foundation and receives funds through the Australian Cultural Fund.

To June 9 John Nesirky: The Recollection of Sound.
Memories are triggered by all our senses. We can be transported by a song, a scent, an old photograph; and find distant moments of our lives surround us briefly. It is more poignant when the memory takes you to people lost and places long ago altered. Early memories of John Nesirky’s time in North Queensland are underpinned by the sounds of insects during hot hikes to cool off in a creek or swimming hole. The tropical nighttime soundtrack. He is fascinated by the endless complex variety. The structures that allow these creatures to sing out leave ears ringing.

Pinnacles Gallery
🖈Map
Riverway Arts Centre, 20 Village Boulevard, Thuringowa 4817.
(07) 4727-9011.
galleries@townsville.qld.gov.au
www.townsville.qld.gov.au
Free entry.
Pinnacles Gallery is a dynamic art space committed to community engagement, artistic development, and contemporary practice.
May 3 to July 7 Tate Adams: In Black & White. Tate Adams’ (1922–2018) artistic career began and ended as a painter. Only a few of his early paintings survive. Connemara Girl was the only painting he kept. The work is typical of the small-scale figurative paintings he produced in Ireland before immigrating to Australia, and speaks of his reverence for Ireland. Adams would live into his nineties, a life of continuous artistic exploration. Largely thought of as a printmaker, Adams taught the first diploma of printmaking in Australia at RMIT. His colleagues and students number among the well-known in Australian art. Adjusting to the onset of macular degeneration in the latter half of his life, and when living almost reclusively in Townsville, Adams synthesised his artistic knowledge to create large-scale gouaches. In Black & White is a celebration of these large-scale black gouache paintings and the prints that derived from them. Produced towards the end of his life, they express Adams’ delight in exploring his Irish and broader artistic heritage and incorporating his Australian environment.

Rockhampton Museum of Art
220 Quay Street, Rockhampton 4700.
Daily 9.00 to 4.00. Closed Good Friday, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Boxing Day, and New Year’s Day.

Tableland Regional Gallery
16 Robert Street, Atherton 4883.
Tues–Fri 10.00 to 4.00, Sat 9.00 to 12.00. Closed Sun–Mon.

Umbrella Studio Contemporary Arts
408 Flinders Street, Gurambilbarra/Townsville 4810.
Tues–Fri 9.00 to 5.00, Sat–Sun 9.00 to 1.00. Gallery closed Mon, public hols and during exhibition install weeks.

UMI Arts Gallery & Gift Shop
🖈Map
4/1 Jensen Street, Manoora 4870.
(07) 4041-6152.
exhibitions@umiarts.com.au
umiarts.com.au
www.facebook.com/umi.arts
Instagram: @umiarts
Mon–Fri 10.00 to 4.00.
UMI Arts is the incubator Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultural organisation for Far North Queensland, an area that extends north of Cairns to include the Torres Strait Islands, south to Cardwell, west to Camooweal and includes the Gulf and Mt Isa regions. UMI Arts is a not-for-profit company governed and managed by an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Board and has been operating since 2005. Our mission is to operate a cultural organisation that assists Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to participate in the maintenance, preservation, and protection of culture.

The UMI Arts Gallery and Gift Shop in Cairns showcases the fine art and crafts created by our member artists, assisting them to continue preserving and protecting the culture and stories of the region. UMI is a Creole word that means “You and Me” – for UMI Arts, this is significant as we believe that we need to work together to keep our culture strong.

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Western District

Dogwood Crossing, Miles
🖈Map
81 Murilla Street, Miles 4415.
(07) 4628-5330.
dogwood.crossing@wdrc.qld.gov.au
www.dogwoodcrossing.com
Free entry.
Mon–Fri 9.00 to 5.00, Sat 9.00 to 12.00. Closed Sun.
May 18 to June 29 John Mullins Memorial Art Gallery: High Fidelity by Adrian and Sue Hunter – a visual journey where the artists capture the sense of exhilaration and wanderlust as an individual discovers and explores a place they have never been to before. Inspired by the landscapes of Fjord, a place on the edge of the Arctic Circle.
May 18 to June 29  Curved Wall: Lucid Landscapes by Sarah Davis – an intimate, and ironic colourful body of work that reflects on Davis’ battles with mental illness.

Grassland Art Gallery
🖈Map
30 Arthur Street, Tambo 4478.
(07) 4621-6600.
admin@grasslandgallery.com.au
www.grasslandgallery.com.au
Free admission.
Mon–Fri 8.30 to 4.45.

Outback Regional Gallery, Winton
🖈Map
Waltzing Matilda Centre, 50 Elderslie Street, Winton 4735.
(07) 4657-2625.
karens@matildacentre.com.au
www.matildacentre.com.au
Mon–Fri 9.00 to 5.00, Sat–Sun 9.00 to 3.00.
To June 30 Yaarran ‘Eucalyptus’ by Rhondda Scott – an exhibition combining textile and painting which explores the profound connection and significance of the eucalyptus tree, delving into the symbolic power embedded in nature’s majestic presence.

Qantas Founders Museum
🖈Map
Sir Hudson Fysh Drive, Longreach 4730.
(07) 4658-3737.
info@qfom.com.au
qfom.com.au
Visit website for opening hours.
To Oct 20 Yayoi Kusama: THE SPIRITS OF THE PUMPKINS DESCENDED INTO THE HEAVENS. Described as “the world’s most popular artist,” Yayoi Kusama (Japan, b. 1929) is best known for her immersive polka-dot and mirror installations. This loan is supported by the National Gallery of Australia and Haymans Electrical and Data Suppliers through the Regional Initiatives program. This work of art is on loan from the National Gallery of Australia as part of Art Across Australia.

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Bundaberg, Hervey Bay

Bundaberg Regional Art Gallery
🖈Map
1 Barolin Street (cnr Quay Street), Bundaberg 4670.
(07) 4130-4750.
bragadmin@bundaberg.qld.gov.au
artsbundaberg.com.au/galleries
Mon–Fri 9.30 to 5.00, Sat–Sun 10.00 to 2.00. Closed public hols.
Visit website for full exhibition program.
To May 5 National Photographic Portrait Prize 2023.
To May 26 Soft Pressing by Simon Degroot.
May 10 to July 7 Post World. Also, Contemplate by Kym Barrett.

Hervey Bay Regional Gallery
🖈Map
166 Old Maryborough Road, Hervey Bay 4655.
(07) 4197-4206.
regionalgallery@frasercoast.qld.gov.au
hbrg.ourfrasercoast.com.au
Tues–Fri 10.00 to 4.00, Sat–Sun and public hols 10.00 to 2.00. Closed Mon.
May 11 to June 30 Matilda Davis: The White Man’s Web.
Born and raised on Badjala/Batjala Djaa (Country) in Maryborough, Matilda Davis is a young creative producing paintings, photography, poetry and song. Davis pursues these creative interests to honour her maternal grandfather, her Aboriginal ancestors before him, her connection to Country and the first Badjala/Batjala Law/Lore – “What is good for Country comes first.” Davis’ great-great-grandmother was born on the banks of Moonabula (the Mary River), on beautiful Badjala/Batjala djaa. Moonabula flows out on to Korrawinga (the Great Sandy Strait), connecting the sweetwater of Moonabula with the saltwater of Korrawinga. Davis’ first solo exhibition The White Man’s Web responds to the suffering of Country, specifically Sea Country, confronting the colonial and capitalist legacy of extractive and exploitative use of land and water. Utilising waste found discarded on Badjala/Batjala beaches, bushland and waters, The White Man’s Web asks for us to consider not just the immediate impacts of environmental exploitation on Country, but the impacts on Indigenous communities; stories, totemic connections, and ability to practice culture.

May 11 to June 30 Asia Pacific Video – an exhibition developed by Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art (QAGOMA). It focuses on performance, experimentation and theatricality in video art from the 1960s to the present. The exhibition highlights artists experimenting with video as an art form capturing bodily actions and performative practices, creating intersections between contemporary art and other screen and film cultures and developing new ways to explore materials, objects and environments.

May 11 to July 14 Asia Pacific Contemporary: Three Decades of APT.
Asia Pacific Contemporary celebrates QAGOMA’s flagship exhibition, the Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art (APT), recently in its tenth iteration. Featuring works that have appeared in the Triennial since its debut in the 1990s, and across media from painting and sculpture to video, performance and works on paper, this touring exhibition from QAGOMA showcases art from Aotearoa New Zealand, Australia, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Taiwan, Vanuatu, and Vietnam. As these varied and compelling artworks demonstrate, the Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art continues to be a pre-eminent platform for the art of Asia, Australia and the Pacific, surveying a vast and dynamic region through a series of exhibitions, forums and cultural exchanges. The diverse works in the Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art reflect an embrace of contemporary art in all its forms, ranging from the ceremonial to the conceptual, and from the deeply personal to the resolutely social.