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Read • The informality & intimacy of E Phillips Fox’s female figures
After establishing himself as a successful painter in Australia, E (Emanuel) Phillips Fox (12 March 1865–1915) moved to England at the beginning of the … -
Read • 3276 individual flame & hand ceramics create a wall of symmetry
Albert Yonathan Setyawan’s ceramic installations are developed through repeated forms made in a slip-cast method. In this process, the original objects are replicated … -
Read • Feathers skilfully bound together for Hina, the goddess of femininity
Hawaiians believed that the gods were born covered head-to-toe in feathers, and that, like birds, they could move effortlessly between Earth and the … -
Read • Works by Joe Furlonger tours throughout Queensland
Joe Furlonger is well known for his expressive, painterly figurative images, and vast Australian landscapes in all their brilliant diversity. An exhibition celebrating the work … -
Read • Peace garden at the heart of Haus Yuriyal’s grand display
Haus Yuriyal’s project for 'The 11th Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art' began long before the exhibition opened, with Veronica Gikope planting a suna … -
Read • A forest world inhabited by creatures
There are 12 zodiac animals in Chinese astrology, and the 2025 Lunar New Year ushers in the year of the Wood Snake. Here we feature … -
Read • Winter changes into early spring with a range of birdlife
Tosa school founder Tosa Mitsunobu (1434–1525) painted for temples, palaces and the imperial court. He and his disciples specialised in yamato-e (literally, pictures … -
Read • Church interiors
Three works by three Australian artists born within three years of each other, all with different life experiences, immerse us in the solemn atmosphere of … -
Read • Journey into the you beaut country
After returning to Australia from Europe in the early 1960s, John Olsen AO OBE (21 January 1928–2023) produced a series of paintings based on … -
Read • 30 minutes or 3 hours: Here’s the best way to spend your time on a visit to QAGOMA
If you’re a local or visiting Brisbane, whether you have a spare 30 minutes to drop in for a dose of art at either …- Fiona Hall
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Read • Christmas past gloriously hand-coloured
During December 1978, Ruth Maddison and her partner Bob Daly spent three weeks at his parents’ house at Mermaid Beach, on Queensland’s Gold Coast … -
Read • Go behind-the-scenes as we install an intricate floor installation
Of Palestinian heritage and raised in Saudi Arabia, Dana Awartani’s practice reflects her skill and knowledge of Islamic geometry — a fusion of art, mathematics … -
Read • Family wash day: Once a common sight
Monday morning helped launch Frances Vida Lahey‘s (1882–1968) career when the painting of two young women doing the family wash — one at the … -
Read • Australian patriotic filet crochet
Originating in the late 19th century and evolving from traditional lace-making techniques, filet (French word for net) crochet was a popular craft before, during … -
Read • The horse: Companion & muse
The horse has been a integral part of human history for millennia, prized both for their agility, speed and endurance, or strength needed to pull … -
Read • Go back in time to a moonlight night in Brisbane
William Bustard (18 April 1894–1973) was an important figure in the development of art in Queensland from the 1920s onwards, advocating for artists to … -
Read • Anthony Alder’s skill is depicting natural history subjects
Once a prominent colonial Queensland artist, Anthony Alder (27 December 1838–1915) and his works had all but vanished from public memory until, in 2011 … -
Read • Go back in time to a corner of Brisbane
In 1914, Melbourne-born artist Charles H Lancaster (1886–1959) moved to Brisbane to manage the stained-glass department at RS Exton and Co., where … -
Read • The moon & Pepper’s ghost
In 1974, Australian artist Janet Dawson moved from Sydney to Binalong in regional New South Wales. Inspired by her new rural surroundings, she began to … -
Read • Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec: An astute observer of life
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (24 November 1864-1901) moved to Montmartre, Paris in 1882 and was instantly drawn to the city’s demi-monde — famous …