Image supplied Important Aboriginal Art #1 21 June - 16 July 2022 Mitchell Fine Art Gallery, Fortitude Valley A collection of exceptional paintings by some of Australia’s foremost Aboriginal artists feature in this exhibition. Image supplied The first in a series of exhibitions in this theme, this collection of artworks features predominantly Central Australian artists... Continue Reading →
What’s On: Minimalism in Aboriginal Art exhibition (Mitchell Fine Art)
Image supplied Minimalism in Aboriginal Art 5 - 30 April 2022 Mitchell Fine Art Gallery, Fortitude Valley The term ‘minimalism’ was first coined in the United States in the late 1950’s, its movement challenging preconceived notions of what art is and could be. The artworks in this exhibition challenge the viewers' perceptions of Aboriginal art... Continue Reading →
What’s On: Stewart MacFarlane exhibition, Odyssey (Mitchell Fine Art)
Images supplied by Mitchell Fine Art Odyssey 6 October - 6 November 2021 Mitchell Fine Art, Fortitude Valley Odyssey is Stewart MacFarlane’s first Australian exhibition since 2018, three years in the making and impacted by the changing world and restrictions to global travel. It has been a time defined by experiences fraught with adversity, discomfort,... Continue Reading →
What’s On: Matthew Cheyne exhibition, Picnic (Mitchell Fine Art)
Imagery supplied by Mitchell Fine Art Picnic 25 August - 2 October 2021 Mitchell Fine Art Gallery, Fortitude Valley Mixed media artworks, sculptures, and couture form part of an inaugural exhibition for Ipswich-based artist Matthew Cheyne. Picnic will be Cheyne’s first commercial exhibition in Australia for almost ten years. A graduate of the Queensland College... Continue Reading →
What’s On: Yhonnie Scarce exhibition, Missile Park (Institute of Modern Art & ACCA)
Missile Park 17 July - 18 September 2021 Institute of Modern Art, Fortitude Valley Open Tuesday – Saturday, 10am–5pm Developed by the Institute of Modern Art in partnership with the Australian Centre for Contemporary Art (ACCA) Melbourne, Missile Park is a major new exhibition of work by Yhonnie Scarce. First shown in Melbourne, the exhibition includes... Continue Reading →
What’s On: Bernard Ollis exhibition, The Artist’s Garden (Mitchell Fine Art)
The Artist's Garden 12 May - 12 June 2021 Mitchell Fine Art Gallery, Fortitude Valley Memories of travel formed the inspiration for a new exhibition by Sydney artist Bernard Ollis, now showing at Mitchell Fine Art. Confined to his home following knee surgery, Ollis spent many hours in his backyard recalling the numerous artists gardens... Continue Reading →
What’s On: Kudditji Kame Kngwarreye & Idris Murphy Exhibition (Mitchell Fine Art)
June 10 - July 18 Mitchell Fine Art Gallery 86 Arthur St, Fortitude Valley With the easing of restrictions and galleries welcoming back art enthusiasts, Mitchell Fine Art presents a dynamic exhibition featuring two of Australia’s great landscape artists, showing in Fortitude Valley, Brisbane, from June 10. Born in the remote centre of Australia in... Continue Reading →
Defying Convention (Mitchell Fine Art)
Defying Convention Exhibition of work by Janelle Stockman Napaltjarri 29 April - 6 June 2020 Mitchell Fine Art Gallery, 86 Arthur Street, Fortitude Valley Blurring any preconceived notions of Aboriginal Art, Central Australian artist Janelle Stockman Napaltjarri was known for her innovative and experimental approach to painting. The works in this exhibition are from the... Continue Reading →
Tim Minchin launches HOTA’s Outdoor Program in spectacular style
Crowds flocked to HOTA's new Outdoor Stage to see Tim Minchin - photographed by LEXIMAGERY Where? HOTA’s brand new outdoor stage (135 Bundall Rd, Surfers Paradise) When? March 17, 2018 In February, the Gold Coast Arts Centre unveiled their new stage and new name and became HOTA, Home of the Arts. On Saturday night,... Continue Reading →
REVIEW: An Octoroon (Queensland Theatre & Brisbane Festival)
Where? Bille Brown Studio, West End When? September 16 – October 8 Nakkiah Lui recontextualises Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ play for Australian audiences and the result is a rare and knee-slappingly funny piece of theatre that explores race, culture and identity, as well as the nature of storytelling and theatre. Shari Sebbens as Zoe & Anthony Taufa... Continue Reading →
REVIEW: Rice (Queensland Theatre Company)
Winner of the Queensland Premier’s Drama Award, which allows three finalists to be paid to develop their work with industry professionals, Michele Lee’s Ricemakes its world premiere with Queensland Theatre Company. Set against the corporate background of an Australian rice company, the play centres around two women – the “Indian Princess” Nisha (Kristy Best) who... Continue Reading →