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Visual Arts Guide

Visual Arts Guide

If it's on display you'll find it here. From the blockbuster exhibitions at the major galleries across Brisbane to more intimate shows by emerging artists in smaller spaces. Painting and drawing, ceramics and sculpture, photography, new media and multimedia, and everything in between.

Featured exhibitions


Andy Warhol - Red Jackie (1964)Andy Warhol
Australia's first major retrospective of the work of US pop art icon Andy Warhol, exclusive to Brisbane's Gallery of Modern Art.
Sacro-idyllic landscape by Tony ClarkThat 80's Show
The 1980s are marked by pastel, Gordon Gekko greed, big hair, brand-naming on attire and Post-Modernism. But what were artists doing?
Artwork by Beryl WoodBeryl Wood
A charming series of 'painted stories' exploring ordinary people in ordinary situations.
Cheryl VivianShifting Focus
Brisbane’s winning shutterbugs show the sustainable side of city life in the 2007 Lord Mayor’s Photographic Awards.


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Andy Warhol
Andy Warhol

300 art works, one city. He saw art in everything! Exclusive to Brisbane's Gallery of Modern Art, Australia's first major Andy Warhol… – more

Date8 December 2007 - 30 March 2008
VenueGallery of Modern Art (GoMA), South Brisbane
Remembering Goodna: Stories from a Queensland mental hospital

Museum of Brisbane's new exhibition, Remembering Goodna:Stories from a Queensland mental hospital explores the history of the large mental hospital… – more

Date8 November 2007 - 23 March 2008
VenueMuseum of Brisbane, Brisbane City
Wonder Women: Brisbane women in sport

This Museum of Brisbane exhibition celebrates the inspirational sportswomen of Brisbane, both past and present. All of the wonder women featured… – more

Date8 November 2007 - 26 February 2008
VenueMuseum of Brisbane, Brisbane City
Making it Modern: The Watercolours of Kenneth Macqueen

'Making it Modern' is a major exhibition of the watercolours of 'Kenneth Macqueen' (1897-1960) that highlights his importance as a key Australian… – more

Date20 November 2007 - 5 May 2008
VenueQueensland Art Gallery, South Brisbane
The Leisure Class
The Leisure Class

The Leisure Class exhibition and screening program presents film, video and installation works by international and Australian artists who respond … – more

Date21 November 2007 - 30 March 2008
VenueGallery of Modern Art (GoMA), South Brisbane
Sand : Savanna : Salt

The diverse ecosystems and complex geographic environments of Australia's north inspire the works in this exhibition. Sand : Savanna : Salt shows… – more

Date21 November 2007 - 30 June 2008
VenueGallery of Modern Art (GoMA), South Brisbane
The Silver Factory: Andy Warhol for Kids
The Silver Factory: Andy Warhol for Kids

As part of the Andy Warhol exhibition, the Children’s Art Centre has been transformed into Warhol’s famous art studio – The Silver Factory – – more

Date8 December 2007 - 30 March 2008
VenueGallery of Modern Art (GoMA), South Brisbane
Protest: Australian Political Posters 1972 - 92

In the face of the Cold War, the Vietnam, US War and widespread social change, Australia's young people took to the streets. They papered them with… – more

Date21 November 2007 - 24 February 2008
VenueQueensland Art Gallery, South Brisbane
That '80s Show (Exhibition)
That '80s Show (Exhibition)

The 1980s are marked by various phenomena: pastel, Gordon Gekko greed, big and bad hair, brand-naming on attire, Post-Modernism, the list continues.… – more

Date24 January - 30 March 2008
VenueQUT Art Museum, Brisbane City
Selected Photographs from the Daryl Hewson Collection
Selected Photographs from the Daryl Hewson Collection

Selected Photographs from the Daryl Hewson Collection presents a snapshot of the important and bourgeoning private collection of Dr Daryl Hewson.… – more

Date14 February - 20 April 2008
VenueQUT Art Museum, Brisbane City
Warhol's World

This is one of the activities in 'The Silver Factory: Andy Warhol for Kids' at the Gallery of Modern Art. Who is Andy Warhol? What was he like as… – more

Date8 December 2007 - 30 March 2008
VenueGallery of Modern Art (GoMA), South Brisbane
15 seconds of fame

This is one of the activities in 'The Silver Factory: Andy Warhol for kids' at the Gallery of Modern Art. To make a portrait of a person, many… – more

Date8 December 2007 - 30 March 2008
VenueGallery of Modern Art (GoMA), South Brisbane
Photobooth Portraits

Photobooth Portraits is one of the activities in 'The Silver Factory: Andy Warhol for Kids' at the Gallery of Modern Art. Andy made hundreds of… – more

Date8 December 2007 - 30 March 2008
VenueGallery of Modern Art (GoMA), South Brisbane
At the Factory

'At the Factory' is one of the activities in 'The Silver Factory: Andy Warhol for Kids' at the Gallery of Modern Art. Andy often made pictures of… – more

Date8 December 2007 - 30 March 2008
VenueGallery of Modern Art (GoMA), South Brisbane
Silver Clouds 1966

This is one of the art works in 'The Silver Factory: Andy Warhol for Kids' at the Gallery of Modern Art. Experience Andy Warhol's spectacular… – more

Date8 December 2007 - 30 March 2008
VenueGallery of Modern Art (GoMA), South Brisbane
My Favourite Toy

'My Favourite Toy' is one of the activities in 'The Silver Factory: Andy Warhol for Kids' at the Gallery of Modern Art. Andy’s toy paintings – more

Date8 December 2007 - 30 March 2008
VenueGallery of Modern Art (GoMA), South Brisbane
Andy and the Alphabet

'Andy and the Alphabet' is one of the activities in 'The Silver Factory: Andy Warhol for Kids' at the Gallery of Modern Art. When Andy Warhol was… – more

Date8 December 2007 - 30 March 2008
VenueGallery of Modern Art (GoMA), South Brisbane
Warhol and his Superstars - Exploding Plastic Inevitable + Lou Reed: Rock and Roll Heart
Warhol and his Superstars - Exploding Plastic Inevitable + Lou Reed: Rock and Roll Heart

Ronald Nameth's frenetically paced montage pays tribute to the uncontrollable energy of the Exploding Plastic Inevitable, a series of multimedia… – more

Date14 February 2008
VenueAustralian Cinematheque, GoMA, South Brisbane
Paradise

Come in and discover your own paradise this summer at the State Library of Queensland. Paradise features rare and early pieces of work that… – more

Date22 December 2007 - 24 March 2008
VenueState Library of Queensland, South Bank
Richard Randall: 1869 - 1906

This Museum of Brisbane exhibition features the paintings of Brisbane artist Richard Randall, who lived much of his life in the Redland Shire area… – more

Date18 December 2007 - 2 March 2008
VenueMuseum of Brisbane, Brisbane City

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