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Jonathan Jones (Wiradjuri/Kamilaroi peoples) with Dr Uncle Stan Grant Snr AM / untitled (giran) (detail) 2018 / Purchased 2018 with funds from Tim Fairfax AC through the Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art Foundation / Photograph: Joe Ruckli — Chris Saines CNZM

Jonathan Jones (Wiradjuri/Kamilaroi peoples) with Dr Uncle Stan Grant Snr AM / *untitled (giran)* (detail) 2018 / Purchased 2018 with funds from Tim Fairfax AC through the Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art Foundation / Photograph: Joe Ruckli

From the Director

Welcome to a celebration of a dynamic year for the Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art. From the closing months of APT9 to exhibitions from some of Australia’s best-loved and most thought-provoking artists, and ending with a deep dive into one of the world’s most contested and important resources, 2019 has been a time of discovery, renewal and reflection. On this journey, we’ve been joined by amazing artists, partners and supporters and a dedicated and diverse audience, all of whom I thank for helping us bring the Gallery to life.

Chris Saines CNZM
Director, QAGOMA

Visitors arrive for the opening weekend of ‘Margaret Olley: A Generous Life’

GOMA, June / Photograph: Brad Wagner

2019 Snapshot

Attendance: 1.49 million
QAG: 686 000
GOMA: 810 000
including 240 000 children, 12 and under

An after-hours opening of Anne Noble’s Conversatio: A Cabinet of Wonder 2018, with a presentation of the artist’s ‘Reading the Bees’ led by Brisbane author David Burton — An after-hours opening of Anne Noble’s *Conversatio: A Cabinet of Wonder* 2018, with a presentation of the artist’s ‘Reading the Bees’ led by Brisbane author David Burton

GOMA, March / Photograph: Joe Ruckli

A volunteer-guided tour of the Australian Collection

QAG, July / Photograph: Tammy Law

35 958 volunteer hours
3 085 volunteer-guided tours for 23 231 visitors
113 tours for people with disability
40 802 students in school groups
23 625 visitors to 310 public programs

Artist John Honeywill hosts a student workshop as part of Open Studio

QAG, August / Photograph: Joe Ruckli

Opening night screening of Judy & Punch for the 2019 Brisbane International Film Festival — Opening night screening of *Judy & Punch* for the 2019 Brisbane International Film Festival

GOMA, October / Photograph: Brad Wagner

41 532 viewers for 808 screenings and events at the Australian Cinémathèque

January & February

In-house bespoke catering for the Gallery’s Business Leaders Network at a 2019 welcome event — In-house bespoke catering for the Gallery’s **Business Leaders Network** at a 2019 welcome event.

GOMA, February / Photograph: Joe Ruckli

Art therapist Josephina Beckers hosts an Art and Wellness session tailored to QAGOMA Members — **Above & Right** | Art therapist Josephina Beckers hosts an **Art and Wellness** session tailored to QAGOMA Members.

QAG, February / Photograph: Marc Pricop

QAGOMA Director Chris Saines with fellow Board members of the Australia–Japan Foundation — **Right** | QAGOMA Director Chris Saines with fellow Board members of the **Australia–Japan Foundation**.

GOMA, February / Photograph: Chloë Callistemon

QAGOMA Executive Chef Doug Innes-Will at an event to launch new GOMA Restaurant chairs created by local designer LuxxBox — **Right** | QAGOMA Executive Chef Doug Innes-Will at an event to launch new **GOMA Restaurant** chairs created by local designer LuxxBox.

GOMA, February / Photograph: Joe Ruckli

The 9th Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art

24 NOV 2018 – 28 APR 2019 | QAGOMA

APT9 — featuring January’s unmissable Summer Festival with its massive Up Late event — closed in April after achieving a record daily attendance for the Gallery’s flagship contemporary art event — APT9 — featuring January’s unmissable Summer Festival with its massive Up Late event — closed in April after achieving a **record daily attendance** for the Gallery’s flagship contemporary art event.

Photograph: Joe Ruckli / Video: Diego Aquilizan

A volunteer-guided tour of APT9, featuring Cambodian artist Vuth Lyno’s House ⁠–⁠ Spirit 2018 — A **volunteer-guided tour** of APT9, featuring Cambodian artist Vuth Lyno’s *House ⁠–⁠ Spirit* 2018.

Purchased 2018. Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art Foundation / © Vuth Lyno / GOMA, January / Photograph: Joe Ruckli

A professional development day brought teachers and educators to GOMA for hands-on workshops with APT9 artists — A **professional development** day brought teachers and educators to GOMA for hands-on workshops with APT9 artists.

GOMA, February / Photograph: Joe Ruckli

Associate Curator of International Contemporary Art, Ellie Buttrose, leads a Curator’s Highlight Tour — Associate Curator of International Contemporary Art, Ellie Buttrose, leads a **Curator’s Highlight Tour**.

GOMA, February / Photograph: Joe Ruckli

Hearing-assisted guided tour of APT9 featuring Nona Garcia’s commissioned work Hallow 2018 — **Hearing-assisted guided tour** of APT9 featuring Nona Garcia’s commissioned work *Hallow* 2018.

QAG, February / Photograph: Joe Ruckli

Kiku-Masamune Brewery Saké Master Shinpei Kyogoku, with colleagues from Kobe, Japan, present a premium saké dining experience at the GOMA Restaurant — Kiku-Masamune Brewery Saké Master Shinpei Kyogoku, with colleagues from Kobe, Japan, present a premium **saké dining experience** at the GOMA Restaurant.

GOMA, March / Photograph: Joe Ruckli

The Gallery’s Art Starters program introduces babies under 12 months (and their parents and carers) to APT9 — The Gallery’s **Art Starters** program introduces babies under 12 months (and their parents and carers) to APT9.

GOMA, March / Photograph: Joe Ruckli

Aotearoa New Zealand artist Areta Wilkinson demonstrates her art-making techniques — Aotearoa New Zealand artist **Areta Wilkinson** demonstrates her art-making techniques.

GOMA, March / Photograph: Marc Pricop

Professor Srini Srinivasan, Emeritus Professor, Queensland Brain Institute, University of Queensland, leads a discussion on the complex collective intelligence of bee communities, inspired by Anne Noble’s Conversatio: A Cabinet of Wonder 2018 — **Professor Srini Srinivasan**, Emeritus Professor, Queensland Brain Institute, University of Queensland, leads a discussion on the complex collective intelligence of bee communities, inspired by Anne Noble’s *Conversatio: A Cabinet of Wonder* 2018.

Gift of the artist through the Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art Foundation 2019 / GOMA, March / Photograph: Marc Pricop

Aisha Khalid’s exquisite tapestry Water has never feared the fire 2018, created with the precise application of hundreds of thousands of gold-plated and steel pins, takes its title from the words of Persian poet Rumi, and refers to the Islamic Charbagh, the four-part gardens of Paradise from the Qur’an — Aisha Khalid’s exquisite tapestry ***Water has never feared the fire*** 2018, created with the precise application of hundreds of thousands of gold-plated and steel pins, takes its title from the words of Persian poet Rumi, and refers to the Islamic Charbagh, the four-part gardens of Paradise from the Qur’an.

Commissioned for APT9. The Kenneth and Yasuko Myer Collection of Contemporary Asian Art. Purchased 2018 with funds from The Myer Foundation through the Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art Foundation to commemorate the 25th anniversary of The Kenneth and Yasuko Myer Collection of Contemporary Asian Art / GOMA, March / Photograph: Chloë Callistemon

Booked school and group visits accounted for 850 groups and 25 000 visitors from schools in Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania and New Zealand — Booked **school and group visits** accounted for 850 groups and 25 000 visitors from schools in Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania and New Zealand.

GOMA, April / Photograph: Natasha Harth

For National Youth Week, APT9 artist and Palawa woman Lola Greeno conducted a hands-on shell bracelet-making workshop for teens, expanding on a traditional cultural practice dating back thousands of years — For **National Youth Week**, APT9 artist and Palawa woman Lola Greeno conducted a hands-on shell bracelet-making workshop for teens, expanding on a traditional cultural practice dating back thousands of years.

GOMA, April / Photograph: Marc Pricop

APT9 Kids On Tour

From January to April, APT9 Kids on Tour — with the support of the Tim Fairfax Family Foundation — was attended by a record-breaking 29 000 people at 111 venues across 48 council areas in Queensland. Venues — as far north as the Torres Strait and as far west as Birdsville — included 11 art and community centres in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. The tour featured activities developed by APT9 artists Pauline Kimei Anis (Bougainville), Sadik Kwaish Alfraji (Iraq/The Netherlands), Gary Carsley (Australia/The Netherlands), Nona Garcia (The Philippines), Vincent Namatjira (Australia) and Jakkai Siributr (Thailand).

Jakkai Siributr’s APT9 Kids on Tour activity The Legend of the Rainbow Stag 2018 / Image courtesy: Mossman Library

APT9 Kids on Tour at Baralaba State School

Image courtesy: The venue

APT9 Kids on Tour at Darnley Island Erub Erwer Meta, Torres Strait

Image courtesy: The venue

APT9 Summer Festival

Summer Festival visitors with Rasheed Araeen’s La Grande Jatte 1991/1994 — Summer Festival visitors with Rasheed Araeen’s *La Grande Jatte* 1991/1994

Courtesy: The artist and Rossi & Rossi, Hong Kong | London / GOMA, January / Photograph: Marc Pricop

The Stitchery Collective lead in a drop-in workshop inspired by the work of APT9 artist Jakkai Siributr — The **Stitchery Collective** lead in a drop-in workshop inspired by the work of APT9 artist Jakkai Siributr

QAG, January / Photograph: Marc Pricop

A drop-in, stop-motion animation workshop with artist Souliya Phoumivong — A drop-in, stop-motion animation workshop with artist **Souliya Phoumivong**

GOMA, January / Photograph: Natasha Harth

APT9 Up Late

A special Summer Festival edition of Up Late energised both QAG and GOMA with live music from Australia, Asia and the Pacific, as well as pop-up performances, including one by Brisbane Bollywood troupe Dance Masala.

Photograph: Natasha Harth

Award-winning Adelaide duo Electric Fields perform — Award-winning Adelaide duo **Electric Fields** perform

GOMA, January / Photograph: Joe Ruckli

Papua New Guinea-born, Australian-based soul singer Ngaiire on stage — Papua New Guinea-born, Australian-based soul singer **Ngaiire** on stage

GOMA, January / Photograph: Joe Ruckli

Shahmen Suku performs as Radha La Bia during Up Late — Shahmen Suku performs as **Radha La Bia** during Up Late

QAG, January / Photograph: Chloë Callistemon

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Australian Government Visual Arts and Craft Strategy

This project has been assisted by the Australian Government through the Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory body, and the Visual Arts and Craft Strategy, an initiative of the Australian, State and Territory Governments.

APT9 Kids Principal Benefactor

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Asia Pacific Council Members

March & April

Perspectives: Asia, the long-running conversation series hosted by QAGOMA’s Australian Centre of Asia Pacific Art in partnership with the Griffith Asia Institute, continued with events including an examination of how women in Papua New Guinea are playing a key role in the fight against large-scale land clearing — **Above** | **Perspectives: Asia**, the long-running conversation series hosted by QAGOMA’s Australian Centre of Asia Pacific Art in partnership with the Griffith Asia Institute, continued with events including an examination of how women in Papua New Guinea are playing a key role in the fight against large-scale land clearing.

From left: Zara Stanhope, Curatorial Manager, Asian and Pacific Art, QAGOMA; Robyn James, Director, Conservation, Melanesia, The Nature Conservancy; Barbara Masike-Liri, Papua New Guinea Country Director, The Nature Conservancy; Ruth McDougall, Curator, Pacific Art, QAGOMA; Professor Caitlyn Byrne, Director, Griffith Asia Institute / GOMA, March / Photograph: Natasha Harth

Members of QAGOMA Foundation’s Future Collective with artist Dale Harding at his exhibition at Brisbane’s Institute of Modern Art — **Below** | Members of QAGOMA Foundation’s **Future Collective** with artist Dale Harding at his exhibition at Brisbane’s Institute of Modern Art.

Photograph: Chloë Callistemon

Delegates to the Pacific Arts Association Symposium, held across the Queensland Cultural Centre, experienced a powerful new multimedia and spoken word performance by Jocelyn Kapumealani Ng, Terisa Siagatonu and APT9 artist Kathy Jetñil-Kijiner, with writing by Jahra ‘Rager’ Wasasala, direction by Lyz Soto, and production by the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center — **Above** | Delegates to the **Pacific Arts Association Symposium**, held across the Queensland Cultural Centre, experienced a powerful new multimedia and spoken word performance by Jocelyn Kapumealani Ng, Terisa Siagatonu and APT9 artist Kathy Jetñil-Kijiner, with writing by Jahra ‘Rager’ Wasasala, direction by Lyz Soto, and production by the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center.

GOMA, March / Photograph: Chloë Callistemon

Brisbane artist Richard Bell signing tote bags at the end of the rainbow at the GOMA Store — **Below** | Brisbane artist **Richard Bell** signing tote bags at the end of the rainbow at the GOMA Store.

GOMA, March / Photograph: Marc Pricop

GOMA Restaurant hosts a roundtable lunch with established and emerging Queensland arts leaders, part of a Creative Partnerships mentoring program — **Left** | GOMA Restaurant hosts a roundtable lunch with established and emerging Queensland arts leaders, part of a **Creative Partnerships** mentoring program.

GOMA, April / Photograph: Chloë Callistemon

The 2019 QAGOMA Foundation Appeal raised funds to support the acquisition of Pannaphan Yodmanee’s remarkable APT9 work In the aftermath 2017–18, which assembles found, created and natural elements amidst painted scenes of colonial conquests and journeys through the Buddhist cosmos — **Left** | The **2019 QAGOMA Foundation Appeal** raised funds to support the acquisition of Pannaphan Yodmanee’s remarkable APT9 work *In the aftermath* 2017–18, which assembles found, created and natural elements amidst painted scenes of colonial conquests and journeys through the Buddhist cosmos.

Purchased with funds from the 2019 Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art Foundation Appeal and Cathryn Mittelheuser AM / GOMA, April / Photograph: Chloë Callistemon

Members of QAGOMA Foundation’s Contemporary Patrons travelled to Hawai’i to attend the second Honolulu Biennial (HB19), and to visit the Bishop Museum and the Shangri La Museum of Islamic Art, Culture and Design, as well as the Foster Botanical Gardens, where the group is pictured with QAGOMA Collection artist Bernice Akamine (front row, third from left) — **Above** | Members of QAGOMA Foundation’s **Contemporary Patrons** travelled to Hawai’i to attend the second Honolulu Biennial (HB19), and to visit the Bishop Museum and the Shangri La Museum of Islamic Art, Culture and Design, as well as the Foster Botanical Gardens, where the group is pictured with QAGOMA Collection artist Bernice Akamine (front row, third from left).

Honolulu, March / Photograph: Dominique Jones

May & June

Goobalathaldin Dick Roughsey: Stories of this Land

30 MAR – 18 AUG 2019 | QAG

The first major retrospective celebrating the life and work of Cape York artist Goobalathaldin Dick Roughsey (1920–1985) brought together 70 works, including barks, paintings, ceremonial and historical objects, and illustrations from his beloved children’s book The Rainbow Serpent.

A collaboration between Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art and Cairns Art Gallery

Principal Benefactor

Hotel Partner

Former QAGOMA curator Bruce Johnson McLean leads a tour of ‘Stories of this Land’ for members of QAGOMA Foundation’s Future Collective — **Below** | Former QAGOMA curator Bruce Johnson McLean leads a tour of ‘Stories of this Land’ for members of QAGOMA Foundation’s **Future Collective**.

Installation view of ‘Goobalathaldin Dick Roughsey: Stories of this Land’ / © Dick Roughsey/Copyright Agency / QAG, May / Photograph: Joe Ruckli

During a Reconciliation Week event for ‘Stories of this Land’, artist Joelene Roughsey shared an image of her late grandfather, as painted by Ray Crooke — **Above** | During a **Reconciliation Week** event for ‘Stories of this Land’, artist Joelene Roughsey shared an image of her late grandfather, as painted by Ray Crooke.

Ray Crooke *Portrait of Dick Roughsey* 1996 / Collection: Cairns Art Gallery / © Ray Crooke/Copyright Agency / QAG, May / Photograph: Joe Ruckli

For International Museum Day, British art historian and former director of the National Gallery, London, and the British Museum, Neil MacGregor OM AO FSA spoke about museums as homes of complex stories that can redefine national and communal identity; available on QAGOMA’s YouTube channel, MacGregor’s lecture was supported by the Australian Museums and Galleries Association and the Gordon Darling Foundation — **Left** | For **International Museum Day**, British art historian and former director of the National Gallery, London, and the British Museum, **Neil MacGregor OM AO FSA** spoke about museums as homes of complex stories that can redefine national and communal identity; available on QAGOMA’s YouTube channel, MacGregor’s lecture was supported by the Australian Museums and Galleries Association and the Gordon Darling Foundation.

GOMA, May / Photograph: Brad Wagner

APT9’s Women’s Wealth installation at QAG continued until May, with an International Museum Day discussion circle focused on nurturing and preserving knowledge through traditional cultural practices like cooking and weaving, with traditional food from Bougainville and Minjerribah (North Stradbroke Island) for visitors to sample — **Left** | APT9’s Women’s Wealth installation at QAG continued until May, with an **International Museum Day** discussion circle focused on nurturing and preserving knowledge through traditional cultural practices like cooking and weaving, with traditional food from Bougainville and Minjerribah (North Stradbroke Island) for visitors to sample.

QAG, May / Photograph: Brad Wagner

Installed for the first time since its debut in APT8, Nicolas Molé’s immersive animated installation ‘They Look at You’ (GOMA, 15 June 2019 – 28 June 2020) embodies the forest environment of his ancestral home, Lifou in New Caledonia — **Left** | Installed for the first time since its debut in APT8, Nicolas Molé’s immersive animated installation **‘They Look at You’** (GOMA, 15 June 2019 – 28 June 2020) embodies the forest environment of his ancestral home, Lifou in New Caledonia.

*IIs vous regardent (They look at you)* 2015, reconfigured 2017 / Mixed media installation / Purchased 2017 with funds from the bequest of Jennifer Taylor through the Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art Foundation / GOMA, June / Photograph: Chloë Callistemon

John Honeywill speaks to volunteer guides at a workshop for Open Studio

QAG, June / Photograph: Joe Ruckli

Open Studio:
John Honeywill

8 JUN – 29 SEP 2019 | QAG

John Honeywill was the inaugural artist for the Gallery’s new series Open Studio, which invites selected Australian artists to recreate their working environment in QAG. Each artist’s inspiration and ideas are highlighted through artworks selected from the Gallery’s Collection, and each presents a video guide to their studio space and practice.

John Honeywill at work in Open Studio

QAG, June / Photograph: Tammy Law

Volunteer guides at a workshop with John Honeywill

QAG, June / Photograph: Joe Ruckli

Margaret Olley:
A Generous Life

15 JUN – 13 OCT 2019 | GOMA

Much-loved Australian painter, Margaret Olley (1923–2011) influenced many artists as both mentor and friend, and was a muse for others, including William Dobell, Jeffrey Smart and Ben Quilty. ‘A Generous Life’ explored these relationships through Olley’s art, as well as the formative role of Brisbane in her early career. The exhibition also featured many artworks that she inspired, supported and collected.

Photograph: Brad Wagner / Video: Diego Aquilizan

Michael Hawker, Curator, Australian Art, leads an exhibition tour with Susi Muddiman OAM, Director, Tweed Regional Gallery & Margaret Olley Art Centre — Michael Hawker, Curator, Australian Art, leads an **exhibition tour with Susi Muddiman OAM**, Director, Tweed Regional Gallery & Margaret Olley Art Centre.

GOMA, June / Photograph: Brad Wagner

Simon Elliott, Deputy Director, Collection & Exhibitions, in conversation with Dame Quentin Bryce AD CVO and Philip Bacon AM, Olley’s dealer for over 40 years, reflecting on the legacy of the artist — Simon Elliott, Deputy Director, Collection & Exhibitions, in conversation with **Dame Quentin Bryce AD CVO and Philip Bacon AM**, Olley’s dealer for over 40 years, reflecting on the legacy of the artist.

GOMA, June / Photograph: Brad Wagner

Ben Quilty’s Archibald Prize-winning portrait of Margaret Olley was an audience favourite — Ben Quilty’s **Archibald Prize-winning portrait** of Margaret Olley was an audience favourite.

Private collection / GOMA, June / Photograph: Marc Pricop

‘A Generous Life’ included many of the acquisitions that Olley supported for public collections around Australia. Here, a volunteer guide and an Auslan interpreter discuss Edgar Degas’s After the bath c.1900 — ‘A Generous Life’ included many of the acquisitions that Olley supported for public collections around Australia. Here, a volunteer guide and an **Auslan interpreter** discuss Edgar Degas’s *After the bath* c.1900.

Margaret Hannah Olley Art Trust 1994. Collection: Art Gallery of New South Wales / GOMA, June / Photograph: Brad Wagner

Curator Michael Hawker leads a ‘slow look’ tour of ‘A Generous Life’, a new offering for Gallery visitors that focuses on one particular artwork — Curator Michael Hawker leads a **‘slow look’ tour** of ‘A Generous Life’, a new offering for Gallery visitors that focuses on one particular artwork.

Margaret Olley *Yellow Room triptych* 2007 / Purchased through the Yellow Room Appeal / Collection: New England Regional Art Museum / GOMA, August / Photograph: Marc Pricop

Selling out twice, the QAGOMA publication Margaret Olley: A Generous Life featured the recollections of Olley’s close friends Philip Bacon AM, Dame Quentin Bryce AD, CVO, and Christine France OAM, as well as the poetic reflections of Australian actor and satirist Barry Humphries AO, CBE — Selling out twice, the **QAGOMA publication** *Margaret Olley: A Generous Life* featured the recollections of Olley’s close friends Philip Bacon AM, Dame Quentin Bryce AD, CVO, and Christine France OAM, as well as the poetic reflections of Australian actor and satirist Barry Humphries AO, CBE.

Photograph: Chloë Callistemon

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A capacity crowd for Up Late / GOMA, August / Photograph: Chloë Callistemon

Up Late:
Olley | Quilty | Turrell

On Friday nights in August, Up Late activated ‘Margaret Olley’ and ‘Quilty’ with inspiring talks, pop-up performances and live music from some of Australia’s finest acts, as James Turrell's Night Life 2018 lit up the building's exterior

Resident performers Nonsemble with Ben Quilty’s Rorschach after von Guérard 2009 — **Left** | Resident performers **Nonsemble** with Ben Quilty’s *Rorschach after von Guérard* 2009.

Collection: TarraWarra Museum of Art, Victoria / GOMA, August / Photograph: Chloë Callistemon

A talk addressing refugee rights with refugee, social entrepreneur and Congolese pro-democracy activist Pemba Amuri — **Left** | A talk addressing refugee rights with refugee, social entrepreneur and Congolese pro-democracy activist **Pemba Amuri**.

GOMA, August / Photograph: Chloë Callistemon

The wildly popular Pub Choir got the whole audience singing along at Up Late — **Left** | The wildly popular **Pub Choir** got the whole audience singing along at Up Late.

GOMA, August / Photograph: Chloë Callistemon

Brisbane legends Custard take to the stage — **Above** | Brisbane legends **Custard** take to the stage.

GOMA, August / Photograph: Chloë Callistemon

Sydney hip hop group The Herd shake up the crowd at the final Up Late — **Above** | Sydney hip hop group **The Herd** shake up the crowd at the final Up Late.

GOMA, August / Photograph: Chloë Callistemon

Quilty

29 JUN – 13 OCT 2019 | GOMA

Ben Quilty installing the exhibition at GOMA. Quilty’s mural-size renditions of the sketches he drew for his Archibald Prize-winning portrait of friend and mentor Margaret Olley took over GOMA’s Long Gallery — Ben Quilty **installing the exhibition** at GOMA. Quilty’s mural-size renditions of the sketches he drew for his Archibald Prize-winning portrait of friend and mentor Margaret Olley took over GOMA’s Long Gallery.

Photograph: Chloë Callistemon

Ben’s appropriately inked studio assistant Tom Readett joined him for the installation of the exhibition.

Photograph: Chloë Callistemon

The official opening for ‘Quilty’ and ‘Margaret Olley: A Generous Life’ — The **official opening** for ‘Quilty’ and ‘Margaret Olley: A Generous Life’.

From left: Chris Saines CNZM (Director, QAGOMA); Nick Mitzevich (Director, NGA); Professor Emeritus Ian O’Connor AC (Chair, Queensland Art Gallery Board of Trustees); Kerr Neilson (Neilson Foundation); Joe, Kylie and Olivia Quilty; Trustees of the Margaret Olley Art Trust Christine France OAM and Philip Bacon AM; Lisa Slade (Curator, AGSA); Ben Quilty; Rhana Devenport (Director, AGSA); Michael Hawker (Curator, Australian Art, QAGOMA), with Ben Quilty’s *Margaret Olley* 2011 (Private collection) / Photograph: Chloë Callistemon

Visitors with Ben Quilty’s Evening Shadows Rorschach after Johnstone 2011 — Visitors with Ben Quilty’s ***Evening Shadows Rorschach after Johnstone*** 2011.

Gift of Ben Quilty through the AGSA Contemporary Collectors 2012 / Donated through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program / Collection: Art Gallery of South Australia / GOMA, July / Photograph: Joe Ruckli

At a professional development day for educators, Ben Quilty was joined by Major Kate Porter, the subject of his painting Captain Kate Porter, After Afghanistan 2012 — At a **professional development day** for educators, Ben Quilty was joined by Major Kate Porter, the subject of his painting *Captain Kate Porter, After Afghanistan* 2012.

Gift of the artist through the QAGOMA Foundation 2018. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program / GOMA, September / Photograph: Marc Pricop

In this Children’s Art Centre interactive exhibition, Ben Quilty encouraged young visitors to explore portraiture in an artist studio setting. In an accompanying video, Ben’s own kids take visitors inside his studio to give their insights on their father’s practice — Ben Quilty:
Family Portrait

15 JUN – 20 OCT 2019
Children’s Art Centre, GOMA

In this **Children’s Art Centre** interactive exhibition, Ben Quilty encouraged young visitors to explore portraiture in an artist studio setting. In an accompanying video, Ben’s own kids take visitors inside his studio to give their insights on their father’s practice.

Photograph: Craig Rohse

Partners

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Members of Brisbane’s artisan and maker community gather to share their wares at QAGOMA Store’s Winter Design Market — **Below** | Members of Brisbane’s artisan and maker community gather to share their wares at QAGOMA Store’s **Winter Design Market**.

GOMA, June / Photograph: Tammy Law

GOMA Restaurant retained its One Hat rating in the Good Food Guide Awards 2020. This apple tarte tatin with vanilla curd and walnut was a special creation from the talented kitchen team — **Above** | **GOMA Restaurant** retained its One Hat rating in the Good Food Guide Awards 2020. This apple tarte tatin with vanilla curd and walnut was a special creation from the talented kitchen team.

GOMA, June / Photograph: Chloë Callistemon

In partnership with the Goethe-Institut, the Australian Cinémathèque presented Der Golem 1920 with a new live score by Colombian musician Lucrecia Dalt — **Below** | In partnership with the Goethe-Institut, the Australian Cinémathèque presented *Der Golem* 1920 with a new live score by Colombian musician **Lucrecia Dalt**.

GOMA, June / Photograph: Marc Pricop

Sundays at GOMA, celebrating the winter exhibitions ‘Margaret Olley: A Generous Life’ and ‘Quilty’, encouraged creativity and learning with free pop-up performances, hands-on workshops, curator’s tours, talks and more. Artist Bill Platz shared tips and tricks for portraiture in a Draw Along with Me workshop — **Above** | **Sundays at GOMA**, celebrating the winter exhibitions ‘Margaret Olley: A Generous Life’ and ‘Quilty’, encouraged creativity and learning with free pop-up performances, hands-on workshops, curator’s tours, talks and more. Artist Bill Platz shared tips and tricks for portraiture in a Draw Along with Me workshop.

GOMA, June / Photograph: Brad Wagner

Taking time out during a teacher professional development day — **Above** | Taking time out during a **teacher professional development** day.

QAG, June / Photograph: Marc Pricop

Families explore sounds from across the world as part of a Little Jammers performance workshop; the Sounds Across Oceans teaching artist collective led an interactive performance of world rhythms, soundscapes and strings, and was presented in association with the Lord Mayor’s Children’s Concert series — **Above** | Families explore sounds from across the world as part of a **Little Jammers** performance workshop; the Sounds Across Oceans teaching artist collective led an interactive performance of world rhythms, soundscapes and strings, and was presented in association with the Lord Mayor’s Children’s Concert series.

GOMA, June / Photograph: Brad Wagner

The artists in the Collection display ‘Geometries’ (QAG, 25 May 2019 – 2 February 2020) create mesmerising optical effects through deceptively simple structuring of the elementary components of shape, scale and sequence — **Below** | The artists in the Collection display **‘Geometries’** (QAG, 25 May 2019 – 2 February 2020) create mesmerising optical effects through deceptively simple structuring of the elementary components of shape, scale and sequence.

Dale Hickey *Untitled* (installation view) 1967 / Purchased 1993. Queensland Art Gallery Foundation / QAG, June / Photograph: Chloë Callistemon

The Pavilion Walk Collection display ‘Desert Colours’ (GOMA, 25 May 2019 – 15 December 2019) explores the spiritual connections of some of the best-known Central and Western desert ‘colour painters’ to country and culture — **Above** | The Pavilion Walk Collection display **‘Desert Colours’** (GOMA, 25 May 2019 – 15 December 2019) explores the spiritual connections of some of the best-known Central and Western desert ‘colour painters’ to country and culture.

(left) Kunmanara Stewart / Pitjantjatjara people / *Punu wara* 2010 / Purchased 2011 with funds from Margaret Mittelheuser AM and Cathryn Mittelheuser AM through the Queensland Art Gallery Foundation / © Kunmanara Stewart/Copyright Agency (right) Anmanari Brown / Pitjantjatjara people / *Kungkarrakalpa Tjukurrpa (Seven Sisters Dreaming)* 2002 / Purchased 2002 with funds from the Estate of Betty Taylor through the Queensland Art Gallery Foundation / © Anmanari Brown/Copyright Agency GOMA, June / Photograph: Natasha Harth

Featured in the Collection display ‘Perceptions of Time’ (GOMA, 25 May 2019 – 28 June 2020) is George Poonkhin Khut’s National New Media Award-winning artwork Distillery: Waveforming 2012, an interactive artwork which responds to the viewer’s heart rate — **Below** | Featured in the Collection display **‘Perceptions of Time’** (GOMA, 25 May 2019 – 28 June 2020) is George Poonkhin Khut’s National New Media Award-winning artwork *Distillery: Waveforming* 2012, an interactive artwork which responds to the viewer’s heart rate.

George Poonkhin Khut *Distillery: Waveforming* 2012 with *Distillery: Waveforming (Portraits of Bec, Lian, Rob, January 2012)* 2012 / The National New Media Art Award 2012. Purchased 2012 with funds from the Queensland Government / Photograph: Natasha Harth

July & August

Design Tracks is a pathways program for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander high school students from across Queensland with an interest in pursuing a career in the creative industries. This year’s program saw participants creating places in the Cultural Precinct combining language, art and story. Mentors included weaver Grace Lillian Lee, set designer Jacob Nash, poet Sachem Parkin-Owens and artist Leecee Carmichael — **Left & Above** | **Design Tracks** is a pathways program for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander high school students from across Queensland with an interest in pursuing a career in the creative industries. This year’s program saw participants creating places in the Cultural Precinct combining language, art and story. Mentors included weaver Grace Lillian Lee, set designer Jacob Nash, poet Sachem Parkin-Owens and artist Leecee Carmichael.

Queensland Museum and GOMA, August / Photographs: Joe Ruckli

Photographer Joe Ruckli shows young visitors how to use everyday materials to create interpretive photographic portraits, with inspiration drawn from the expressive artworks in ‘Quilty’ — **Below** | Photographer **Joe Ruckli** shows young visitors how to use everyday materials to create interpretive photographic portraits, with inspiration drawn from the expressive artworks in ‘Quilty’.

GOMA, July / Photograph: Marc Pricop

QAGOMA Members discover the work of Yarrenyty Arltere artists at an after-hours viewing at Edwina Corlette Gallery in New Farm — **Above** | **QAGOMA Members** discover the work of Yarrenyty Arltere artists at an after-hours viewing at Edwina Corlette Gallery in New Farm.

July / Photograph: Joe Ruckli

At a NAIDOC Week Musgrave Park Family Fun Day event hosted by the Children’s Art Centre, children learn how to make an acrylic painting on a smooth river stone in a workshop with artist Laurie Nilsen — **Below** | At a **NAIDOC Week Musgrave Park Family Fun Day** event hosted by the Children’s Art Centre, children learn how to make an acrylic painting on a smooth river stone in a workshop with artist Laurie Nilsen.

Musgrave Park, July / Photograph: Brad Wagner

A flow-style yoga and meditation session led by Miriam Van Doorn embraces the Gallery as a place for quiet contemplation — **Above** | A flow-style yoga and meditation session led by **Miriam Van Doorn** embraces the Gallery as a place for quiet contemplation.

GOMA, July / Photograph: Joe Ruckli

A hands-on painting workshop, led by Open Studio artist John Honeywill, focuses on the importance of play and the intuitive in art-making — **Below** | A **hands-on painting workshop**, led by Open Studio artist John Honeywill, focuses on the importance of play and the intuitive in art-making.

GOMA, July / Photograph: Chloë Callistemon

Low-sensory viewings for people with Autism or sensory sensitivity open up major exhibitions in settings with low volume and reduced lighting — **Left** | **Low-sensory viewings** for people with Autism or sensory sensitivity open up major exhibitions in settings with low volume and reduced lighting.

*Bonnie Sue* 1964 / Gift of the Margaret Olley Estate, 2015 / Collection: Tweed Regional Gallery / GOMA, July / Photograph: Marc Pricop

Former curator of Indigenous Australian Art, Bruce Johnson McLean leads a tour of the exhibition ‘I, Object’, (3 Aug 2019 – 21 Jun 2020, GOMA), including artworks by Queensland artist Naomi Hobson — **Above** | Former curator of Indigenous Australian Art, Bruce Johnson McLean leads a tour of the exhibition **‘I, Object’**, (3 Aug 2019 – 21 Jun 2020, GOMA), including artworks by Queensland artist Naomi Hobson.

GOMA, August / Photograph: Chloë Callistemon

Four artists from Australia and the Pacific — Grace Lillian Lee, Letila Mitchell, Maryann Talia Pau (pictured) and Ranu James — created hands-on and multimedia interactives exploring rich pattern and adornment for the Children’s Art Centre exhibition ‘Island Fashion’ — Island Fashion

10 AUG 2019 – 15 MAR 2020 | GOMA

**Left & Above** | Four artists from Australia and the Pacific — Grace Lillian Lee, Letila Mitchell, Maryann Talia Pau (pictured) and Ranu James — created hands-on and multimedia interactives exploring rich pattern and adornment for the Children’s Art Centre exhibition **‘Island Fashion’**.

GOMA, August / Photographs: Katie Bennett

The first ever Artist Dinner for the QAGOMA Foundation’s young supporters group Future Collective included a two-course meal and exclusive exhibition tour of ‘I, Object’ with artists and curators — **Below** | The first ever Artist Dinner for the QAGOMA Foundation’s young supporters group **Future Collective** included a two-course meal and exclusive exhibition tour of ‘I, Object’ with artists and curators.

GOMA, August / Photograph: Chloë Callistemon

For Father’s Day, Gallery partner Archie Rose Distilling Co. introduced its Six Malt New Make and White Rye, and served cocktails alongside a three-course dinner created by QAGOMA Executive Chef Doug Innes-Will and team — **Above** | For **Father’s Day**, Gallery partner Archie Rose Distilling Co. introduced its Six Malt New Make and White Rye, and served cocktails alongside a three-course dinner created by QAGOMA Executive Chef Doug Innes-Will and team.

GOMA, August / Photograph: Marc Pricop

September & October

A Mindful Eye workshop, explored art using the mind, imagination and action through the artworks in the exhibition ‘Work, Work, Work’ (3 August 2019 – 19 July 2020), including Haegue Yang’s Sol LeWitt Upside Down – Open Modular Cubes (Small), Expanded 958 Times 2015 — **Left** | A **Mindful Eye workshop**, explored art using the mind, imagination and action through the artworks in the exhibition ‘Work, Work, Work’ (3 August 2019 – 19 July 2020), including Haegue Yang’s *Sol LeWitt Upside Down – Open Modular Cubes (Small), Expanded 958 Times* 2015.

Commissioned for APT8. Purchased 2015 with funds from Tim Fairfax AC through the Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art Foundation / GOMA, September / Photograph: Chloë Callistemon

For Dementia Awareness Month, Open Studio artist John Honeywill presented a workshop for visitors living with dementia and their carers, delivered at a relaxed pace to encourage reminiscence, conversation and shared experiences — **Above** | For **Dementia Awareness Month**, Open Studio artist John Honeywill presented a workshop for visitors living with dementia and their carers, delivered at a relaxed pace to encourage reminiscence, conversation and shared experiences.

QAG, September / Photograph: Chloë Callistemon

Jon Molvig:
Maverick

14 SEP 2019 – 2 FEB 2020 | QAG

Outspoken and rebellious, Jon Molvig (1923–70) dominated the Brisbane art scene into the late 1960s with an uncompromising expressionist view of the world. Molvig was also a charismatic teacher whose commitment to painting inspired a group of young artists. ‘Jon Molvig: Maverick’ acknowledged his contribution to both the local art community and to Australian and Queensland art history, and brought his stylistic eclecticism to the fore.

Video: Diego Aquilizan

Sketching a work by Jon Molvig.

QAG, September / Photograph: Katie Bennett

Installation view including Eden industrial: The garden (from ‘Eden industrial’ series) 1961 — Installation view including *Eden industrial: The garden* (from ‘Eden industrial’ series) 1961.

Purchased 1983 / QAG, September / Photograph: Katie Bennett

Exhibition curator Michael Hawker leads a curatorial tour with an Auslan interpreter on opening weekend — Exhibition curator Michael Hawker leads a **curatorial tour** with an Auslan interpreter on opening weekend.

QAG, September / Photograph: Katie Bennett

Works by Molvig’s contemporaries, including (clockwise from top left) John Rigby, Charles Blackman, John Aland, Andrew Sibley, Mervyn Moriarty and Maryke Degeus — Works by **Molvig’s contemporaries**, including (clockwise from top left) John Rigby, Charles Blackman, John Aland, Andrew Sibley, Mervyn Moriarty and Maryke Degeus.

Installation view at QAG / John Rigby *Self Portrait* 1954 / Private collection, Brisbane; Charles Blackman *The bouquet* 1961 / Purchased 1996 with support from Dr W Ross Johnston through the Queensland Art Gallery Foundation / © Charles Blackman/Copyright Agency; John Aland *Russell Cuppaidge Esq.* 1965 / Gift of Russell Cuppaidge CBE 1982 / © John Aland/Copyright Agency; Andrew Sibley *Dr Gertrude Langer* c.1960 / Gift of Andrew and Irena Sibley 1996 / Maryke Degeus *Mr R.* 1961 / Purchased 1996. Queensland Art Gallery Foundation / Photograph: Natasha Harth

Installation view of Bride and groom 1956 — Installation view of *Bride and groom* 1956.

Purchased 1978 / Collection: Art Gallery of New South Wales / Photograph: Chloë Callistemon

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The first artist recipient of the QAGOMA Medal, Ah Xian received the award in recognition of his enduring and impassioned support of the Gallery — **Below** | The first artist recipient of the **QAGOMA Medal**, Ah Xian received the award in recognition of his enduring and impassioned support of the Gallery.

Ah Xian with *Human human - lotus, cloisonné figure 1* 2000–01 / Purchased 2002. The Queensland Government's Gallery of Modern Art Acquisitions Fund / QAG, October / Photograph: Marc Grimwade

The QAGOMA Foundation’s 40th Anniversary was celebrated throughout 2019, with special events including a performance by renowned Australian opera singer Conal Coad at the Foundation Annual Dinner — **Above** | The **QAGOMA Foundation’s 40th Anniversary** was celebrated throughout 2019, with special events including a performance by renowned Australian opera singer Conal Coad at the Foundation Annual Dinner.

QAG, October / Photograph: Marc Grimwade

**Below** | QAGOMA’s chefs use local produce at its best – Queensland eye fillet, potato fondant, kale and bordelaise sauce.

GOMA, September / Photograph: Chloë Callistemon

The long-running GOMA Talks attracted its largest ever crowd with a panel on toxic masculinity, hosted by ABC Radio National’s Paul Barclay — **Above** | The long-running **GOMA Talks** attracted its largest ever crowd with a panel on toxic masculinity, hosted by ABC Radio National’s Paul Barclay.

Paul Barclay (centre) with panelists Catharine Lumby (Professor of Media, Macquarie University, author and journalist), Michael Flood (Associate Professor, Queensland University of Technology and Co-Director of the Centre for Research on Men and Masculinities), Joe Williams (mental health advocate, professional boxer and former rugby league player) and Tarang Chawla (writer, activist and founder of the Not One More Niki campaign) / GOMA, September / Photograph: Chloë Callistemon

Shirley Macnamara’s series of Skullcap works from 2013.

From the collections of The University of Queensland, Brisbane (front left); QAGOMA / Purchased 2014 with funds from Gina Fairfax through the QAGOMA Foundation (front right); and National Gallery of Australia, Canberra (back left and right) / QAG, September / Photograph: Katie Bennett

Shirley Macnamara: Dyinala, Nganinya

21 SEP 2019 – 1 MAR 2020 | QAG

Queensland Indjalandji/Alyawarr artist and stockwoman Shirley Macnamara’s 20-year practice of crafting unique sculptural pieces using the spinifex plant and its runner roots shows a deep connection to her western Queensland country.

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**Below** | Shirley Macnamara with Diane Moon, Curator, Indigenous Fibre Art, planning the exhibition.

QAG, April / Photograph: Joe Ruckli

Installation view of Shirley Macnamara’s Cu 2016 during the opening weekend — **Above** | Installation view of Shirley Macnamara’s Cu 2016 during the **opening weekend**.

Purchased 2017 with funds from Gina Fairfax through the Queensland Art Gallery I Gallery of Modern Art Foundation / QAG, September / Photograph: Katie Bennett

Installation view of ‘Shirley Macnamara: Dyinala, Nganinya’ including Nhugu – Waterlilies 2019 and Wingreeguu 2012 — **Below** | Installation view of ‘Shirley Macnamara: Dyinala, Nganinya’ including *Nhugu – Waterlilies* 2019 and *Wingreeguu* 2012.

*Nhugu – Waterlilies* 2019 / Courtesy: The artist and Alcaston Gallery, Melbourne / *Wingreeguu* 2012, commissioned for APT7. Purchased 2013. Queensland Art Gallery Foundation Grant / Photograph: Natasha Harth

Natalya Hughes was the second artist invited to explore her practice and process with Gallery visitors as part of Open Studio

Open Studio:
Natalya Hughes

5 OCT 2019 – 27 JAN 2020 | QAG

Natalya Hughes was the second artist invited to explore her practice and process with Gallery visitors as part of Open Studio.

QAG, October / Photograph: Marc Pricop

Brisbane International Film Festival 2019

3–13 OCT 2019 | GOMA AND CITYWIDE

BIFF Champions Belinda and Darren Elderton with red carpet host and Festival ambassador Damien Anthony Rossi on opening night — **BIFF Champions** Belinda and Darren Elderton with red carpet host and Festival ambassador Damien Anthony Rossi on opening night

GOMA, October / Photograph: Brad Wagner

Over 11 days in October, the Gallery hosted the long-running and much-loved Brisbane International Film Festival (BIFF) for the second time. A celebration of international and Australian screen culture, BIFF showcased new-release features, documentaries and short films, alongside screenings with live music, food and conversations.

Video: Jeremy Virag, Denny Ryan & Judy Yeh

BIFF Artistic Director Amanda Slack-Smith is joined by actor Tom Budge, producer Michelle Bennett and actor Paul Ireland to discuss opening night film Judy & Punch 2019, the directorial debut of Australian Mirrah Foulkes — BIFF Artistic Director Amanda Slack-Smith is joined by actor Tom Budge, producer Michelle Bennett and actor Paul Ireland to discuss **opening night film** *Judy & Punch* 2019, the directorial debut of Australian Mirrah Foulkes.

GOMA, October / Photograph: Brad Wagner

BIFF Volunteers on the red carpet — **BIFF Volunteers** on the red carpet.

GOMA, October / Photograph: Natasha Harth

Opening night refreshments courtesy of wine partner Bacchus Wine Merchant — **Opening night** refreshments courtesy of wine partner Bacchus Wine Merchant.

GOMA, October / Photograph: Brad Wagner

BIFF Programs

Filmmakers Rob Braslin, Liam Philips, Hayley Johnson, Majhid Heath and Kodie Bedford discussing their Indigenous Australian horror anthology, Dark Place 2019 — **Above** | Filmmakers Rob Braslin, Liam Philips, Hayley Johnson, Majhid Heath and Kodie Bedford discussing their Indigenous Australian horror anthology, *Dark Place* 2019.

Elizabeth Picture Theatre, October / Photograph: Brad Wagner

Australian filmmaker George Gittoes talks about his new documentary White Light 2019 in a spirited conversation at GOMA — **Left** | Australian filmmaker George Gittoes talks about his new documentary *White Light* 2019 in a spirited conversation at GOMA.

GOMA, October / Photograph: Brad Wagner

At a screening of the Scientology documentary Over the Rainbow 2019, Melbourne band HTRK delivered a live performance of their score for the film — **Above** | At a screening of the Scientology documentary *Over the Rainbow* 2019, **Melbourne band HTRK** delivered a live performance of their score for the film.

GOMA, October / Photograph: Marc Grimwade

Artist Emily Floyd and leading Australian speculative fiction authors Lian Hearn, Marianne de Pierres and Isobelle Carmody participate in a panel about women writing the fantastic, paired with a screening of Worlds of Ursula K Le Guin 2018 — **Above** | Artist Emily Floyd and leading Australian speculative fiction authors Lian Hearn, Marianne de Pierres and Isobelle Carmody participate in a panel about women writing the fantastic, paired with a screening of *Worlds of Ursula K Le Guin* 2018.

GOMA, October / Photograph: Marc Pricop

Producer Antony Waddington and director Ákos Armont discuss Brabham 2019, their new documentary about the life of legendary Australian Formula One driver Sir Jack Brabham — **Above** | Producer Antony Waddington and director Ákos Armont discuss *Brabham* 2019, their new documentary about the life of legendary Australian Formula One driver Sir Jack Brabham.

GOMA, October / Photograph: Marc Pricop

Dr Ruari Elkington and Partho Sen-Gupta, directors of Slam 2018, at a discussion of their film at New Farm Six Cinemas — **Above** | Dr Ruari Elkington and Partho Sen-Gupta, directors of *Slam* 2018, at a discussion of their film at New Farm Six Cinemas.

Photograph: Marc Pricop

GOMA Executive Chef Doug Innes-Will and neighbourhood honey producer Bee One Third presented a themed dinner to accompany the acclaimed documentary Honeyland 2019 — **Above** | GOMA Executive Chef Doug Innes-Will and neighbourhood honey producer Bee One Third presented a **themed dinner** to accompany the acclaimed documentary *Honeyland* 2019.

GOMA, October / Photograph: Chloë Callistemon

World champion Brisbane-based beatboxer Tom Thum performs a new live score to Russian sci-fi classic Aelita: Queen of Mars 1924 — **Above** | World champion Brisbane-based beatboxer Tom Thum performs a new live score to Russian sci-fi classic *Aelita: Queen of Mars* 1924.

GOMA, October / Photograph: Chloë Callistemon

Brisbane spoken-word poet Huda Fadlelmawla, Bangarra choreographer and dancer Yolande Brown and author Trent Dalton discuss their creative processes in a panel accompanying the slam poetry documentary Don’t Be Nice 2018 — **Above** | Brisbane spoken-word poet Huda Fadlelmawla, Bangarra choreographer and dancer Yolande Brown and author Trent Dalton discuss their creative processes in a panel accompanying the slam poetry documentary *Don’t Be Nice* 2018.

GOMA, October / Photograph: Marc Pricop

**Above** | Filmmaker Ben Hackworth hosts a discussion with shorts filmmakers Mieke Thorogood and Mimo Mukii.

GOMA, October / Photograph: Marc Pricop

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November & December

Comedian, banjo player and collector of Indigenous Australian art, Steve Martin tours the Gallery with Director Chris Saines and Acting Curator of Indigenous Australian Art, Katina Davidson — **Left** | Comedian, banjo player and collector of Indigenous Australian art, **Steve Martin** tours the Gallery with Director Chris Saines and Acting Curator of Indigenous Australian Art, Katina Davidson.

Ronnie Tjampitjinpa / Pintupi people / *Cloud and Rain Dreaming* 1993 / Purchased 1995. Queensland Art Gallery Foundation / © Ronnie Tjampitjinpa / Licensed by Aboriginal Artists Agency / GOMA, November / Photograph: Joe Ruckli

A rare hands-on experience with Ah Xian’s China China – bust no.63 2000–01 as part of a tour for the blind — **Above** | A rare hands-on experience with Ah Xian’s *China China – bust no.63* 2000–01 as part of a **tour for the blind**.

Purchased 2004. The Queensland Government's Gallery of Modern Art Acquisitions Fund / QAG, November / Photograph: Chloë Callistemon

The Art as Exchange program took art educators to Carnarvon Gorge in Central Queensland to work with local elders, artists and QAGOMA staff on enriching arts education in regional parts of the state — **Left & Below** | The **Art as Exchange** program took art educators to Carnarvon Gorge in Central Queensland to work with local elders, artists and QAGOMA staff on enriching arts education in regional parts of the state.

Photographs: Chloë Callistemon

Members of CiMAM (International Committee for Museums and Collections of Modern Art) experience James Turrell’s Night Life 2018 at GOMA on their visit to Brisbane, as part of the 2019 Sydney Conference — **Above** | Members of **CiMAM** (International Committee for Museums and Collections of Modern Art) experience James Turrell’s *Night Life* 2018 at GOMA on their visit to Brisbane, as part of the 2019 Sydney Conference.

Commissioned 2017 to mark the tenth anniversary of the opening of the Gallery of Modern Art. This project has been realised with generous support from the Queensland Government; Paul, Sue and Kate Taylor; the Neilson Foundation and the Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art Foundation Appeal / Photograph: Chloë Callistemon

For the first time, the Asia Pacific Triennial had a major presence outside Queensland, with an exhibition of works largely drawn from APT9 presented at the Centro Cultural Palacio La Moneda in Santiago, Chile (CCPLM); the artworks travelling to Chile included these by Margaret Rarru and Helen Ganalmirriwuy, Hassan Sharif, Aditya Novali and Kushana Bush — **Above** | For the first time, the **Asia Pacific Triennial** had a major presence outside Queensland, with an exhibition of works largely drawn from APT9 presented at the Centro Cultural Palacio La Moneda in Santiago, Chile (CCPLM); the artworks travelling to Chile included these by Margaret Rarru and Helen Ganalmirriwuy, Hassan Sharif, Aditya Novali and Kushana Bush.

Image courtesy: CCPLM, Santiago

In 2019, QAGOMA produced the exhibition publications Margaret Olley: A Generous Life, Jon Molvig: Maverick, Shirley Macnamara: Dyinala, Nganinya and Water. The Gallery also published a book on James Turrell’s major architectural light commission Night Life 2018, featuring an extensive interview with the artist and newly commissioned images by long-time Turrell photographer Florian Holzherr; as well as four issues of the Gallery magazine Artlines — **Below** | In 2019, QAGOMA produced the exhibition publications *Margaret Olley: A Generous Life*, *Jon Molvig: Maverick*, *Shirley Macnamara: Dyinala, Nganinya* and *Water*. The Gallery also published a book on James Turrell’s major architectural light commission *Night Life* 2018, featuring an extensive interview with the artist and newly commissioned images by long-time Turrell photographer Florian Holzherr; as well as four issues of the Gallery magazine *Artlines*.

Photograph: Chloë Callistemon

The Business Leaders Network — members of the Gallery’s Chairman’s Circle and Asia Pacific Council — and their guests celebrated with an art dinner in December — **Above** | The **Business Leaders Network** — members of the Gallery’s Chairman’s Circle and Asia Pacific Council — and their guests celebrated with an art dinner in December.

Peter Fischli and David Weiss *Snowman* 1987/2017–19 / Purchased 2019 with funds from Tim Fairfax AC through the Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art Foundation / GOMA, December / Photograph: Chloë Callistemon

Water

7 DEC 2019 – 26 APR 2020 | GOMA

‘Water’ is a major thematic exhibition spanning GOMA’s ground floor exploring the vital element which sustains life on Earth. From major immersive experiences to smaller-scale treasures by Australian and international artists, the exhibition highlights this precious resource and sparks conversations about the environmental and social challenges we face today.

Video: Shing Fung Cheung & Judy Yeh