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WAG is an independent boutique art gallery, dedicated to the exhibition and sale of quality contemporary art.

Established in 2004, the Woolloongabba Art Gallery has quickly become one of Queensland’s leading independent art galleries, dedicated to the exhibition and sale of quality contemporary art. Representing a stylistically varied selection of local and Australasian art by established and emerging artists, Woolloongabba Art Gallery’s regular exhibition program is complemented with substantial stockroo

m holdings of works by represented artists. With an ethos steeped in cultural appreciation, the gallery sources its Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander exhibitions through 100% owned and operated art centres. Located in the heart of Woolloongabba in Queensland's capital city Brisbane, the gallery boasts three exhibition spaces and operates in direct response to the need for continued dialogue in Australia’s multicultural future. Represented artists cross all mediums, from sculpture to photography, painting to installation, works on paper and ceramics. Both a homegrown and international authority on contemporary art, Woolloongabba Art Gallery has placed works in private collections throughout Australia and overseas, with many works also purchased by major Australian art galleries and museums.

22/05/2026

Artist talk tonight + live life drawing!

STEPHEN STOCKWELL & LISA-JANE STOCKWELL
Sibling Rivalry

Artist exposed
Friday 22 May 6pm – 8pm

End date experience
Saturday 23 May 2pm – 5pm

Exhibition dates
19 May – 23 May 2026

20/05/2026

Opening tonight in our contemporary lease space! 6pm – 8pm

STEPHEN STOCKWELL & LISA-JANE STOCKWELL
Sibling Rivalry

'When you are looking at my contribution to the Sibling Rivalry Exhibition, I imagine that one question that may come up will be “Is it art?” As a life-long supporter of art-life integration, it is a question I ask myself a lot as I seek the aesthetic in the everyday. The question was given some poignancy when, in my youth, Queensland’s famous Flying Artist, Mervyn Moriarty said that, unlike my sister Lisa-Jane, I have no artistic talent at all - (actually what he said was “didn’t show any obvious painterly inclination”). While accepting Mervyn’s judgment, it has not stopped my pursuit of the artistic expression that is our human right and I have been lucky to find nooks in the artistic world where my lack of talent has been an advantage. Punk music for one.'
- Stephen Stockwell (catalogue extract)

'I have never put the paint brush down since. Over 46 years I have painted landscapes, people, flowers, dreamscapes, and all the new things I see when I travel. So that’s why I paint. Because it feels natural and right to commit to page or canvas my emotional response to what I am looking at. It is a joyful way to process my feelings about what I see. The act of painting brings me great peace. I feel the wonder of a moment in a place or person and express their essential essence as I perceive it, through my body, down my arm, through my hand and onto the page.'
- Lisa-Jane Stockwell (catalogue extract)

Opening night
Wednesday 20 May 6pm – 8pm

Artist exposed
Friday 22 May 6pm – 8pm

End date experience
Saturday 23 May 2pm – 5pm

Exhibition dates
19 May – 23 May 2026

30/04/2026

With the upcoming return of Nowhere Fast Redux ( https://openseason.live/events/nowhere-fast-photo-exhibition ), as part of the 2026 Open Season Program, we wanted to show support for the rich indie music scene in Brisbane.

We are inviting musicians to present a stripped down version of themselves as part of an experimental series called 'Raw Sounds'.

The first gig in our bar area is local punk band 'Bubblegum Haircut', a three-piece rock band combining passionate lyricism and lively sound.

Check them out:
https://www.instagram.com/bubblegumhaircut/
https://bubblegumhaircut.bandcamp.com

On Friday 1 May 2026 at 5:00 pm - 6:45 pm. Limited tickets available @ https://square.link/u/fO8E5DCA

28/04/2026

Sam Bullock
Australian History X 2026
Acrylic on canvas
101.5 x 101.5 cm

"Well I did this painting called Australian History X. I sort of was inspired by when I saw this psycho white supremacist try to chuck an incendiary device into a protest in Perth.." ~ Sam Bullock (video extract)

Full video @ https://youtu.be/uFceD_QkW2A

Exhibition dates
14 April – 2 May 2026

https://wag.com.au/calendar/2026/roots-resistance/

22/04/2026

Sam Bullock
Kali, Goddess of Death and Destruction 2025
Acrylic on canvas
100 x 100 cm

"I've always taken a bit of an interest in Hindu religion. Kali was one of my most interesting Hindu deities. She's the female goddess and she's also the ultimate female goddess, but she also is the protector of women and children and the mother goddess, as well as the goddess of death and destruction. And in her rage, she actually ended up going and cutting the heads off all these people who were robbers after they murdered a holy man." ~ Sam Bullock (video extract)

Full video @ https://youtu.be/QO0Weld-ee8

Exhibition dates
14 April – 2 May 2026

https://wag.com.au/calendar/2026/roots-resistance/

18/04/2026

Opening event today @ 3pm

Sam Bullock
Defenders of Latin America 2026
Acrylic on canvas
92 x 122 cm

"This is called Defenders of Latin America. I did this recently, of course, look, I've been to Venezuela twice myself and actually have been to Cuba a few times as well. Looking at Donald Trump's offensive in removing Nicolás Maduro so he can get his hands on the oil once again. And so I got inspired by a lot of the murals I saw in Latin America. The fist with the Venezuelan and Colombian flags punching Donald Trump in the head and knocking his teeth out and his N**i patch on his chest. Because basically America continuing to behave like fascists to have no respect for these countries' sovereignty. But carried out acts of international piracy by attacking Venezuelan and Colombian ships in international waters under their flags, which is actually an act of international piracy. So I did the ideology of Maduro. Hugo Chavez, who was president, I saw his last speech when I was in Venezuela before he passed and was there at his final speech, even though I was as sick as a dog at the time.." ~ Sam Bullock (video extract)

Full video @ https://youtu.be/7pxK6va2z3I

Opening event
Saturday 18 April 3pm – 6pm

Exhibition dates
14 April – 2 May 2026

https://wag.com.au/calendar/2026/roots-resistance/

15/04/2026

Sam Bullock with his sister and part-time carer Jo. Both came in yesterday to approve things, so now open to the public is Sam's exhibition, 'The Roots of Resistance'.

"Resistance grows in the fertile soil of Asia, Africa and Latin America, coming from the grassroots. The colonial history of subjugation that these nations go through is the breeding ground for resistance movements worldwide. When you look at any of the revolutions in these countries, history reveals the origins of rebellion and the persistent struggle against oppression." ~ Sam Bullock

Opening event
Saturday 18 April 3pm – 6pm

Exhibition dates
14 April – 2 May 2026

https://wag.com.au/calendar/2026/roots-resistance/

02/04/2026

Closed Public Holiday Friday 3rd April.

Enjoy the Easter break!

19/03/2026

Some of today's talented visitors (L-R): Vincent Railton, Andrew Trimmer, Katy Woods, Rich Allen, Greville Patterson & Simon McLean

Artists talk this Saturday from 1pm. Titled: Mastery Matters, it will give attendees some insight into Rich's methods of working, and key influences over the past eighteen years of full-time practice.

Collaborators Katy Woods and Andrew Trimmer will present illustrated segments, highlighting their respective disciplines of movement art and videography.

The talk acts as an introduction to the content of this showing, exhibited across four gallery spaces within WAG, and is of approximately 40-45 minutes in duration.

Momentum to moments (In pursuit of mastery)
Rich Allen with Greville Patterson, Andrew Trimmer, Katy Woods & Nicole Cox Yeates

Exhibition dates
10 March -21 March 2026

Artists’ talk
Saturday 21 March 1pm - 2pm

Finale
Saturday 21 March 2pm - 5pm

11/03/2026

Now open is the first exhibition of 2026 in our contemporary lease spaces.

Momentum to moments
(In pursuit of mastery)

Rich Allen

with

Greville Patterson, Andrew Trimmer, Katy Woods & Nicole Cox Yeates

Exhibition dates
10 March -21 March 2026

Opening
Saturday 14 March 2pm - 5pm

Artists’ talk
Saturday 21 March 1pm - 2pm

Finale
Saturday 21 March 2pm - 5pm

This exhibition comprises some eighty wall-hung works and videos, presented across the four gallery spaces. These are titled: “chronicle”, “momentum”, moments” and “collective”.

Wall charts, journals and notebooks are included to offer you some insight into my methods of working, as I continue an eighteen year journey in pursuit of mastery. Currently, I have recorded and charted over 27,500 hours in this process of practice.

Please come to the Opening or FINALE on Saturdays 14 and 21 March from 2pm to 5pm. Live dance performance will feature at both events.

I welcome the chance for a chat at WAG, and am available throughout Tuesday 17 through Friday 20 March, between 10am and 4pm. ~ Rich Allen

https://rwallenartworks.com.au

Address

613 Stanley St
Brisbane, QLD
4102

Opening Hours

Tuesday	10am - 5pm
Wednesday	10am - 5pm
Thursday	10am - 5pm
Friday	10am - 5pm
Saturday	10am - 3pm

Telephone

+61738915551

Website

http://www.wag.com.au/

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