Q Bank Gallery

10/10/2026

03/10/2026

Some farewell pieces from Mike Safe travels and come back soon. Queenstown misses you

28/09/2026

Some more work by our recent artist in residency Mike

21/09/2026

More recent work by Mike

19/09/2026

Recent work by Michael, Mike

16/09/2026

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It’s that time again

We are accepting applications for the 2027 calendar year and beyond (also December 2026)

This unique opportunity lets artists immerse themselves in a remote environment while continuing their creative work. Whether you’re a painter, writer, digital artist, sculptor, or in any other medium, this residency offers uninterrupted time to focus on your craft.

Residency Details:

- Location: Queenstown, Tasmania
- Duration: One month, starting on the first day of the month and ending on the last day of the month.
- Fee: $1,000 AUD (includes accommodation, studio space, and utilities). + $200 cleaning fee
- Eligibility: Open to all artists, across all artistic disciplines.
- Application Deadline: November 1, 2026

Residency Benefits:

- Accommodation (1st bedroom with a queen bed and 2nd bedroom with a single bed (without window)).
- Dedicated studio space.
- Access to a supportive community of fellow artists.
- Optional exhibition or open studio at the end of the residency.

How to Apply:

Submit an application with the following items to our email: [email protected] or message here to get things started (we can be flexible).

- Portfolio/Work Samples: Submit images or links to your work.
- Artist Statement: Provide a brief statement (up to 500 words) about your artistic practice, your goals for the residency, and how the setting will benefit your work.
- Project Proposal: Describe the project you intend to work on during the residency (up to 500 words).
- CV/Resume: Include an updated CV or resume.

Selection Criteria:

- Artistic quality and originality.
- Clarity of project proposal and how the residency fits with your current practice.
- Motivation to engage in a self-directed, remote residency setting.

Please let us know your preferred dates.

01/09/2026

Welcome to our September artist in residency, Michael Fee (Mike)

Michael is an artist based in Narm/Melbourne. Working primarily in paint, ceramics and textiles his work plays colourfully in the space between sincerity and irony.

Making work frenetically and impatiently Michael is interested in identities of so called Australia, the thin veil of civility inside a colonial project, how the stories and myths we create, recreate us in turn. This is the point from which his work often begins, a contradiction that renders excess energy, energy that transmutes into painting - full with humour, sometimes aggression and often confusion.

Michael’s family have a long history in Queenstown and the West Coast although he has never lived here, his father was born here and his grandparents and uncles have lived in area all his life. Michael is interested in how this familiar yet foreign geography will enter his work. Michael comes to Queenstown and Q bank with his partner Alice and 6-month old child Cosi. If you see them in the gallery or around town, please pop your head in or say hello.

08/08/2026

Our second artist in residency this month - joining Dion Parker look at us with two great artist for the lovely August weather

Gday there from Qbank, Queenstown! My name is Steve Gorman - Steve - and I’m lucky enough to spend the next four weeks as an artist in residence at qbank. I’m a self taught oil painter, and hope to paint some of the landscapes and scenes from around the area. It’s a unique and colourful landscape around here which will get me reaching for some new colours and angles to use in my painting. Thanks for having me stay QBank, loving it.

08/08/2026

Our second artist in residency this month - joining Dion Parker look at us with two great artist for the lovely August weather

Gday there from Qbank, Queenstown! My name is Steve Gorman (Steve) and I’m lucky enough to spend the next four weeks as an artist in residence at qbank. I’m a self taught oil painter, and hope to paint some of the landscapes and scenes from around the area. It’s a unique and colourful landscape around here which will get me reaching for some new colours and angles to use in my painting. Thanks for having me stay QBank, loving it.

06/08/2026

From our current resident - Dion Parker - welcome back. Hey Queenstown! I’m stoked to be back here at QBank again. I was first here in 2023 and loved the place so much I knew I had to come back.
My practice is pretty varied.
While I’m here I’ll be making some small sculptures using timber from the local sawmill and spending time writing some stories I’ve wanted to tell for quite some time. If you are in the area and feel like dropping in you are very welcome.
Cheers, Dion.