Griffith University Art Museum

23/09/2026

The QCAD community roll call continues...and what a response!

Thanks to everyone who reached out to us with some awesome achievements - there's so many we decided to do a Part 2!

It's such a joy watching our QCAD community show up everywhere. From exhibitions and residencies to awards, book launches and everything in between, there's always another story worth celebrating. The more we look, the more we find!

So here's another shout-out to the students, alumni, staff (past & present!) and industry mentors doing incredible things and reminding us what makes this place so special.

Should we make this a regular thing? 👀 Keep sharing your wins. We'll keep celebrating them! 💛

22/09/2026

If there's one thing we love about being it's seeing where our alumni pop up and, right now, the answer is...everywhere!

From at the Lyon Biennale, at the Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburg and undertaking the Brett Whiteley Travelling Scholarship residency in Paris, to alumni exhibiting across the MCA, QAGOMA, AGNSW, HOTA, AGWA, MAGNT and more, we're so proud of our QCAD fam!

We're especially delighted to see so many alumni currently represented at the MCA Sydney, with Tony Albert's epic solo show Not a Souvenir taking over a whole floor, as well as the Tate × MCA exhibition including Vernon Ah Kee, Christopher Bassi, Gordon Bennett, Elisa Jane Carmichael, d harding, Kyra Mancktelow and Judy Watson.

And we haven't even mentioned all QCAD alumni and staff recognised through major art prizes across the country this year!

These artists, curators, researchers and cultural leaders continue to shape contemporary art conversations locally, nationally and internationally.

Congratulations to every QCAD alum out there making bold work, creating opportunities and enriching Australia's cultural landscape. Keep up the amazing work! ✨

20/09/2026

We're delighted to share that our Collection work Margaret Olley The Blue Tablecloth (1995) is currently included in the major National Art School exhibition Margaret Olley: Australian Intimiste.

Bringing together works from significant public and private collections, the exhibition celebrates the life and legacy of one of Australia's most beloved painters (and most successful Queensland College of Art and Design, Griffith University alums!), exploring Olley's rich depictions of domestic interiors, treasured objects, light and memory.

The exhibition runs until Sunday 25 October. Due to popular demand, NAS Gallery will be open on additional days in October, so if you're in Sydney make sure you pop in to visit!

Credit: Margaret Olley The Blue Tablecloth, 1995. Oil on canvas, 75 x 60cm. Griffith University Art Collection. Donated through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program by Dr Beverley Rowbotham and Dr Frank Tomlinson, 2025. Photos: Carrie McCarthy

16/09/2026

Join us on Thursday 8 October from 6pm for a special In Conversation event with Queensland College of Art and Design, Griffith University alum Deb Mostert to celebrate the release of her new publication ‘a sketchbook practice’!

WHEN: Thursday 8 October, 6pm-7.30pm
WHERE: Griffith University Art Museum
COST: Free! RSVP essential

Deb will reflect on a 30-year career that spans painting, drawing, sculpture, public art and sketchbooking, and share insights from her extraordinary bushland studio, as well as her recent publishing collaboration with award-winning micropress Tiny Owl Workshop.

Deb will be joined by Sue Wright from , who will share how she left a career in civil service to become an unsung hero of Australian art book publishing, supporting independent artists to create award-winning publications.

Copies of a sketchbook practice will be available for purchase & signing on the night. Register here: https://events.humanitix.com/deb-mostert-in-conversation

13/09/2026

It's been one month since the doors opened to Undying: Abdul-Rahman Abdullah and the exhibition has already become a crowd favourite, here's a very very small selection of visitor comments so far!

The first solo exhibition of Abdullah's work in Queensland, Undying was commissioned by the Chau Chak Wing Museum, University of Sydney. Through intricately carved and painted works, Abdullah explores our complex relationship with life, death and the afterlife, as well as our connection with, and responsibility to, the natural world.

📍The exhibition is on view until 7 November.

Curator: Katrina Liberiou

09/09/2026

Still thinking about the conversations shared at our recent The Fear That We Will All Forget Photo Symposium.

Presented during the closing weekend of Tim Page: The Very Edge of the Brightest Light, the event brought together award-winning filmmaker Barat Ali Batoor and Griffith University colleagues Dr Chari Larsson, Dr Miriam Deprez and Dr Samid Suliman to explore photography's role in memory, conflict and storytelling.

We also welcomed Page’s partner Mau Harris alongside friends Ben Bohane, Sasha Constable, Sarah George, Kasun Ubayasiri, and JP Willis to remember Tim Page and his legacy.

Thank you to everyone who joined us for such a wonderful, affecting discussion 📷✨

Photos: Emma Leslie

03/09/2026

We're excited that our student interns will be leading a free guided tour of Undying: Abdul-Rahman Abdullah on Tuesday 8 September from 1-1.30pm, giving them the opportunity to develop public speaking skills and gain real-world experience engaging audiences with contemporary art.

Undying showcases the work of acclaimed Australian artist Abdul-Rahman Abdullah, whose intricately carved and painted sculptures explore storytelling, identity, mortality, and our relationship with the natural world. Through these tours, visitors can gain deeper insight into Abdullah's remarkable practice while supporting the next generation of arts workers as they develop professional skills in a gallery environment.

Free entry, but we'd love for you to RSVP here: https://events.humanitix.com/guided-tour-or-undying-abdul-rahman-abdullah

If you can't make this event, we will also be offering guided tours on Saturday 10th October at 1pm and Thursday 5th November at 1pm!

02/09/2026

Announcing our next Pep Talk! Join us on Thursday, 24th September to hear from Yuriyal Bridgeman, who'll be fresh off the plane after his inclusion in the 19th Lyon Contemporary Art Biennale in France! Yuriyal will be joined by special guests and collaborators Aunty Sana Balai and Peter Morua.

Pep Talks are your chance to hear from QCAD legends about their practice and career trajectory since graduating, as well as the advice they wish they'd heard along the way. Designed to be casual and engaging, we start with a free BBQ followed by the talk. There'll be plenty of time to ask questions or submit them ahead of time by messaging us directly.

The Pep Talk will kick off with a free BBQ in the QCAD Courtyard at 4.30pm, and the talk will start at 5.30pm.

WHEN: Thursday 24 September, 4:30 BBQ for 5.30pm talk
WHERE: Griffith University Art Museum & QCAD Courtyard
COST: $15.00 / Free for QCAD students with valid student email!

Register here: https://events.humanitix.com/pep-talks-yuriyal-bridgeman

Yuriyal Bridgeman completed a Bachelor of Photography at the Queensland College of Art & Design in 2008, laying the foundation for a multidisciplinary practice that has since established him as a distinctive voice in contemporary art of the Asia-Pacific region. His work spans photography, video, painting, sculpture and installation, and reflects a sustained engagement with representation, belonging, and the evolving role of cultural tradition within contemporary life.

02/09/2026

Thanks to ArtsHub for the write up! Double Vision: Craig & Karl runs from 4 September 2026 to 16 January 2027 at Cairns Art Gallery. The launch party will take place tomorrow Thursday 3 September and we can't wait!

https://www.artshub.com.au/news/sponsored-content/craig-karl-bring-their-global-visual-language-home-to-queensland-with-exhibition-at-cairns-art-gallery-2869288

From Expo 88 to Times Square, Craig & Karl have created a bold visual language that travels the world. Now their exhibition Double Vision is headed for Cairns Art Gallery.

28/08/2026

If you’re in Ipswich before 6 September, make sure you check out ‘Ties that bind’ at Ipswich Art Gallery, where you’ll spot C.Moore Hardy’s photographic series ‘Gay and le***an family’ (1995), on loan from the Griffith University Art Collection.

'Ties that bind' features Australian artists whose works trace the fragile, resilient, complex threads that connect us to place and to one another, reorienting how we understand belonging - not as a singular ideal, but as a constellation of lived experiences shaped by Country, lineage, memory, trauma, and the promise of connection.

Image: ‘Ties that Bind’ installation view, Ipswich Art Gallery, 2026. Photograph by Joe Ruckli.