Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art

  • What's On
    • Exhibitions
    • Cinema
    • Events Calendar
    • Touring
  • Visit
    • Gallery Maps
    • Getting Here & Parking
    • Eat & Drink
    • Accessibility
    • Group Bookings, Tours & Experiences
  • QAGOMA Collection
    • Artists & Artworks
    • Asia Pacific Art Research
    • Conservation Research
    • Provenance
    • Image Reproductions
  • Kids & Families
  • Read, Watch, Play
  • Membership
  • Store
  • Support QAGOMA
    • Donate Now
    • QAGOMA Foundation
    • Partnerships
  • Learn
    • Education Resources
    • Library
    • Publishing
    • Scholarships
  • About
    • Key People
    • Asia Pacific Triennial
    • Reconciliation Action Plan
    • Sustainability
    • Media
  • Functions & Weddings
    • Corporate & Private Packages
    • Weddings
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Threads
  • X
  • TikTok
  • YouTube
  • WeChat
  • Spotify
  • LinkedIn
  1. What's On
  2. Exhibitions

Isaac Walter Jenner A Feeling for Light

Isaac Walter Jenner, England/Australia 1836-1902 / Hamilton Reach, Brisbane (detail) 1885 / Oil on wood panel / 21.7 x 52.4cm / Purchased 1986 / Collection: Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art

Isaac Walter Jenner, England/Australia 1836-1902 / Hamilton Reach, Brisbane (detail) 1885 / Oil on wood panel / 21.7 x 52.4cm / Purchased 1986 / Collection: Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art / View full image

When

2 Sep 2023 – 28 Jan 2024

Where

Queensland Art Gallery, Gallery 14

About

‘Isaac Walter Jenner: A Feeling for Light’ explores the evocative paintings of the English born artist, a self-taught marine and landscape painter. Jenner (1836-1902) spent eighteen years in Brisbane until his death and was a major force in the city’s burgeoning cultural life.

Stylistically, Jenner was an artist caught between two worlds. His heart and inspiration lay with his old world of romantic English landscapes filled with the soft light of dawns and sunsets, set against rugged coastlines, ships and the sea. While the prevailing contemporary trend was to a truer interpretation of the Australian light, Jenner's art was imbued with a sublime romantic spirit.

Following his arrival in Brisbane in 1883, Jenner worked diligently to raise the public's awareness of art, was a founding member of the Queensland Art Society in 1887, and also lobbied consistently for the establishment of the Queensland National Art Gallery in 1895 – now known as Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art (QAGOMA).

Art, events and ideas in your inbox

Follow QAGOMA

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Threads
  • X
  • TikTok
  • YouTube
  • WeChat
  • Spotify
  • LinkedIn

Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art

Opening Hours

Daily: 10.00 am – 5.00 pm

Open from 12 noon Anzac Day
Closed Good Friday, Christmas Day & Boxing Day

Contact

  • Stanley Place, South Brisbane
    Queensland 4101, Australia
  • Getting to the Gallery
  • +61 (0)7 3840 7303
  • Contact Us
  • Jobs & Volunteers
  • Privacy
  • Copyright
  • Corporate Information
  • Sitemap
© Queensland Art Gallery Board of Trustees, 2025
Loading...
Suggestions
Exhibitions Visiting Parking Events Calendar Tours Eat & Drink Opening hours
Results
See all 0 Results