Richard Dunn
Richard Dunn, Australia 1944–2024 / Surveillance and Punishment (Pine Gap) 1987–88 / Synthetic polymer paint on canvas / Eight parts: 228 x 224cm (overall) / Gift of Suzanne Davies in loving memory of Richard Dunn through the QAGOMA Foundation 2025. Donated through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program / Collection: Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art / © Richard Dunn Estate / View full image
When
28 Feb – 11 Oct 2026
Where
Queensland Art Gallery, Watermall
Admission
Free
About
Richard Dunn (1944–2024) was an influential artist and educator, known for his rigorous intellectual approach to painting, installation and photography. Working within international contexts of abstraction, minimalism and conceptual art, his practice unites artistic and historical references to examine the social, political and economic aspects of our culture.
This Collection display brings together selected works by Dunn made during the 1980s—a time when Australian art was participating in a new era of global dialogue.
Richard Dunn, Australia 1944–2024 / Surveillance and Punishment (Newgate) 1987–88 / Synthetic polymer paint on canvas / Eight parts: 228 x 224cm (overall) / Gift of Suzanne Davies in loving memory of Richard Dunn through the QAGOMA Foundation 2025. Donated through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program / Collection: Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art / © Richard Dunn Estate / View full image
Richard Dunn, Australia 1944–2024 / Untitled (Historical tropes) 1986 / Synthetic polymer paint on canvas / Eight pieces: 228 x 224cm (overall) / Gift of Suzanne Davies through the QAGOMA Foundation 2020. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program / Collection: Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art / © Richard Dunn Estate / View full image
