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Read • Daphne Mayo’s Queensland legacy
One of Queensland’s most significant artists, Daphne Mayo (1 October 1895 –1982) was also a leading Australian sculptor of the mid twentieth century, creating … -
Read • Go back in time when bridges were under construction
Roland Wakelin's (17 April 1887–1971) subject choice The Bridge under construction 1928 (illustrated) is an indication of the raging interest in the construction … -
Read • Church interiors
Three works by three Australian artists born within three years of each other, all with different life experiences, immerse us in the solemn atmosphere of … -
Read • An essence of stillness
Embracing new visual vocabularies to better express their distinct viewpoints, many notable Australian artists broke from tradition in the 1920s and 1930s and turned to … -
Read • Grace Cossington Smith’s modern world
Deep water, Bobbin Head c.1942 (Illustrated) on display in the Queensland Art Gallery’s Australian Art Collection, Josephine Ulrick and Win Schubert Galleries (10 … -
Read • Finding joy in small things
Grace Cossington Smith’s artworks are a reminder that joy is all around us. In her hands, an array of objects, the fold of a … -
Read • Church interior: An uplifting vision of everyday life
Church interior c.1941-42 (illustrated) is one of Grace Cossington Smith’s most significant achievements, incorporating her major stylistic approaches and interests. It is … -
Read • Inventive colour: The art of Grace Cossington Smith
Grace Cossington Smith (1892–1984) was one of the most inventive colour painters to emerge from Australia’s first wave of modernism in the early … -
Read • Georgia O’Keeffe, Margaret Preston & Grace Cossington Smith
Celebrating the work of three pioneering artists who made distinguished contributions to the development of international modernism. All born in the late nineteenth century, American … -
Read • Making Modernism
Even though they did not discuss their work with each other, North American artist Georgia O’Keeffe (1887–1986) and Australians Margaret Preston (1875–1963 …