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Vida Lahey / Australia QLD 1882–1968 / Calendulas (detail) c.1936–37 / Watercolour and gouache over pencil on wove paper on cardboard / Gift of Miss Maria Theresa Treweeke 1937 / Collection: QAGOMA / © QAGOMA

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QAGOMA, home to more than 20 000 artworks, connects visitors with the enduring power of art and creativity. The Gallery's significant focus on contemporary work from Australia, Asia and the Pacific reflects more than 30 years of its flagship exhibition series, the Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art.

Behind the Collection

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A visitor experiencing the tow row digital interactive.

Digital tours

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Digital experiences

Artist Joe Furlonger, seated in his studio

Artist Joe Furlonger in his studio, Samford Valley, March 2022 / Photograph: Joe Ruckli, QAGOMA

Exhibition stories

Explore the stories behind the artworks and artists in our exhibitions.

Exhibition stories

A seat, with papers exploding upwards and papers flying out

Chiharu Shiota / Japan/Germany, b.1972 / A question of perspective 2022 / Commissioned 2022 with funds from Tim Fairfax AC through the Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art Foundation / Collection: Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art / © Chiharu Shiota / Photograph: Merinda Campbell, QAGOMA

Artwork stories

Get up close and personal with works in the Collection.

Artwork stories

Artist video

Close up of restoration process happening on the Romney Frame

Collection Online Photographer Mark Sherwood prepares Fred Embrey's Untitled ceremonial figure c.1930 for photogrammetric capture, QAGOMA, January 2024 / Purchased 2020 with funds from the Mather Foundation through the Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art Foundation / Photograph: N Umek, QAGOMA

The Fred Embrey Sculpture Research Project

Explore a collaborative research project between QAGOMA and UQ to find out who made Djan'djari figure c.1930s, a rare object of national significance.

EMBREY | PROJECT

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Artwork Bleeding from welts across her body she remembered being picked up by someone on horseback, travelling to a place where ‘there were a lot of coloured people’ and onto Ingham Police Station. ‘I was only small and the lady of the house – I think that was h this artwork made of Photograph on cotton rag

Bleeding from welts across her body she remembered being picked up by someone on horseback, travelling to a place where ‘there were a lot of coloured people’ and onto Ingham Police Station. ‘I was only small and the lady of the house – I think that was h 2023
Artwork Emily Kame Kngwarreye in her studio this artwork made of Colour digital print on paper, created in 1991-01-01

Emily Kame Kngwarreye in her studio 1991, printed 2013
Artwork Mindirr this artwork made of Pandanus palm with natural dyes, created in 2012-01-01

Mindirr 2012
Artwork Mindirr this artwork made of Pandanus palm with natural dyes, created in 2012-01-01

Mindirr 2012