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LAHEY, Vida, 1882 - 1968 / Calendulas c.1936-37 / Watercolour and gouache over pencil on wove paper on cardboard / Gift of Miss Maria Theresa Treweeke 1937 / Accession No: 1:0220 / Collection: Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art / © 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.

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Vincent Namatjira, Western Aranda people, Australia b.1983 / Albert and Vincent 2014 / Synthetic polymer paint on linen / 120 x 100cm / Gift of Dirk and Karen Zadra through the Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art Foundation 2014. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program / Collection: Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art / © Vincent Namatjira/Copyright Agency

Indigenous Australian art

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Charles Blackman, Australia 1928-2018 / The Blue Alice 1956-57 / Tempera, oil and household enamel on composition board / 122 x 122cm / Purchased 2000. The Queensland Government’s special Centenary Fund / Collection: Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art / © Charles Blackman/Copyright Agency

Australian art

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Yayoi Kusama, Japan b.1929 / Soul under the moon 2002 / Mirrors, ultra violet lights, water, plastic, nylon thread, timber, synthetic polymer paint / The Kenneth and Yasuko Myer Collection of Contemporary Asian Art. Purchased 2002 with funds from Michael Sidney Myer and The Myer Foundation, a project of the Sidney Myer Centenary Celebration 1899-1999, through the Queensland Art Gallery Foundation and The Yayoi Kusama Queensland Art Gallery Foundation Appeal / Collection: Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art / © Yayoi Kusama, Yayoi Kusama Studio Inc

Asian art

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Michel Tuffery, New Zealand b.1966 / Povi tau vaga (The challenge) 1999 / Aluminium, pinewood, corn beef tins and rivets with Mini DV: 2:43 minutes, colour, stereo / Two sculptures: 190 x 308 x 96cm; two sculptures: 59 x 109 x 38cm / Purchased 1999. Queensland Art Gallery Foundation / Collection: Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art / © Michel Tuffery

Pacific art

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Nick Cave, United States b.1959 / Heard 2012 / 15 wearable sculptures (six parts each) or as a performance, 15 wearable sculptures (six parts each), choreography, musical score and video / Purchased 2016 to mark the tenth anniversary of the Gallery of Modern Art with funds from the Josephine Ulrick and Win Schubert Diversity Foundation through the Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art Foundation / Collection: Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art / © Nick Cave

International art

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Indigenous Australian art

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Gunybi Ganambarr / Ngaymil people / Australia NT b.1973 / Ngaymil (detail) 2015 / Purchased 2016 in memory of David Barnett through the QAGOMA Foundation / © Gunybi Ganambarr

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THE MASTER OF FRANKFURT, 1460 - c.1520-1533 / Virgin and Child with Saint James the Pilgrim, Saint Catherine and the Donor with Saint Peter c.1496 / Oil on oak panel / Purchased 1980 with funds from Utah Foundation through the Queensland Art Gallery Foundation / Accession No: 1:1721 / Collection: Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art / © Public domain