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R Godfrey Rivers / England/Australia NSW/QLD/TAS 1858–1925 / Under the jacaranda (detail) 1903 / Oil on canvas / Purchased 1903 / Collection: 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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Artist Joe Furlonger, seated in his studio

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

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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

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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 Albert Namatjira in prison and then released (from 'Albert's Story' series) this artwork made of Synthetic polymer paint on linen, created in 2014-01-01

Albert Namatjira in prison and then released (from 'Albert's Story' series) 2014
Artwork Double-ended sofa this artwork made of Cedar, carved, with replacement black damask horsehair upholstery on Tasmanian oak carcass, created in 1830-01-01

Double-ended sofa c.1830-40
Artwork We come, we eat, we sleep this artwork made of Synthetic polymer paint on canvas, created in 1999-01-01

We come, we eat, we sleep 1999-2001
Artwork Bush scene with homestead this artwork made of Oil on composition board (in LJ Harvey frame), created in 1930-01-01

Bush scene with homestead c.1930s