01.04.10
Join Director Nick Mitzevich on a guided tour of the exhibition `100 Years: Highlights from The University of Queensland Art Collection`. Historic and contemporary artworks are juxtaposed in this exhibition that highlights the depth of collecting by The University of Queensland. Works on show include the first artwork gifted to the University in 1929, `Mary Christison’s Self portrait` (c.1870), William Frank Calderon’s grand Victorian picture `Crest of the Hill` (1898) gifted by the Veterinary Students Society in 1979, and outstanding examples of Chinese antiquities gifted by Dr Nat Yuen. This exhibition of old favourites and little-known gems features works acquired by gift, bequest and purchase, and includes works from The University of Queensland National Collection of Artists’ Self Portraits. Curator: Michele Helmrich Exhibition continues until 4 July 2010 Free. All welcome. Refreshments served after the tour. RSVP acceptances only by Wednesday 14 April artmuseum@uq.edu.au 07 3365 3046
15.01.10
Julie Rrap has been a major figure in Australian contemporary art for over twenty-five years. Since the mid-1970s, she has worked with photography, painting, sculpture, performance and video in an on-going project concerned with representations of the body. Her work has been selected for numerous international and national exhibitions, including the 1986, 1987, 1992, and 2008 Sydney Biennales, the 2007 Auckland Triennial and the 2009 Clemenger Contemporary Art Prize, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne. In 2007 a publication and 25 year survey exhibition, Body Double, was curated by Victoria Lynn for the Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney. She has won the Hermann`s Art Award for her photograph `Overstepping` in 2001, the Redlands Westpac Art Prize for a combined sculpture and photographic work in 2008, and The University of Queensland National Artists’ Self-Portrait Prize in 2009 for her video work, `360 degree self-portrait`. Rrap`s works are held in every major public collection in Australia as well as many corporate and private collections in Australia and overseas. She currently exhibits with Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery in Sydney and Arc 1 Gallery, Melbourne. Following the success of the inaugural prize in 2007, The University of Queensland National Artists’ Self-Portrait Prize returns to the UQ Art Museum in 2009. Featuring a selection of Australia’s most engaging contemporary artists working across a variety of media, this biennial exhibition focuses on a unique aspect of portraiture, that of the artists themselves. In 2009, entry to the acquisitive prize of $50,000 was by invitation only. Elizabeth Ann Macgregor, Director of the Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney, was the judge of the 2009 prize. The University of Queensland National Artists’ Self-Portrait prize highlights The University of Queensland’s commitment to developing a National Collection of Artists’ Self Portraits. Choose your favourite self portrait! Entry forms for the People’s Choice Award are available at the front desk. Exhibition continues until 24 January 2010. Refreshments served following the talk. Free. All welcome. RSVP for catering purposes by Thursday 21 January artmuseum@uq.edu.au 07 3365 3046 uq art museum e-news To receive free up-to-date information on UQ Art Museum exhibitions, invitations to openings and public programs, please send your email address to artmuseum@uq.edu.au To unsubscribe: artmuseum@uq.edu.au
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15.02.10
Join Art Museum curator Michele Helmrich on a guided tour of the exhibitions `The state we’re in: Contemporary Queensland photography` and `Fiona Foley: Forbidden`. Free. All welcome. Meet in the foyer. Enquiries artmuseum@uq.edu.au 07 3365 3046 UQ Art Museum e-news To receive free up-to-date information on UQ Art Museum public programs and education please send your email address to artmuseum@uq.edu.au To unsubscribe: artmuseum@uq.edu.au
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12.01.09
Join Tracey Moffatt one of Australia’s leading contemporary artists as she talks about her work and practice, including the ‘First jobs series’ and video work on display in NEW. Selected Recent Acquistions 2007 – 2008. Since her first solo exhibition in Sydney in 1989, Tracey Moffatt has had numerous solo exhibitions in major museums around the world. Working in photography, film and video, Moffatt first gained significant critical acclaim when her short film Night Cries was selected for official competition at the 1990 Cannes Film Festival. Her first feature film, beDevil, was also selected for Cannes in 1993. In 1997, she was invited to exhibit in the Aperto section of the Venice Biennale. A major exhibition of Moffatt’s work was held at the Dia Center for the Arts in New York in 1997-1998, which consolidated her international reputation. Recently, comprehensive survey exhibitions of Moffatt’s work have been held at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney and the Hasselblad Centre in Goteburg, Sweden. In 2007 a new monograph, The Moving Images of Tracey Moffatt, was published by Charta Publishers, Milan. Tracey Moffatt was the recipient of the 2007 Infinity Award for art by the International Center of Photography, New York. Infinity Awards are given for outstanding achievements in photography by honoring individuals with distinguished careers in the field and by identifying future luminaries. Refreshments served following the talk. Free. All welcome. RSVP acceptances only by Friday 16 January. Numbers strictly limited. artmuseum@uq.edu.au 07 3365 3046
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08.05.09
In association with the exhibition BEN QUILTY LIVE! come and experience life in the virtual fast lane on the Playstation 3 car racing game `Burnout Paradise`. UQ Art Museum open until 8pm with music by guest DJ, Jane Grigg. FREE.All welcome. No bookings required.
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