2020

Redland Art GalleryExhibitions & Events

Creative Arts Redlands

Welcome to 2020 at Redland Art Gallery (RAG). This year brings another vibrant program of exhibitions, workshops and events to our Cleveland and Capalaba galleries.

There is an exciting line-up of solo, group and national touring exhibitions including Living Treasures: Masters of Australian Cra \ Prue Venables and JamFactory Icon: Clare Belfrage: A Measure of Time.

The unique Redlands Coast continues to inspire artists working across diverse mediums. Artists also re�ect on the 250th anniversary of British explorer James Cook and his voyage to Australia. Other artists contemplate the environments they encounter, identity and culture of place.

Our anticipated biennial national contemporary painting prize Redland Art Awards returns and the RAG Red Box Pop-Up Gallery is open to artists who wish to exhibit during the year. Works from the growing RAG Collection are also a highlight and can now be viewed at any time on our website. Our popular families’ and children’s programs have more places available.

There are too many fantastic exhibitions and partnerships to list here so please read on for more details and to �nd out about booking into a workshop or stopping in at one of our free, regular monthly events.

Thank you for your ongoing support and we look forward to seeing you at RAG throughout the year.

Emma Bain Director, Redland Art Gallery

Inside cover image: Penny Evans, Balabalaa Yindarr 1 2017, ceramics, dyed woven ra�a, echidna quill and wire. Redland Art Gallery Collection. Acquired in 2019 with Redland Art Gallery Acquisition Funds. Courtesy of the artist. Photography by Carl Warner.

Cover image: Nicola Moss, The porch (detail) 2019, paper collage, synthetic polymer paint, print, charcoal, graphite, natural ochre, oil pastel, ink on linen. Courtesy of the artist and Onespace Gallery. Photography by Carl Warner.

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Sunday 2 February – Sunday 8 MarchRAG Collection feature artists:John Benfer, William Bustard and Gordon Shepherdson

Sunday 15 March – Sunday 26 AprilWildish: Emma Gardner

Sunday 3 May – Sunday 21 JuneRAG Collection feature artists:Glennys Briggs and Belinda Close

Sunday 28 June – Sunday 2 AugustWetlanders: The Overwintering Project Moreton Bay

Sunday 9 August – Sunday 6 SeptemberContested Landscapes: Dennis McCart

Sunday 13 September – Sunday 18 OctoberPresence of Place: Catherine Parker

Sunday 25 October – Sunday 6 December RAG Collection feature artists:Nick Ashby, Martin Claydon and Pollyxenia Joannou

Sunday 13 December – Sunday 31 JanuaryRAG Collection feature artists:Kristin Bain, Renata Buziak and Rosemary Opala

Image: John Benfer, Victoria Point landscape study (detail) 2003, etching on paper. Redland Art Gallery Collection. Acquired in 2006 with Redland Art Gallery Acquisition Funds. Courtesy of the artist. Photography by Carl Warner.

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Throughout the year RAG showcases artists from the annual exhibition program and works from the RAG Collection.

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AdaptionMiles Allen, Helena Jackson-Lloyd

and Nicola Moss

2 Feb – 8 MarCL

Opening Event 6.30pm Friday 7 February

Floor Talk and Morning Tea 10am Sunday 9 February

Cleveland

Adaption is an exhibition that re�ects on the many values of healthy environments, ones we create for ourselves as communities and those larger forces beyond our control. Featuring work by Queensland artists Miles Allen, Helena Jackson-Lloyd and Nicola Moss, each artist brings a dialogue in response to their contemporary relationship with the Australian landscape and time spent in the Redlands Coast.

Image: Helena Jackson-Lloyd, Coral coastline (detail) 2019, ink, aerosol and synthetic polymer paint on sewn canvas. Courtesy of the artist. 54 54

Drawn by a WhisperRachael Lee

2 Feb – 8 MarCL

Opening Event 6.30pm Friday 7 February

Floor Talk and Morning Tea 10am Sunday 9 February

Cleveland

In Drawn by a Whisper Rachael Lee presents a series of multi-layered linocuts, collagraphs and stencils to highlight rhythms of the natural environment in response to her exploration of Hilliards Creek at Ormiston. Her work is created out of a direct reaction to feelings of connection to nature-based environments and the unseen forces that create this attraction.

Image: Rachael Lee, Driing (detail) 2019, linocut, stencil, collagraph and collage on Magnani Acquerello. Courtesy of the artist. Photography by Louis Lim. 7776 76

Beneath the SurfaceChrys Zantis

15 Jan – 17 MarCA

Floor Talk and Light Lunch 12noon Thursday 23 January

Capalaba

Beneath the Surface visually represents the unseen, inner workings of the body, while referencing the complimentary and compelling relationship between visual art and medical science. Chrys Zantis’ heat manipulated fabric pieces ‘hold the memory’ of objects used to shape the medium and leave pockets of air in their wake. Also poetically referencing the ephemeral brain-body connection and representing the breath as central to mindfulness. Circular frames recall scienti�c apparatus like the microscope, magnifying glass and petri dish, while textiles form artistic representation of body tissues for visitors to explore.

Image: Chrys Zantis, Breath (detail) 2018, chi¦on fabric, bias binding, wool and sewing threads. Courtesy of the artist. 99998

Image: Prue Venables, Tall Black Oval, Hairbrush, White Sieve and Tea Caddy 2017. Image: Terence Bogue.

Acclaimed ceramicist Prue Venables is the ninth artist in the Australian Design Centre series Living Treasures: Masters of Australian Cra, which celebrates the achievements of Australia’s most iconic cra¨s practitioners. The works of Prue Venables show a true mastery of materials. They demonstrate a profound understanding of porcelain, the most precious and temperamental of clays, whose �ne-grain and opaque qualities are expressed in rigorous works of re�ned detail. These are handmade functional artworks that possess clarity, luminosity and a quiet beauty.

Living Treasures: Masters of Australian Cra \ Prue Venables is an Australian Design Centre (ADC On Tour) national touring exhibition, presented with assistance from the Australian Government Visions of Australia program.

An ADC on Tour exhibition:

Exhibition supported by:

Exhibition partners:

Opening Event and Floor Talk 6.30pm Friday 13 March

CL Cleveland 15 Mar – 26 Apr

Living TreasuresMasters of Australian Cra¨ \ Prue Venables

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WildishEmma Gardner

15 Mar – 26 AprCL

Opening Event 6.30pm Friday 13 March

Floor Talk and Morning Tea 10am Sunday 22 March

Cleveland

Image: Emma Gardner, She followed her intuition and the initiation began (detail) 2019, cyanotype, hand stitched silver thread and trace-monotype oil stick on silk. Courtesy of the artist. Photography by Thomas Oliver.

Wildish by Brisbane-based artist Emma Gardner questions the human condition. She uses drawing, trace-monotype and stitch, referencing historical folklore tales for their enduring narratives that link journey through natural landscapes. In her exhibition, visitors will walk through Gardner’s hand embroidered and machine stitched imagery with life-size cyanotype monogram prints of her posed body.

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The Family HomeWorks from the

Redland Art Gallery Collection

21 Mar – 19 MayCA

Floor Talk and Light Lunch 12noon Thursday 26 March

Capalaba

Drawing on the diversity of the RAG Collection this exhibition explores the concept of the ‘family home’ as a space that universally holds memories and emotions related to the experience of family and the notion of ‘place’. It also demonstrates how the RAG Collection across a variety of artists and mediums can be utilised to share a diverse range of stories. Visitors are encouraged to add to The Family Home by contributing their stories in the exhibition space. Curated by Lizzie Riek.

An exhibition held in conjunction with National Families Week 2020.

Image: Karla Marchesi, Time keeper 2011, oil on board. Redland Art Gallery Collection. Donated through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gi¨s Program by Karla Marchesi, 2018. Courtesy of the artist. Photography by Carl Warner. 15151514 1514

Image: Carol McGregor, black seeds (detail) 2016, possum skins, cotton, ochre, ash and resin. Redland Art Gallery Collection. Acquired in 2017 with Redland Art Gallery Acquisition Funds. Courtesy of the artist. Photography by Carl Warner.

Response is an exhibition by Carol McGregor, an artist of Wathaurung and Scottish descent, re�ecting on the 250th anniversary of British explorer James Cook and his voyage to Australia. McGregor’s research into Response involved discussion and consultation with Quandamooka and south-east Queensland Aboriginal communities. This sits alongside her own personal re�ections on what was here, looked a¨er and used as a resource before colonisation. The exhibition will be anchored by a possum skin cloak and include a series of sculptural works and works on paper.

An exhibition held in conjunction with National Reconciliation Week 2020.

ResponseCarol McGregor

3 May – 21 JunCL

Opening Event 6.30pm Friday 1 May

Floor Talk and Morning Tea 10am Sunday 31 May

Cleveland

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Image: Tamika Grant-Iramu, Carving Memories: Propagation by roots (detail) 2019, vinyl cut on Hahnemuhle paper, 200 cm x 270cm. Courtesy of the artist and Onespace Gallery. Photography by Louis Lim.

Fragments: A Printed Environment is an archive of Tamika Grant-Iramu’s experiences and impressions of multiple environments that she has encountered. By investigating the shapes and movements that are created by the contrast between structure and nature, Grant-Iramu uses printmaking as a tool for reimagining that environment, responding to natural forms that exist within diverse urban and suburban contexts. Grant-Iramu’s work brings into focus aspects of the natural environment that o¨en go unnoticed and yet are an important part of the identity and culture of place. Tamika Grant-Iramu is represented by Onespace Gallery.

An exhibition held in conjunction with National Reconciliation Week 2020.

Fragments: A Printed Environment

Tamika Grant-Iramu

3 May – 21 JunCL

Opening Event 6.30pm Friday 1 May

Floor Talk and Morning Tea 10am Sunday 31 May

Cleveland

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A Portrait of AustraliaStories through the lens of Australian Geographic

23 May – 11 JulCA

Floor Talk and Light Lunch 12noon Thursday 28 May

Capalaba

A Portrait of Australia: Stories through the lens of Australian Geographic features a stunning display of large format photographic print and unites the expertise of Australian Geographic’s acclaimed photographers and the National Museum’s interpretive storytelling experience. The exhibition celebrates the coast and the people who live and work there. Featuring works from the Australian Geographic archive, it will transport you to some of the most rugged and remote parts of the country.

A travelling exhibition from the National Museum of Australia developed in collaboration with Australian Geographic.

Image: Cape of contrast, Cape to Cape track, Western Australia. Photo by Andrew Gregory. 21212120 2120

Image: Sandy Ward, Untitled (detail) 2018, Melomy’s Wetlands, Canaipa Island. Courtesy of the artist. Photography by Sharon Jewell.

Canaipa MudlinesArt and environment

28 Jun – 2 AugCL

Opening Event 6.30pm Friday 26 June

Floor Talk and Morning Tea 10am Sunday 28 June

Cleveland

Canaipa Mudlines began in 2016 with a small collective of Southern Moreton Bay Island artists seeking ways of connecting their creative practices with the island ecology. Based on Canaipa (Russell) Island, the project has developed as both established and emerging artists from the island and beyond make regular site excursions to create mostly ephemeral works in response to the places and qualities they encounter. Working in this way has contributed to both surprising developments in their individual practices and highlighting the o¨en overlooked richness of the island environment.

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Image: Jen Conde, Seaweed garden (detail) 2018, intaglio on paper. Courtesy of the artist.

Wetlanders: The Overwintering Project Moreton Bay is a collection of original prints, artist books and drawings sourced from sojourns across Moreton Bay by Anna Bonshek, Jen Conde, Catherine Money, Sandra Pearce, Sue Poggioli, Jenny Sanzaro-Nishimura, Helen Sanderson, Jennifer Stuerzl, Evelyne Upton and Pat Zuber. Known as the Migaloo Press Artists Collective they have been meeting and collaborating with other artists, bird watchers and environmentally concerned people around Moreton Bay. Their documentation and drawing is an exploration of life in the intertidal zones along the shores of the bay and its southern islands.

WetlandersThe Overwintering Project Moreton Bay

28 Jun – 2 AugCL

Opening Event 6.30pm Friday 26 June

Floor Talk and Morning Tea 10am Sunday 28 June

Cleveland

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