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Don’t Get Too Comfortable presents works by Matthew Cheyne and Caroline Cheyne, inviting the viewer to escape into a realm of imagination.

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Don’t get too comfortable

Flood Lines is a collaborative project and exhibition by artist Kylie Stevens and historian Margaret Cook.

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Flood Lines

Ipswich Art Gallery currently host major works from the National Gallery of Australia’s collection.

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Sharing the National Collection

Step into the vibrant world of YEAHYEAHCHLOE in this hands-on painting workshop! 

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IAG Masterclass: Tape Painting with YEAHYEAHCHLOE

Explore the magic of Screen Printing with Silk + Squeeg! 

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IAG Masterclass: Screen Printing with Silk + Squeeg

Join Sophie O'Brien, co-curator and Bundanon’s Head of Curatorial and Learning, for an afternoon talk exploring the exhibition Fantastic Forms.

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Fantastic Forms: Curator Talk with Sophie O'Brien

Coming soon - A Bundanon touring exhibition

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Fantastic Forms

There are recurring motifs: volcanoes, tents, rodeo bulls, zoos, wild animals, nature – cultured and wild, the topsy-turvy space of the picture plane. Despite its clear escapism, this imagery presents as metaphor, and speaks to experiences we all face in our lives and relationships. 

Matthew and Caroline Cheyne work from their house and studio on the outskirts of Ipswich. There, domestic life and art exist almost without separation. Art in progress can be seen from the kitchen table, and this is often where it is discussed, alongside other important events and occurrences of daily life. 









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Artist Kylie Stevens and Historian Margaret Cook have created a multi-modal exhibition that combines community stories, historical documents, photography, and painting. They are motivated by the desire to share knowledge in different ways to increase the community’s understanding of floods. Flood Lines brings the river’s past and future into focus to make Ipswich’s flood hazard visible and visceral. Flood Lines explores the watery paths of the Urarrar/Bremer River, its floodplains, ghost (or hidden) creeks, and its stories of past floods as we face a changing climate. The exhibition invites viewers to re-imagine Ipswich’s flood history and the watery secrets that lie beneath the city’s streets. Through research and subsequent conversation and consultation with Ugarapul Elder Uncle Kevin Anderson, Stevens has gleaned new insights into the Bremer River, known as Urarrar in the Ugarapul language. This dialogue has informed her practice and new body of work. Stevens uses materials to honour and reference the places she represents. Her works, which depict Ipswich in flood, overlay information from historical maps and contain water collected during the 2022 flood. This essence is then added to the substances of paint and glaze. Copper leaf, used to represent the river and the floodplain, is symbolic of the dynamic nature and energy of the river as it moves through the land. The surfaces of the paintings are dry brushed with local, hand ground ochres and limestone. Cook has spent over eight years researching and writing about floods, having published the acclaimed book, A River with a City Problem. For this collaboration, Cook has contributed research and writing, including the artwork labels and titles which provide insight into both Stevens’ artworks and the environment they respond to.

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The Sharing the National Collection initiative, funded under Australia’s National Cultural Policy Revive,&nbsp;enables major works of art to be exhibited outside the nation’s capital. 







Ipswich Art Gallery now feature powerhouse American artists Mark Rothko (1903-1970) and Agnes Martin (1912-2004), both exponents of international abstraction. Works by renowned former Ipswich ceramicist, Gwyn Hanssen-Pigott (1935-2013) will also complement those held in the Ipswich Art Gallery collection.







Agnes Martin is known for her minimalist and serene abstract paintings characterised by grids, lines, and subtle colour variations. Her work often evokes a sense of tranquillity and introspection. Mark Rothko is renowned for his large-scale colour field paintings that explore the emotional and spiritual aspects of colour through expansive, immersive canvases. Both Martin and Rothko created work that asks us to spend time contemplating their subtle form and colour. Australian artist Gwyn Hanssen-Pigott is regarded as one of the world’s greatest contemporary potters. Deeply influenced by the quiet still-life paintings of Giorgio Morandi (1890-1964), Hanssen-Pigott leaves behind a body of exquisite still-life assemblages of refined, spare vessels in subtle colours and shapes.







These important works promise to captivate and delight with their profound beauty and sensitivity.

You’ll explore her creative process and learn the taping techniques she uses to blur the boundaries between the digital and physical realms. Chloe will share her tips and tricks for creating clean, flat, digital-like paintings, allowing you to achieve that signature crisp, graphic look. Whether you're a seasoned artist or a curious beginner, you'll leave with a one-of-a-kind artwork and a fresh dose of inspiration.All materials will be provided.This event will be run at the Ipswich Art Workshop.

What to bring: An image you'd like to reinterpret or use as inspiration. Can be an outline, sketch - you will be using it to base your painting on.

Join Silk + Squeeg in this introduction to Screen Printing workshop, designed to bring creative people together to explore the medium in a fun and beginner-friendly environment. Silk + Squeeg will provide a brief introduction to the print medium, before handing over the tools of the trade. Participants will have the opportunity to print their own T-shirt and Tote bag, which will be supplied, alongside learning valuable tips and tricks to master the craft!

All materials will be provided. This event will be run at the Ipswich Art Workshop.

Fantastic Forms celebrates the vibrant creative practice of Merric Boyd (1888-1959), an artist who is often referred to as the father of Australian studio pottery. The exhibition presents Boyd’s idiosyncratic approach to artmaking through drawings and ceramics in conversation with work by three contemporary artists – Nabilah Nordin’s sculptural forms, Stephen Benwell’s delicate earthenware figures and energetic stop-motion videos by emerging Bundjalung artist Rubyrose Bancroft.Fantastic Forms co-curator Sophie O'Brien leads a lively tour through the exhibition, discussing ways these artists’ very different creative approaches connect across the years with Boyd’s dynamic practice and philosophies of art and life.&nbsp;

For more information on parking and how to get to our gallery, head to our <a href="https://ipswichartgallery.qld.gov.au/visit" target="_blank">VISIT</a> page. &nbsp;



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Fantastic Forms celebrates the creative practice of Merric Boyd (1888-1959), an artist who is often referred to as Australia’s father of studio pottery.

Featuring over 150 drawings and ceramics from the Bundanon Collection, this vibrant selection is presented in conversation with work by three contemporary artists – Nabilah Nordin’s sculptural forms, Stephen Benwell’s delicate human figures and energetic stop-motion videos by emerging Bundjalung artist Rubyrose Bancroft.








Beginning with Boyd’s idiosyncratic approach to artmaking, Fantastic Forms expands from his well-known pottery to the playful, colourful and dynamic drawing practice that he used to portray the world around him. Depicting Australian animals, plants, people and landscapes alongside handwritten notes and free-form poetry, these works on paper reveal a singular approach to spirituality, art and life. 









<blockquote>&nbsp;The first impulse of the maker of hand pottery is to obtain pleasure in making and decorating an article, and making that pleasure intelligible to others &hellip;" Merric Boyd, 1930</blockquote>

The Ipswich Art Gallery is located in d’Arcy Doyle Place, a pedestrian mall section of Nicholas Street between Brisbane and Limestone Streets in the Ipswich CBD.

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Find the Ipswich Art Gallery in d’Arcy Doyle Place in the Ipswich CBD adjacent to the Nicholas St precinct.
The Ipswich Art Gallery is a visual arts and social history museum presenting a dynamic program of exhibitions, heritage displays and an extensive program for children and families.