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Julie Poulsen, Six Small Stories (detail), 2019, synthetic polymer paint and mixed media on canvas, Collection of the artist
ARTNOW FNQ is a biennial initiative of the Gallery that aims to explore and reflect the inspiring range of activities that drive contemporary art and creative practice in Far North Queensland.
The exhibition brings together emerging and established, Indigenous and non-Indigenous artists in a dialogue about ideas relating to nature, place, environments, identity, politics and history.
Max Delany, CEO and Artistic Director of the Australian Centre for Contemporary Art, Melbourne selected thirty-four of the most inspiring and outstanding artists in the region to participate in the ARTNOW FNQ 2019 exhibition.
Most of the artists created new works of art specifically for the exhibition. Together the artists present a breadth of work that demonstrates a range of influences drawn from the local context and further afield.
ARTNOW FNQ provides the opportunity for the Gallery to acquire outstanding works by leading artists from the region for its permanent Collection and is an important way that the Gallery can further its support for and commitment to local contemporary artists.
Collection works acquired
Melanie HAVA
Madge BOWEN
Dora DEEMAL
Gertie DEERAL
Wanda GIBSON
Daisy HAMLOT
Walter LUI
Roland NANCARROW
Brian ROBINSON
Jennifer VALMADRE
Jason WEGGER
Artists represented
Paul BONG
Andrew BONNEAU
Mollie BOSWORTH
Henry BRIM
Jill CHISM
Rosey CUMMINGS
Gertrude DAVIS
Lou DERRY
Geoff DIXON
Janet FIELDHOUSE
Jenny FRASER
Amanda GABORI
Dorothy GABORI
Marion GAEMERS
Lynnette GRIFFITHS
Tamika GRANT-IRAMU
Melanie HAVA
Andrea HUELIN
Heather KOOWOOTHA
Grace Lillian LEE
Rosie LOWDOWN
Walter LUI
Arone MEEKS
Roland NANCARROW
Julie POULSEN
Brian ROBINSON
Francesca ROSA
Yixy RUAN
Syd Bruce SHORTJOE
Jimmy Kenny THAIDAY
Jennifer VALMADRE
Ian WALDRON
Jason WEGGER
Hopevale artists
Madge BOWEN
Gertie DEERAL
Wanda GIBSON
Daisy HAMLOT
Grace ROSENDALE
Selected works
Walter R. LUI, Whichway 2019, watercolour, pen on paper.
Brian ROBINSON, Pada Kuyk: Power beyond the grave 2019,palight plastic, enamel spray paint, PVC. Courtesy of the artist and Mossenson Galleries.
Henry BRIM, Djurrbal, Untitled, Narra Nigili, Dila Nigili, Birribi-Birribi-Nigili
Andrew BONNEAU, Theogony 2019, oil on linen, pencil on paper.
Roland NANCARROW,No Borders for Migratory Birds 2019, acrylic on PVC and Wood.
Installation images
ARTNOW 2019 install, Cairns Art Gallery 2019. Photo: Michael Marzik.
ARTNOW 2019 install, Cairns Art Gallery 2019. Photo: Michael Marzik.
ARTNOW 2019 install, Cairns Art Gallery 2019. Photo: Michael Marzik.
ARTNOW 2019 install, Cairns Art Gallery 2019. Photo: Michael Marzik.
ARTNOW 2019 install, Cairns Art Gallery 2019. Photo: Michael Marzik.
ARTNOW 2019 install, Cairns Art Gallery 2019. Photo: Michael Marzik.
