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Julie Poulsen, Six Small Stories (detail), 2019, synthetic polymer paint and mixed media on canvas, Collection of the artist
Melanie Hava, Barrier Reef Bubbles 2, 2019, acrylic and gold leaf on canvas, Collection of the artist
Jennifer Valmadre, Ossified scribbling (detail), 2019, mid fired ceramics, Collection of the artist. Image Michael Marzik
The Cairns Art Gallery’s biennial exhibition, ARTNOW FNQ, showcases the best and most exciting contemporary art by artists who live in or have cultural connection to Cairns and the region of Far North Queensland. This year’s guest judge is Max Delany who will be in Cairns to open the exhibition and to announce artists whose works have been selected for acquisition for the Gallery’s Permanent Collection.
Max Delany is the Artistic Director and CEO of the Australian Centre for Contemporary Art (ACCA) and was formerly Senior Curator of Contemporary Art at the National Gallery of Victoria (2012–2016) and Director of the Monash University Museum of Art (2004–2012). He is a highly respected contemporary art curator and commentator on new directions in Australian and international art.
Max Delany, Artistic Director of the Australian Centre of Contemporary Art has selected thirty-four artists for this year’s ARTNOW FNQ exhibition which opens on 13 December 2019. Congratulations to the following artists:
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 GRIFFITHSTamika GRANT-IRAMU
Melanie HAVA
Hopevale Artists -
Madge BOWEN,
Dora DEEMAL,
Gertie DEERAL,
Wanda GIBSON,
Daisy HAMLOT,
Grace ROSENDALE
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
IMAGE: Amanda Gabori & Dorothy Gabori, Our Mother's Country, 2019, Acrylic on Belgian Linen, Courtesy of the artists and MIART, Mornington Island
