Brisbane
artisan
45 King Street, Bowen Hills 4006. T (07) 3215-0800. E info@artisan.org.au W www.artisan.org.au H Tues–Fri 10.00 to 5.00, Sat 10.00 to 4.00. artisan is Queensland’s home of craft and design. Gallery, store and workshop space supporting and promoting contemporary craft and design practice for both makers and their audiences. To June 4 Con Ojos Y Dientes (With Eyes and Teeth) – Latin American born artist Paula Quintela explores displacement by an intermingling of poetic, literary and domestic references. This new body of work is a mélange of Quintela’s experiences of multiple cultural mythologies merging with those of the indigenous cultures of her home country. Mixed-media works and ceramics will be included in the shows installation, giving new form to the creatures and stories that inhabit her 2D print-based multimedia works.
FireWorks Gallery
9/31 Thompson Street, Bowen Hills 4006. T (07) 3216-1250. E art@fireworksgallery.com.au W www.fireworksgallery.com.au H Tues–Fri 10.00 to 6.00, Sat 10.00 to 5.00. May 6 to June 11 Ian Waldron: The tower of blue horses. Also, Walala Tjapaltjarri: Tingari Arrangements.
Institute of Modern Art
Judith Wright Arts Centre, 420 Brunswick Street, Fortitude Valley 4006. (07) 3252-5750. Free entry. Tues–Sat 10.00 to 5.00. May 7 to July 9 – and . brings together a group of Australian and international artists who each use their artmaking to explore and expand on the creation of value. Guided by the idea of the circular by – award-winning artist and director first solo exhibition in Australia, explores the magic and dynamism of Blackness in a realm where time and space are altered. The now, the past, and the future are rethought and reordered to create something soulful and mind-bendingly visceral.
