COMING SOON
John Mullins Memorial Art Gallery
skeletons
JUDY WATSON
This exhibition opens the closet doors to Australia’s skeletons. An invitation to explore an alternative national narrative. Discovering buried evidence within the state’s archives, bringing light to undisclosed happenings, validating the mistruth of terra nullius, subsequent colonial conflicts, and the continuation of Aboriginal resistance.
Judy Watson’s video works are presented alongside her raw, unframed and unstretched textile works that directly reference research from the archives. Artworks are an exploration of controverted histories that provide moments of recognition for First Nation peoples, acknowledging their hardship, resilience, spirit and continued sovereignty.
skeletons is curated by Amanda Hayman of Blaklash, supported by Milani Gallery, and commissioned by Queensland State Archives.
Content warning
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples are advised that some of the events or people present in the works may be from their community and ancestors. Content will contain names, images or recordings of people that have since passed. While engaging with this content you will hear or see violent or racist content. Some content contains terms and attitudes reflective of the period in which the event occurred and may be considered inappropriate today.
EXHIBITION OPENING
Friday 7 February 2025, 6.30pm
EXHIBITION DATES
8 February 2025 – 29 March 2025
To register please call 07 4628 5330 or email
Image: Judy Watson | bones (detail), 2021. Courtesy the artist and Milani Gallery, Brisbane.
ON THE CURVED WALL
MOTHER AND DAUGHTER: A CADILLA CONNECTION
CINDY AND BAILEY GRIMES
Mother and daughter artists, Cindy and Bailey Grimes share an address and so much more. Together they work, plan, bicker, cry, laugh, gossip, empathise, play, exercise, paint and create.
Cindy has been an artist in the Western Downs for over thirty years and has been developing her distinctive style. Bailey has recently joined the local art group and is learning various painting techniques quickly and developing her creative passions. They share a fascination with their backyard, their cattle property and home, ‘Cadilla’, at Hannaford. The stories they are interested in revolve around their observations and perspectives which have a similar starting point, but they are distinct in their expression of life and art. This exhibition explores the themes of living and working in the Western Downs, through the shared narrative of the mother daughter bond.
EXHIBITION OPENING
Friday 7 February 2025, 6.30pm
EXHIBITION DATES
8 February 2025 – 29 March 2025
To register please call 07 4628 5330 or email
Image: Cindy Grimes | BFFs 2024 | Acrylic on canvas | 410mm x 510mm
John Mullins Memorial Art Gallery
DO I MAKE YOU UNCOMFORTABLE
ELISE HEATHER WOODS
This exhibition is a statement on how society perceives the behaviours of the neurodivergent by creating feelings of discomfort and misapprehension when viewing a collection of insects and creatures.
Toowoomba based artist Elise Heather is a self-taught artist who creates textile works from mixed media. The themes of Elise’s works are inspired by nature, the unseen and forgotten as well as her experiences with ASD, as a neurodivergent person and a parent to one.
The behaviours of the neurodivergent can be perceived as strange and can generate a feeling of discomfort for the typical person and vice versa. To allow the viewer to experience the feelings an odd bug can produce and draw parallels between their experience and their feelings towards neurodivergent people, to allowing the differences to become celebrated not feared.
EXHIBITION OPENING
Friday 4 April 2025, 6.30pm
EXHIBITION DATES
5 April 2025 – 24 May 2025
To register please call 07 4628 5330 or email
Image: Elise Heather Woods | First date 2024 | mixed media | 500mm x 160mm x 230mm
ON THE CURVED WALL
THE POWER OF THREE: A FUSION OF STYLES
LINDA SENJOV, SUSAN BUTLER & SHARON ROSS
The power of three is a visual art collaboration by three Ipswich artists and friends, displaying a fusion of styles, mediums and subjects to engage the audience. It demonstrates the power of support, friendship and collaboration through visual art.
The art is a reflection of their own experiences, interpretations and unique perspectives across mediums and subjects both in the natural and the man-made environment.
As part of their artistic journey, Linda works mostly with acrylics,; Sharon works in ink and watercolour and Susan works predominately in oils. The exhibition provides a window into the friendship, differences and similarities artistically, and explores their creative journey for the first time as a trio. Together, they have created a powerful exhibition that connects the audience with their joy of creating.
EXHIBITION OPENING
Friday 4 April 2025, 6.30pm
EXHIBITION DATES
5 April 2025 – 24 May 2025
To register please call 07 4628 5330 or email
Image: Linda Senjov | Chasm calling 2024 | acrylic | 430mm x 530mm
