About the exhibition
Hear their words, see their work.
We invite you to experience the James C. Sourris AM Collection of Artist Interviews, a series of in-depth and intimate video interviews with some of Australia’s most acclaimed contemporary artists, and see the work of selected artists.
The exhibition will feature selected contemporary works by Vernon Ah Kee, Luke Roberts, Fiona Foley, Judith Wright, Leonard Brown, Anne Wallace, Sandra Selig, and Eugene Carchesio.
This is your chance to Meet the artists.
Uncover the motivations, inspirations and tribulations from the career’s of leading visual creatives in a series of stunning video interviews. Take inspiration from their processes and what drives them to create impact through art.
The James C Sourris AM Collection of Artist Interviews consists of interviews with significant Australian artists and figures in the art world. It is a growing collection that provides insight and context to the practice of some of our most respected artists.
Each artist is profiled via three distinct recordings: a full-length interview between the interviewer and the artists, a 30 minute version, optimised for education purposes and a shorter version, generally 5 to 9 minutes in length that gives a quick taste of that person's artistic practice.
A conversation with Vernon Ah Kee and Gordon Hookey, two members of the Brisbane-based innovative Aboriginal artist collective proppaNOW. Cheryl Leavy leads the conversation delving into the collective’s residency plans and upcoming work.
The collective is off to New York later this year after winning the 2022–2024 Jane Lombard Prize for Art and Social Justice. The prize was awarded following the OCCURRENT AFFAIR exhibition which was originally held at the UQ Art Museum in 2021, currently touring Australia in partnership with Museums & Galleries NSW.
Filmed onsite at State Library of Queensland on Thursday 29 June 2023.
These education resources encourage students to delve into the lives and works of contemporary Australian artists.
Take a piece of the exhibition home with you and browse the official publication plus an array of books, items and gifts connected to Meet the artists.
Meet the artists
Exploring Giant Molecules
Union with reality: art of Leonard Brown
Alphastation/Alphaville
In conversation with curator Nicholas Tsoutas, Luke Roberts shares intimate details of the spectacle and grandeur of Pope Alice.