Arts Radar: Autumn 2026
This season’s exciting new exhibitions in Noosa’s galleries, studios and arts centres.
CA GALLERY
UNTIL 28 MARCH
MICHAEL BRENNAN: ROCKET SCIENCE
An exhibition alluding that we’d be collectively better served if we focused our attention on making our planet a more habitable place, as opposed to scheming to escape to a new one.
5/43 Access Crescent, Coolum Beach
5471 7366 | www.coolartgallery.com.au
STUDIO ONE NOOSA
UNTIL 2 MAY
MULTIPLE ARTISTS: CLIQUE BAIT
An evolving exhibition with an intersection of social grouping and digital action, where curiosity leads and a single click can open an entire world.
10/64 Gateway Drive, Noosaville
0481 155 287 | www.studioonenoosa.com.au
POMONA RAILWAY STATION
BANANA SHED, 28 MARCH-22 APRIL
SUELLEN TOMKIN: ONE VIEW
A single landscape view in various forms, ranging from semi-abstract to entirely abstract impressions.
23 MAY-17 JUNE
Capturing the spirit of place and people through photography and painting.
CARRIAGE ROOM, 4-29 APRIL
STAR & LEO BECHAZ: LOVE & LIGHT
A whimsical blend of 3D glass and colourful pottery sculptures.
2-27 MAY
NIKKI HAHN & SKYE BYRNES: BUSH, BIRDS & BUGS
Mother and daughter showcasing their unique styles using acrylic, watercolour, pen, sculpture and mixed media.
30 MAY-24 JUNE
BARBARA MILLS: FACES, SPIRITS & STORIES
Works inspired by real people that tell a story – wrinkles, expressions, body language & small symbolic details that hint of a lived life.
10 Station Street, Pomona | 5485 2950
www.pomonagallery.com
BENDIGO COMMUNITY BANK – COOROY
8 APRIL-1 JUNE
RIDGEWOOD PHOTO FAIR @RIDGEWOOD HALL – QUEENSLAND
Explore photography from the 2025 competition winners and place getters, ahead of the 2026 competition.
36a Maple Street, Cooroy | 5447 7131
BENDIGO COMMUNITY BANK – TEWANTIN-NOOSA
10 APRIL-15 MAY
TARA STOWER: @TARA_STOWER_ART
Bespoke art capturing fine details and organic beauty of her subjects.
15 MAY-3 JULY
MULTIPLE ARTISTS: COLOUR MY WORLD
Vibrant local art to brighten your day!
114 Poinciana Avenue, Tewantin
5440 5289
THE G CONTEMPORARY
16 APRIL-3 MAY
BRANDI HUGHES: I LOVE YOU BUCKETS FULL
An invitation into the world of motherhood and her journey with her inner child, exploring the tender spaces where childhood and motherhood intertwine. Opening night 18 April, 5.30-7.30pm
4-31 MAY
DIRECTOR’S CHOICE: CHRISTOPHER PHILLIPS
Visually compelling paintings that fuse architectural gravity with emotional resonance.
1-30 JUNE
DIRECTOR’S CHOICE: PEGGY ZEPHYR
Works spanning textiles and sculpture that pull apart and reconstruct personal narratives, conveying what words cannot say.
6/32 Hastings Street, Noosa Heads
0400 716 526 | www.thegcontemporary.com
NOOSA REGIONAL GALLERY
UNTIL 19 APRIL
ANDREW HILLHOUSE: THERE IS ANOTHER SKY
Immersive and atmospheric works built through hundreds of small gestures drawn on the legacies of impressionism.
DANIEL VON STURMER: LIMITS OF THE MODEL (SEQUENCE 3)
A video exhibition approaching paint as an event unfolding in time.
24 APRIL- 14 JUNE
ANDREW QUILTY: AFGHANISTAN
A photographic exhibition capturing the complex tapestry of daily life tin Afghanistan, and an intimate glimpse into a nation too often defined by conflict.
9 Pelican Street, Tewantin | 5329 614
www.noosaregionalgallery.com.au
COOROY BUTTER FACTORY ARTS CENTRE
UNTIL 19 APRIL
MULTIPLE ARTISTS: BENEATH THE SKIN
Works examining the aesthetic and stories of skin.
ARTS CONNECT INC: SENSE OF PLACE II
Exploring connection to landscape, people, culture, or emotions that shape identity and artistic vision.
26 APRIL-24 MAY
SANDY VAN HEREBERGHEN: THE GODDESS WE ARE
Paintings and sculptures honouring the sacred energy within every woman.
KARGILLIS GROUP: EARTH
Dioramas of prehistoric and contemporary scenes, ceramic sculptures and paintings by four female artists.
CLINTON WOOD: BEYOND THE ROAD
A photographic journey of riding motorcycles through the Himalayas, where extreme terrain and vast silence shape the body and spirit.
MAKAELLA CONIAS: FOREVER IS NOW
Abstract expressionism honouring the fragile beauty of now, before it slips beyond reach.
11A Maple Street, Cooroy | 5442 6665
www.butterfactoryartscentre.com.au
24 APRIL-22 MAY
MULTIPLE ARTISTS:
BETWEEN SALT & LIGHT
Exploring how natural forces – salt, water, light – act as both material and measure on canvas, linen, board and paper.
5/64 Gateway Drive, Noosaville
0413 477 947 | www.leightoncontemporary.com
AFFORDABLE ART FAIR
7-10 MAY
BRISBANE AFFORDABLE ART FAIR
For lovers of landscapes, sculpture or abstracts, find something to suit your taste, space and budget. Look for the Studio One Noosa stand with local artists on show!
www.affordableartfair.com
