Exhibition Opening | Joe Furlonger, Billy Missi’n Wakain Thamai, Regional Spotlight
- Duration: 2 Hours (approx.)
- Location: Pialba, QLD
- Product code: PMPAH3
Please join us for the official launch of our three exciting new exhibitions at Hervey Bay Regional Gallery and HBRG's new façade artwork.
About the exhibitions:
One of Australia's most respected landscape painters, Joe Furlonger came to prominence in the late 1980s with a series of large-scale figurative paintings. Drawn from the Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art (QAGOMA) Collection, Joe Furlonger: Horizons traces the artist's career through a range of media from painting ceramics, sculpture, and drawing. Joe Furlonger: Horizons is a touring exhibition developed by the Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art.
'Billy Missi’n Wakain Thamai', is a profound exhibition honouring the late Torres Strait Islander artist Billy Missi (1970-2012). Billy Missi’n Wakain Thamai, a national touring exhibition presented by NorthSite Contemporary Arts in partnership with Torres Strait Regional Authority’s Gab Titui Cultural Centre (TSRA), and toured by Museums & Galleries QLD.
The annual Regional Spotlight exhibition surveys artistic practice across the Wide Bay-Burnett region. Regional Spotlight 2025 artists are: Jacob Bunt, Val McGrath, Lou Millen, Colin Reaney, Suzanne Roberts and Karen Stanton.
This will also be the official launch of HBRG's new façade artwork by Gubbi Gubbi / Kabi Kabi artist Zartisha Davis.
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Image: Alistair Brightman
