Current exhibition
The Painter & the Printmaker
5 September 2023 – 8 September 2024
William Robinson is revered as one of the nation’s great contemporary painters, recognised for his multiperspective depictions of the Australian landscape. While he is most readily identifiable by his monumental paintings, his print works are scarcely understood or fully acknowledged for their aesthetic value and contribution to the artist’s remarkable creative vision. This exhibition provides rare insight into Robinson’s mastery as a colourist and mark-maker by showcasing four decades of printmaking, in particular his lithographs and etchings, alongside major paintings.
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The artist
“Once you’re a painter it’s not a hobby, it becomes part of your very being. Every single thing you do to do with your living relates to your painting. You’re a sort of prisoner to your art.” – William Robinson AO
William Robinson 2012 © Mark Callanan
Our sister gallery: QUT Art Museum
William Robinson Gallery and our sister gallery, QUT Art Museum, are two of Queensland’s premier visual art institutions, situated in one of the CBD’s premium locations on the Brisbane river. Open Tuesday to Sunday, QUT Art Museum offers a diverse suite of in-house curated exhibitions drawn from the university’s extensive art collection as well as commissioned art projects, and touring exhibitions.
Getting here
The William Robinson Gallery is situated in historic Old Government House, next to the Botanic Gardens in the Brisbane CBD.