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Brisbane Portrait Prize 2024

Portrait of woman in a dress sitting in a colourful room.

Free exhibition

Brisbane Portrait Prize 2024

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Open daily
3 August – 10 November

9am – 5pm Monday to Friday
10am – 5pm Saturday and Sunday
slq Gallery, level 2

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About the exhibition

The Brisbane Portrait Prize celebrates the heart of Brisbane/Meanjin, telling the stories of the courageous, creative, and passionate people who make up our city. 

Showcasing the best in contemporary portraiture, the 2024 prize demonstrates that portraiture still excites the most accomplished of artists.  

Portraits directly engage us with issues of identity, as this exhibition reveals. It spotlights how we construct our sense of self and others – so we can create meaning and belonging in a challenging world. 

This year, we see artists look to the past and the future. Some reference the greats of Renaissance art, while others critique how AI impacts the creative realm.  

First Nations artists continue to add significantly to the conversation, through exploration of cultural connection, commitment to country, and the enduring impact of colonisation.  

Join us at State Library of Queensland to engage, reflect, and be inspired by the joy, sadness, and resilience, depicted through portraiture. 

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2024 finalist preview

 Photograph of a person wearing a sparkling shirt and shorts with a matching sparkling headdress that covers their face. They are holding a bejeweled cola cup.

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Black book cover with white text and a potrait of a young woman.

The Portrait Photographer's Manual
By Max Cian & Ferguson Oba Smith

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Illustrated book cover of a portait of a young woman.

Creative Portraits in Watercolor
By Ana Santos

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Book cover with a collage of many images.

Portrait of Australia
By Australian Geographic

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Book cover the Power of Images.

The Power of Images
By David Freedberg

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Book cover with a high contrast image of a man wearing a headdress.

Wayne Quilliam: Culture is Life
By Wayne Quilliam

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Illustrated book cover with an illustraited portrait of a Australian soldier.

The Art of Sacrifice
George Petrou

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