Annual Review 2016

The past year was an ambitious and important one for the Gallery as we approached the tenth anniversary of GOMA. It began with the busy final months of ‘The 8th Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art’ and continued through major exhibitions, which we later toured, by the legendary Cindy Sherman and the remarkable Sally Gabori. Other highlights included a survey of the gifts of Tim Fairfax, ac , and an examination of Australia’s ties with its closest neighbour, Papua New Guinea. The year culminated in a suite of exhibitions, commissions and programs that marked GOMA’s tenth birthday in spectacular style. The Gallery took the opportunity to build its Collection as another marker of the building’s milestone, which resulted in the gifting and commissioning of numerous exceptional works. Among them are an iconic early- 1950s painting by Australian modernist Arthur Boyd; 15 ‘soundsuit’ horses by Chicago-based artist Nick Cave; and a new public artwork for GOMA by Indigenous Queensland artist Judy Watson. We also embarked on a Collection Storage upgrade at QAG, adding a third to our current capacity, and entered into a wide-ranging agreement for joint programming with the Singapore Art Museum. Once again, the Gallery enjoyed the unstinting support of Premier and Minister for the Arts, the Honourable Annastacia Palaszczuk, mp , and the Department of Premier and Cabinet, as well as Arts Queensland and Tourism and Events Queensland. Like all publicly funded cultural institutions, we could not do the work we do without a great family of supporters, committed sponsors and generous donors through the QAGOMA Foundation. Moreover, we could not have achieved the reach of this past year without the clear and astute guidance of the Board of Trustees Chair, Professor Susan Street, ao , Deputy Chair, Philip Bacon, am , our highly engaged Board, and a dedicated Executive Management Team and passionate staff. Review 2016 looks back at our achievements of the past year and acknowledges the many people in and around QAGOMA who bring the galleries to life. FROMTHE DIRECTOR CHRIS SAINES, cnzm DIRECTOR QUEENSLAND ART GALLERY | GALLERY OF MODERN ART Quandamooka artist Leecee Carmichael shows Chris Saines a weaving technique during the production of Judy Watson’s tow row 2016 / November 2016 / Photograph: Chloë Callistemon 04 ▼  REVIEW 2016 REVIEW 2016 ▼ 05 FROM THE DIRECTOR FROM THE DIRECTOR