Annual Review 2016

The outstanding contributions of several QAGOMA benefactors were honoured with three new named acknowledgments. At QAG, Galleries 5 and 6 have become the Henry and Amanda Bartlett Galleries; and at GOMA, Galleries 3.3 and 3.4 are the Marica Sourris and James C. Sourris am Galleries, while Gallery 1.3 is now known as the Eric and Marion Taylor Gallery, named for the late parents of Foundation Special Patron Paul Taylor. Pictured at the Official Celebration for GOMA Turns 10 are (l–r) James C. Sourris, AM ; Ray Michaelsons, Audi Australia; Prof Sue Street, AO ; Paul Taylor; Queensland Premier the Hon Annastacia Palaszczuk, MP ; Marica Sourris; and Chris Saines / Photograph: Mark Sherwood Noon-Nom 2016 by Thai artist Pinaree Sanpitak was a popular resting place amid the action-packed works of ‘Sugar Spin’. These soft sculptures evoke the domed form of a Buddhist stupa and the female breast, emphasising how both the bosom and Buddhism provide comfort and soothing. Photograph: Joe Ruckli QAGOMA Learning’s interactive school workshop used artworks from the GOMA Turns 10 program to stimulate discussion and went behind the scenes on the development of this milestone for the Gallery. Photograph: Mark Sherwood 'FOR TEN YEARS, GOMA HAS BEEN AT ITS BEST WHEN IT HAS . . . SOUGHT OUT ORIGINAL ARTWORKS IN AUSTRALIA, ASIA AND THE PACIFIC. COMBINE THIS PIONEERING APPROACH WITH A POSITIVE ENERGY THAT ALMOST RADIATES FROM THE PLACE, AND IT’S CLEAR THAT GOMA HAS EVERY REASON TO FEEL PLEASED WITH ITS FIRST DECADE.' John McDonald , Sydney Morning Herald , 10 December 2016 GOMA Turns 10 Principal Sponsor Audi Australia parachuted a riot of colour into the GOMA forecourt with their branded cars. Photograph: Joe Ruckli ABOVE Visitors in Céleste Boursier-Mougenot’s from here to ear (v.13) 2010 / Purchased 2011. Queensland Art Gallery Foundation / Photograph: Natasha Harth 46 ▼  REVIEW 2016 REVIEW 2016 ▼ 47 GOMA TURNS 10 GOMA TURNS 10