Elizabeth Shaw in the exhibition Intimacy
Exhibition
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28 Mar 2026
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05 Jul 2026
Published: 11.03.2026
Rockhampton Museum of Art
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Bowl: Memory Bowl, 2026
Recycled and reused sterling silver, found nails
6 x 5 x 7 cm
Photo by: Michelle Bowden
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Intimacy brings together artists whose practices align with the personal, the meditative, the internal and the profound, to create an experience that will stay with the viewer long after they leave the exhibition.
Artist list
Ron Adams, Roy Ananda, Nick Ashby, John Baldessari, Vicky Browne, Kirsty Bruce, Eugene Carchesio, Regi Cherini, Julie Fragar, Ian Friend, Miles Hall, Michelle Hamer, Caitlin Hespe, Carol Jerrems, Talitha Kennedy, Jo Lankester, Norman Lindsay, Don Nace, Robert Preston, Lorna Quinn, Joel Rea, Edward Ruscha, Sandra Selig, Elizabeth Shaw, Gemma Smith, Edward Steichen, Paul Trefry, Ben Trupperbäumer
With the flood of images available at the swipe of a finger, the average person spends 15-30 seconds looking at a work of art, and suggests an alarming equivalence between the screen of a device and the broader wall of a gallery, a window, or even the world beyond. Intimacy inverts this – rather than filling the space with ‘Instagrammable’ art works, which tends to favour form and size over substance, Intimacy encourages audiences to spend time with each work, creating memorable and rewarding moments, a personal and emotive whole. Sensitively arranged and lit, and avoiding the fake, the clever, the ironic and the spectacular in favour of the felt, the experienced and the authentic, Intimacy arranges art works that pack an intense emotional punch, curated specifically for the large RMOA space to create an opportunity for communion with each work, and each viewer.
Open: 9 am - 4 pm
Open 7 Days. Free entry
Open: 9 am - 4 pm
Open 7 Days. Free entry
Rockhampton Museum of Art
- Website Rockhampton Museum of Art
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- Mail:
- rmoa
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- Phone:
- +61749368248
- Curator:
- Jonathan McBurnie
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