Looking Out, Looking In: Exploring the Self-Portrait | QAGOMA

Next date: Tuesday, 24 March 2026 | 09:30 AM to 05:00 PM

Bundaberg Regional Art Gallery | Gallery One

Contemporary society has become increasingly attuned to the self-image through social media’s 'selfie' culture and reality TV, providing a fascinating backdrop in which to examine the self-portrait today.

Looking Out, Looking In explores the genre of the self-portrait, a distinct form of portraiture in which subject and artist are one.

The exhibition examines the human tendency to envisage oneself. While some of the artists look inwards and reflect on themselves in self-effacing ways, or may just be intrigued by their own image, others seek to project an image or identity in more flamboyant displays.

Image Credit: James Gleeson, Australia, 1915–2008,Structural emblems of a friend (self portrait) 1941, Oil on canvas board, 46 x 35.6cm. Purchased 1984 with the assistance of the John Darnell Bequest. Collection: Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art. © QAGOMA

 

 

 

 

When

Location

Gallery One

Bundaberg Regional Art Gallery, 1 Barolin Street, Bundaberg Central, 4670, View Map