Exhibitions

My work is talking about the racial tension that’s here in this country and is never fully articulated — it’s always under the surface.

Fiona Foley is a leading contemporary Australian artist, curator, and lecturer. Descended from the Badtjala people of Thoorgine or K’gari (Fraser Island) and based in Brisbane, Foley explores a range of concerns through her practice, including colonial race relations, sexuality and the experiences of Queensland’s Aboriginal populations at the turn of the twentieth century.

Through her art, Foley mines forgotten or hidden histories, bringing them to light as a means to assess our present in relation to the past. Foley’s art has been exhibited extensively in Australia and abroad. As well as her gallery works, she has created a number of public art commissions in Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra.