Image credit: Luke Roberts, Stradbroke Island (Blue pines), (detail) 2002, Synthetic Polymer Paint on canvas, Redland Art Gallery Collection. Gift of the Artist, 2003. Photograph by Carl Warner.

An exhibition to celebrate the joyful history, colourful characters, unruly activity and creative significance of the Headlands Chalet, located on Minjerribah/Stradbroke Island from 1989 – 2015. Headlands, as it was affectionately known, was an oasis for arts communities, artist-run initiatives [ARIs] and queer arts collectives.

Built in 1935, the Headlands Chalet was a modest 13 cabin communal complex, an example of Vernacular (or folk) architecture, located on Mooloomba Drive, Point Lookout. From humble beginnings, it evolved to become a popular and affordable getaway retreat and studio space for artists.

Marshall Malouf [1952- 2015], host, community facilitator and erstwhile artist transformed this hillside artists’ retreat overlooking the Pacific Ocean horizon into a living artwork during his 26-year custodianship period.

This group exhibition is conceptualised as a form of collaborative reminiscence where memory, artworks, stories and ephemeral affects co-occur.

Marshall Malouf passed away in 2015 and this exhibition is a fitting tribute to his vital contribution to diversity, ephemerality and queerness of Queensland/Australian artist communities. Visitors are invited to add their personal stories and memories to a timeline to continue and capture the creative expression of Marshall’s legacy.

Featuring: Paul Andrews, Di Ball, Leonard Brown, Jo Fay Duncan, Easton Pearson (Pamela Easton and Lydia Pearson), Lisa Islen, Colin Millar, Nick Oliver, Rosslynd Piggott, Barbara Piscitelli, Ian Quiller Orchardson, Luke Roberts, Bronwyn Searle.