Tony Fitzsimmons, ‘Gardener 1’, 2022, Pastel on paper, 72 x 52cm. Courtesy: The artist and Umbrella Studio Contemporary. 

Tony Fitzsimmons completed an artist-in-residence program with Umbrella Studio Contemporary Arts in 2019-2020. It was focussed on the Museum of Underwater Art (MOUA) in the waters off Townsville. This exhibition builds on the artist’s experiences while working onsite prior to deployment of The Coral Greenhouse at John Brewer Reef. Fitzsimmons has reinterpreted the MOUA sculptures, installations, sites and building process from documentation to his own paintings and drawings.

Opening Event: Friday 7 October, 6pm.