Looking Out, Looking In: Exploring the self-portrait

21 Jun 2025 - 6 Sep 2025

People's persistent interest in self-image is explored in a new exhibition of work from the Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art (QAGOMA) Collection.

Drawing from QAGOMA's Australian, Indigenous Australian, Asia Pacific and International collections, Looking Out, Looking In: Exploring the Self-Portrait highlights richly diverse approaches to the timeless artistic genre.

In an age when digital technology has transformed the way we live and interpret our lives, Looking Out, Looking In offers a broad and accessible setting in which to consider our contemporary obsession with self.

Artists featured include Abdul Abdullah, Davida Allen, Fiona Foley, James Gleeson, Nora Heysen, George W. Lambert, Tracey Moffatt, Vincent Namatjira, Luke Roberts, Cindy Sherman and Madonna Staunton.

Looking Out, Looking In: Exploring the Self-Portrait is a touring exhibition developed by the Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art.

Image credit: Cindy Sherman (photographer), ANCIENNE MANUFACTURE ROYALE (LIMOGES) (manufacturer), Madame de Pompadour née Poisson (1721-1764), 1989, hard-paste porcelain modelled after a Sèvres original, with Rose Pompadour ground colour, silver details and transferred photograph. Purchased 1990. Collection: Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art. © Cindy Sherman.

Caboolture Regional Art Gallery is open from Tuesday to Saturday, 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM.