Richard Dunn

Richard Dunn, Australia 1944–2024 / Surveillance and Punishment (Pine Gap) 1987–88 / Synthetic polymer paint on canvas / Eight parts: 228 x 224cm (overall) / Gift of Suzanne Davies in loving memory of Richard Dunn through the QAGOMA Foundation 2025. Donated through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program / Collection: Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art / © Richard Dunn Estate

Richard Dunn, Australia 1944–2024 / Surveillance and Punishment (Pine Gap) 1987–88 / Synthetic polymer paint on canvas / Eight parts: 228 x 224cm (overall) / Gift of Suzanne Davies in loving memory of Richard Dunn through the QAGOMA Foundation 2025. Donated through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program / Collection: Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art / © Richard Dunn Estate / View full image

When

21 Feb – 11 Oct 2026

Where

Queensland Art Gallery, Watermall

About

Richard Dunn (1944–2024) was an influential artist and educator, known for his rigorous intellectual approach to painting, installation and photography. Working within international contexts of abstraction, minimalism and conceptual art, his practice unites artistic and historical references to examine the social, political and economic aspects of our culture.

This Collection display brings together selected works by Dunn made during the 1980s—a time when Australian art was participating in a new era of global dialogue.