- Celebrating the life's work of Logan cultural community founder
- Talk to focus on women's place in history
Celebrating the life's work of Logan cultural community founder
The legacy of celebrated Aboriginal artist Uncle Reg Knox is being recognised in a special exhibition at Logan Art Gallery.
The memorial exhibition honours the work of Uncle Reg, who passed away in 2020 at the age of 90.
It features works from the Logan Art Collection, alongside local First Nations artists and is open until Saturday, July 18.
The exhibition celebrates Uncle Reg's national and international impact as a Kamilaroi man and City of Logan resident, which included gifting an artwork to Pope John Paul II.
Logan Art Gallery is open from 10am to 4pm between Tuesday and Saturday. Entry is free.
Caption: Reginald Knox, Scrubby Creek, 1997, oil on canvas. Logan Art Collection, purchased 1997.
Talk to focus on women's place in history
The artistic and cultural contributions of 19th and 20th century women will be explored in a special presentation in the City of Logan next month.
Logan Heritage Specialist Dr Hilda Maclean will host Restoring women to their place in history from 10.30am on Wednesday, July 15 at Logan Central Library.
The free information session complements the Where do I Belong? exhibition at Logan Art Gallery.
Attendees will learn about bird illustrator Elizabeth Gould and her contemporaries, and how their historical significance has been rediscovered.
Elizabeth's work is currently featured in the 3D Birds of Australia STORYBOX in the Logan Entertainment Centre forecourt, alongside her husband English ornithologist John Gould.
Bookings can be made via lccqld.com/women_history
