Colin Reaney: objects in a situation

Next date: Saturday, 07 March 2026 | 12:00 AM

“The return of Sinbad. With my passport—and in my accent—the work in this exhibition draws on a series of visual and spatial anecdotes collected during my time as an ‘expat’ from 1997 to 2017, and the time since. This exhibition suggests ‘a reconfiguring of our world as a place of meeting, a place of co-existence, and one that sustains diversity’”¹

—Colin G. Reaney

^{Paul Carter, “Dark Writing Geography Performance Design” University of Hawai’i Press, Honolulu, 2009}

objects in a situation: /fabrications according to measured drawings/ brings together recent works spanning drawing, sculpture and spatial installation, coalescing in an exploration of global and personal concerns and an examination of ‘belonging’ in an interconnected world. Reaney’s interventions in the gallery conjure fragments of shared memories and experiences through an eclectic arrangement of symbols, quotes and objects.

Colin Reaney is an experienced artist and educator. Returning to his hometown of Hervey Bay in 2017, this exhibition marks Reaney’s first exhibition in the region after decades spent teaching visual art in various universities overseas.

Before taking up the position of Associate Professor of Sculpture at American University in Dubai, Reaney held positions at The College of Fine Arts & Design, University of Sharjah, UAE (2006–2009); the Visual & Performing Arts Academic Group, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (1998–2006); the sculpture studio at the University of Southern Queensland (1989–95); the Academy of the Arts at the Queensland University of Technology Brisbane (1996–98) and Griffith University Gold Coast Campus. He has been a guest lecturer and external assessor in universities across Australia, Europe, the USA and the Asia Pacific region.

Reaney's selected exhibitions include: Roz MacAllan Gallery, Brisbane (1987, 1990, 1999); Museum of Contemporary Art, Brisbane (1988, 1992); Artsite, Brisbane (1991); Queensland Craft Council Gallery, Brisbane (1992); El Museo National Palaciode Bellas Artes, Havana, Cuba (1995); Australian Embassy Gallery, Paris, France (1995); Artspace, Griffith University (1996); Institute of Modern Art, Brisbane (1997); Carnegie Gallery, Hobart (1998); Singapore Art Museum, Singapore (1999) (2023); Plastique Kinetic Worms, PKW Singapore (1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006); The Red Gate Gallery, Beijing (2002); The Art Gallery NIE/NTU, Singapore (2004); Al Kahf Gallery, Bethlehem, Palestine (2008); College of Fine Arts Gallery, University of Sharjah, UAE (2008, 2009); and Virginia Commonwealth University, Doha, Qatar (2009).