Contemporary artists examine how colour pops in the world

Published on 03 March 2026

Twenty-one contemporary Australian artists examine how colour features in our everyday experiences in an exhibition to be displayed at the University of Southern Queensland Art Gallery from March 10 to April 10, 2026.

Colour Pop, draws on the talents of Australian artists who have a connection with Toowoomba and the University of Southern Queensland.

Working with colour as their primary inspiration, these artists explore the boundaries of materiality, experience and perception.

While referencing artists’ use of colour throughout art history, this exhibition offers three distinct propositions that inhabit the contradictory, emotive and playful nature of colour.

Kyle Jenkins’ series Celare, inverts the relationship between painting and architecture, disrupting conventions between how a work of art is viewed and the space it inhabits.

In Colour, Remembered, Rhi Johnson has invited artists to examine their memories through colour’s associative, symbolic and emotive potential.

Toph Tri Cera’s installation The Mortifying Ordeal (of Being Known) positions the viewer within a kaleidoscopic environment inviting play, exploration and reflection.

Colour Pop presents a selection of works that examine the myriad ways colour is embedded in our experience of the world.

Artists: Kyle Jenkins, Toph Tri Cera, Peta Berghofer, Michelle Black, Linda Clark, Joeli Eastell, Davina Else, Kristen Flynn, Andrew Gunnell, Petalia Humphreys, Rhi Johnson, Renee Kire, Jo Isabel Klima, Melinda Luscombe, Karri McPherson, Sarah Neuman, Rachel North, Danish Quapoor, Alex Stalling, Larissa Warren and Emily Young.

Colour Pop is an initiative of Toowoomba Regional Art Gallery delivered in partnership with University of Southern Queensland, Creative UniSQ and UniSQ Art Gallery.

The exhibition’s Opening event starts at 5.30pm on Friday, March 13 at the University of Southern Queensland Art Gallery, Ground floor of B Block, UniSQ, 487-535 West Street, Toowoomba.

Please RSVP by Wednesday, March 11 directly to the Gallery on (07) 4631 1027 or Email Art.gallery@unisq.edu.au

University of Southern Queensland Gallery hours: From 10am to 3pm Tuesday to Friday.

For more information, please see: www.tr.qld.gov.au/trag

Images:

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Kyle JENKINS / Celare T15-12 #70 2025 / acrylic on canvas / 57 x 57cm / © Kyle Jenkins
Toph TRI CERA / The mortifying ordeal (of being known) 2025 (detail) / installation detail / 244cm x 244cm x 120 cm / Photographer: Anna Singleton / © Toph Tri Cera
Danish QUAPOOR / weedkiller 2025 / hand-coiled and stitched baling twine and vinyl record / 30 x 30 x 7.5cm / Photographer: Amanda Galea / © Danish Quapoor
Petalia HUMPHREYS / RD series #3 in 2 parts 2025 / low sheen interior/exterior acrylic (Petalia's Pink, Quarter Pearl Lusta and Coconut Ice) on plywood / 50 x 50 x 27cm / © Petalia Humphreys