The Rockhampton Museum of Art takes you ‘behind the art’ in their in-depth conversations with artists and art professionals of high acclaim. In these engaging monthly episodes, discover enlivening insights about artists’ practise, community initiatives and the art world itself.
Michelle Taranto in conversation with Mandy Dollery
Michelle Taranto is a Queensland-based artist, based on Darumbal Country, who's vibrant, joy-filled practice celebrates colour, comfort, and the wonder of everyday life. Since establishing her Yeppoon home studio in 2021 under the name Arco Iris Interiors, she has developed a distinct visual language that embraces bold palettes, playful compositions, and a maximalist approach to both art and living.
Taranto’s paintings draw inspiration from her beloved dogs, her collection of tropical plants and cacti, and the coastal landscapes of Central Queensland. These influences often merge in unexpected ways—abstract botanicals intertwining with animal portraits, or whimsical roomscapes infused with humour and warmth.
10 Aug 2026
Judy Watson, Nathan Mudyi Sentance in Conversation with Dr Melinda Mann
On the afternoon of the opening of Too Deadly: Ten Years of Tarnanthi (https://www.agsa.sa.gov.au/whats-on/exhibitions/tarnanthi-at-the-gallery/) , Dr Melinda Mann has a yarn with Judy Watson one of the exhibiting artist's in the exhibition and Nathan Mudyi Sentance, RMOA First Nations Reference Group Chair.
15 Jul 2026
Sally Molloy in conversation with Helen Kavanagh
Meanjin/Brisbane based artist, writer, and educator Sally Molloy's practice explores colonial pasts and presents as they relate to her everyday life through an open-ended engagement with Australian landscape painting history, the backyard, and popular culture. This framework provides a sweaty context for critique, loaded with the potential for meaning making, affect, and contemplation.Molloy works with painting, collage, sculpture, sound, and poetry often challenging the implied hierarchy of media with her strategically naïve aesthetic, humour, and enthusiasm for play. Her work has been exhibited nationally and internationally, and she has contributed to large-scale public artworks in South-East and Regional Queensland.
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