Mitchell Fine Art in Fortitude Valley begins its 2020 gallery exhibition calendar year with the personally curated exhibition Director’s Choice.

Gallery Director Mike Mitchell has selected artworks from the galleries collection featuring a mix of Australian contemporary and Aboriginal art.

The exhibition showcases the gallery’s diverse stockroom and highlights artists that will be exhibited in 2020.

There are artworks by newly invited artists Idris Murphy and Matthew Cheyne. Idris Murphy is one of Australia’s leading contemporary landscape painters and Matthew Cheyne is a wonderful emerging Queensland artist.

Paintings shortlisted for notable art prizes including the Tattersall’s Art Prize and the Brisbane Portrait Prize also feature in this opening exhibition.

Peter Hudson’s eye catching painting ‘The Passage’ and Steve Lopes portrait of Warren Ellis are two standout selections.

This exhibition features some of the finest examples of the work of Carlos Barrios, Dorothy Napangardi, Gertie Huddleston, Kudditji Kngwarreye, Steve Lopes and Makinti Napanangka amongst others.

Official opening celebrations will be held at the gallery on Saturday February 15. Join Mike Mitchell, Gallery Director for an in-conversation event with artists Carlos Barrios, David Hayes, Peter Hudson and Matthew Cheyne.

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The exhibition is showing at Mitchell Fine Art, 86 Arthur Street Fortitude Valley from January 28 until March 21.