Congratulations to Ian Friend who is a finalist in the Queensland Regional Art Awards (QRAA) 2023 with the work Freycinit. The Queensland Regional Art Awards (QRAA) is an annual visual arts prize and exhibition for established and emerging artists living in regional and remote Queensland with a record prize pool of over $140,000…

Intimate Immensity is an exhibition of works by Ian Friend opens at The Condensery, Somerset Regional Art Gallery. On exhibition at The Condensery, Somerset Regional Art Gallery from 7 October - 3 December 2023.

Ian Friend’s solo exhibition Intimate Immensity on exhibition at the University of the Sunshine Coast 10 June - 12 August 2023.

The gallery is delighted to see the donation of ‘Cybele’ by the late Robyn Daw, artist, curator, and educator in the QUT Art Museum. The donation was made by Dexter Daw Friend and Ian Friend in memory of the late Robyn Daw.