Aaron Butt

We’re proud to introduce one of two artists currently exhibiting their work at BAMM as part of our new Stairwell Gallery program – and all of their work on display is for sale. Aaron Butt’s ‘Near Enough (Is Good Enough) IV’ is a painterly exhibition exploring Australian photographer Frank Hurley’s images of the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition of 1914–1917, seeking to critique the colonial and patriarchal goals of the expedition and its negative effects on the environment. Interestingly, Frank Hurley’s photographs from the BAMM collection are also on display in the adjoining upstairs gallery, so it is a great time to see the inspiration behind Butt’s works. Visit BAMM to see ‘Near Enough (Is Good Enough) IV’ and all of the current exhibitions in the gallery until 30 May. Images: Aaron Butt, ‘A Little Patience’ (detail), 2025
Aaron Butt, ‘Two Figures’ (detail), 2025
Aaron Butt, ‘Endurance in the Ice’ (detail), 2024 Aaron Butt, ‘Figure Climbing Ice’ (detail) #BAMM #KamilaroiCountry #regionalgallery

Figure on Ship acrylic on canvas board

You’re invited to join us on Thursday 23 April for the opening of a suite of exhibitions at BAMM.   In Jo Norton’s ‘Fire as Author’, contemporary ceramic forms are co-authored by fire as an active participant whose actions convert material processes into records of memory.   ‘IN Black and White’ by Gamilaroi artist Penny Evans is an installation of 87 text-based, stoneware hanging pieces calling for truth-telling about the legacy of occupation.   ‘Let’s party like it’s 1815’ by Joan Ross is a digital artwork that colourfully critiques the legacy of the colonisation of Australia.   ‘Sensitised and Sentimental’ by Melissa Spratt, uses finger-knitted wool to elucidate the experience of being an HSP (Highly Sensitive Person).   ‘The Bleakley Collection’ includes objects and artworks that are part of BAMM’s Collection, and invites critical reflection on histories of collection and displacement.   ‘Near Enough (Is Good Enough) IV’ by Aaron Butt is a painterly exhibition exploring Australian photographer Frank Hurley’s images of the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition of 1914–1917.   ‘Enduring Ground’ by Pip Stalley is developed from sustained observation of grazing land in Western NSW, exploring landscape as surface, structure and atmosphere.   Opening: Thursday 23 April 5:30pm for 6pm Exhibition: 24 April–30 May 2026Where: BAMM Gallery   RSVP by Tuesday 14 April [email protected] or 02 5764 0955   Images: 1. Jo Norton, Fire as Author, sculpture (detail) 2. Penny Evans, ‘IN Black and White’ (detail) 2023, Image: Kat Valentine 3. Joan Ross, ‘Let’s party like it’s 1815’ (digital video still, detail), 2022 4. Melissa Spratt, ‘Stream of Consciousness’ (detail), 2024, finger-knitted wool on canvas 5. First Nations objects, Robert Bleakley Collection 6. Aaron Butt, ‘Little Green Men III’, acrylic on board 7. Pip Stalley, ‘Enduring Ground’ (detail)   #BAMM #KamilaroiCountry
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"As soon as you have a line on a canvas you have a figure on a background" - Marlene Dumas Figure, 2026, acrylic on canvas, 40.5 x 52cm

Scratch the Surface @bribieartscentre Now finished Such a nice exhibition thanks Sue G.

Antarctic Landscape (Yellow & Purple) Acrylic on paper

Thanks so much to the team at Sunshine Coast Council for accepting four of my works into the Collection as a donation. So pleased that these works have found such a good home. Fort Bribie, acrylic on canvas Glasshouse Mountains, acrylic on card Rote 5, oil on canvas Rote 7, oil on canvas

Last days of NEAR ENOUGH IS GOOD ENOUGH III @obsidianbideartgallerystudio On till Sunday 4th, 10am - 2pm daily Landscape, acrylic on canvas Landscape III, oil on board Glacier, acrylic on board in found frame

Sled with Plates Replica sled, 400 acrylic pieces 3 metres long Exhibited on the opening night only of my exhibition NEAR ENOUGH IS GOOD ENOUGH III @obsidianbideartgallerystudio Thank you to all who attended

NEAR ENOUGH IS GOOD ENOUGH III @obsidianbideartgallerystudio Open from tomorrow 10am - 2pm Thanks Felicia for having me

It's About Time, 2025, acrylic on canvas, 122 x 36cm

New and reworked works that will be at my upcoming exhibition: NEAR ENOUGH IS GOOD ENOUGH III @obsidianbideartgallerystudio Bongaree, Bribie Island 23 Nov 2025 - 4 Jan 2026 This exhibition is supported by the Regional Arts Development Fund, a partnership between the Queensland Government and Moreton Bay City Council to support local arts and culture.