Headlands Revisited

An exhibition to celebrate the joyful history, colourful characters, spirited activity, and creative significance of the Headlands Chalet, located on Minjerribah/Stradbroke Island from 1989 – 2015. Headlands, as it was affectionately known, was an oasis for arts communities, artist-run initiatives [ARIs] and queer arts collectives.

Built in 1935, the Headlands Chalet was a modest 13 cabin communal complex, located on Mooloomba Drive, Point Lookout. From humble beginnings, it evolved to become a popular and affordable getaway retreat and studio space for artists.

Marshall Malouf [1952- 2015], host, community facilitator and erstwhile artist transformed this hillside artists’ retreat overlooking the Pacific Ocean into a living artwork during his 26-year custodianship.

This group exhibition is envisioned as a form of collaborative reminiscence where memory, artworks and overlapping histories co-occur. Included in this exhibition are Paul Andrew, Di Ball, Leonard Brown, Jo Fay Duncan, Easton Pearson (Pamela Easton and Lydia Pearson), Lisa Iselin, Colin Millar, Simon McLean, Nick Olsen, Rosslynd Piggott, Barbara Piscitelli, Ian Quiller Orchardson, Luke Roberts and Bronwyn Searle, but a few of the many artists who frequented this haven of culture.

Marshall Malouf passed away in 2015 and this exhibition is a fitting tribute to his vital contribution to the diversity, eloquence, and queerness of creative expression in Queensland and Australian artist communities.

Visitors are invited to contribute their personal stories and memories to a timeline, to continue to capture the creative expression of Marshall’s legacy.

 

 

 

Kindly help us to grow this guest book during the Headlands Revisited exhibition June 15-August 26, 2025

 

Academia

Urszula Szulakowska

Nicholas Zurbrugg

Barbara Piscitelli AO

 

Architects

Robert [Bob] Riddell

Benson + Forsyth

Lindsay Clare

Neill Durbach

Durbach Block

John Mainwaring

Brian Donovan

Timothy Hill

Donovan Hill

Brit Andresen

 

 

Artist Groupings including artist co-ops, collectives, artist run spaces and artist-run initiatives [ARIs]

 

Salt Water Murris’ Quandamooka

Barjai and Miya Studios artist co-operatives

That Contemporary Art Space

INKAHOOTS

Lines in the Sand artist collective

Pig Face Artists’ co-operative.

ARI Remix Collective

The Epicormia Collective

Canaipa Mudlines

Boomalli Artists

Contemporary Art Organisations Australia (CAOA)

 

Artists + Artworkers

Ian Quiller Orchardson

Raymond Moult-Spiers

Bronwyn Searle

Aunty Joan Hendricks

Rosslynd Piggott

Michele Helmrich

Nick Olsen

Joshua Walker

David Clark

Ross Pullbrook

William Yang

Tracey Moffatt

Hiram To

David Broker

Nicholas Zurbrugg

Nicholas Tsoutas

Peggy Wallach

Donna McAlear

Donna Confetti

Di Ball

Luke Roberts

Paul Andrew

Mark Bayly

Peter Maloney

Scott Redford

Colin Millar

Mikala Dwyer

Cassandra Lehman-Schultz

Kerry Lester

Lisa Iselin

Joy Fay Duncan

Jason Grant

 

Culinary

Lien Yeomans

Tom Bourke

John Tervenski and family

 

Fashion

Pam Easton

Shan Bauer

Rosamund Vidgen

Martin Pobar

 

Theatre, Film, television, Photography

Anthony Phelan

Georgina Pope

Ross Wallace

Grant Adrian Heaton

Lesley Crawford

Dennis Smith

Nina Riddell

John Heatherington

Neil Armfield

Tony

 

Legal

Wayne and Kris Jones

James McCrea

 

Literary

Clare McFadden

Ian Brown

 

Music

Kwan Yeomans

 

Performing Arts

Anthony (Tony) Phelan

Val Lehman

Judith McLean

John Kotzas

Sean Mee

Sally MacKenzie

 

 

 

Public Service/Events management

Athol Young

Janine Heatherington