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Undying: Abdul-Rahman Abdullah

Griffith University Art Museum

Abdul-Rahman Abdullah (born 1977, Dharawal/Port Kembla NSW) lives on a cattle farm on Bindjareb Nyoongar Country, Western Australia. Shaped by formative experiences as a "Muslim kid with mixed heritage", on his father's side he is a seventh-generation Australian descended from convict arrival in 1815, and on his mother's side, from Bugis and Minangkabau royalty in Malaysia. Abdullah's earliest influences growing up in inner-city Perth included comic books, fantasy novels, skateboarding, hip hop, a haunted family home, Sufism, boxing, and grunge, and "living a very grass-roots existence as a lo-fi creative kid in the 1980s and 1990s". After working as an illustrator, model maker and zoo designer, Abdullah developed a sculptural practice grounded in storytelling. Here in Undying, his intricately carved and painted works tell a story of our complex relationship with life, death and the afterlife, and of our connection with (and responsibility to) the natural world. Each sculpture is accompanied by a text by Abdullah, in which he reflects on the animal he has depicted. Commissioned by the Chau Chak Wing Museum, The University of Sydney, and supported by the Australian Government through Creative Australia, Undying: Abdul-Rahman Abdullah takes inspiration from the Museum's collections of natural history and antiquity to present a story of curiosity, inter-relationship, and perpetuity. Curator: Katrina Liberiou
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A tasmanian tiger sleeping on a persian style rug.
An image of a gazelle in a gallery.
A white gallery entry with a large sculptural huntsman spider climbing on the wall. Text: UNDYING
A white gallery filled with hyperrealistic wooden sculptures of animals.
A sculptural black python with pearl eyes under a lit chandelier.
A hyper realistic wooden sculpture of a blue heeler.
Realistic wooden scuplture of birds laying on their backs.
When
06 October, 2026
Venue
Griffith University Art Museum
Contact
Social
Location and Directions226 Grey Street South Brisbane Queensland 4101 Australia
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Ticket Prices
Free
Product Types
  • Exhibition and Shows
Facilities
  • Public Toilet
  • Shop / Gift Shop
Accessibility
  • Actively welcomes people with access needs.
Accessibility Information
  • Caters for people who use a wheelchair.
  • An access and inclusion statement is available on the business website.
Dates
  • Wednesday 07 October, 202611:00 - 16:00Confirmed Event
  • Thursday 08 October, 202611:00 - 16:00Confirmed Event
  • Friday 09 October, 202611:00 - 16:00Confirmed Event
  • Saturday 10 October, 202611:00 - 16:00Confirmed Event
  • Sunday 11 October, 202611:00 - 16:00Confirmed Event
  • Monday 12 October, 202611:00 - 16:00Confirmed Event
  • Tuesday 13 October, 202611:00 - 16:00Confirmed Event
  • Wednesday 14 October, 202611:00 - 16:00Confirmed Event
  • Thursday 15 October, 202611:00 - 16:00Confirmed Event
  • Friday 16 October, 202611:00 - 16:00Confirmed Event
  • Saturday 17 October, 202611:00 - 16:00Confirmed Event
  • Sunday 18 October, 202611:00 - 16:00Confirmed Event
  • Monday 19 October, 202611:00 - 16:00Confirmed Event
  • Tuesday 20 October, 202611:00 - 16:00Confirmed Event
  • Wednesday 21 October, 202611:00 - 16:00Confirmed Event
  • Thursday 22 October, 202611:00 - 16:00Confirmed Event
  • Friday 23 October, 202611:00 - 16:00Confirmed Event
  • Saturday 24 October, 202611:00 - 16:00Confirmed Event
  • Sunday 25 October, 202611:00 - 16:00Confirmed Event
  • Monday 26 October, 202611:00 - 16:00Confirmed Event
  • Tuesday 27 October, 202611:00 - 16:00Confirmed Event
  • Wednesday 28 October, 202611:00 - 16:00Confirmed Event
  • Thursday 29 October, 202611:00 - 16:00Confirmed Event
  • Friday 30 October, 202611:00 - 16:00Confirmed Event
  • Saturday 31 October, 202611:00 - 16:00Confirmed Event
  • Sunday 01 November, 202611:00 - 16:00Confirmed Event
  • Monday 02 November, 202611:00 - 16:00Confirmed Event
  • Tuesday 03 November, 202611:00 - 16:00Confirmed Event
  • Wednesday 04 November, 202611:00 - 16:00Confirmed Event
  • Thursday 05 November, 202611:00 - 16:00Confirmed Event
  • Friday 06 November, 202611:00 - 16:00Confirmed Event
  • Saturday 07 November, 202611:00 - 16:00Confirmed Event

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