The number and history of Brisbane's contemporary arts institutions is quite staggering and
this one, in the Valley, has a 45-year history of supporting, nurturing and spotlighting contemporary Australian art practice. Artists to have exhibited here include Hany Armanious, Kate Parker, Robert MacPherson, Fred Williams, Imants Tillers, Luke Roberts, Mike Parr, Gordon Bennett, Mikala Dwyer, Shaun Gladwell, Angelica Mesiti, Chicks on Speed and Brook Andrew – to name a tiny, tiny few.
The IMA has occupied a few different buildings over the years and it's currently the centrepiece of the Judith Wright Centre of Contemporary Arts, which opened in 2001. There are several different exhibition spaces here hosting up to five shows at once; the main entrance to the IMA is on Berwick Street and the IMA Belltower can be reached via the elevator.