Don’t get too comfortable
Matthew Cheyne + Caroline Cheyne
Tending a small fire, 2025 (detail). Image courtesy of the artist and Mitchell Fine Art, Brisbane. Photography by Caroline Cheyne.
1 Mar 2025 — 1 Jun 2025
Matthew Cheyne + Caroline Cheyne
Tending a small fire, 2025 (detail). Image courtesy of the artist and Mitchell Fine Art, Brisbane. Photography by Caroline Cheyne.
| Dates | Saturday 01 March to Sunday 01 June |
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| Times | Open 10am — 5pm daily |
| Cost | FREE |
| Booking | No bookings are required to visit the exhibition. Opening event: Saturday 1 March 2025, 5:30-7:30pm (rsvp's open soon) |
| Age | All ages welcome |
Artworks by Matthew Cheyne + Caroline Cheyne.
Don’t get too comfortable escapes into a realm of imagination. There are recurring motifs: volcanoes, tents, rodeo bulls, zoos, wild animals, nature – cultured and wild, the topsy-turvy space of the picture plane. Despite its clear escapism, this imagery presents as metaphor, and speaks to experiences we all face in our lives and relationships.
Matthew and Caroline Cheyne work from their house and studio on the outskirts of Ipswich. There, domestic life and art exist almost without separation. Art in progress can be seen from the kitchen table, and this is often where it is discussed, alongside other important events and occurrences of daily life.
This is an Ipswich Art Gallery exhibition.
In Conversation
Saturday 8 March 2025
Join artists Matthew Cheyne + Caroline Cheyne, as they speak about how they worked together to realise their exhibition, Don’t get too comfortable.
Matthew and Caroline Cheyne portrait
Matthew Cheyne + Caroline Cheyne
Matthew Cheyne works across painting, drawing and sculpture. Caroline Cheyne is an artist with a background in music and architecture. As husband and wife, Matt and Caro live in a house they have built and designed, which is both a home and a studio. Within this mutual space, creativity is shared, and the artists have leaned into this reality to explore an active collaboration for this exhibition.