Mīal

16 Aug 2025 - 8 Nov 2025

Round and square artworks on a white wall

Mīal is an abstract, conceptual self portrait that continues Archie Moore’s practice exploring the politics of identity, racism and languages systems.

Archie Moore (Kamilaroi/Bigambul) is a celebrated multidisciplinary artist based in Southeast Queensland. In 2024, he became the first Australian to win the Venice Biennale’s prestigious Golden Lion award for best national participation.

About the artwork

The monumental self portrait is on tour from the National Portrait Gallery’s collection. It is composed of multiple geometric paintings, each representing a part of the artist's body and replicating shades of his skin colour. To create the work, Moore used the same technology that makes commercial paint samples to convert scans of his skin into the Pantone colour scale.

Mīal will invite you to consider the politics of skin colour and histories of racial profiling.

Supported by the National Portrait Gallery, Mīal will be exhibited at regional venues nationally in 2025 and 2026.

This exhibition is also supported by the National Collecting Institutions Touring and Outreach Program, an Australian Government program aiming to improve access to the national collections for all Australians.

Image credit: Archie Moore Mīal, 2022/23 (detail). Purchased 2023 © Archie Moore.

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