Charcoal drawings by Tony Fitzsimmons convey a sense of individual identity and passion for seemingly ordinary occupations, be they musicians, mechanics, singers or bellringers. This body of work commenced during the artists’ 2015 summer Aberystwyth Art Centre residency in Wales.
Opening Launch: 6pm Friday 2 June 2017
COVID Safe Visits
The gallery has now reopened. We ask that visitors adhere to social distancing, visitor logs, and other COVID Safe procedures as directed.find us at
408 Flinders Street, Townsville, Qld, 4810
PO Box 2394, Townsville, Qld, 4810 Australia
regular opening hours
Gallery open Tues-Fri 9am-5pm | Sat-Sun 9am-1pm | Gallery closed Mondays, public holidays and during exhibition install weeks | Shop open during gallery open hours and Tues-Thurs of install weeks. Follow our social media for updates.
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Umbrella Studio acknowledges the financial support of: the Queensland Government through Arts Queensland, and the Visual Arts and Craft Strategy, an initiative of the Australian, State and Territory Governments. Townsville City Council is proud to support Umbrella's studio operations under its Community Grants program.
Umbrella has moved to a new website. This website is only kept online as an archive of exhibitions and events.
