ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT

2025 St Patrick’s College Townsville graduate, Hope Tyrie, has an artwork on display in Brisbane at the Queensland Art Gallery of Modern Art from 28 March to 13 September 2026.

Each year, the Creative Generation Excellence Awards in Visual Art recognises and celebrates the artistic achievements and creative talents of senior high school students from across Queensland. Across a diverse range of media, materials and techniques, these young artists use art to give voice to the thoughts, feelings and concerns of their generation.

Hope’s work, “Degeneration of our Generation”, explores the emotional mechanisms of fear within the human brain and its subsequent effect on brain waves. What does your brain look like when overstimulated? Her figurative representation of our brain questions the effect of prolonged usage of technology and the associated long-term effects. Should we be afraid of the impacts of AI?

We are so proud of Hope representing the North Queensland region. When you’re next in Brisbane, pop in and check out her work!