{"id":6606,"date":"2026-04-02T15:15:18","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T05:15:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/spc-townsville\/?post_type=article&#038;p=6606"},"modified":"2026-04-01T15:24:33","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T05:24:33","slug":"alumni-spotlight","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/spc-townsville\/article\/alumni-spotlight\/","title":{"rendered":"ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>2025 St Patrick\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>Hope\u2019s work, &#8220;Degeneration of our Generation&#8221;, explores the emotional mechanisms of fear within the human brain and its subsequent effect on brain waves. <em>What does your brain look like when overstimulated?<\/em> Her figurative representation of our brain questions the effect of prolonged usage of technology and the associated long-term effects. <em>Should we be afraid of the impacts of AI?<\/em><\/p>\n<p>We are so proud of Hope representing the North Queensland region. When you\u2019re next in Brisbane, pop in and check out her work!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/spc-townsville\/?attachment_id=6686\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6686\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-6686\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/04\/IMG_3712-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/04\/IMG_3712-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/04\/IMG_3712-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/04\/IMG_3712-113x150.jpeg 113w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/04\/IMG_3712.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/spc-townsville\/?attachment_id=6607\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6607\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6607\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/03\/HOPE-TYRIE-ART.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"755\" height=\"1006\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/03\/HOPE-TYRIE-ART.png 755w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/03\/HOPE-TYRIE-ART-113x150.png 113w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 755px) 100vw, 755px\" \/> <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/spc-townsville\/?attachment_id=6685\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6685\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-6685\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/04\/IMG_3710-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/04\/IMG_3710-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/04\/IMG_3710-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/04\/IMG_3710-113x150.jpeg 113w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/04\/IMG_3710.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2025 St Patrick\u2019s 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. 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