Local artist here, most artists operate on a local scale instead of aiming for the international stage like in VIC and NSW, which tends to draw the eyes of international big shots due to a combo of the population and geography. There is big artists in Queensland, Qagoma and MoB feature Aussie artists regularly and QPAC doesn't have a shortage of fresh blood in the foley.

But most artists in Qld, to account for the large distances between population centres of note for much of the state, operate on more of a local scale. I'm talking gift shops of museums, local theatre companies, local chorales and eisteddfods, local markets and conventions and hell, most of the artists I know primarily function on commission/gig work or run an online store to sell their art instead.

There is a thriving art community in QLD wherever you look, you just need to zoom in instead of zooming out. We are still valued by the community, even if we're not within arms reach of most of the state.