Jeremy Hynes was a much-loved figure in the Meanjin/Brisbane art scene. In the 1990s, he was known for his audacious, daredevil performance art (lighting fires, smashing mirrors, and confining his audience to taxis) and for his experimental video work (with Georgie Pinn, he directed the animated music clip for Regurgitator’s Polyester Girl). Since 2009, the IMA has had the honour of presenting the Jeremy Hynes Award to an early-career experimental Queensland artist from a bequest made by Hynes’s family in his name. The recipient is given $10,000 to produce an exhibition or project at the IMA. 2025 was the eighth and final year of the award.