A selection from the State Art Collection

This group of works includes comics, painting, photography, sculpture, craft and design from some of Australia’s and the world’s most compelling artists.

Chosen by AGWA’s director and curators, the display offers personal insights into the diverse interests of the curatorial team and the intimate connections they have with the works in the Gallery’s care.

Although they may appear unrelated when together in one space, these works reveal the broad artistic investigations that characterise the wide range of artists represented in The State Art Collection.

18 December 2021 – 17 March 2022
FREE

Exhibition Highlights

Fiona Foley Dispersed 2008. Charred wood, aluminium, 0.303 inch calibre bullets, 51 x 25 x 500 cm. The State Art Collection, The Art Gallery of Western Australia. Purchased through The Leah Jane Cohen Bequest, Art Gallery of Western Australia Foundation, 2014. © Fiona Foley, 2008.

Tommi Parrish I’m not a very good swimmer but I wouldn’t have let you drown’ 2014 (detail). Gouache, watercolour and fine liner on paper, 21.0 x 29.7 cm. The State Art Collection, The Art Gallery of Western Australia. Purchased through the Art Gallery of Western Australia Foundation: TomorrowFund, 2016.

Spencer Gore Sunset, Letchworth, with man and dog 1912. Oil on canvas, 51 x 61.3 cm 70.5 x 79.5 cm (frame). The State Art Collection, The Art Gallery of Western Australia. Purchased 2015.

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Exhibition Highlights

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Kedela wer kalyakoorl ngalak Wadjak boodjak yaak.

A selection from the State Art Collection

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Exhibition Highlights

Exhibition Labels

Kedela wer kalyakoorl ngalak Wadjak boodjak yaak.