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Contemporary visions: works from the ACU Art Collection focuses on modern and contemporary works in the collection, all of which have been produced since 1950. It features examples of the work of sixty esteemed artists, mainly but not solely from Australia, whose practice ranges over painting, drawing, sculpture, photography, glass, ceramics and more. The artists represented in the volume include Howard Arkley, Janet Laurence, Fiona Foley, Arthur Boyd, Inge King, Tim Johnson and Imants Tillers.
Image Cover by Chris Orr, Motherboard Portal (Verde), 2019 (detail) archival pigment ink on rag, H 60 x W 50.5 cm
Published by Australian Catholic University, (ACU) 2022, pp 119.
Managing editor; Caroline Field, Curator, ACU Art Collection
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Selected Indigenous works from the ACU Art Collection
Highlights from the university collection are here elucidated by 33 Indigenous and non-Indigenous authors from various academic, visual arts and ACU backgrounds, each bringing their knowledge, experience and cultural perspective to bear. This richly illustrated publication presents remarkable works of art by established and emerging First Nations artists, spanning traditional bark and dot paintings as well as contemporary works in diverse media, such as acrylic, print, photographic, fibre and glass.
Image Cover by Karen Mills, Untitled, 2019, pigment and synthetic polymer paint on canvas, H 51 x W 64 cm
Published by Australian Catholic University, (ACU) 2021, pp 99.
Managing editor; Caroline Field, Curator, ACU Art Collection
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A richly illustrated publication featuring highlights from the ACU Art Collection with accompanying essays by scholars, arts writers and commentators.
Published by Australian Catholic University, (ACU) 2020, pp 120.
Managing editor; Caroline Field, Curator, ACU Art Collection
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Featuring 'Untitled (Holy Family)' c.1970's, by artist Leopoldine Mimovich.
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Price: Packet of 10, $10.00
Size: A2 Portrait (420 x 594) mm
Image: Chiara Perinetti Casoni
Born 1961, Italy
Holy Virgin Mary of Wisdom and Child with Saints Joseph and Mary MacKillop, 2018, poplar wood, 24-carat gold leaf
Commissioned 2016
ACU Art Collection
Price: $19.95 (unframed)
Size: A2 Portrait (420 x 594) mm
Image: Leopoldine Mimovich
b. 1920 - d. 2019, Austria/Australia
Untitled, c. 1970's, Oil, gold foil
ACU Art Collection
Price: $19.95 (unframed)
Size: 13.5 x 90.5 cm
Image: Deborah Walker
Born 1954
The Prayer, 2014, oil on board, two panel wooden diptych
Acquired 2017
ACU Art Collection
Price: $6.50