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Contemporary visions: works from the ACU Art Collection

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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ACU Art Collection: First impressions

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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ACU Art Collection: A new perspective

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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Order now Price: $49.99, case-bound | $45.00, without case