Works in Collections

  • Kingfisher Squadroon 2010

    Kingfisher Squadroon 2010 - Kingfisher Feathers and M/m, 6 planes 16x14x6 each Collection of Sargeant Gallery Whanganui, NZ

  • Pheasbin 2010

    Pheasbin 2010 Feathers and mixed media 112x84x75cm Collection of Sargeant Gallery, Whanganui, NZ (Photo; Sargeant Gallery)

  • Galoxie 2007

    Galoxie 2007 Galah feathers and Mixed media, Size: 18x15x11cm Galah feathers and Mixed media. Collection of Northern Territory Art Gallery, NT Australia

  • Budgerigar Brassiere 2002

    Budgerigar Brassiere 2002 Budgie feathers & taxidermy parts and mixed media Size 12B (Photo; Emily Valentine) Winner of Macs Collection of World of Wearable Art Museum, Nelson, NZ

  • Roselliner 2014

    Roselliner 2014 Rosella Feathers and m/m 41x43x10cm Photo: Emily Valentine. Wallace Collection, Auckland, NZ

  • Sulphor Crested Frockatoo 2014

    Sulphor Crested Frockatoo 2014 Hat and dress, Sulphor Crested Cockatoo feathers and mixed media. Wearable Size 12. Winner of the “The WOW Factor Award” in the World of Wearable Art 2014 Collection of the WOW Museum and Gallery, Nelson, NZ

  • Kingfisher Brooch 2013

    Kingfisher Brooch 2013 Kingfisher feathers and mixed media 16x14x5cm In the collection of Dowse Gallery, Lower Hutt, NZ. This work was selected for Wunderruma, Jewellery from NZ, curated by Karl Fritsch & Warwick Freeman

  • Mynah Collie 2006

    Mynah Collie 2006 Indian mynah feathers and mixed media 14x15x8cm (Photo; Emily Valentine) Merit award (1 of 3) Norseweart, NZ Contemporary Art Award 2007

  • Catty Bird 2011

    Catty Bird 2011 Feathers and mixed media 13x13x11cm (Photo: Emily Valentine) The Cat Advocate Prize for Emerging artist, Mini Majors, Defiance Gallery 16th miniature sculpture exhibition

Poster made in 1988, Collection of the National Library, Canberra ACT Australia

Statement about this work.
200 Years Since the First Carving

I made this poster. I started the work in 1987 and printed it in time for selling before “Invasion Day” 26.01.88.

I design the poster and financed the printing myself. I had not done any printing and Paul Cockram (www.artplan.com.au) helped me and printed the work when he worked at Redback Graphix.

Obviously, this was an anti bi-centennial poster, and pro land rights statement, but less obvious, a comment on the introduction of metal and new laws (boundaries) to Australia, the continent.

I was very much into the Aboriginal politics of the time. I had spent some years on the “Deaths in Custody Committee” and in 1986/87 worked with the BLF raising money for buses to bring Aboriginal people to Sydney for the Invasion Day march.

I printed 100 only (some I signed) and cut away other works like a card, small poster and place mats from the extra paper. The BLF bought 10 posters, Black Rose bookshop 20, and Josef Lebovic Gallery two and the rest were sold to friends. The small posters I put up and gave away. I sold the laminated place mats in sets of six.

I am happy that the National Library has purchased a poster and know that they will be interested in its historical documents.