Design and Art Australia Online

Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia

Description

The Art Gallery of New South Wales began in the 1870s as an aspect of the Academy of Art. Later it became known as the National Art Gallery of NSW. This name persisted beyond Federation in 1901. It was given its present name in 1958.
It remains the principal collecting and exhibiting body in NSW and is governed by the Art Gallery of New South Wales Act of 1980.

Website

https://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/

National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT

Description

Website

http://cs.nga.gov.au/Default.cfm

Victorian College of the Arts, Melbourne, Vic.

Description

The VCA Art Collection spans the entire history of the College and its predecessor, the National Gallery School of Art (first opened in 1867).

Comprising painting, sculpture, photography and works on paper, most works are by students, staff or alumni.

DAAO has a separate entry for The Margaret Lawrence Australian Ceramics Collection. It was bequeathed to the VCA Collection in 2004.

Website

http://www.unimelb.edu.au/culturalcollections/collections/visualarts.html#vca

Ian Potter Museum of Art, the University of Melbourne, VIC

Website

http://www.art-museum.unimelb.edu.au/art_collection.aspx

National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, VIC

Description

Founded in 1861, the NGV is the oldest and most visited gallery in Australia. Situated over two magnificent buildings – NGV International and NGV Australia – the Gallery hosts a wide range of international and local artists, exhibitions, programs and events; from contemporary art to major international historic exhibitions, fashion and design, architecture, sound and dance. http://www.ngv.vic.gov.au/about/

Website

http://www.ngv.vic.gov.au/

Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery, Launceston, TAS

Website

http://www.qvmag.tas.gov.au/qvmag/index.php?c=3

Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, SA

Description

The Art Gallery of South Australia was founded in 1881. It is located at the heart of Adelaide’s cultural boulevard, North Terrace, between the South Australian Museum and University of Adelaide.

Website

http://www.artgallery.sa.gov.au/

Castlemaine Art Museum, Castlemaine, VIC

Description

Founded in 1913, the Castlemaine Art Museum (previously named Castlemaine Art Gallery and Historical Museum) has a unique collection of exclusively Australian art and fascinating historical artefacts reflecting the early history of the district.

Website

http://www.castlemainegallery.com/

Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth, WA

Description

The Art Gallery of Western Australia was founded in 1895. It is located in the Perth Cultural Centre, Northbridge, with the Western Australian Museum and State Library of Western Australia.

Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart, TAS

Art Gallery of Ballarat, Ballarat, VIC

Website

http://www.artgalleryofballarat.com.au/collection.aspx?tab=C

Benalla Art Gallery, Benalla, VIC

Description

The Benalla Art Gallery presents an exhibition program of Australian and international art in the Bennett Gallery, in addition to the permanent collection which includes elements of the region’s history and recounting an Australian-European settlement story. The collection continues to develop with recent acquisitions including outstanding Indigenous and contemporary Australian artworks.

Website

http://www.benallaartgallery.com/

Geelong Gallery, Geelong, VIC

Website

http://www.geelonggallery.org.au/

Horsham Regional Art Gallery, Horsham, VIC

Website

http://www.horshamartgallery.com.au/

Shepparton Art Museum, Shepparton, VIC

Description

Australia’s leading contemporary and historic ceramics collection. Ceramics since 1970.

2011 – Shepparton Art Gallery rebranded Shepparton Art Museum. (SAM)
SAM Collection focus is Australian ceramics and contemporary Australian art.
International and contemporary Indigenous Australian ceramics acquired via the Sidney Myer Fund Australian Ceramics Award and Indigenous Ceramic Art Award, respectively.

Website

http://www.sheppartonartmuseum.com.au/

Warrnambool Art Gallery, Warrnambool, VIC

Description

Established in 1886, the Warrnambool Art Gallery offers a diverse collection of artworks, from elegant European salon paintings to the Avant-garde modernism of the Angry Penguins.

Artworks range from romanticised colonial landscapes to contemporary Australian printmaking by Juan Davila, Barbara Hanrahan and Ray Arnold.

Website

http://www.thewag.com.au/

Geelong Grammar School, Geelong, VIC

The Geelong College

National Library of Australia, Canberra, ACT

Website

https://www.nla.gov.au/

National Portrait Gallery, Canberra, ACT

Mildura Arts Centre, Mildura Rural City Council, VIC

Website

http://www.milduraartscentre.com.au/Home.aspx

Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, QLD, Australia

Website

http://www.qagoma.qld.gov.au/