Ron Hurley b. 19 October 1946

  • Maker (Jewellery Designer),
  • Artist (Printmaker),
  • Artist (Ceramist),
  • Artist (Sculptor),
  • Artist (Painter)
A proud Aboriginal man, Ron Hurley's work reflected and represented various aspects of Indigenous Australian people, life and culture. From immortalising Aboriginal people and culture in his work to making significant political points and raising awareness
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exhibited at
Nurreegoo: The Art and Life of Ron Hurley 1946-2002
Date
8 August 2009 - 25 October 2009
Place
Queensland Art Gallery, Gallery of Modern Art, Brisbane, QLD
Description

Retrospective.

Type
Exhibition
Website
http://qag.qld.gov.au/exhibitions/current/ron_hurley
exhibited at
Colonial to Contemporary
Date
2006
Place
Dell Gallery, Griffith University, Brisbane, QLD
Description

Group show.

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Our Legends
Date
2002
Place
Great Northern Arts Festival, Inuvik, Canada
Description

Group show. Also in 2002, Walkabout Gallery, Leichhardt, Sydney, NSW

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Native Title Business: Contemporary Indigenous Art
Date
2002 - 2005
Description

Group show. Toured to 26 galleries across Australia.

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Metaphors, Gods and Analogies
Date
2000
Place
Bundaberg Regional City Gallery, Bundaberg, QLD
Description

Solo show.

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Metaphors, Gods and Analogies
Date
2000
Place
Gladstone Regional City Gallery, Gladstone, QLD
Description

Solo show.

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Inaugural Exhibition
Date
1999
Place
Global Arts Link, Ipswich, QLD
Description

Group show.

Type
Exhibition
Website
http://www.heritagetrails.qld.gov.au/attractions/ipswich1.html
exhibited at
Australian Flying Arts School
Date
1996
Place
Toowoomba University Gallery, Toowoomba, QLD
Description

Group show. Also in 1996 at Griffith University, Gold Coast Campus, Stanthorpe Regional Gallery, Arts Queensland, Brisbane, Townsville Regional Gallery, Cairns Regional Gallery, Gladstone Regional Gallery, The University of Southern Queensland – Arts Royer Gallery.

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
The Other Language
Date
1995
Place
Brisbane City Council Gallery, Brisbane, QLD
Description

Group show.

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Urban Focus
Date
1994
Place
National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT
Description

Group show.

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Tyerabarrbowaryaou II
Date
1994
Place
MCA and Havana Biennale of Art, Cuba
Description
Type
Exhibition
Website
https://mca.destra.com/store/publications.asp?pg=12
exhibited at
Aratjara
Date
1993 - 1994
Place
Kunstamlung, Germany; Hayward Gallery UK; Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Denmark
Description

http://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/visual-arts http://www.louisiana.dk/dk

Type
Exhibition
Website
http://www.kunstsammlung.de/
exhibited at
From Pormpuraaw To Paris
Date
1992
Place
Hogarth Gallery, Sydney, NSW
Description
Type
Exhibition
Website
http://www.aboriginalartcentres.com/
exhibited at
Artists at the Waterhole
Date
1991
Place
Washington, USA
Description

Mixed Exhibition.

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Artists at the Waterhole
Date
1991
Place
Queensland Museum, Brisbane, QLD
Description

Group show. Also in 1991 at Lions International.

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Date
1991
Place
Moree Regional Gallery, Moree, NSW
Description

Solo show.

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Stop Play Dreaming
Date
1990
Place
Caulfield Arts Centre, Melbourne, VIC
Description

Solo show.

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
You Came To My Country And You Didn't Turn Black
Date
1989
Place
Queensland Museum, Brisbane, QLD
Description

Group show.

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Ageless Art
Date
1988
Place
Queensland Museum, Brisbane, QLD
Description

Group show.

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Contemporary Australian Visions
Date
1987
Place
Heidelberg, Dusseldorf, Hamburg, Berlin, (Germany), Stockholm, Uppsala (Sweden), Vancouver, Victoria Island (Canada), Hong Kong - '
Description

Group show. Also in 1988 in Brisbane, QLD, and Melbourne, VIC.

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Miriam Vale Jimmy
Date
1986
Description

Solo show. Numerous venues. Series of portraits.

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Homage To The Owl Totem
Date
1981
Place
Capricornia Institute of Advanced Education, Rockhampton, QLD
Description

Solo show. Also in 1982 at Spring Hill Gallery, Brisbane, QLD

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Urban Dreaming Odyssey
Date
1980
Place
Townsville Regional Gallery, Upstairs For Art, Townsville, QLD
Description

Solo show. Also in 1989 at Perc Tucker Regional Gallery, Townsville, QLD

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Date
1974 - 1976
Place
Queensland College of Art, Brisbane, QLD
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Date
1971
Place
Jedda Gallery, Surfers Paradise, Gold Coast, QLD
Description

Solo show.

Type
Exhibition
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  • Hurley, Angelina (parent of)
  • Wolmby, Jubilee (associate of)
  • Pembegan, Arthur (associate of)
  • Mundine, Djon (associate of)
  • Meeks, Arone (associate of)
  • Croft, Brenda (associate of)
  • Perkins, Hetti (associate of)
  • Quaill, Avril (associate of)
  • Miller, Lydia (associate of)
  • Foley, Gary (associate of)
  • Perkins, Charlie (associate of)
  • Belare, Sol (associate of)
  • Watson, Sam (associate of)
  • Moriarty, John (associate of)
  • Shaw, Jeff (associate of)
  • Beattie, Peter (associate of)
  • Bryce, Quinten (associate of)
  • Bligh, Anna (associate of)
  • Pizzi, Gabrielle (associate of)
  • Bourke, Ace (associate of)
  • Hurley, Simon (parent of)
  • Kirk, Colleen Rose (spouse of)
  • Bryce, Michael (associate of)
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  • Bovacai (associate of)
  • Australia Council for the Arts (associate of)
  • Minale Tattersfield Bryce and Partners (associate of)
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  • Namponen, Gary (associate of)
  • Koomeeta, Craig (associate of)
  • Herd, Jennifer (associate of)
  • Albert, Tony (associate of)
  • Fisher, Andrea (associate of)
Related works
  • Stop Play Dreaming On Glass (creator of)
  • Freshwater Saltwater Story (creator of)
  • Return of Kabool (creator of)
  • The End of Kabuls Journey (creator of)
  • Ground plaques (creator of)
  • 'Tar-nubba (Belonging to the Earth) (creator of)
  • 'Yali Moyan' (Tell the message) (creator of)
  • Nurri Millen Totems (creator of)
  • The Oodgeroo Continuum (creator of)
  • Eddie Gilbert triptych (creator of)
  • Wicketkeeper (creator of)
  • Bradman (creator of)
  • Gilbert Bowling (creator of)
  • Spencer (creator of)
  • My Grandmother's Story (creator of)
  • Bundaberg Elder Dot and Hector Johnson (creator of)
  • Eddie Gilbert Memorial (creator of)
  • Geerbaughis Midden (creator of)
  • Bradman Bowled Gilbert (creator of)
Related collections
  • Pine Rivers Shire Council, Strathpine, QLD (collected in)
  • Melbourne Museum, Melbourne, VIC (collected in)
  • Ipswich Art Gallery, Ipswich, QLD (collected in)
  • Gatton Shire Council, Lockyer Valley, QLD (collected in)
  • Department of Education and Training, Brisbane, QLD (collected in)
  • Department of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs, Brisbane, QLD (collected in)
  • Aboriginal Hostels Ltd, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Queensland Department of Education, Brisbane, QLD (collected in)
  • Queensland Department of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs, Brisbane, QLD (collected in)
  • Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, QLD (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Queensland Museum, Brisbane, QLD (collected in)
  • National Sports Museum, Melbourne, VIC (collected in)
  • University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD (collected in)
  • Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD (collected in)
  • Flinders University Art Museum, Adelaide, SA (collected in)
  • Central Queensland University, Capricornia College, Rockhampton, QLD (collected in)
  • Redcliffe City Council, Redcliffe, QLD (collected in)
  • Brisbane City Council, Brisbane, QLD (collected in)
  • Bond Corporation (collected in)
  • Aboriginal and Torres Straight Islander Commission (ATSIC) Collection (collected in)
Related recognitions
  • Board member - Artbank (received)
  • 1992 Artist in Residence - Cite des Arts in Paris (received)
  • NAIDOC Poster Competition (received)
  • Ian Fairweather Memorial Prize (received)
  • Artist in Residence - College of Advanced Education (ie QUT) (received)
  • Logo for the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games Bid (received)
  • Judge of 1st Telstra National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Award (received)
  • Chair - Indigenous Reference Panel, Indigenous Export Project Team, Queensland Government (received)
  • Australia Council for the Arts (received)
  • Queensland Art Gallery (received)
  • Artist in Residence - Capricornia University Queensland University of Technology (received)
  • National Aborigines and Islanders Day Observance Committee National Poster Competition (received)
  • Gatton Art Prize (received)
  • Redcliffe Arts Prize (received)
  • Ian Fairweather Memorial Prize (received)
Related events
  • Artists at the Waterhole (exhibited at)
  • Our Legends (exhibited at)
  • Colonial to Contemporary (exhibited at)
  • Native Title Business: Contemporary Indigenous Art (exhibited at)
  • Nurreegoo: The Art and Life of Ron Hurley 1946-2002 (exhibited at)
  • Inaugural Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • Australian Flying Arts School (exhibited at)
  • The Other Language (exhibited at)
  • Urban Focus (exhibited at)
  • Artists at the Waterhole (exhibited at)
  • You Came To My Country And You Didn't Turn Black (exhibited at)
  • Ageless Art (exhibited at)
  • Contemporary Australian Visions (exhibited at)
  • Untitled Event (exhibited at)
  • Untitled Event (exhibited at)
  • OPAL Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • Metaphors, Gods and Analogies (exhibited at)
  • Metaphors, Gods and Analogies (exhibited at)
  • Untitled Event (exhibited at)
  • Stop Play Dreaming (exhibited at)
  • Miriam Vale Jimmy (exhibited at)
  • Homage To The Owl Totem (exhibited at)
  • Urban Dreaming Odyssey (exhibited at)
  • Untitled Event (exhibited at)
  • Aratjara (exhibited at)
  • Tyerabarrbowaryaou II (exhibited at)
  • From Pormpuraaw To Paris (exhibited at)