Ron Muncaster b. 1936

Also known as Master of the Sequins
  • Designer (Textile Artist / Fashion Designer),
  • Maker (Textile Artist / Fashion Designer)
Muncaster was a designer working in costume design, notably costume developed for the Sydney Mardi Gras parade. He began designing costume for the parade in the early 1980s.
Tags: Mardi Gras, costume design, parade costume
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exhibited at
Sydney Mardi Gras Museum
Date
29 January 2013 - February 2013
Place
94 Oxford St, Darlinghurst NSW, Australia
Description

The Sydney Mardi Gras Museum exhibition celebrated the 35th anniversary of the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras, drawing on the extensive holdings of the Australian Lesbian and Gay Archives. The exhibition was curated by Nick Henderson.

Tags
Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras
exhibited at
Don’t Leave Me This Way: Art in the Age of AIDS
Date
1994 - 1996
Place
National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT
Description

The National AIDS Campaign and the National Gallery of Australia joined forces in 1994 to present the major exhibition 'Don’t Leave Me This Way: Art in the Age of AIDS’ – the largest exhibition on the subject of HIV/AIDS to be staged in Australia, and the first exhibition on this subject to be held at a National Gallery anywhere in the world.

The exhibition was curated by Ted Gott, Curator of European Art at the National Gallery of Australia.

Type
Exhibition

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References [<ExternalResource: Powerhouse Museum, 'Mardi Gras costume by Ron Muncaster'.>, <ExternalResource: Powerhouse Museum, ''Cotton Blossom' costume by Ron Muncaster', Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, NSW.>, <ExternalResource: James Besanvalle, "Gay extravagant costume designer Ron Muncaster dies, age 81." 28 October 2017 >, <ExternalResource: "Queen Sequina." Documentary, Director not identified.>] [<ExternalResource: Powerhouse Museum, 'Mardi Gras costume by Ron Muncaster'.>, <ExternalResource: Powerhouse Museum, ''Cotton Blossom' costume by Ron Muncaster', Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, NSW.>, <ExternalResource: James Besanvalle, "Gay extravagant costume designer Ron Muncaster dies, age 81." 28 October 2017 >]