Snr Ken Thaiday b. 1950

  • Artist (Mixed Media Artist)
Ken Thaiday Snr from Darnley Island, Torres Strait was born in 1950. He is a master carver and assemblage worker of dance masks andhe is represented in many major public institutions.
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  • Campbelltown Arts Centre, Campbelltown, NSW
  • Jean-Marie Tjibaou Cultural Centre, New Caledonia
  • Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre, Casula, NSW
  • Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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    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.

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    https://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT
  • Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory, Darwin, NT
  • Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, Qld

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Related collections
  • Campbelltown Arts Centre, Campbelltown, NSW (collected in)
  • Jean-Marie Tjibaou Cultural Centre, New Caledonia (collected in)
  • Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre, Casula, NSW (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory, Darwin, NT (collected in)
  • Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, Qld (collected in)
  • Campbelltown Arts Centre, Campbelltown, NSW (collected in)
  • Jean-Marie Tjibaou Cultural Centre, New Caledonia (collected in)
  • Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre, Casula, NSW (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory, Darwin, NT (collected in)
  • Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, Qld (collected in)