Tony Albert b. 1981

  • Artist (Mixed Media Artist),
  • Artist (Photographer),
  • Artist (Painter)
Brisbane-based artist, Tony Albert's work often discusses and recycles genuine Aboriginalia, including kitsch, mass-produced objects such as plaster heads and black velvet paintings. Albert was a finalist in the 2006 and 2007 Telstra Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Awards.
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exhibited at
Octopus 13: On this day
Date
26 July 2013 - 24 August 2013
Place
Gertrude Contemporary Art Spaces, Melbourne, VIC
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
The Revenge of Genres
Date
2007
Place
Les Brasseurs, Liege, Belgium and Cite Internatinale des Arts, Paris, France
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
The Visitors
Date
2007
Place
Penrith Regional Gallery and The Lewers Bequest, Penrith, NSW
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Arc Biennial
Date
2007
Place
QUT Art Museum, Brisbane, Qld
Description
Type
Exhibition
Website
http://www.artmuseum.qut.com/archive/news-event.jsp?news-event-id=11185
exhibited at
Thresholds of Tolerance
Date
2007
Place
Australian National University, Canberra
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
24th National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Award
Date
2007
Place
Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory, Darwin, NT
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
8th Festival of Pacific Arts
Date
2000
Place
Noumea, New Caledonia
Description
Type
Exhibition

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Related works
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Related collections
  • Griffith University, Brisbane, QLD (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Caloundra Regional Art Gallery, Caloundra, QLD (collected in)
  • National Museum of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
Related recognitions
  • WA Indigenous Art Awards (received)
  • One of the '50 Most Collectable Australian Artists', Australian Art Collector magazine, Issue 43 (received)
  • Winner of Sunshine Coast Art Prize (received)
  • Telstra National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Awards (received)
  • Telstra National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Awards (received)
Related events
  • Octopus 13: On this day (exhibited at)
  • The Revenge of Genres (exhibited at)
  • The Visitors (exhibited at)
  • Arc Biennial (exhibited at)
  • Thresholds of Tolerance (exhibited at)
  • 24th National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Award (exhibited at)
  • DBRef(u'xactivity', ObjectId('4da1b86fb538b73d930213f0')) (exhibited at)
  • 8th Festival of Pacific Arts (exhibited at)