27 June – 18 October 2009

David Walker: Anatomy of the Object

David Walker is one of Western Australia’s most accomplished and influential designers and crafts people. David Walker: Anatomy of the object will reveal Walker’s profound fascination with the skeletal form as a vehicle for spatial and structural explorations, and his abiding commitment to find a form of expression born out of a sense of Australia. Works from the State Art Collection, private lenders and public institutions, as well as the artist’s personal collection will be included.
FREE.

David Walker - BIRD OF PREY (neckpiece) 1979
925 silver, 9ct gold
State Art Collection, Art Gallery of Western Australia
Purchased 1979
© David Walker

27 June – 18 October 2009

Mari Funaki, works 1992 – 2009

Mari Funaki is one of Australia's leading jewellers. This exhibition celebrates her considerable achievements between 1992 and the present day. Her first major show in a state gallery, it includes nearly fifty works and will be the first time Perth audiences have seen her work in such depth. Many of these are new works produced especially for this show.
FREE.

Mari Funaki - RING 2006
18k white gold
State Art Collection, Art Gallery of Western Australia
Purchased with funds from the Peter Fogarty Design Fund 2006
© Mari Funaki’

25 July – 15 November 2009

Western Australian Indigenous Art Awards 2009

The Western Australian Indigenous Art Awards is a national art award founded in 2008 to celebrate the diversity and richness of Indigenous art from across the country. The awards acknowledge the significant contribution Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists make to Australian art and culture.

1 August – 8 November 2009

Abstract Earth: Photography by Richard Woldendorp

Richard Woldendorp is a highly respected photographer acknowledged as Australia’s eminent practitioner of aerial photography. For 50 years, Woldendorp has documented the country's unique landscape from the sky. His images of the environment, taken from the air, established a fresh visual vocabulary for the Australian landscape.

Richard Woldendorp - Forest River, KIMBERLEY, Western Australia
Lambda digital print © Richard Woldendorp