UAMA Members
UAMA Members
UAMA members are Australian university art museums which conduct a public program of changing exhibitions in a professional art museum and which are also responsible for and/or exhibit a university art collection.
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UNSW Galleries
UNSW Galleries brings together the work of leading Australian and international practitioners, curators and writers working in the fields of contemporary art and design. It is a space for the presentation and interpretation of contemporary visual and material culture, and a site for gathering, conversation and learning. The program stresses the importance of learning through exhibition-making, using integrated projects and events across the year to engage audiences in conversation with commentators from a range of disciplines.
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MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY ART GALLERY
The Macquarie University Art Gallery offers regular, changing exhibition programs to engage audiences from all walks of life. It aims to inspire, stir and induce visitors to the wonders of art and encourage their own thinking about ideas that bring us to a closer understanding of our identity, our society, our culture and our world view.
An interdisciplinary framework in the structure of the exhibitions explores the intersections between art, science, history, philosophy, media, music and culture. MUAG produces exhibitions that contribute to our broader understanding of Australian art in relation to contemporary society and the socio-political and cultural histories that emerge as part of this conversation.
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UNIVERSITY ART GALLERY
The University of Sydney recognised from its inception that museums and collections could play a significant role in defining a public identity. Among the first donors was one of its founders Sir Charles Nicholson who gave some 30 European paintings, tapestries and sculptures. Since then more than 7,000 artworks have been acquired principally by bequest, gift, and commission. Major benefactors have included the modernist artist Dr J.W. Power, his wife Edith Power and recently the Honorable Justice R.P. Meagher. Today the strength of the collection is Australian painting, including Indigenous art, as well as significant holdings in European and Asian art. Aspects of the collection are highlighted, alongside scholarly research projects, in our annual exhibition program.
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University of Wollongong Art Collection
The University of Wollongong Art Collection comprises over 3500 individual works located throughout all UOW campuses. It is arguably one of the most accessible and diverse public art collections in the country and includes paintings, prints, ceramics, textiles and sculptures by eminent Australian artists such as Lloyd Rees, Arthur Boyd, Judy Watson and Emily Kngwarreye. The Collection also includes a number of sculptures located externally throughout the University grounds and a significant number of Aboriginal works on paper. The Collection offers students, staff and visitors the opportunity to interact, enjoy and appreciate artwork placed in their social and working environments.
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UTS GALLERY
UTS Gallery is a space where creativity and technology meet, focused on diverse, innovative and cross-disciplinary practices in contemporary art, design and social enquiry. The UTS art collection enhances the public and working spaces across the university. Strengths of the permanent holdings include post-1960s contemporary Australian painting, printmaking and sculptures, complemented by loans from private collections. Welcoming and accessible workshops and talks, aligned with classroom learning, connect people of all backgrounds with contemporary art, design and university life. This outreach is recognised as A Widening Participation Strategy program with Australian Government HEPP funding.
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CHARLES DARWIN UNIVERSITY ART COLLECTION AND ART GALLERY
Established in 1980, the CDU Art Collection is the third largest public art collection in the Northern Territory, comprising more than 3000 items. The collecting focus is works on paper, including limited edition prints that were gifted through the University’s former printmaking workshop/studio between 1993 and 2014. Opened in late 2009, the CDU Art Gallery is the Collection’s first dedicated and purpose-built exhibition space. Together, the Collection and Gallery play a key role in cultural development and community engagement in Northern Australia, focusing on acquisition, exhibition, publication and access to works of art by established and emerging Australian Indigenous, non-Indigenous and Southeast Asian artists inspired by or with a connection to the Northern Territory and adjoining regions.
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GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY ART MUSEUM
Griffith University Art Museum holds a special place as custodian of Griffith University Art Collection, the second largest public art collection in Queensland. Located within one of Australia’s oldest art schools, Griffith University Art Museum strives to achieve the highest level of research and experimentation in exhibitions, programs, collections and publications, and is dedicated to fostering the work of emerging and contemporary artists from Australia and the Asia Pacific region. Situated at the southern end of Brisbane’s vibrant Cultural Precinct, the free public gallery at South Bank is a vital force in the presentation and promotion of visual arts in Australia. Exhibitions combine historic and contemporary narratives to provide unique perspectives and cultivate critical insights into art and its role in society, champion pioneering artists and emergent media to international acclaim, and support innovative collaborations between regional and global partners.
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QUT ART MUSEUM
QUT Art Museum is one of Queensland’s premier visual art institutions. Since opening in 2000, the Art Museum has produced innovative projects, events and exhibitions. The Art Museum is situated in the Brisbane CBD next to the Botanic Gardens, and incorporates the William Robinson Gallery, housed in the historic Old Government House. The Art Museum is home to the QUT Art Collection (established 1945), which boasts an impressive collection of over 3000 objects. Its focus is contemporary art with the majority of works dating from the 1960s onwards. The QUT Art Museum program comprises in-house curated exhibitions, commissioned artist projects and touring exhibitions. Extensive education and public programming augments the exhibition program.
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UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND ART MUSEUM
The UQ Art Museum was established in 1976 to house the artworks collected by The University of Queensland since the 1940s. In 2004, architect Hamilton Wilson of Wilson Architects transformed Mayne Hall – the former graduation hall designed in 1973 by Robin Gibson – into a well-appointed art museum, aided by a major donation from The Atlantic Philanthropies. With over 3,500 works, the University’s Art Collection is one of Queensland’s most significant public art collections. It comprises works by Australian artists from the colonial era to the present, and includes the National Collection of Artists’ Self Portraits, and the Nat Yuen Collection of Chinese Antiquities. The Art Museum presents a dynamic program of exhibitions and events designed to provoke enquiry, and fosters links with the campus community.
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UNIVERSITY OF THE SUNSHINE COAST GALLERY
USC Art Gallery delivers exhibitions, programs and educational activities that are shaped by the University’s commitment to freedom of enquiry and expression. Located at the Sunshine Coast campus, the Gallery has presented public exhibitions since 1999. A purpose built gallery was opened in 2004 and redeveloped in 2020. The Gallery develops and cares for the University art collection. At over 850 works it is the largest public collection of art in the region. USC has a strong commitment to collecting artworks by Australian artists that have been made within the lifetime of USC (1996 onwards), Queensland artists with a focus on works by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists, and by artists who have a connection to USC and its regions.
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ANNE & GORDON SAMSTAG MUSEUM OF ART, UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Located near Adelaide’s other premier cultural institutions on North Terrace at the University of South Australia’s City West campus, the Samstag Museum of Art presents a changing exhibitions program of contemporary visual art and art of the past that has relevance to us today. The Museum additionally manages and develops the University of South Australia Art Collection and administers the prestigious Samstag Scholarships on behalf of the US-based Trustees of the estate of Gordon Samstag. The initiative to create such a major facility as the Samstag Museum signalled the University’s intention to make a leading contribution to both the cultural life of South Australia and Australian tertiary education sector.
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FLINDERS UNIVERSITY MUSEUM OF ART
Flinders University Museum of Art (FUMA) is located south of Adelaide’s city centre at the University’s main campus at Bedford Park. Recently expanded and refurbished, the museum was formally established in 1978 to house and manage an expanding collection of art, actively acquired for teaching and research purposes since 1966. Today FUMA is custodian of some 8000 Australian and international works spanning the 15th to 21st centuries, making it one of the largest public collections of art in South Australia. FUMA serves the University and wider community as an academic resource and dynamic site of cultural and intellectual exchange through its cross-disciplinary and collaborative projects, exhibitions, education and public programs.
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ACADEMY GALLERY, UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA
The Academy Gallery at the University of Tasmania, Launceston is dedicated to the pursuit and achievement of excellence by exhibiting contemporary art and design of the highest order that has the capacity to be challenging and rewarding to a wide cross-section of our community. Our exhibition program includes international exhibition projects, exhibitions by well-known established Australian and emerging artists, craftspeople and designers, including our current and graduating students. Through various initiatives and programs the Academy Gallery encourages and welcomes engagement from its local constituency, students and staff of the University of Tasmania and the national and international community.
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DEAKIN UNIVERSITY ART COLLECTION AND GALLERIES
The Deakin University Art Collection comprises more than 1600 diverse artworks, principally by Australian contemporary artists, which are circulated and displayed on the University's four campuses. The collection is administered by the Deakin Art Collection and Galleries Unit, which also administers the Deakin University Art Gallery located at the Melbourne Burwood Campus. The Deakin University Art Gallery provides an exciting venue for the University's program of exhibitions and arts events. These include curated exhibitions drawn from the University's art collection, group and solo exhibitions by significant contemporary Australian artists, travelling exhibitions and selected student, staff and Alumni work.
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THE IAN POTTER MUSEUM OF ART, THE UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE
Founded in 1972 and housed in an award-winning building opened in 1998, The Ian Potter Museum of Art is the largest university-based art museum in Australia. The Potter manages the University Art Collection – a rich resource of art and artefacts, numbering some 16,000 objects – which encompasses the Neolithic period through to the contemporary art. Embracing research, discovery and debate, the Potter exhibits art from antiquity to the present day, and works with living artists to participate directly in the development of contemporary art practice. Our Academic and Public Programs, publications and use of social media encourage engagement, learning and the exchange of ideas.
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LA TROBE ART INSTITUTE
La Trobe Art Institute, located at the University’s Melbourne campus in Bundoora, engages in historical and contemporary art debates. It is a creative institution that seeks to make a significant contribution to contemporary critical discourse; add to the knowledge of Australian artists, movements and events; work in cross-discipline paradigms; and be actively engaged in important State, National and International collaborative projects. The Institute also manages the University’s Art Collection. Representing a breadth of media, the collection charts the development of Australian art practice since the mid 1960s.
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MONASH UNIVERSITY MUSEUM OF ART
Monash University Museum of Art (MUMA) is committed to innovative, experimental and research-based contemporary art and curatorial practice. With a focus upon contemporary art since the 1960s, MUMA seeks to establish the museum as a dynamic site for cultural production, pedagogy and participation – through exhibitions, collection development, curatorial research, publishing, and academic and community engagement. With a vision to become an international centre of excellence in the research and collection, promotion and presentation of contemporary visual art, MUMA is adventurous and forward-looking in its support of new art and ideas.
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RMIT GALLERY
RMIT Gallery is RMIT University’s premier exhibition gallery, presenting an exemplary professional program of local, Australian and international creative works, research outcomes and cultural stories that promote social and academic interaction. Between the University and a global public with a focus on external partnerships and digital dissemination. The public exhibition program delivers unique visceral experiences of visual art, new media, sonic art, design, popular culture, science technology and art fusions in its five museum standard galleries.
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Edith Cowan University
The School of Arts and Humanities at Edith Cowan University proactively fosters excellence and innovation in the arts. A significant recent addition to the School is Gallery 25, on the Mt Lawley campus, which has become pivotal as an entry statement to the central arts hub. With holdings of around 3000 works, the ECU art collection is one of Western Australia’s foremost public art collections. Noteworthy for its diverse representation of iconic Australian historic and contemporary art, the collection also encompasses compelling new media and international works. Gallery 25 hosts a dynamic and consequential exhibition program that fosters critical and community engagement whilst creating a strong platform for research.
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JOHN CURTIN GALLERY
John Curtin Gallery is situated a short drive from the centre of Perth at the main entrance to Curtin University’s Bentley campus. Established in 1998 to reflect the University’s commitment to nurturing the arts and contributing to local and national contemporary cultural discourse, the John Curtin Gallery presents a diverse international program of changing exhibitions specialising in new and emerging technologies and with a recurring focus on Aboriginal arts practice. The Gallery also manages and develops the Curtin University Art Collection and maintains strong partnerships with key organisations including the Perth International Arts Festival.
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THE LAWRENCE WILSON ART GALLERY
The Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery at the University of Western Australia presents a dynamic, creative and intellectually rigorous program of exhibitions, featuring the University's extensive art collection and including an extensive series of solo exhibitions, survey and themed curatorial projects and associated cultural activities that amplify current concern, flag future issues and provide a perspective from which to view the past. All exhibitions are supported by an extensive public program that includes talks, seminars, tours and opportunities to meet the artists and each is sponsored by a teaching or research unit on campus.