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Pacific art

The Gallery's collection of contemporary Pacific art is the broadest in Australia. With the establishment of the Asia Pacific Triennial (APT) in the early 1990s, the Gallery recognised the importance of actively developing the Pacific collection.

The Pacific collection, with an emphasis on New Zealand, reflects the diversity of the region's contemporary art, as well as innovation in customary practices. Primarily composed of works made after 1970, it includes paintings, prints and drawings, sculpture, photography, installation, textiles, weaving, body adornment, video and film.

Artwork has not been digitised or not available due to pending copyright clearence, thus not currently available online

Bowl c.1985
Artwork has not been digitised or not available due to pending copyright clearence, thus not currently available online

Bowl c.1985
Artwork Mary this artwork made of Tokatokoi, headdress: wood, feathers, plastic Virgin Mary figurine, synthetic polymer paint, grass fibre, created in 2011-01-01

Mary 2011
Artwork Mary this artwork made of Tokatokoi, headdress: wood, feathers, plastic Virgin Mary figurine, synthetic polymer paint, grass fibre, created in 2011-01-01

Mary 2011
Artwork Mary this artwork made of Tokatokoi, headdress: wood, feathers, plastic Virgin Mary figurine, synthetic polymer paint, grass fibre, created in 2011-01-01

Mary 2011
Artwork Mary this artwork made of Tokatokoi, headdress: wood, feathers, plastic Virgin Mary figurine, synthetic polymer paint, grass fibre, created in 2011-01-01

Mary 2011
Artwork Mary this artwork made of Tokatokoi, headdress: wood, feathers, plastic Virgin Mary figurine, synthetic polymer paint, grass fibre, created in 2011-01-01

Mary 2011
Artwork Mary this artwork made of Tokatokoi, headdress: wood, feathers, plastic Virgin Mary figurine, synthetic polymer paint, grass fibre, created in 2011-01-01

Mary 2011
Artwork Cocoon this artwork made of Single-channel video: 12.42 minutes, colour, sound, looped, created in 2004-01-01

Cocoon 2004
Artwork Super Super this artwork made of Single-channel video: 2.46 minutes, colour, sound, looped, created in 2003-01-01

Super Super 2003
Artwork Voice from Yuri this artwork made of Twisted and knotted synthetic yarn

Voice from Yuri 2024
Artwork Life this artwork made of Twisted and knotted synthetic yarn

Life 2024
Artwork Back Page this artwork made of Twisted and knotted synthetic yarn

Back Page 2024
Artwork White Horse this artwork made of Twisted and knotted synthetic yarn

White Horse 2024
Artwork Kamkau Ike (Haus Toktok) this artwork made of Twisted and knotted synthetic yarn

Kamkau Ike (Haus Toktok) 2024
Artwork Kombku Kumptapi this artwork made of Organic material on paper, created in 2023-01-01

Kombku Kumptapi 2023
Artwork Kuman Kura #1 this artwork made of Organic material on paper, created in 2023-01-01

Kuman Kura #1 2023
Artwork Erigaran this artwork made of Organic material on paper , created in 2023-01-01

Erigaran 2023
Artwork Yal Sabil this artwork made of Organic material on paper, created in 2023-01-01

Yal Sabil 2023
Artwork Munum Tolpare this artwork made of Organic material on paper, created in 2023-01-01

Munum Tolpare 2023
Artwork Kapakonam this artwork made of Organic material on paper, created in 2023-01-01

Kapakonam 2023
Artwork Kai Tulan this artwork made of Organic material on paper, created in 2023-01-01

Kai Tulan 2023
Artwork Kumbrapi Kanglekess this artwork made of Organic material on paper, created in 2023-01-01

Kumbrapi Kanglekess 2023
Artwork Kuman Nil Kap this artwork made of Organic material on paper, created in 2023-01-01

Kuman Nil Kap 2023
Artwork Selva be this artwork made of Organic material on paper, created in 2023-01-01

Selva be 2023
Artwork Lumbi this artwork made of Organic material on paper, created in 2023-01-01

Lumbi 2023
Artwork Are this artwork made of Organic material on paper, created in 2023-01-01

Are 2023
Artwork Kuman Kura #3 this artwork made of Organic material on paper, created in 2023-01-01

Kuman Kura #3 2023
Artwork Kumptapi Mai Arem this artwork made of Organic material on paper , created in 2023-01-01

Kumptapi Mai Arem 2023
Artwork Kuman Tapai this artwork made of Organic material on paper, created in 2023-01-01

Kuman Tapai 2023