Australian Women's
Art Register
View Outdoor Public
Art by Women
by Dr Juliet Peers
The streets and public spaces
of a city form an important open-air art gallery, which costs nothing to
view. Many of the works that are on display in public are by women artists.
Here is a selection of public art works by women around Melbourne. This
is not a complete list of women’s outdoor artworks in Melbourne, but additions
are always being made to this site. Some works are not in an easy position
to photograph and others do not appear to their best advantage in photographs.
We have covered a range of sculptors and artists and a range of styles
and eras from realistic to abstract. We also include the landscape architecture
of Edna Walling, Australia’s foremost early garden designer.
Margaret Baskerville
- Ola Cohn
- Inge King
- Ailsa O'Connor -
Jenny Steiner
Cathy
Smith - Toolangi Rainforest
- Edna Walling -
Lisa Young
See Various
Community Arts Projects here
We have photographed
and documented some of the community arts projects around
Melbourne by women artists
that include sculptures and installations in shopping districts, community
centres.
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On the Great Ocean Road
a bronze sculpture "Diggers" by Julie Squires was unveild
Friday 14th April 2007 to commemorate the construction of the the
road which was built by soldiers who had returned from military
service in the First World War.
This is located at the Log
Arch at Eastern View- near Lorne. Photo coming as soon as I can get down
there and take one!
Photographs
of Public Sculpture in Melbourne by Women
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The sculpture "Tenderness" by Masha Marjanovich is located in
front of the maternity ward of the
Royal North Shore Hospital in Sydney, and expresses the gentleness
of a mother's love for her baby.
It is made in cast stone and measures 1500 x 1000 x 750 cm.
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Melbourne : more public
art Sculptures below - captions by Liz
"Larry La Trobe" by
Pamela Irving 1992, a bronze sculpture about 70cm high in the City
Square at the corner of Collins and Swanston Streets Melbourne
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Signature by Emily
Floyd 2004.This is an anthropomorphic "toy" rabbit. Docklands Park
& Esplanade Melbourne
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"Reed Vessel " by
Virginia King 2004.This huge boat shaped stainless steel sculpture on top
of two A frame walls allows people to walk inside through it.
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This "dog" which
looks a little like a pig-dog hybrid taken Jan 2006
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This is well positioned
at Docklands Park Harbour Esplanade, Melbourne.There are snippets
of poetry on the walls which have cascades of running water and "steam"
where this hits the pond
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Grey buildings behind sculpture
viewed from Tourist Tram line and Docklands park
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"Reed Vessel" very high
above the wetlands.More of Virginia King's art can be seen
here
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