Tony Albert - untitled donated by the artist

Untitled 2021 acrylic and vintage appropriated fabric on Arches paper

25.5 x 20.0cm framed.

Tony Albert’s multidisciplinary practice investigates contemporary legacies of colonialism, prompting audiences to contemplate the human condition. Drawing on both personal and collective histories, Albert explores the ways in which optimism can be utilised to overcome adversity. His work poses important questions such as how do we remember, give justice to, and rewrite complex and traumatic histories. Albert’s important work has been acknowledged industry-wide with a number of prestigious awards, prizes and commissions. He is strongly represented in major national collections including the National Gallery of Australia; the Australian War Memorial, Canberra; the Art Gallery of New South Wales; the Art Gallery of Western Australia and Brisbane’s Gallery of Modern Art - Queensland Art Gallery.