The city’s art collection is a cornerstone of MAMA’s status as a museum of national repute. It is a celebration of our cultural heritage and an important resource for current and future generations.
The MAMA Art Foundation has facilitated many donations to the MAMA Collection, as well as commissioning new work, purchasing works outright, and acquiring through the National Photography Prize.
Recent additions to the collection…
Anna Kristensen, Desert Window Anna Kristensen, Desert Window, 2014, oil on linen, stainless steel, 169.00 x 168.00 cm, MAMA Collection. Purchased with the support of the MAMA Art Foundation.Archie Moore, Shirtfront, purchased by MAMA Archie Moore, Shirtfront, 2017. 9 pieces, screenprint on black organic cotton t-shirt, except My Skin, dye sublimation print on polyester t-shirt. MAMA Collection. Purchased by MAMA.Hany Armanious Hany Armanious, Figure Eight, 2010. MAMA Collection. Donated through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program.Kevin Gilbert (Image in Dropbox) Kevin Gilbert, Colonising Species, 1989, screenprint on paper, MAMA Collection. Purchased by MAMA. (photo: Wendell Teodoro) collection: Murray Art Museum AlburyPatrick Hartigan, Tool and Muse, 2016, oil on board, 51 x 62cm. MAMA Collection. Donated through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program.Mitch Cairns, Recent Writings, 2017 oil on linen, framed 1400 x 1245 x 50mm MAMA Collection. Donated through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program.Amanda Williams, Cooleman Plain Karst, Kosciuszko National Park, (know who you are at every age), 2017-2018, unique gelatin silver photograph (unfixed) on expired Argenta bromide paper, dibond, custom made Kosciuszko Ash timber frame. MAMA Collection. Acquired through the National Photography Prize Award 2018 with funds provided by MAMA Art Foundation. Photo: Amanda WilliamsIoulia Terizis, Slivers and Shard, 2017, gelatin silver photograph. MAMA Collection, Purchased with funds provided by the MAMA Art Foundation.Tim Silver, Untitled (Rise and Fall), 2015-2017, Archival inkjet prints, MAMA Collection. Purchased with the support of the MAMA Art Foundation.Lorraine Connelly-Northey, On Country, 2017. MAMA Collection. Commissioned by MAMA with funds provided by the MAMA Art FoundationMichael Cook, Pram, 2016, from the series Mother. Inkjet print on photo rag. 800 x 1200mm. MAMA Collection. Purchased with the support of the MAMA Art Foundation.Michael Riley, Flyblown, 1998, series of 9 images, ultra chrome pigment on Ilford gallery smooth gloss 310gsm. Edition 10/20. MAMA Collection. Purchased with funds provided by the Russell Mills Foundation and with the support of the Michael Riley Foundation and The CommercialDasha Riley, Autumn Walk, 2016, digital photographic print on metallic paper mounted on acrylic, 750 x 750mm. MAMA Collection. Purchased with the support of the MAMA Art Foundation.Polixeni Papapetrou, Blinded, 2016, from the series Eden, pigment ink print, 1275 x 850mm. MAMA Collection. Purchased with the support of the MAMA Art Foundation.
