UNSW Art Collection (University of New South Wales)

The University of New South Wales was founded in 1949. Its art collection was established in 1955 with the installation of Tom Bass's "Falconer" on the first permanent building. Since then the Collection's mission has been to enrich campus life and the UNSW experience, which it has achieved by providing displays throughout the many campus buildings at Kensington, Paddington and in Canberra (ADFA), as well as within the landscaped grounds at Kensington.

Tom Bass: Falconer (1955) detail
Tom Bass: Falconer (1955) detail

Address: 
Anzac Parade, Kensington NSW 2031, Australia
Tel: 
+61 02 93996521
Hours: 
Works can be viewed during opening hours in the Library (from 8am until late during session) and the Chancellery (9am-5pm) Access to non-public areas is restricted to scholars and researchers only, following written request to the Art Curator.
Website: 
http://www.artcollection.unsw.edu.au/
Email: 
artcollection@unsw.edu.au
Admission: 
General admission free
Facilities: 
A self-guided Sculpture Walk is available using the map and additional information about the sixteen sculptures on Kensington campus, provided on the Collection's website. Highlights of the walk are early works by Tom Bass, Augustine Dall'Ava and Bert Flugelman, Bronwyn Oliver's "Globe" and Kate Cullity's sculpture/garden installation "Seeing the wood for the trees". The map also provides information on bus stops, parking, refreshment stops and amenities. The Sculpture Walk is wheel chair accessible.
Collection: 

The UNSW Art Collection contains over 1000 works acquired since the University's foundation in 1949. Acquisitions focus on Australian art post-1949: paintings, sculpture, prints, drawings and selected ceramics. It features works by many prominent artists, including Howard Arkley, Tom Bass, Peter Booth, Ray Crooke, Bert Flugelman, Donald Friend, Gwyn Hanssen Pigott, Nicholas Harding, Emily Kngwarreye, Janet Laurence, Dorothy Napangardi, Sidney Nolan, Peter Marralwanga, Bronwyn Oliver, Margaret Olley, Gloria Petyarre, Clifton Pugh, Lloyd Rees, Rover Thomas, Ronnie Tjampitjinpa, Aida Tomescu and William Robinson.