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Tony Albert #1,691Mid-Career

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Selected Works22

Museum Acquisitions

Harvard Art Museums
Harvard Art Museums
Art Gallery of South Australia
Australian National Gallery
Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney
Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney
Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney
Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney
Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney
Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney
Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney
Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney
Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney
Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney

Previous Sales 6

Art Leven (formerly Cooee Art)
2008-2013
2008-2013
A$3,400 ($2k USD)
Nov 2024
Art Leven (formerly Cooee Art)
2008-2013
2008-2013
A$2,600 ($2k USD)
Nov 2024
Deutscher and Hackett
ASHTRALIA #10, 2023
ASHTRALIA #10, 2023
A$3,000 ($2k USD)
Jun 2024
Public Art Fund Benefit Auction · Artsy
Terra Nullius (like sand through the hourglass)
Terra Nullius (like sand through the hourglass), 2019
Bidding closed
Collage, acrylic paint, and official AIATSIS Map on archival paper
Sullivan+Strumpf · Artsy
I am a young Australien
I am a young Australien , 2025
No longer available
Appropriated found vintage object
Sullivan+Strumpf · Artsy
Signified
Signified, 2024
No longer available
Acrylic and vintage appropriated fabric on canvas board

For Sale 2

Sullivan+Strumpf · Artsy
It's just a shot away
It's just a shot away, 2013
AU$14,000
Pigment print on aluminium, acrylic paint
Sullivan+Strumpf · Artsy
Signified
Signified, 2024
AU$1,290
Acrylic and vintage appropriated fabric on canvas board
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Galleries1

#225 Sullivan+Strumpf
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Prizes & Awards1

Fleurieu Art Prize
Winner 2016
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Education1

Queensland College Art
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Publications1

Monograph 1

Vincent Namatjira Author
Thames & Hudson · 2025
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Current Exhibitions1

#225 Sullivan+Strumpf

Tony Albert: Not a Souvenir

Tony Albert

May 21, 2026 — Aug 19, 2026

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Art shows to leave the house for in June 2026
A roundup of art exhibitions opening in June 2026 highlights shows across the globe that explore themes of cultural preservation, identity, and resist…
exhibitionsJun 3, 2026
Your Australian art guide for June 2026 is here
This article is a curated guide to must-see art exhibitions across Australia for June 2026, highlighting shows in New South Wales and beyond. Featured…
exhibitionsJun 2, 2026
Rising Voices: Contemporary Art from Asia, Australia and the Pacific opens at the V&A
The Victoria & Albert Museum (V&A) in London has opened 'Rising Voices: Contemporary Art from Asia, Australia and the Pacific', a landmark exhibition …
exhibitionsMay 26, 2026
Newcastle Art Gallery’s stunning new exhibitions open up a multiverse
Newcastle Art Gallery has opened three new exhibitions following its February reopening with the blockbuster show 'Iconic Loved Unexpected'. The new p…
exhibitionsMay 26, 2026
‘I can use it, I can abuse it’: Tony Albert spent decades collecting racist ‘Aboriginalia’. Now he wants to turn yours into art
Tony Albert, a 45-year-old artist of Girramay, Yidinji, and Kuku-Yalanji heritage, has spent decades collecting thousands of objects he terms 'Aborigi…
exhibitionsMay 19, 2026
This First Nations artist wants your racist 'Aboriginalia' – video
Indigenous artist Tony Albert has issued a public call for Australians to donate their 'Aboriginalia'—objects that depict Aboriginal people and design…
exhibitionsMay 19, 2026
Adelaide’s Tarnanthi is going on tour
Tarnanthi, the Art Gallery of South Australia's annual exhibition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art, is launching a national tour titled 'T…
exhibitionsMay 17, 2026
Think you have strong opinions about the 2026 Archibald prize? Check out the portraits that didn’t make the cut | Dee Jefferson
The article explores the annual ritual of the Archibald Prize, Australia's most famous portrait competition, through the lens of the 2026 edition. The…
exhibitionsMay 13, 2026
How Tony Albert’s childhood instinct became a radical art practice
Tony Albert, a Girramay/Yidinji/Kuku-Yalanji artist, has spent his life collecting Aboriginalia—kitsch household items from the mid-20th century that …
exhibitionsMay 5, 2026
Painted Up: This vibrant exhibition challenges colonial perceptions of Aboriginal art
Artist and cultural practitioner Dean Biŋkin Tyson presents "CREATE EXCHANGE: Painted Up," a dual-venue exhibition at Redland Art Gallery that showcas…
exhibitionsApr 17, 2026
Ballast review: emerging artist Isabella Kennedy considers submerged histories
Emerging multidisciplinary artist Isabella Kennedy has unveiled her installation 'Ballast' at Firstdraft in Sydney, a site-specific work that blends p…
reviewFeb 19, 2026
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Past Exhibitions4

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Museum of Contemporary Art, Brisbane

Snap Blak Contemporary Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island photography

Tony Albert, David C Collins, Kieran Smythe-Jackson, Kieran Lawson, Timira Nelson, Renisha Ward-Yates, Nikisha Nelson, Brittany Malbunka Reid, Karni Mitchell, Michael Cook

Stanley Pl, South Brisbane QLD 4101, Australia

Jan 1, 2025

Snap Blak Contemporary Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island photography When 30 Aug 2025 – 13 Sep 2026Where GOMAAdmission Free

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Gallery of Modern Art, Brisbane

Snap Blak Contemporary Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island photography

Tony Albert, David C Collins, Kieran Smythe-Jackson, Kieran Lawson, Timira Nelson, Renisha Ward-Yates, Nikisha Nelson, Brittany Malbunka Reid, Karni Mitchell, Michael Cook

Jan 1, 2025

Snap Blak Contemporary Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island photography When 30 Aug 2025 – 13 Sep 2026Where GOMAAdmission Free

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Artbank

Black Art

Tony Albert, Robert A. Cole, Dean Cross, Archie Moore, W. Wanambi, H. J. Wedge, Kunmanara Williams, Tjayanka Woods, Patrick F. Puruntatameri, Tiger Yaltangki, Owen Yalandja

Unit 1/222 Young St, Waterloo NSW 2017, Australia

Jan 1, 2023

Artbank Window Black Art October 2023 to November 2023

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Artbank

Artbank 2022

TONY ALBERT, JOEL ARTHUR, TIYAN BAKER, EMMA BEER, SUSIE CHOI, CLAUDIA GREATHEAD, LOUISE HASELTON, NATALYA HUGHES, BELEM LETT, MAI NGUYÊN LONG, DYLAN MOONEY, ARCHIE MOORE

Unit 1/222 Young St, Waterloo NSW 2017, Australia

Jan 1, 2022

Artbank Window Artbank 2022 December 2022 to February 2023 - Artbank Sydney Curated by Artbank

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Art Fair Appearances3

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Frieze London — London
2025
The Armory Show — New York
2024
Art Basel Hong Kong — Hong Kong
2019
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Recent Activity20

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Rising Voices: Contemporary Art from Asia, Australia and the Pacific opens at the V&A
May 26, 2026
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Newcastle Art Gallery’s stunning new exhibitions open up a multiverse
May 26, 2026
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Exhibition
Tony Albert: Not a Souvenir
May 21, 2026
newspaper
News
This First Nations artist wants your racist 'Aboriginalia' – video
May 19, 2026
newspaper
News
‘I can use it, I can abuse it’: Tony Albert spent decades collecting racist ‘Aboriginalia’. Now he wants to turn yours into art
May 19, 2026
newspaper
News
Adelaide’s Tarnanthi is going on tour
May 17, 2026
newspaper
News
Think you have strong opinions about the 2026 Archibald prize? Check out the portraits that didn’t make the cut | Dee Jefferson
May 13, 2026
newspaper
News
How Tony Albert’s childhood instinct became a radical art practice
May 5, 2026
newspaper
News
Painted Up: This vibrant exhibition challenges colonial perceptions of Aboriginal art
Apr 17, 2026
newspaper
News
Ballast review: emerging artist Isabella Kennedy considers submerged histories
Feb 19, 2026
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Art Fair
Frieze London 2025
Oct 15, 2025
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Aug 29, 2025
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Exhibition
Snap Blak Contemporary Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island photography
Jan 1, 2025
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Exhibition
Snap Blak Contemporary Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island photography
Jan 1, 2025
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Art Fair
The Armory Show 2024
Sep 6, 2024
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Exhibition
Black Art
Jan 1, 2023
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Exhibition
Artbank 2022
Jan 1, 2022
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Art Fair
Art Basel Hong Kong 2019
Mar 29, 2019
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Fleurieu Art Prize 2016
Dec 1, 2016
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Tony Albert born
Jan 1, 1981
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