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About the RACV Art Collection
Established in 2003, the RACV Art Collection features more than 1000 contemporary works, supporting Australian living artists. Most works have been created within the last 20 years, reflecting the current arts landscape and social themes. Our Art Collection is accessible across our Resorts, offices and online. Key artists include Del Kathryn Barton, Jon Cattapan, Rosemary Laing, Jan Senbergs and Jenny Watson.
Image above: Artwork installation, RACV Torquay Resort
Del Kathryn Barton
Del Kathryn Barton has won the Archibald Prize twice – in 2008 with a self-portrait with her two children, and in 2013 with a portrait of Australian actor Hugo Weaving. Barton is known for her highly imaginative and ornately decorated images of both human and animal.
Image credit: Del Kathryn Barton, Girl #1, 2003, synthetic polymer paint, gouache and ink on canvas, 120 x 84.5cm. Courtesy the artist and Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, Sydney, photographer Christian Capurro.
Lara Merrett
Known for her intuitive abstract works, Lara Merrett paints much like a sculptor creates, moving around the canvas shaping and layering the paint. Her instinctive methodology investigates notions of duality in the picture plane; of depth and opacity; chaos with order; and the reference to the otherness through that which goes beyond the frame.
Image credit: Lara Merrett, The Happy Prince, 2009, synthetic polymer paint and ink on canvas, 183 x 168cm. Courtesy the artist, photographer Christian Capurro.
Mark Nodea
Mark Nodea’s works are bold, minimal and deep in character. They transform the oral histories of his Gija country and contemporary environment to share a striking personal imagery. His mother was a Gija woman and his father a Walmajarrie man, which enabled him to understand and paint his mother’s country around Texas Downs and his father’s country around Yakanarra.
Image credit: Mark Nodea (Gija), My Mother’s Country, 2019, natural ochre and pigments on canvas, 90 x 120cm. Courtesy the artist and Warmun Art Centre, WA, photographer Christian Capurro.
Robert Boynes
Robert Boynes has been creating works since the 1960s with an initial focus on neo-pop imagery and an ongoing fascination with capitalism. These interests paved the way for later explorations into Australian urban development, particularly his interest in interrogating modern life. Boynes’ work is reminiscent of advertising billboards and imagery that bombard us while navigating urban spaces.
Image credit: Robert Boynes, Spencer Street, 2004, synthetic polymer paint on canvas, 80 x 200cm. Courtesy the artist, photographer Christian Capurro.
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Explore the Collection
Want to know more about the RACV Art Collection? Search the Collections through our online database.
Image credit: Marcel Cousins, Blue Dawn (Morning Glory) and Calibrachoa (Million Bells) (details) 2019, 160 x 120cm each. Courtesy the artist and James Makin Gallery.
Want to know more about the RACV Art Collection? Search the Collections through our online database.
Image credit: Marcel Cousins, Blue Dawn (Morning Glory) and Calibrachoa (Million Bells) (details) 2019, 160 x 120cm each. Courtesy the artist and James Makin Gallery.
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Our Heritage
The RACV Heritage Collection shows how pioneering initiatives and services have responded to the needs of Victorians since 1903.
Image credit: A selection of RACV Heritage Vehicles
The RACV Heritage Collection shows how pioneering initiatives and services have responded to the needs of Victorians since 1903.
Image credit: A selection of RACV Heritage Vehicles
