Artist Showcase | Ian Waldron
Clan groups: Kurtjar
Language groups: Kunggara
Ian Waldron was born in Normanton, Queensland in 1950. In the mid-1990s he studied Visual Arts at the Northern Territory University before returning to Far North Queensland where he now lives and works.
Through his art practice Ian pays tribute to the stories of the Kurtjar people from his homeland of the Gulf of Carpentaria. Ian is a prolific artist and recurring subject matters include the characters, sites and memories of his home country in the Gulf.
Every work that I have ever painted is anchored in The Gulf one way or another. My art is the visual representation of my identity - I am my country.
Ian has exhibited extensively since 1995 and has been selected three times as a finalist in The Wynne Prize at the Art Gallery of NSW. His is represented in public and private collections and has been awarded numerous commissions, residencies, and grants during his career.
Group Exhibitions | Highlighted Works
ARTNOW FNQ 2019
13 Dec 2019 – 2 Feb 2020
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Ian Waldron, Nirdakiy, 2019, acrylic, canvas, PVC pipe, chrome vinyl wrap, Courtesy of the artist and Fireworks Gallery
ARTNOW FNQ 2017
13 Dec 2019 – 2 Feb 2020
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Ian Waldron, The Gulf (Harper’s flour), 2017, archival ink on Aluboard, ed. 1/9, Courtesy of the artist and Fireworks Gallery, Brisbane
Ian Waldron, The Gulf (CSR sugar), 2017 archival ink on Aluboard, ed. 1/9, Courtesy of the artist and Fireworks Gallery, Brisbane
Collection Works
Ian Waldron, Totem under fire, 2009, synthetic polymer paint on canvas, Purchased by Cairns Regional Gallery, 2009
Ian Waldron, Ringk (palm cockatoo), 2009, synthetic polymer paint on canvas, Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program by Ian Waldron, 2010
Ian Waldron, Bloodwood Totems (camouflage), 2006, synthetic polymer paint on canvas, Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program by Ian Waldron, 2010