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Curating the COFA Collection | The College of Fine Arts

Curating the COFA Collection

When:    Sep 24, 2009  -  Oct 24, 2009
Artist(s): Carl Plate, Elwyn Lynn, James Gleeson, Rosemary Laing, Reg Mombassa, Julie Rrap, Papunya artists
Curated by: Master of Art Administration, Exhibition Management & Curatorial Studies students, under the direction of Felicity Fenner
Additional Information: Opening Wednesday 23 September, 6 - 8 pm
Image by Rosemary Laing
Rosemary Laing, NASA - Dryden Flight Research Centre #1, 1998/99, Hull interior of Space Shuttle Carrying Aircraft, C Type photograph, 50 x 120 cm, Image courtesy Rosemary Laing and Tolarno Galleries, Melbourne

Featuring highlights from the COFA Art Collection, this exhibition presents diverse works by leading Australian artists. From luminaries of recent decades, such as Carl Plate, Elwyn Lynn and James Gleeson, to the contemporary stars Rosemary Laing, Reg Mombassa and Julie Rrap, to different generations of Papunya artists, all have a COFA collection.

Curating the COFA Collection is a University Art Museums Australia (UAMA) Exhibition Project showcasing the research-intensive and collection-based programs of eight of Australia's leading university art museums. Curating the COFA Collection is an associated event of Art & About 2009, presented by City of Sydney.