The City of Joondalup Art Collection was formed with the inception of the City in 1998 with Joondalup inheriting the contemporary artworks from the City of Wanneroo’s Art Collection. With a primary focus on the work of West Australian contemporary artists, the City’s Art Collection includes sculpture, drawings, paintings, print works, textiles, ceramics, glass work, video, photography, and installation.
Along with standard collecting avenues, acquisitions are actively informed through the City’s annual exhibitions and the biennial $20,000 Visual Arts Commission. The Art Collection today is comprised of over 290 artworks and worth over $1.2 million. The collection is housed and is on display within the City of Joondalup’s buildings, including the Civic Chambers, Libraries, Leisure Centres and Administration buildings.
For queries about the Art Collection please contact the City’s Curator on visualarts@joondalup.wa.gov.au or 9400 4000.
The City of Joondalup’s biennial $20,000 commission program supports the development of the Art Collection, commissioning a Western Australian artist to create a new artwork that adds value and resonance to the collection’s themes and role. Artists can respond to the social, urban, cultural or natural attributes of Joondalup and consider how this relates to their overall artistic practice.
Tarryn Gill is the current and ninth commissioned artist and joins a distinguished list of past recipients including West Australian artists Tony Windberg (2012), Lindsay Harris (2013), Nien Schwarz (2017), Paul Kaptein (2020), Christopher Pease (2021) and Perdita Phillips (2024), international artist Brandon Ballengee (2016) and interstate artist Helen Pynor (2019).
Image: Christopher Pease, Doondalup, 2021, oil on canvas, recipient of the 2021 Visual Arts Commission. Photo by Christophe Canato.
2021, Christopher Pease, oil on canvas, recipient of the 2021 Visual Arts Commission. Photo by Christophe Canato.
The City of Joondalup acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of this land, the Whadjuk people of the Noongar nation and pay our respects to Elders past, present and emerging as well as all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
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