List of public art in Western Australia


This is a list of public art on permanent public display in Perth and other locations in Western Australia.
The list applies only to works of public art accessible in an outdoor public space; it does not include artwork on display inside a museum. Most of the works mentioned are sculptures, although several notable memorials are listed also. Public art may include statues, sculptures, monuments, memorials, murals and mosaics.
In 1989 the Western Australian state government established a "Percent for Art" policy. The scheme which enacts the policy is administered by the Department of Culture and the Arts and requires that up to one percent of the construction budget for new public works over $2,000,000, be expended on public artwork. The Town of Vincent was the first Local government authority to have a similar scheme. It requires that "commercial, non-residential, and/or mixed residential/commercial developments over $1,000,000 are to set aside a minimum of one per cent of the estimated total project cost for the development to be used for public artworks." Over 700 works have been installed under the state government scheme since 1989.

Perth CBD

Includes public artworks in the Perth CBD. Excludes the Northbridge precinct and the Perth Cultural Centre, Kings Park, East Perth and Claisebrook Cove.
NameImageLocation ArtistYear
"Ascalon"St George's Cathedral, PerthMarcus Canning, Christian de Vietri2009
Percy Buttons' AspirationHay Street Mall, PerthJoan Walsh-Smith & Charles Smith1996
Aurelia ApartmentsSouth PerthJon Tarry2018
Fusion ApartmentsRiversdale Road, BurswoodJon Tarry2016
Bessie Rischbieth StatueElizabeth Quay
3D
Jon Tarry2016
Conic Fugue QV1 Building, Corner St Georges Terrace and Milligan Street, PerthCharles O. Perry1991
"Connect"Kings Square, PerthWarren Langley2016
Sir Charles CourtCorner Mount St and St Georges TerraceTony Jones2011
"First Contact"Elizabeth QuayLaurel Nannup2015
"Footsteps in Time"40–50 St Georges Terrace, PerthJoan Walsh-Smith, Charles Smith2004
Alexander ForrestStirling Gardens entrance, Barrack Street and St Georges Terrace, PerthPietro Porcelli1916
"Going Home" Florence Hummerston Reserve, Corner Mount Street and St Georges Terrace, PerthAnne Neil1996
"Grow Your Own"

Forrest Place, PerthJames Angus2011
Gumnut BabiesStirling Gardens, PerthClaire Bailey, Indra Geidans2001
Bishop Mathew HaleThe Cloisters, St Georges Terrace, PerthGreg James2008
Talbot HobbsSupreme Court Gardens, PerthEdward Kohler, Alex Winning1940
"Irrational Geometrics"Kings Square, PerthPascal Dombis & Gil Percal2016
"Judith"Howard StKarin Tulloch1936. Bronze casting in 2008
"Kangaroos on the Terrace"Stirling Gardens St Georges Terrace Perth
Joan Walsh-Smith, Charles Smith1997
"Memory Markers"Stirling Gardens, PerthAnne Neil2005
Meteorite Forrest Place, PerthMalcolm McGregor2000
Migrants MemorialOzone Reserve, Corner Plain Street and Riverside Drive, PerthA.J.N Macdonald & Associates2008
"Harmony of Minerals Obelisk" aka "The Ore Obelisk"Stirling Gardens, PerthPaul Ritter and Ralph Hibble1971
"Oushi zokei" Elizabeth Quay railway station, PerthKeizo Ushio2010
Paper Planes237 Adelaide Terrace, Perth
People in the CityCentral Park, Corner Hay and William Streets, PerthAnne Neil1999
John Septimus RoeCorner Victoria Avenue and Adelaide Terrace, PerthGreg James1990
"Signature Ring"Barrack SquareSimon Gauntlett and Matthew Ngui
"Spanda"Elizabeth QuayChristian de Vietri2016
Captain James StirlingCity of Perth Library
Clement P Somers1979
"The Strike" Perth Mint, PerthGreg James1991
Bronze SwansSwan Bell Tower, Barrack Square, PerthSue Flavell, Gina Moore2000
"Totem"Perth Arena, PerthGeoffrey Drake-Brockman2012
Unidentified PhotographerBarracks Arch, Corner Barrack Street and Elder Street, PerthAnne Neil, Greg James1996
De Vlamingh MemorialBarrack Square, PerthJoan Walsh-Smith, Charles Smith2008
Duxton Hotel lionsDuxton Hotel, St Georges Terrace, Perth

Northbridge/Perth Cultural Centre

Public artworks in the Northbridge precinct and around Perth Cultural Centre.
NameImageLocation ArtistYear
"Arch"Corner of Lake and James Streets, NorthbridgeLorenna Grant2010
"Between 1979–1980"Art Gallery, Perth Cultural Centre, James Street, PerthClement Meadmore1981
Der Rufer Perth Cultural CentreGerhard Marcks
Cast by Giesserie Barth, Berlin
1981
"Gateway 2: Coalesce"Perth Cultural Centre, James Street, PerthAkio Makigawa1987
"Luminous"Chinatown, Rowe Street, NorthbridgeGeoffrey Drake-Brockman2015
"Nexus"Plateia Hellas, Lake Street, NorthbridgeSimon Gauntlett2002
"Spiral"Perth Police Station, corner of Rowe and Fitzgerald Streets, NorthbridgeGeoffrey Drake-Brockman2012
"Unfolding Lives"Perth Cultural Centre, eastern end of the James Street mall, NorthbridgeJudith Forrest2010

East Perth and Claisebrook Cove

Since the late 1980s, a major urban renewal project surrounding Claisebrook Cove has been underway, with abandoned industrial sites levelled and replaced with residential streetscapes and landscaped waterfronts. These have been interspersed with a good collection of public art.
NameImageLocation ArtistYear
"Channel Markers"/"Marker Seats"Claisebrook CoveMalcolm McGregor1995
"Impossible Triangle"East Parade Roundabout, East PerthBrian MacKay, Ahmad Abas1999
Peter PanQueens Gardens, East PerthGeorge Frampton1929
Concrete Poem Sculpture Claisebrook CoveRob Finlayson, PlanE
Edmund RiceCentenary Park, Trinity College, East Perth
"Sea Queen"Claisebrook CoveTony Jones
"Shimmer" 6.6m x 4.9m x 8.0m, stainless steelClaisebrook CoveSURF 2012
"Shoreline Marker Posts"Claisebrook CoveMalcolm McGregor1995
"Standing Figure"Claisebrook CoveTony Jones
"The Red Surveyor"Corner Saunders and Glyde Streets, Claisebrook Cove
Bronze figures 99 Plain Street, East Perth

Kings Park

The following list includes public artworks in Kings Park which is located on the outskirts of the Perth CBD. Kings Park was established as a public park in 1872 and contains a varied collection of public artworks ranging from early 20th century war monuments to life-sized dinosaur models. It is said to contain "more memorials, statues and honour avenues than any other park in Australia".
NameImageLocation ArtistYear
Bali MemorialFraser Avenue, Kings ParkDavid Jones, Kevin Draper2003
The South African War Memorial
Fraser Avenue, Kings ParkJames White1901
BullockornisMay Drive Parkland, Kings Park
Centenary of Western Australian Women's Suffrage MemorialWestern Australia Botanic Garden, Kings ParkTony Jones1999
Cenotaph, Eternal Flame and War MemorialFraser Avenue, Kings ParkDesigned by Sir J. Talbot Hobbs1929
Arnold Cook MemorialEntrance to the Ivy Watson Playground, Kings ParkGreg James1989
Edith Dircksey Cowan MemorialFraser Avenue and Kings Park Road, Kings Park
W. Ogilvy1934
DiprotodonMay Drive Parkland, Kings ParkTravis Tischler2010
Floral ClockFraser Avenue, Kings ParkBequest from Frank Wittenoom1962
"Lord Forrest"Fraser Avenue and Lovekin Drive, Kings ParkSir Edgar Betram MacKennal1927
MuttaburrasaurusMay Drive Parkland, Kings Park
George Leake FountainFraser Avenue, Kings Park1902
PhytosaurMay Drive Parkland, Kings ParkTravis Tischler2010
Pioneer Women's MemorialForrest Drive, Kings ParkMargaret Priest1968
Queen VictoriaFraser Avenue, Kings ParkFrancis John Williamson1903
Vietnam MemorialMay Drive Parkland, Kings Park2002
"Wood Be Good"Ivy Watson Playground, Kings Park

South Perth

Public artworks within the City of South Perth.
NameImageLocation ArtistYear
Aurelian Modulations96 Mill Point Road, South PerthJon Tarry2018

Fremantle

Public artworks within the City of Fremantle.
NameImageLocation ArtistYear
The Explorers' Monument Esplanade Park, FremantlePietro Porcelli1913
Child Migrant StatueVictoria Quay, FremantleJoan Walsh-Smith, Charles Smith2006
John CurtinKings Square, FremantleJoan Walsh-Smith, Charles Smith2005
Sir Hughie EdwardsKings Square, FremantleAndrew Kay2002
The FishermenFishing Boat Harbour, FremantleGreg James, Jon Tarry2004
John Gerovich Fremantle Oval, Parry St, FremantleRobert Hitchcock2006,
"Iris Series"20 Ord Street, FremantleGreg James2009
C. Y. O'ConnorFremantle Port Authority entrance, FremantlePietro Porcelli1911
Ribbon SculptureChallenger TAFE, Fremantle
Sculptor Pietro PorcelliKings Square, FremantleGreg James1993
Bon ScottFremantle Fishing Boat Harbour, FremantleGreg James2008
Vasco da Gama Esplanade Park, FremantleCiare Bailey, Edgar Nailor, John Kirkness1997
Southern CrossingVictoria QuayTony Jones and Ben Jones2002
Tom Edwards MemorialKings Square, FremantlePietro Porcelli1919

Other metropolitan

Public artworks in the Perth metropolitan area and outside the Perth CBD and Kings Park.
NameImageLocation ArtistYear
Professor H.E. WhitfeldUniversity of Western Australia.
Mr John Dowie1941
Wednesday’s ChildBurswood Park, Burswood
Abdul-Rahman Abdullah2013
Age Shall Not Weary ThemCnr Hamersley & Rokeby roads, Subiaco
Greg JamesApril 2015

Aboriginal FamilyMinim Cove, Mosman ParkGreg James1999
HBF Stadium ArtworkStephenson Avenue, Mount ClaremontMidnight Tuesday Artist Team 2016
"Asteroids"Broadway, NedlandsRick Vermey2001
Bibbulmun Yorga woman and her dogNeil Hawkins Park, JoondalupRon Corbett-
Ethereal HandSpearwood Avenue, SpearwoodArtforms collective2016
Banksia Grove Entry StatementBanksia GroveJon Tarry2010
Norman BrearleyPerth Airport, RedcliffeGerard Darwin
Catalpa MemorialEsplanade, RockinghamJoan Walsh-Smith, Charles Smith2005
Henry CamfieldBurswood Park, BurswoodJoan Walsh-Smith, Charles Smith1992
Charles Street ArtworkNorth PerthLorenna Grant2016
Centaur Memorial North BeachKevin Hayes1979
CentrefoldMarine Parade, CottesloeMark Grey-Smith2006
Dr Arnold Cook and DreenaVisAbility, Kitchener Avenue, Victoria ParkGreg James2007
"Curl"Carter Lane Park, SubiacoGeoffrey Drake-Brockman2015
John CurtinCottesloe Civic Centre, CottesloePeter Gelencsér1987
"The Dancer"Sir Lawrence Jackson Courtyard, University of Western Australia, CrawleyGreg James1979
Mary Durack and child, "the Storyteller"Burswood Park, BurswoodJoan Walsh-Smith, Charles Smith1995
Annie's Landing Estate ArtworksEllenbrookLorenna Grant2015
"Eliza"Matilda BayTony Jones2007
"Feathers"Marine Parade, SwanbourneAnne Neil2004
"Fledglings"Shenton College, Shenton ParkGreg James2000
May GibbsWindsor Park, South PerthJoan Walsh-Smith, Charles Smith2005
"Girl With Two Dolphins"Centro Galleria, MorleyAndrew Kay1996
Gumnut Fountains • Corner Kalamunda and Canning Roads, Kalamunda
• Corner Hale and Morrison Roads, Forrestfield
• Corner Kalamunda and Newburn Roads, High Wycombe
City of Kalamunda offices entrance statement, 2 Railway Road, Kalamunda
Joan Walsh-Smith, Charles Smith

2008
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Paddy HannanBurswood Park, BurswoodJoan Walsh-Smith, Charles Smith1998
"Here Birdy Birdy!"Stirling Library, 895 Beaufort St, InglewoodClare Bailey2004
3 Children, "Hopscotch"Burswood ParkJoan Walsh-Smith, Charles Smith1995
"Interlace"Central Walk, JoondalupGeoffrey Drake-Brockman2015
"Iris Metropolitan"81 Walcott Street, Mount LawleyGreg James2008
"The Corner"Corner of Barlee Street and Beaufort Street, Mount LawleyLorenna Grant2015
unnamed Islamic artworkRiverside Gardens, BayswaterArif Satar. Commissioned by Dar Al Shifar 2005
"Lina"City of Stirling Offices, Cedric Street, StirlingTony Jones2005
Leopard HeadsSpearwood Avenue, YangebupArtforms collective2011
"Lotus"Edith Cowan University, JoondalupNigel Helyer2006
"Marble Bun"Edith Cowan University, JoondalupRodney Glick2004
"Nurture and Growth"Scotch College, SwanbourneGreg James1997
C. Y. O'ConnorC. Y. O'Connor Beach, North CoogeeTony Jones1999
Herb Elliott and Shirley Strickland, "the Olympians"Burswood Park, BurswoodJoan Walsh-Smith, Charles Smith2001
"Oneness"Edith Cowan University, JoondalupRon Gomboc2003
"Pas de deux"Belmont City College, BelmontGreg James2000
"Peace" – Midland Junction Railway Workshops MemorialMidland Railway Workshops, Yelverton Drive, MidlandPietro Porcelli1925
Pitman and Walsh Memorial Joondalup Police Academy.
Originally installed at The Police Barracks in James Street, Perth.
Constable Douglas Cummings, official draftsman of the Police Traffic Department.1929
"Readwrite"NEXTDC Data Centre, MalagaGeoffrey Drake-Brockman2014
Scarborough HandThe Esplanade, ScarboroughKylie Graham2017
Scouting monumentPerry Lakes Reserve1982
"Sky Marker"Tarlton Crescent, Perth AirportJon Tarry2007
"Water Wing"Tarlton Crescent, Perth AirportJon Tarry2007
"Seed Carrier"Tarlton Crescent, Perth AirportJon Tarry2007
SocratesUniversity of Western Australia, Crawley
DiotimaUniversity of Western Australia, Crawley
"Speakers"Victoria Park railway station2010
"Spirit of the Community"Belmont Civic Centre, BelmontAndrew Kay1999
Tribanga IIIStation Street, CottesloeClara Hali2008
unnamed bronze356 Oxford Street, Leederville
unnamed bronzeWestern Australia Police Academy, Lakeside Drive, Joondalup
"Waterlines"Terry Tyzack Aquatic Centre, InglewoodTony Jones2001
Vlamingh MemorialCurtin Avenue, CottesloeTony Brand1974
Willem de VlaminghBurswood Park, Burswood
Joan Walsh-Smith, Charles Smith1996
Aboriginal Tribal Leader YaganHeirisson Island, PerthRobert Hitchcock1984

Regional

Includes artworks in Western Australian country and regional centres.
NameImageLocation ArtistYear
Kondinin ANZAC HorseKondinin, Western Australia2015
Aboriginal Female Pearl DiverForeshore, BroomeJoan Walsh-Smith, Charles Smith2010
Mustafa Kemal AtatürkMiddleton Beach, Albany
Antony Gormley Statues, Lake BallardLake BallardAntony Gormley2003
Nicholas BaudinAlbanyPeter Gelencser2005
Nicholas BaudinBusseltonPeter Gelencser2005
“The Healers"BusseltonLorenna Grant2016
David BrandShire of Irwin office foyer, Dongara
"Fish "Busselton JettyNicole Mickle2011
Lord Forrest147A Victoria St, BunburyMark Le Buse1979
"Box Jellies"Geraldton Lotteries House – Sanford St, GeraldtonPeter Zappa2010
"Brother and Sister"Roundabout on Victoria Street, BunburyRussell Sheridan
Camel Train Prinsep Street Roundabout, Norseman
"Circus Train – Slow Down"Leschenault Inlet Foreshore, BunburyAlex Mickle, Nicole Mickle2010
Desert Mounted Corps MemorialMount Clarence, AlbanyCharles Gilbert, Paul Montford, Sir Bertram Mackennal1968
"Red Dog" High Street, Dampier
Paddy HannanHannan St, KalgoorlieJohn MacLeod1929
Hard Hat Pearl DiverCarnarvon Street, BroomeJoan Walsh-Smith, Charles Smith1999
Miners MonumentCorner Burt and Lane Streets, BoulderClement. P. Somers1984
MokareAlbanyTerry Humble1997
"The Navigators" Australind Bypass Roundabout BunburyJon Tarry2000
"Norseman" Corner Roberts and Ramsay Streets, NorsemanRobert Hitchcock
Onslow War MemorialOnslowJoan Walsh-Smith, Charles Smith2006
"Patrick" Mandurah Terrace, MandurahClaire Bailey
Frederick Henry PiesseAustral Terrace, KatanningPietro Porcelli1916
Brigadier A.W. PottsKojonupGreg James2007
"Shirely Shell"Mandurah railway station, Mandurah
Coral Lowry2007
MemorialMount Scott Park, Corner George Road and Brede Street, GeraldtonJoan Walsh-Smith, Charles Smith2001
Taking Tea Absolon Street, DumbleyungPhilip Shelton2013
"Water Dance"Forrest Highway, Lake Clifton
Anne Neil2009
Unnamed sculptureIndian Ocean Drive near Cervantes2010
"Whale Tail"Waterfront, EsperanceCindy Poole and Jason Wooldridge2014