Commissions

Mapoon Aboriginal Shire Council

Mapoon ASC commissioned Wayne to create some large stainless steel artwork for a community beautification project in September 2018. Consisting of a crab, crocodile, set of 3 magpie geese, and signage, these pieces were installed outdoors and measure roughly 2m each. Wayne loved doing this one as he got to stretch his creative wings and come up with some really special pieces for the client.

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DCNS Sculpture

This sculpture was a special one Wayne worked on in 2017. He was chosen to be part of a project between 7 indigenous businesses to represent through the visual arts the strong relationship between France and Australia and their commitment to building and designing 12 submarines for the Royal Australian Navy

Wayne’s sculpture was one of the pieces chosen to be created, and now resides in the DCNS (the company that is building the new submarines) head office in Adelaide.

Created in Australian Stainless Steel, the sculpture stands at two metres high and embeds two large barracudas and two water lines crossing over representing the relationship between DCNS and the Department of Defence.

The twelve smaller barracudas showcase and represent how the French Navy's Barracuda class submarines will serve as the reference point for the design of Australia's Future Submarines.

The battery of barracuda are travelling in formation reflecting the Australian Defence Force.

The marine life and coral at the bottom embodies our home - Australia - the country our Defence force strive to protect.

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Tourism Queensland

We were very proud to be asked to supply Tourism Queensland with 200 gifts in hand painted presentation boxes, to be presented as gifts to dignitaries from the 71 Commonwealth Countries at the conclusion of the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games in August. 

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NT Government

ASA were commissioned by the NT Government to design and fabricate a 3m crocodile to be installed at the Territory Wildlife Park’s crocodile aquarium. The park is located on Kungarrakan land, Wayne’s grandfather's land and where he spent a lot of his childhood, so it had special meaning for him.

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Paralympians

Commissioned by the Australian Paralympians through the Tali Gallery in Sydney, Wayne was asked to do an interpretation of the team mascot Lizzy, who was presented to the Paralympic Village Mayor, Eva Loeffler, whose father Ludwig Guttmann is also considered the founder of the Paralympics movement. Several dignitaries were on hand for the ceremony, including Australia’s Governor General Quentin Bryce, sport minister Kate Lundy and Australian Paralympic Committee president Greg Hartung. Below is Margaret McLennan, the General Manager of Corporate Services with the Australian Paralympic Committee, with Lizzie at Tali Gallery ready to go off to her new home in London.

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2m Crocodile

2m Crocodile commissioned by Kent Beasley (pictures with Wayne and Keana Hunter) for their Wesfarmers office in Brisbane. 

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ABB Australia

Traditional Owner acknowledgement plaques for ABB Australia, featuring lyre bird feathers, gum leaves, The Swan River and river stones.

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Victorian Government

In 2012, ASA were contacted by the Victorian Government who wanted to commission a piece to remember a field officer who had passed. This 1.5m goanna was his totem and serves as a fitting memorial.

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1m Python (Gundaya)

Commissioned by a private client, this 1m Python (Gundaya) now resides in an apartment on the Brisbane River.

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Wesfarmers

Jack Morton were asked to create a story wall for Wesfarmers, showing the history of the company over the past 100 years. We were asked to take part in this, by designing  four panels that tell the story of steel – where is comes from, how it’s made, and what it can be used for. These panels were then used on the wall.

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Totem Pole

New totem pole to acknowledge the Yindinji people of Cairns, commissioned by The Red Cross. It features mountains, waterfalls and mangroves, showcasing the beauty of our land.

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Nardukul

This large installation consists of six 2m wide magpie geese (Nardukul). Created in stainless steel with coloured glass egg inserts and LED down lights in the bodies. The six birds hang suspended in the atrium of the luxury apartment block in Darwin, and provides lighting for the foyer.

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Esplanart

Installed as part of the Esplanart Exhibition, this sculpture is called Japun Miju (Eel Country). This piece represents Wayne’s cultural ties to the land, showing the importance of freshwater rivers and lakes as a major food source for his grandparents people, of both the Yidinji and Ngadjon Tribes, a tradition that continues today with him and his parents.

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Recently I commissioned a steel artwork from Aboriginal Steel Art, that needed to be of cultural significance. It was to be presented to Aunty Lorraine McGee Sippel at the launch of my book 10 Hail Mary's,. that was held at Gleebooks, in Sydney. Wayne suggested the Murray Cod, as Aunty Lorraine is a Yorta Yorta woman, from the river based people of the central Murray region. Working to a very tight deadline Wayne produced a magnificent work of art, that had the audience gasping when it was presented to Aunty Lorraine. Thank you Wayne, I really appreciated you pulling out all stops to get this to me on time. I mention the Murray Cod and the artist who made it, every chance I get.
-- Kate Howarth