The gift of art

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Tags: Indigenous, PACE, philanthropy, UQ Art Museum, winter-2011

UQ donors Patrick Corrigan (left), Ken McGregor and Vice-Chancellor Professor Paul Greenfield

The University of Queensland’s collection of Indigenous Australian art has expanded thanks to donations from prominent donors Ken McGregor and Patrick Corrigan AM.

Mr Corrigan has a long history of philanthropy, gifting more than 100 pieces to The University of Queensland Art Museum since 2008. His recent donation comprises four works by Indigenous women artists from Utopia, northeast of Alice Springs.

Mr McGregor donated the five-metre long painting Rockholes and Country near the Olgas (2007) by the late Bill Whiskey Tjapaltjarri. A traditional healer, Tjapaltjarri’s work has been exhibited internationally and earned numerous accolades.

The museum hosted an event in March to thank the donors for their generous gifts. The Tjapaltjarri painting and three of Mr Corrigan’s donated pieces are now displayed at UQ’s Pharmacy Australia Centre of Excellence (PACE).

The latest gifts add to the University’s large collection of Indigenous artworks, which underpin UQ’s commitment to strengthening Indigenous education and employment.

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