About Us

Wayne Quilliam is recognised as one of Australia’s most prominent photographic artists working at an International level.  His work published in more than 600 books and magazines and has curated and exhibited 100 solo exhibitions in Europe, Asia, USA, South America and Australia.

Wayne was the official photographer for the Australian Governments apology and developed the ‘Ngarpin’ or ‘Sorry’ series of photographs that drew record crowds to the Koori Heritage Trust in Melbourne. The exhibition then opened at the Melbourne City Town Hall followed by the Incinerator Gallery then Manningham Gallery. The images have featured in publications throughout the world and the exhibition is booked until 2010.

Wayne’s other exhibitions in Australia include Parliament House, Canberra, Boscia Gallery, Fibre Gallery, Gasworks Gallery, Dreaming Gallery, Queensland, 101 Collins St, W15 in Melbourne, Grenfell Gallery, Adelaide, Garma Gallery, Northern Territory, Portrait Gallery, Canberra and National Museum, Canberra the Sydney Opera House, Sydney.

He opened his European tour that included 80 images of Indigenous celebrations and exhibited in France, Italy, Spain and Germany, many of these images have been included in permanent collections throughout Europe and in public displays until 2010.

Wayne then travelled to Mexico City with his international show “Lowanna” which was opened by the Australian Ambassador to Mexico, it is now included in the permanent Australian Embassy Collection. He also travelled to Posta Rica as the Australian Art Ambassador and Photographer for the Cumbre Tajin Festival, a traditional Mexican festival attracting over a quarter of a million people.

After organising exhibitions in Miami, USA he visited Bolivia to work with the traditional people and develop images for a major campaign that will open globally in 2009.

Wayne then travelled to Europe with two alternative series of ‘Lowanna’ presenting his most anticipated collection of spiritual nude works which went on show at Art Centre Berlin, Germany and was opened by the Australian Ambassador. ‘Lowanna Emergence’ was opened by the European Union Ambassador at the Museum of Young Art in Vienna, Austria in July as a part of the ‘Global Art’ series, Wayne was the only Australian artist invited to participate.

Wayne co-created a 1920’s New York photographic shoot with Russell Crowe and was the art ambassador for Silverchair/Powderfinger ‘Across the Great Divide Tour’, his images were used on stage to encourage Australian youth to participate in the ‘Reconcile’ project.

Locally Wayne travels the country conducting talks and photographic workshops in rural, remote and urban communities encouraging people to utilise photography as an art form and is in demand to present talks and lectures to mainstream art and professional forums relating to contemporary Indigenous art.

PROJECTS

• Lowanna Exhibition Australian Embassy Mexico City, Mexico
• Artwork featured in Qantas, Ethiad, Emirates and Tiger Airlines in-flight magazines
• Exhibition ‘To War and Back’ at W15 Gallery (Melbourne)
• Development of 6 Indig Readers books for Indigenous Children
• Exhibition at Gasworks Gallery (Melbourne)
• Featured artist on Absolute Arts Worldwide 3 times in 12 months
• Lowanna Unearth Exhibition at Art Centre Berlin, Germany
• Co-Creative Director with Russell Crowe on 1920’s Photographic Shoot in Melbourne
• Exhibition at Portrait Gallery Old Parliament House (Canberra)
• Exhibition at NAB Headquarters and state offices
• Featured articles in the ‘Australian, Herald Sun, Financial Review, MX, Deadly Vibe, Koori Mail, National Indigenous Times, The Examiner, Mercury’
• ‘Ngnarpin’ exhibition at Boscia Gallery, Melbourne
• Artwork featured on the Sunday Arts Show (ABC Television)
• Lowanna Emergence Exhibition, Museum of Young Art Vienna, Austria
• Photographs and artwork for ‘Brotha Black’ CD and marketing
• Developed OXFAM Artwork and Photographs for the ‘Close the Gap’ campaign
• Photographs featured on the Silverchair/Powderfinger ‘Across the Great Divide Tour’ and Art Ambassador for the ‘Reconcile’ campaign.
• Photographer and Art mentor for the ‘Pictcha This’ project with Kimba Thompson
• Profiled artist at the Melbourne Art Show
• Artwork featured on Living Black (SBS)
• Exhibition in Macau (China)
• One of 10 featured Australian artists profiled by Austrade for the world promotion ‘Images of Australia’ marketing campaign
• Rumbulara Football Carnival photographs featured at VISYCOPY in Melbourne
• Artwork featured at the National Indigenous Health Awards (Sydney)
• Exhibition of photographs at Garma Festival (Northern Territory)
• Reconciliation Australia photographic tour
• All About Us Photographic Project
• Indigenous leadership forum
• 4AAA Indigenous Youth Project
• Across the Great Divide Tour
• OXFAM
• Russell Crowe New York Shoot
• 40th Anniversary 1967 Referendum
• 2008 NAIDOC week
• Aboriginal Tourism Expo Sydney
• Aboriginal Tourism Expo Germany
• Victorian Tourism
• Dreamtime at the G
• Koori Business Network
• Department of Education Science & Training
• Aboriginal Land & Economic Project – Hissing Swan
• Brock Foundation

Exhibitions 2008/2010

• National Museum, Canberra
• Art Place Berlin, Germany
• NAB Headquarters Docklands
• Parliament House, Canberra
• Museum of Young Art Vienna, Austria
• Artisty Gallery, Melbourne
• Australian Embassy Mexico City, Mexico
• Nellie Caston Gallery, Melbourne
• Manningham Gallery
• Boscia Gallery
• Incinerator Gallery
• Cologne , Germany
• Ngarpin (Sorry) Exhibition Koori Heritage Trust, Melbourne Town Hall, Incinerator Gallery
• Art for a Cause Melbourne/ Adelaide
• W12 Melbourne
• Melbourne Town Hall
• Koori Business Network Photographic Exhibition
• KPMG Art Collection
• Victorian Indigenous Art Awards
• NAB Brisbane

Magazine/Radio/Television Features

• Emirate Airlines
• Marie Claire (Europe)
• Early Childhood Magazine
• Ethiad Airways
• Etchings Magazine
• Tiger Airways
• Girlfriend Magazine
• BOSS Magazine
• QANTAS In-flight Magazine
• Deadly Vibe
• Koori Mail
• National Indigenous Times
• Qantas In-flight Television welcome to country on International Flights
• Australian, Age, Sunday Sun, Herald Sun, Financial Review, Leader Group
• ABC Television and Radio
• Radio National
• Indigenous radio
• Message Stick