Black Cockatoo

Artist : Ross Laurie

Material : Tallowood

Year Created : 1999

Special Note : The Town Entrance Sign (South)

Artist's Location : Walcha

Type : Sculpture

Size : 2.5 x 0.6 x 5.0m

1999 The Town Entrance Signs. Commissioned by Walcha Council - government funding for new town signage.

The Town Entrance Signs – SOUTH

Created to keep watch over the Walcha district.

THE ARTIST:

Known for his abstract paintings, artist Ross Laurie was born in Walcha, located in the northern tablelands of NSW in 1961. Laurie studied Visual Art at Sydney College of the Arts in 1982. In 1984 and 1985 the artist travelled to London to complete a Foundation Course at St Martin’s School of Arts, and then continued his studies at Newcastle Polytechnic (now Northumbria University, UK). Upon returning to Australia, Laurie relocated to Melbourne in 1985 and graduated from a course in painting at the Victorian College Prahan in 1986. Laurie returned to Walcha in 1990, where he currently lives and practices. The artist’s work can be found in numerous state and corporate collections such as Artbank, AGNSW, National Gallery of Australia, New England Regional Art Museum, Tamworth Regional Gallery, the Laverty Collection Sydney, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Macquarie Bank Collection and NRMA Sydney.