Archie Moore
b. 1970, Toowomba
l. Quandamooka Country/Redland
Kamilaroi/Bigambul

Archie Moore works across media to produce conceptual, research-based explorations of self and national histories. His ongoing interests include key signifiers of identity—skin, language, smell, home, genealogy and flags—the borders of intercultural understanding and misunderstanding, and the broader structures and effects of racism.

Archie Moore's solo exhibition, kith and kin, in the Australia Pavilion at the 2024 Venice Biennale, curated by Ellie Buttrose, was awarded Golden Lion for best National Participation. kith and kin was jointly gifted to Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art, Brisbane and Tate, London,  by Creative Australia on behalf of the Australian Government 2024.

Griffith University Art Museum presented a solo exhibition of Moore’s work, Archie Moore 1970–2018, curated by GUAM Director, Angela Goddard (2018). In 2024, Archie Moore was awarded an honorary doctorate by Queensland University of Technology for his contribution to Australian art.

Collections

Artbank
Campbelltown Arts Centre
Foundation Opale
Gilbert and Tobin Collection
Griffith University Art Museum
Jumbunna Indigenous House of Learning
Monash University Museum of Art
Murray Art Museum Albury
National Gallery of Australia
National Portrait Gallery
Newcastle Art Gallery
Owen and Wagner Collection
Pallion Art Collection
Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art
Queensland University of Technology Art Museum
Slattery Collection
Sydney Airport
Tate
University of Queensland Art Museum
University of Sydney Art Collection
University of Technology Sydney Collection

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