Peter Waples-Crowe

Exhibition

A Lightness of Spirit is the Measure of Happiness

...hand-crafted gifts. Peter Waples-Crowe is a Ngarigo visual and performance-based artist living in Melbourne. Waples-Crowe creates bold colourful work that discusses the representation of Aboriginal people in popular culture, often referencing the dingo as an analogy...
Exhibition

Sovereignty

The exhibition Sovereignty focuses upon contemporary art of First Nations peoples of South East Australia, and keynote historical works, to explore culturally and linguistically diverse narratives of self-determination, identity, sovereignty and resistance.

Podcast

Uncommon Knowledge: Peter WaplesCrowe

Peter Waples-Crowe on Sexuality and Aboriginal Community Health Work: In this lecture, Ngarigo queer artist Peter Waples-Crowe discusses how Aboriginal community health work has influenced his art and sense of identity. This talk was recorded at ACCA on Monday 16 July 2018 Further information...
Video

ACCA Art Kitchen # 3: Collage & Stencilling with Peter WaplesCrowe

...amp;feature=emb_title ACCA Education’s ACCA Art Kitchen # 3: Collage & Stencilling with Peter Waples-Crowe is the third in a series of artist-led workshop videos that offer students the opportunity to have...
Program

Artist Talks: A Lightness of Spirit is the Measure of Happiness

Join us for an afternoon of artist talks for A Lightness of Spirit is a Measure of Happiness.  This is a unique opportunity to tour the exhibition with exhibiting artists — Vicki Couzens, Peter Waples-Crowe, Lisa Waup and Yhonnie Scarce — and Curator Hannah Presley, and uncover the stories...
Program

Uncommon Knowledge: Peter WaplesCrowe on Sexuality and Aboriginal Community Health Work 

Peter Waples-Crowe is a Ngarigo queer visual and performing artist based in Melbourne. Waples-Crowe has been a multiple finalist for the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Awards, the Victorian Indigenous Art award, and received the Koori Heritage Trust...
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Fringe Dwellers – Occupying and Reclaiming the Margins

Kirsten Lyttle, Tāne McRoberts, Annie Moore, TextaQueen, Roberta Rich, Gina Ropiha, Tama Shaman, Frances Tapueluelu, Amani Tia, Veisinia Tonga, Michael, Jalaru Torres, Peter Waples-Crowe and Lisa Waup. 2022 – CODE BLAK...
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ACCA Art Kitchen # 3: Collage & Stencilling with Peter WaplesCrowe

Ever wanted learn how to combine collage and stencilling within a single artwork? Join Ngarigu artist Peter Waples-Crowe to learn how to create a multi-layered, two-dimensional artwork using stencilling, collage, found imagery and hand drawing...
Press Release

A Lightness of Spirit is the Measure of Happiness

...of glass, referencing the ongoing effects of colonisation on Aboriginal people. Scarce honours her ancestors with her new work, presenting them with intricate hand-crafted gifts. Peter Waples-Crowe is a Ngarigo visual and performance-based artist living in Melbourne...
Press Release

Sovereignty

Courtin-Wilson & Uncle Jack Charles, Megan Cope, Vicki Couzens, Destiny Deacon & Virginia Fraser, Marlene Gilson, Korin Gamidji Institute, Brian Martin, Bruce McGuinness, Kent Morris, Bill Onus, Steaphan Paton, Bronwyn Razem, Reko Rennie, Steven Rhall, Yhonnie Scarce, Peter Waples-Crowe...
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Monstrous Patchwork: Paul Yore’s Textile Politics by Helen Hughes

Waples-Crowe’s iconic 2018 possum-skin cloak Ngarigo queen – Cloak of queer visibility, the interior of which is a vibrant rainbow array of traditional patterns in rainbow colours. For Bryan-Wilson, textile politics in art can be defined by the capacity to pull in two or more...