Western Sydney Creative is actively acquiring artworks into the Art Collection.Artwork may be acquired for the Art Collection through purchase, commission, donation, transfer of title, bequests and gifts as defined in the University'sGifts and Benefit Policy.

Development of the Art Collection is framed by theWestern Sydney Creative Arts and Cultural Decadal Strategy 2019 - 2029and aligns with Western Sydney Creative's exhibition program and the following priorities to:

• Recognise, respect and invest in Indigenous Australian Arts
• Create opportunities to promote and support the artistic practices of Australian Women Artists
• Amplify local voices, practices and perspectives to ensure the collection reflects the culturally and linguistically diverse communities of Western Sydney
• Acknowledge and support the alumni (students and staff) of 91ԭƬ through acquisitions and commissions
• Investment in artworks that have the capacity to demonstrate social and cultural practices and meanings for diverse audiences
• Invest in artworks deemed to have particular value in the University'sresearch, teachingprogramsand that improve the livability and amenity of the University's campuses.

Recent acquisitions include:

2024

Owen Leong, Twin Lanterns, 2024, bronze, hand-blown glass, glazed porcelain, steel
Monica Rani Rudhar, Earring That My Mother Kept For Me, 2024, terracotta, glaze, lustre, chain
Helen Grace, Secret Archives of the Recent Past 25 Albert St, Sydney, 1995; Secret Archives of the Recent Past 67 Glebe Point Road, 1995, C-type photograph custom silky oat frames
Billy Bain The Fighters, 2024, ceramic, textile, wood, cardboard, underglaze, synthetic polymer paint, enamel
Marilyn Russel Slippers, Heart Shaped Jewellery Boxes, Harbour Bridge, 2020 velvet, shells, glitter, glue
Abdul AbdullahVictoria (Bride 1),2015,C type print
Brook Andrewniyaran (yellow tailed black cockatoo),2024 Sapele with ebony inlay, archival postcard
Vo Tran ChauWater image,embroidered cloth, water tank,2015
Heri DonoRonggowarsito Perspective, 2015, mixed media: papier mâché, cast paper, bees wax, copper plate, screen-print collage.
Mikayla Dwyer, Angels, 2024, printed textile
Jirrawun GirlsKununurra Midnight Prowl,2006,ochres/pigment with acrylic binder, belgian linen
Tayeba Begum LipiHey, that's no way to say goodbye, 2015, stainless steel razor blades
NortseZen Meditation, 2012,6 monk’s robes, metal frames, butter lamps, Chinese money, scriptures, sand

2023

Marian Abboud,Sister Salon, suite of C- Type photographs
Daniel Mudie CunninghamTrue Colours,2016, single channel video
Teelah GeorgeSky piece (Melbourne),2021, thread, linen and bronze
Kirtika KainBlue Bloods VII,2023 wax, gold leaf, tar, acrylic paint, coconut leaf grass, lotus seeds, artist pigment
Raquel OrmellaWorker’s Blues #3, 2016, reclaimed and reworked blue cotton shirts
Debra PorchAn archive of ordinary space, 2017 Gütermann polyester thread, doll needles and taxidermy parakeet

2022

Eddie AbdNow Look Away, 2022 – single channel video work
Mechelle BounpraseuthSquid Brand Fish Sauce Pot on Milk crate,2022, Glazed earthenware and gold lustre,
Karla DickensLooking at you IX,Looking at you VIII; andLooking at you VII, 2017 inkjet print
Lynda DraperSprite,2021, ceramic, various glazes
Amala GroomMyths & Legends: Popular Sovereignty,Myths & Legends: Social Contract,Myths & Legends: Debt Fiscal Economy,Myths & Legends: The Academy,Myths & Legends: Common Law, 2022 acrylic on vintage deadstock offset lithograph
Debra KeenahanSmashing, 2022two channel video work
Peta KrugerUsed (series)2020, twist canvas, white and dark blue shopping bags, white and yellow grocery bags, clear Huggies packaging, bright green plant nursery bag, silver Coles Rice Cakes packet, light green, pink and orange garbage bags, grey and black single-use table cloths, dark green gift packaging, red Red Nose clothing collection bag
Mylyn Nguyen302 Chapel Road South (Chau’s),35 Bankstown City Plaza (The Butcher),54Bankstown City Plaza (The Blue Banh Mi),66 Bankstown City Plaza (Quinn's),75 Bankstown City Plaza (Gong Cha)and2021, pencil, watercolour, acrylic, ink, paper, plastic, fibre
Julia RobinsonThe Golden Spine, 2016, gourd, silk, thread, tassel
Min WongFree your inner guru, 2021, neon