Michael Snape is a sculptor of national significance, who deftly composes structures using combinations of silhouetted human figures. Snape’s continuing fascination with the literal and metaphysical interconnectedness of people resonates poetically through his captivating and masterfully formed steel sculptures, which range from small to considerably large scale. Snape’s works are derived from laser cutting, which is then radically reworked to allow the artist to leave his worked mark. Aesthetically satisfying curves and familiar human forms blend and connect with a rhythmic flow, leading the viewer to find and make connections both visual and conceptual.
Michael Snape has held solo exhibitions in Sydney, Melbourne and New York and has received a number of major public sculpture commissions in locations across Australia including Melbourne, Darling Harbor, Bondi, Kings Cross and Balmain. Snape’s work is held in the collections of the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney; Gold Coast City Gallery, Queensland; Macquarie University, Sydney; McClelland Gallery + Sculpture Park, Melbourne; Orange Regional Gallery, Orange; the Melbourne Powerhouse Museum and in numerous Private Collections.
PAST EXHIBITIONS
Image above: Artist Michael Snape and Stuart Purves alongside Michael’s Archibald Finalist painting of Stuart Purves. “Stuart Purves has been …
Image above: Peter Wegner Portrait of Guy Warren at 100 oil on canvas 120.5 x 151.5 cm Congratulations to Graeme …
The judge for this year’s HarbourSculpture Award is acclaimed Australian artist and Balmain local, Michael Snape. HarbourSculpture first began in 2014, …
Congratulations to Raymond Arnold, Rosalind Atkins, Dianne Fogwell and David Frazer on being selected as finalists in the inaugural WAMA …
You are warmly invited to attend a special event hosted by the formidable and beloved Petrus Spronk. Presented as a …
Image: Jimmy Rix A Symbiotic Relationship 2021 Corten steel edition of 4 + 1 AP 194 x 265 x 115 cm …
Image above: Geoffrey Ricardo A brief history of nonsense aquatint, drypoint and etching edition 10 50 x 50 cm Congratulations to …
Camie Lyons spoke with Australian Galleries on her residency at Umbi Gumbi 2020 and 2021. “I could return to this …
Image above: Winsome Jobling No planet B 2021 handmade papers, drypoint and stitching 40 x 30 cm We are delighted …
Image above: Rosalind Atkins Considering the tree 2020 engraving edition 8 80 x 60 cm Congratulations to Rosalind Atkins, Winsome Jobling …
Image above: David Frazer Waiting for Rain (panel 1, 2nd state) 2013 linocut edition 50 51.5 x 48 cm Congratulations …
Image: Angus Fisher Don’t mention the Peacock 2020 graphite on paper 53 x 65 cm Australian Galleries is proud to …
Image above: Danielle Creenaune Epic 2021 lithography and Mokulito 107 x 177 cm Congratulations to Danielle Creenaune, Martin King and Stephanie …
