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1. Akira Kamada
PAUSING FOR BREATH
Vine, twigs, bamboo, metal
We can escape this world of crazy consumption by listening to the rustling of trees, the chirping of birds, or the swirling of the sea.
$30,000
2. Andre Braun
THE RISE OF AI
Bio-based Polymer
Rising from the shore of Batemans Bay, “The Rise of AI” questions if technology will eventually support humanity or replace its creators.
$4,200
3. Anita Denholm THE GAZE
Tasmanian Jurassic Granite (145 000 years old)
A figurative, contemplative piece with carved hair flowing to a timeless, granite base designed to withstand the centuries. The figure is a watcher of time, gazing out into eternity.
$17,800
4. Anthony Nelipa THE GRANDER
316 stainless steel, concrete Life size 1000lb Blue Marlin, depicting power and beauty.
$120,000
5. Antone Bruinsma
GIFTS OF THE DEEP – HOME AND REACH
Helidon freestone (freshwater sandstone), carved
Inspired by shell-forms and our ancient and ongoing connection with marine life, this artwork depicts the continuing story of our home and our symbiotic relationship with it.
$27,000 each (or both for $50,000)
OUTDOOR SCULPTURES 1-34
6. Bryn Jones VICTORIA
Cast bronze on timber plinth
“Victoria” describes the Victorian obsession with collecting trophy animals as prizes from the antipodes. In this case, the Huia bird which was hunted to extinction.
$12,000
7. Darren Bailey WISDOM OF THE WORLD
Cutlery, reo bar, reclaimed copper sheet, motorcycle cam shafts, gearbox gears and bearings
Wisdom of the world will prevail for world peace.
$1,300
8. Darren Bailey BIG LAD
Motorbike parts reo scrap metal
“Big Lad” is based on the sculptor’s blue heeler dog and depicts his free spirit.
Not for sale
9. Donald Blaikie GHOST NET
Welded aluminium, Corten steel and glass
A metaphor for unseen hazards drifting in our oceans and societies. Discarded fishing equipment illustrates the effect of extremes, suspending an unintentional, lethal maze for life.
$4,000
10. Edward Willson CONTINENTAL DRIFT
Granite on corten
Tectonic forces sculpt mountains, oceans and rivers. This work reflects on Earth’s restless movement and the fragile world continually reshaped by time.
$7,500
11. Edward Willson URBAN FADE
Granite on corten steel
Buildings and sculptures are often all that is left from our ancient past, showing our ancestors. “Urban Fade” shows us everything eventually fades away.
$9,500
12. Graham Duell PRISTIDAE HUSQVANII, THE DREADED CHAINSAW FISH
Corten Steel, chainsaw parts, mild steel, concrete pavers
Sworn enemy of surfers, scourge of the kelp forrests. Fast, nimble, aggressive. Go on, come just a little bit closer.
$2,500
13. Graham Duell KINGFISHER
Corten steel, mild steel, concrete pavers Kingfishers are simply a delight to see.
$5,000
14. James Hancock STANDING BANKSIA
Laser cut steel and spray paint
Standing Banksia celebrates local flora with graphic representations of the beautiful Banksia flower.
$1,200
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16. Jason Denaro TIRED
Recycled local mountain bike tyres, fiberglass body, steel frame redgum head and feet on a concrete base
Inspired by the local emu community at potato point. This piece is representative of a male emu looking after its young.
$38,500
17. Jen Mallinson CLOSER
Corten steel
Explores tension and energy between two forms, their dynamic flow suggesting a longing to unite. Reflection on desire, proximity, and unseen forces that shape relationships.
$14,000
18. Jen Mallinson SAMARASYA
Marine grade stainless steel
Samarasya (Sanskrit) embodies deep harmony: a gentle kinetic dialogue between stillness and movement, where inner balance meets the outer world in quiet equilibrium.
$16,000
19. Jesse Graham BLUEN AWAY
Copper/bronze, steel
On our property we view pesky bowers eating from our fruit trees and garden daily. The discovery of a nest not far from our house compensated for the daily theft. An absolute magical setting, amongst which was a very familiar collection of fine blue pegs.
$28,000
20. John Fitzmaurice GREEN ROOM
316 stainless steel fabricated from 2mm thick sheets, cut, rolled and welded together to form a hollow sculpture. The piece is then ground and polished to a mirror finish
Green Room is an abstract interpretation of a hollow breaking wave.
$39,000
21. Kenneth Boer LEAFLOCK
Rhyolite, granite, ironbark, cast aluminium Shepherd of trees, guardian of the forest.
$1,900
22. Kerren Sullivan MASTER PLAN
Plaster, PVC piping, fiberglass, metal internal structure
This piece represents the geometric language of the Dada era. Inspired by the architectural metropolis, translating its structural forms into an abstract composition.
$4,200
23. Megan Waud FAN CORAL
316 stainless steel, 3mm powder coated aluminium, Corten steel base
Two outer “leaves” of delicate, glistening stainless steel with a central “leaf” in a rich, irridescent red powder coated finish, secured to a sturdy base.
$58,000
24. Mela Cooke HIGH TIDE
Bronze sculpture, Corten steel plinth
High Tide reflects the strength of women and the sea. It speaks to resilience, grace, and the steady courage needed to meet life’s shifting currents.
$36,000
25. Nicole O’Regan THE SURFER
Woven steel around naturally found rocks, steel pipe, welded steel sheet
This figure embodies a surfer’s contemplative stillness, engaging with shifting ocean energy and the tension between waiting, observing, and possibility.
$19,500
26. Paul Bacon INTO THE TREES
Steel, oil, paint
A drawing of the light, the shadow, the hill, the forest.
$14,500
27. Paul Dimmer FOREST FAERIE
Corten steel, mild steel
A Forest Faerie about to take flight from the crown of a tree.
$12,000
28. Paul Dimmer FLOCK, BLACK COCKATOOS
Corten steel, mild steel. Welded
Five black cockatoos in a small flock as they are frequently seen in the casuarinas near my house.
$17,500 complete set only
29. Philippa Wilson BLOOM
Marine grade, rolled 5 mm plate aluminium
A crown represents the nobility of the human spirit rising in the face of human struggle. Made of wild flowers standing strong together with community.
$5,000
30. Ralph Tikerpae HORSE AND RIDER
Recycled painted metal
Exploring hidden poetry within rhythmic lines and underlying structures, this work captures dynamic movement suspended in time, simplifying form into an iconic symbol.
$1,900
31. Ralph Tikerpae NAUTICAL
Recycled painted metal
Nautical embodies the essence of boats—sleek, industrial, and utilitarian—blending nautical elements with rhythm, pattern and linework in a free-flowing artistic event.
$2,400
32. Richard Barrett SUNFLOWER BALLISTICS
Recycled steel: wind turbine nuts and washers, motorcycle sprockets, industrial and military machinery components. Hand-fabricated welded steel
A monumental sunflower transforming the materials of power and conflict into a symbol of renewal.
$9,500
33. Susan McAlister ABSURD BIRDS TAKING COUNCIL
Glazed ceramic
Bright, busy birds exchanging opinions and discussing the state of the world.
$2,850 complete set only
34. Thomas Westra PENNY PEAR II
Reclaimed Australian bronze pennies, hardwood, steel, stainless steel, welded
A timeless pear form is explored through old Australian pennies, each shaped and welded into a continuous skin. Their dates bring a quiet sense of history.
$3,000
SCULPTURE WALK
A COLLECTION OF BATEMANS BAY SCULPTURE WALK SCULPTURES
Please go to the website for all sculptures sculptureforclyde.com.au/sculpturewalk
TIDES
Joel Adler
Joel Adler is an artist and industrial designer known for large-scale interactive and kinetic sculptures.
Adler’s breakthrough work Viewfinder received the People’s Choice and Kids’ Choice award at Sculpture by the Sea Bondi in 2019 and and the Clitheroe Fellowship 2019. Tides is a permanent sculpture in Batemans Bay, built from recycled steel from the old Batemans Bay Bridge.
Alongside his public art practice, Adler is head of design at Tsu Lange Yor, the Melbourne-based homewares and fragrance brand founded by Troye Sivan.
PORTAL
John Fitzmaurice
Fitzmaurice is based in North Avoca, NSW. He has a background in building and design. He is inspired by natural forms and everyday objects, transformed by abstraction and humour. Though it didn’t win the formal acquisitive award, this piece was so popular among visitors to the 2018 event, it was purchased with funds raised through a community crowd funding campaign. It’s located at the end of Mara Mia Walkway.
DUET
Dora A. Rognvaldsdottir
Winner of the 2017 Acquisitive Award in the inaugural Sculpture for Clyde Exhibition by Nowra sculptor Dora A. Rognvaldsdottir. Duet is “two seedlings, larger than life, speak of aspirations and nurturing”. It was created from welded aluminium.
WEED
Richard Moffatt
2023 Acquisitive Award Winner of $60,000, Weed by Richard Moffatt, is made entirely from discarded materials collected from metal recyclers. Weed – is for your imagination.
FRACTURE 2
David Ball
Winner of the 2019 Acquisitive Award of $50,000, Fracture 2 was created by David Ball, from Corten steel. “My work is a distillation of forms found in our universe and scaled up or down.” Ball (Wildes Meadow, NSW) is an architectural and landscape sculptor, who makes his pieces by hand, a physicality not often evident in largescale sculpture. Fracture 2 is located near the intersection of Beach Road with Bavarde Avenue.
FAMILY
R.M (Ron) Gomboc
2019 Major Award winner of $10,000, Family is made from welded Corten, weathering steel and copper. “In the world of nature the importance of family whether human, animal, plant is the regrowth of new generation.” Gomboc (Middle Swan, WA), has exhibited more than 10 times at both Sculpture By The Sea Cottesloe and Bondi, and all previous Sculpture For Clyde events. Family is located at Beach Road on Spinnaker Reach.
DANCE
Haruyuki Uchida
Acquisitive Award 2018 Winner of $50,000. Japanese sculptor Haruyuki Uchida works on largescale, outdoor, public artworks made from composite metals like stainless steel and aluminium. Incorporating magnets in his work, he creates a form and expression that utilises the gravity that exists around us. Dance is positioned on the point, to the west of Batemans Bay Marina at Spinnaker Reach. It is particularly worth a visit at night, with lights reflecting off the glistening red arms of the sculpture and the city behind.
BUOYANSEA
Jesse Graham
Unveiled as part of the first Sculpture For Clyde inaugural event in 2017, Buoyansea sits beside the Clyde River on Beach Road. Artist Jesse Graham, from Eden NSW, created the work from a buoy that washed up the creek after a major flood. Buoyansea, an octopus on a buoy.
THE PAST IS JUST BEHIND
Ingrid Morley — 2024 WINNER
Since completing a traditional Atelier style training with Tom Bass Studio School in Sydney in the early 90’s, Ingrid’s dream of creating an open studio for students to learn skills-based sculpture was launched in the mid 90’s and continued in Sydney until 2010.
Ingrid now has a studio in the Central Tablelands of NSW, where she lives and works.
Ingrid has exhibited extensively over the past 25 years and has been a finalist in important selected art awards such as Sculpture by the Sea, Bondi and most recently in the 2024 Alice Prize, Alice Springs, NT.
Ingrid has received many awards and acquisition prizes, including; highly commended at the University of Western Sydney Sculpture Prize 2012, highly commended at the international exhibition Lovelace at the Powerhouse Museum in Sydney 2013, the major prize at Swell Queensland 2015, North Sydney Major Art Prize 2015, highly commended Sculpture at Sawmillers 2016 and major outdoor award Harbour Sculpture 2017 and the indoor sculpture award Sculpture in the Valley 2023.
35. Amanda Harrison HOLD ON MY HEART
Ceramic with oxide
Reflecting on the eternal bond of mother and child, and their need to love, and release and let go.
$480
36. Amanda Harrison DOWN BY THE SEA
Ceramic with sgraffito
This simple female form is transformed into a canvas reflecting the life of a sea changer. The sweeping curves and loose brushstrokes guided my pattern-making.
$850
37. Amanda Harrison BETWEEN A ROCK AND A HARD PLACE
Bronze and pumice stone
Sometimes life throws up challenges - and you end up juggling a lot, just to get through the day!
$1,800
38. Amanda Harrison RIDING THE WAVES
Bronze and granite
Explores the role of a parent, being a source of joy, plus support in rough seas and guidance into the future.
$2,900
39. Andre Braun THE RISE OF AI Plant-Based Polymer
Explores the profound intersection of humanity and technology. Featuring an architectural maze, a digital landscape where flesh and code intertwine.
$900
40. Anne Bruce FANTASY WHALES
Recycled denim and fabric
Made from recycled denim then decorated with recycled fabrics.
$280
41. Anthony Nelipa FIRST LIGHT
316 stainless steel Life size 10kg Snapper.
$6,500
42. Dianne O’Neile ICE CREAM DAY
Recycled painted metal
A playful tribute to sun-soaked holidays, childhood delight in ice-cream with vivid colour, rich texture, and the simple, uplifting pleasures that shape our happiest memories.
$350
43. Dianne O’Neile COCKATOO AND KOALA I
Wood and painted recycled metal
This work glimpses into the futures of a trusting, sun dazed koala and an overconfident cockatoo, reflecting the fragile survival of two iconic Australian animals.
$440
44. Dianne O’Neile THE OWL AND THE PUSSYCAT II
Wood and recycled metal
This is the whimsical journey of the owl and the pussycat, celebrating natural wood grain, texture and bold fixtures that joyfully define these enduring symbols.
$440
45. Eamon Hamilton
A2 + B2 = C2
Copper and wood Pythagorean theorem.
$7,000
46. Graham Duell FROG POND
Mid fire ceramic, cypress, steel Birdbaths are a great addition to any garden, attracting birds and providing a visual feature.
$1,250
47. Jacqui Hurditch RISING FROM RESILIENCE
Aluminium wire, obsidian beads and river stone Bonsai rising from stone captures resilience, growth, and the enduring spirit of life shaped and strengthened by challenge and resistance.
Not for sale
48. James Hancock LEAVING THE CITY
Solid bronze cast
This work explores the predicament of leaving the city for the country but always having the city with you.
$2,000
49. Jason Denaro TANGLED
Acacia burl & marine waste
Has this tortoise nothing?
STOP Marine waste
$5,000
50. Jennifer Stevens DANCING FISH
Pine wood cutouts assembled, paint washed, on a huon pine base
Playful moment.
$150
51. Jennifer Stevens MISSION CONTROL
Glass, steel, silk, gold leaf, found and handmade materials assembled
References the elite puppet masters who control governments using the one eye and triangle symbolism they are fond of.
$650
52. Jonathan Foley AWAKENING
Carrara marble, Darkinjung sandstone
A comment on human impact on nature. The reclining figure, in lustrous Carrara Marble, occupies an absent slice of sandstone slab representing the Australian landscape.
$2,880
53. Jonathan Foley THE DROP
Hand sculpted carrara marble and recycled granite slab
The exhilaration of bodysurfing in an apt heroic style, exemplified in the ancient Greek athlete sculptures.
$4,200
54. Karen Warburton PLACES AND SPACES
Wood, acrylic and LED lighting
This is a balsa and plywood sculpture. Shadows are created with LED lighting or natural light.
$480
55. Kenneth Boer MR BEAN
Granodiorite. Cast recycled aluminium
Be careful what you plant!
$400
56. Lex Sorrentino STORMRIDER
Apoxie sculpt clay with metal findings & wood panelling, over wire and foam armature, set on a wooden base
A reimagining of the Viking longship, stripped of its historical utility and presented as a skeletal, aggressive organism.
$2,200
57. Lex Sorrentino GEMINI
Apoxie sculpt clay & hardened fabrics over a wire armature. Led lights can be placed under the skirt for a fabulous effec.
This piece examines the duality of the feminine and the faunal. Gemini utilizes the textures of the terrestrial—fungal growths and bone.
$550
58. Lex Sorrentino PREDATION
Apoxie sculpt clay; artstone; hardened fabric; glass eyes & quartz crystal
“The lure is a promise; the jaw is the reality.”
Exploring the deceptive elegance of deep-sea survival.
$510
59. Lex Sorrentino HARE
Apoxie sculpt clay & hardened fabrics/lace detail
Chiffon collar & glass eyes over a wire & foil armature
This sculpture utilizes structural strength of clay alongside the use of patterned fabrics to evoke the wild spirit of the Hare.
$450
60. Lex Sorrentino PICSES PAIR
Apoxie sculpt; artstone; hardened fabrics; marble paste over a styrene base. Glass eyes
Two stylized fish, their forms emerging from an interplay of folded fabrics, artstone and sculpted detail in Apoxie Clay.
$780
61. Libby Bloxham WORLD LEADERS MEET AGAIN FOR ENVIRONMENTAL CRISIS TALKS
Recycled electronic components, wire, discarded materials
It’s not just humans whose world is in crisis. These insects are concerned too!
Insects will be numbered.
Grasshopper $550
Bug No 2: $280
Bug No:3 $120
Bug No:4 $80
Wasp $120
Dragonfly $120
62. Lizette Richards CURIOSITY KEEPERS
Hand built porcelain collecting vessels glazed in watery colours and gold lustre
Ornate forms inviting the gathering of treasured curiosities.
$850 (complete set only)
63. Lizette Richards EARTH ADORNMENT
Earthenware clay, copper
Handbuilt monumental earthenware clay neckpiece, gold lustre and patinated copper links. Four-metre piece that bridges adornment and landscape.
$1,300
64. Melissa Dale ERIC AND BAZ
Plaster, leather and recycled bits and pieces
Steampunk Eric the Emu and Baz the Koala.
$500
65. Nellie Oldham APHRODITE
Hand built with Raku clay. Brass plinth and internal supports
This is part of an exhibition of 12 pieces, illustrating the tests and challenges Psyche had to complete in the Greek Myth of Aphrodite/Psyche/Eros.
$5,500
66. Nick Hopkins ROSEDALE ROCKPOOL
Qld. Plantation hoop pine plywood
Created by randomly stroking the timber with an industrial carving wheel then filling with clear satin polyurethane to simulate water. Wall mount or display flat.
$950
67. Nick Hopkins LILLI PILLI GOANNA
Exterior grade plantation hoop pine plywood with satin cabothane finish
Designed as a wall mounted sculpture (tree climbing) the Goanna also displays well horizontally (on the forest floor) — you choose.
$1,250
68. Nicole O’Regan THE SURFER (MAQUETTE)
Woven steel around naturally found rocks, steel pipe, welded steel sheet
This figure embodies a surfer’s contemplative stillness, engaging with shifting ocean energy and the tension between waiting, observing, and possibility.
$3,200
69. Paul Bacon ACTAEON #2
Steel, oil, sealant
The hunter becomes the hunted.
$1,850
70. Paul Bradley THE ANCIENT MARINER
Casuarina driftwood, oil finish, hand carved A compilation of marine and nautical themes. Relating to where the driftwood was found at Josh’s Beach Dalmeny.
$1,500
71. Paul Dimmer TWO HEARTS
Copper, corten steel, mild steel, brass, clear coat
An abstract sculpture, an experiment in joining different metals.
$2,000
72. Paul Dimmer VESSEL
Recycled stainless steel, clear coat Inspired by boats I drew as a child.
$1,000
73. Paul Dimmer JOLLY BOAT
Recycled copper, corten steel, mild steel clear coat
A sculptural version of boats I drew as a child.
$2,000
74. Paul Dimmer RECLINING
Corten steel, silicon bronze, welded
An abstracted female form.
$3,000.00
75. Paul Dimmer FERAL
Corten steel, mild steel, paint, clear coat
A genetically modified creature designed to help rid our forests of feral cats.
$3,000
76. Paul Dimmer COCOON
Copper,brass, mild steel, paint, clear coat
Inspired by insect cocoons seen in our native forests.
$800
77. Ralph Tikerpae CANOES
Recycled painted metal
Two vessels engage in an open- ended romantic or platonic engagement. Spacing, rhythm, and shifting dynamics invite viewers to interpret the unfolding relationship for themselves.
$1,600
78. Roy Fong
DREAMTIME STORIES
Callistemon timber satin clear finish and painted steel
Dreamtime Mimi spirits in collaboration, sharing knowledge in preparation to guide and educate their humans.
$1,250
79. Ruth Lupton
EARTH REMEMBERING WATER
Sandstone, foam, leaves, paint, glue, wire
A gesture of water, held in stillness. Lingering between breath and collapse, where the softness of decay meets the endurance of the earth.
$1,950
80. Ruth Lupton SIRENS CALL
Clay, glass, steel, plaster, epoxy, paint
A surreal fusion of human and marine forms, this sculpture reimagines the figure as something drifting between worlds. Blurring the line between land and sea.
$1,780
81. Simon Treseder REACHING YOUR PEAK – THE MOUNTAIN GOAT
Stainless steel and cutlery
In life, we often have to navigate challenging pathways to reach our goals. The objective is to become comfortable in the difficult circumstances.
$3,800
82. Simon Treseder PELI-CAN
Recycled metals and motorcycle petrol tank
The motorcycle petrol tank was great inspiration as the perfect shape for the Pelican’s body and it just came to life from there.
$1,450
83. Simon Treseder THE “BIN CHICKEN”
Recycled metals and cutlery
Giving the bin chicken some charater — I added a pair of glasses & fish bones. His body is made from repurposed knives.
$3,000
84. Simon Treseder TAP DANCER
Recycled metals and cutlery
Inspired by the black red-tailed cockatoo, this piece uses recycled metals, cutlery and layered stains to capture the rich colours of this magnificent bird.
$3,950
85. Susan McAlister BREATHE
Glazed ceramic
This intricately crafted ceramic sculpture embodies the serenity of taking a moment to stop, breathe deeply, and let the gentle breeze restore reality.
$750
86. Thomas Westra EVOLVE
Cast bronze
Life twists and turns. We evolve.
$1,500
87. Vanessa Shannon AT WHAT COST?
Canvas, wire, plaster, clay, paint
Today’s political climate: lives lost, ongoing struggles endured by so many for what end? Wealth/power? It reflects the persistence of humanity, striving to break through.
$650
INDEX BY ARTIST
Akira Kamada 1
Amanda Harrison 14
Andre Braun 1, 14
Anita Denholm 1
Anne Bruce 15
Anthony Nelipa 1, 15
Antone Bruinsma 1
Bryn Jones 2
Darren Bailey 2
David Ball 12
Dianne O’Neile 15
Donald Blaikie 2
Dora A. Rognvaldsdottir 11
Eamon Hamilton 16
Edward Willson 2, 3
Graham Duell 3, 16
Haruyuki Uchida 13
Ingrid Morley 13
Jacqui Hurditch 16
James Hancock 3, 16
Jason Denaro 4, 16
Jen Mallinson 4
Jennifer Stevens 17
Jesse Graham 4, 13
Joel Adler 11
Jonathan Foley 17
John Fitzmaurice 4, 11
Karen Warburton 17
Kenneth Boer 5, 18
Kerren Sullivan 5
Lex Sorrentino 18, 19
Libby Bloxham 19
Lizette Richards 19
Megan Waud 5
Mela Cooke 5
Melissa Dale 19
Nellie Oldham 20
Nick Hopkins 20
Nicole O’Regan 5, 20
Paul Bacon 6, 20
Paul Bradley 21
Paul Dimmer 6, 21, 22
Philippa Wilson 6
Ralph Tikerpae 6, 7, 22
Richard Barrett 7
Richard Moffatt 12
R.M (Ron) Gomboc 12
Roy Fong 22
Ruth Lupton 22
Susan McAlister 7, 23
Simon Treseder 22, 23
Thomas Westra 7, 23
Vanessa Shannon 23