Bruce Armstrong

Recent Exhibition Catalogue

& Gallery is heartbroken at the news that our great friend Bruce Armstrong has passed away.

For over 40 years I have known Bruce as a lecturer, studio buddy, mentor, fellow exhibiting artist, curated artist, & Gallery artist but most importantly a wonderful friend.

A truely wonderful sculptor who has given so much joy and thoughtfulness to many through his large body of work.
Rest in peace Brucey.

Bruce Armstrong was one of Australia’s most prominent sculptors and is well known for his large scale public sculptures such as Eagle (Bunjil) situated on Wurundjeri Way in Melbourne’s Docklands and his pair of Guardians, commissioned to flank the Russell Street entrance of the Grand Hyatt Melbourne. With his pursuit of formal qualities, a search for the perfect combination of shapes, colours and surfaces, Armstrong’s monumental figures engage the spectator in subjects such as mythology, the spiritual forces of nature, and the relationship of public sculpture to architectural design. His 2016 retrospective at The National Gallery of Victoria ‘An Anthology of Strange Creatures’ was not only a celebration of Bruce’s extensive body of sculptural work, but also a showcase his lesser known two dimensional work.