INGE KING Inge King (born 26 November 1915) is a German-born Australian sculptor. She has received many significant public commissions. Her work is held in public and private collections. Inge King has been at the forefront of the development of non-figurative sculpture in Australia She was a founding member of the Centre 5 group of sculptors. This group grew from a meeting convened by Julius Kane in Melbourne in 1961 to “help foster greater public awareness of contemporary sculpture in Australia”. Members of the group included Julius Kane, Lenton Parr, Inge King, Vincas Jomantas, Clifford Last, Teisutis Zikaras and Norma Redpath. Many of King’s large-scale works are found in public spaces and on university campuses. She has had more than 26 solo exhibitions and has participated in more than 60 group exhibitions in Australia and New Zealand and also in London and New York. She has had a retrospective exhibition at the National Gallery of Victoria in 1992 and a joint exhibition with her husband, the print-maker Grahame King, at McClelland Gallery in 2004. Another retrospective exhibition including the work of Grahame King (who died in 2008) is being held at the National Gallery of Victoria in 2014. Inge King was made a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in January 1984. In 2009, the Australian Arts Council awarded her the Visual Arts Emeritus Award, in recognition of her central role in raising the profile of modern sculpture in Australia.’
INGE KING
Great Boulder 1968 steel, painted 196 x 90 x 120cm $155,000
INGE KING
Balance of Steel and Forms 1968 steel, painted 137.5 x 47 x 35cm $75,000