I have been a printmaker for many years and have more recently begun creating artists’ books. My works are in a number of private and public collections and I have exhibited in group shows and four solo exhibitions:
- Murmurs of the Heart at the Gaffa Gallery in Sydney in 2016
- Dunera at the Hay Public Library, Hay NSW in 2018
- 26 Views of Uluru at the Gaffa Gallery in Sydney in 2020, exhibited together with Death mask and Distressed books
- Barka/Apocalypse at the Gaffa Gallery in Sydney in 2021, presenting the Barka scroll of 37 etchings & aquatints and individual prints from the series exhibited together with the Apocalypse series
I have also created artists’ books, including:
- Heart, 2015
- Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll, 1865, illustrated Alex Byrne, 2017
- 26 Views of Uluru, 2020
- Barka/Apocalypse, 2021
A list of my work is at https://www.zotero.org/groups/6611311/alex_byrne_creative_works/library .
In my professional life, I retired as State Librarian of New South Wales in 2016 following an extensive career in senior library and university management. I was the President of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions as well as leading many Australian library and information organisations. Among my 500 publications and speeches are many dealing with human rights and Indigenous issues relating to libraries and information services. They can be viewed at https://www.zotero.org/groups/6611663/alex_byrne_professional_papers/library
Alex Byrne Printmaker 