The Holmes à Court Collection, started in the early 1970s, grew from the family’s interest in Australian and Indigenous art. It has steadily developed over time into an internationally renowned collection that documents many areas of Australian cultural significance. This background has provided the focus for what is an eclectic and very personal collection. A core philosophy has been to look at artists and their works in terms of the connections and relationships that can be formed when developing exhibitions, rather than a chronological or historical recording of Australian art history.

Today the Collection consists of more than 4,000 registered artworks and continues to be an important collection of Australian and Western Australian art, with a strong emphasis on Indigenous works. We share the Collection with the public through our own exhibitions and loans of works to other public institutions for exhibition and publication. The Collection is also made available where possible for curatorial research.

Janet Holmes à Court is the sole owner of the Holmes à Court Gallery and what is now the Janet Holmes à Court Collection.

Since 2000:

Howard Taylor   Flying machine
Kate Turner   Grass Valley, Pale Morning WA
Carlier Makigawa   Catch the moment 1
Savanhdary Vongpoothorn   Raked Garden 1
Naparula Mitjili   untitled
Rosslynd Piggott   Tracing Sky no. 5
Rosslynd Piggott   Tracing Sky No.4
Irwin Crowe   In the afternoon shade #29
Irwin Crowe   Lost #28
Irwin Crowe   Study for Painting
Tony Tuckson   TD1607
Tony Tuckson   TD 855 (red abstract)
Nola Farman   The Book of Dark Pages by Nora Fleming
Graham Wood   Shoreline (winter)
Richard Larter   Dita
Jon Tarry   Horizon Fused
Brian Hartigan   17-1-01
Petr Herel   Silent Commandments
Petr Herel   Talus
Angelina Pwerle   Plum Dreaming
Eveline Kotai   Project # 5 Series
Mitsuo Takeuchi   Transfiguration Ring - Mebius XV
Rick Amor   The Turning Season 2
Queenie Mckenzie   Barramundi

The Collection represents most prominent Australian artists and there is a commitment to support emerging and developing artists. Below is a selection of the artists in The Collection.

Click on an underlined name below to view a brief profile.

Kate Turner Carlier Makigawa Savanhdary Vongpoothorn Naparula Mitjili Rosslynd Piggott Irwin Crowe Eveline Kotai Mitsuo Takeuchi Rick Amor Queenie Mckenzie David (Jarinyanu) Downs Ian Abdulla Portia Bennett Brian Blanchflower Frederick Rushbrook Clause Grace Cossington-Smith Beatrice Darbyshire William Dobell Russell Drysdale Ian Fairweather Nola Farman Donald Friend Frederick Garling Rosalie Gascoigne James Gleeson Guy Grey-Smith Brian Hartigan Petr Herel Michael Johnson Emily Kame Kngwarreye Richard Larter JWR Linton Peter Marralwanga Conrad Martens Tim Maslen

Frederick McCubbin Walter Meston Hal Missingham Eubena Nampatjin Sidney Nolan Kathleen O'Connor Lin Onus Kathleen Petyarre Rosslynd Piggot Margaret Preston Angelina Pwerle David Rankin Lloyd Frederic Rees Tom Roberts Deborah Russell Peter Skipper Arthur Streeton Jon Tarry Howard Taylor Rover Thomas Sunfly Tjampitjin Maxi Tjampitjinpa Clifford Possum Tjapaltjarri Tim Leura Tjapaltjarri Wimmitji Tjapangarti Edith Trethowan Tony Tuckson Harald Vike Eugene von Guerard Archibald Bertram Webb Brett Whiteley Fred Williams Walter Withers Graham Wood Jack Wunuwun

A major focus for the collection is its loans programme. At any time there are approximately 1,000 artworks on loan to art institutions, hospitals, corporate and government buildings and included in touring exhibitions. Loans to non-commercial bodies such as, Government House of Western Australia, King Edward Hospital and to state and national galleries and museums are charged on a cost recovery basis. This is in line with the Collection's 'open access' policy that ensures that the artworks are available to the broadest audience.