Dan Maginnity | Byrd

Mixed Media

Associate Member

Dan Maginnity, working under the name byrd, has been producing murals and other public works both commissioned and gifted for over 25 years. Based primarily in Canberra he has worked up and down the east coast of Australia and in Germany.

Operating outside of conventional art institutions, byrd's artistic practice centres upon spatial investigation, underpinned by a broad drawing practice that shifts between domestic crafts, structural explorations and interventions, wall painting and performance. His activities to date have included numerous public and private walls (from domestic interiors in Hamburg DE to an 180m stretch of streetscape in Darlinghurst, Sydney), reclaimed cultural detritus (from hard rubbish and retired exhibition furniture to construction industry surplices), intricately sculptural dolls (from used textiles), and repurposed cardboard, timber, stickers and clothing.

Online Resources

Website: https://www.byrdstudio.au/

Instagram: @byrdeiened

 

 

COVER IMAGE: CLOUT TOKENS, WHITLAM 2022, PHOTO BY ARTISPHOTO
TOP IMAGE: WEDANG, 2022, PHOTO COURTESY OF THE ARTIST
SECOND TOP IMAGE: ABER DOCH, 2023, PHOTO COURTESY OF THE ARTIST