Braddon Snape

LIves and works in Newcastle, NSW

Artist's CV

Braddon Snape is an established Newcastle based artist whose primarily three-dimensional practice appears in galleries, and in the public domain as large-scale public artworks, both in Australia and abroad.

Over the past 25 years, Snape has developed a practice that encompasses sculpture and installation in a diverse range of media. The artist has earned a reputation for conceptually rich works revealed through a minimal aesthetic and an astute understanding and sensitivity to materials. Underpinned by a poetic sensibility, Snape’s abstract works often reference place, history, human endeavor and the natural world. 

Highlights of Braddon’s career to date include participation in Sculpture by the Sea seven times, a finalist in the McClelland Sculpture Survey and Award and the Woollahra Small Sculpture Prize; ISF Korea; Materiality Performed, Maitland Regional Art Gallery; Hunter Red – Corpus, Newcastle Art Gallery and numerous significant Public Art commissions that demonstrate a thorough understanding of materiality and site. Public art commissions include Landcom Vantage, Port Stephens; The SubWharfyen, Sydney Wharf, Pyrmont and most recently Clouds Gathering, a large Public Art Installation for Maitland City Council. 

Braddon’s work is held in national and international collections including Crown Hatai, Seoul, Korea; Bretton Hall, College of Arts, University of Leeds, UK; Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority, Sydney; Newcastle Art Gallery; Lake Macquarie City Art Gallery; Maitland Regional Gallery; Port Stephens Council; and The University of Newcastle; and in private collections in Australia, Great Britain, China and USA.

Snape currently lectures in Sculpture at The University of Newcastle and is the Director of the Newcastle artist studio and gallery initiative The Creator Incubator. 

\ Artworks

Act of Suppression (Double Whammy)

2023 \ Welded, cold inflated and powdercoated stainless steel. Powdercoated steel and stainless steel hardware \ H: 73cm W: 160cm D: 49cm

Act of Suppression (Trap)

2024 \ Welded, air inflated and powder coated stainless steel, and polished stainless steel. \ H125.5cm x W37.4cm x D10cm

Act of Suppression (with little resistance)

2023 \ Welded, cold inflated and mirror polished stainless steel. Welded, cold inflated and painted stainless steel. Painted steel and stainless steel hardware \ H: 140cm W: 52cm D: 13cm

Allusive Object (5 faced ratchet pod)

2021 \ Welded and mirror-polished inflated stainless steel and glass with black glass base (80cm diameter) \ 66 x 66 x 63cm

Allusive Object (Large Rocket Pod)

2021 \ Welded and mirror-polished inflated stainless steel and glass with black blass base (80cm diameter) \ 95 x 50 x 50cm

Allusive Object (Little Beauty Movement #2)

2024 \ Welded, mirror polished and air inflated stainless steel \ H45.5 x W35.5 x D22

Allusive Object (Red Pod)

2020 \ Welded, inflated, powder coated stainless steel \ 97 x 220 x 103cm

Allusive Object, Sometimes a Little Beauty

Welded, mirror polished and inflated stainless steel \ H: 72.5cm W:24cm D:21cm

Despite the Intrusion

2024 \ Welded, air inflated and powder coated stainless steel. Welded and oxidised Lyten steel. \ H108 x W85 x D74

The Catch

2024 \ Welded and air inflated stainless steel, custom polyurethane paint and rope \ H130 x W210 x D96cm

The Wrestle

2024 \ Welded, mirror polished and air inflated stainless steel. Welded, powder coated steel and stainless steel hardware. \ H108.5 x W121.9 x D123cm

\ News

NH Event

VISIT US AT SYDNEY CONTEMPORARY BOOTHS E02 AND A03, 4-8 September

5 September 2024

This year at Sydney Contemporary we are thrilled to present two exhibits. Find us at our usual location (Booth E02) and our new location (Booth A03) as part of Sydney Contemporary's Works on Paper exhibition. 

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\ Exhibitions featuring Braddon Snape

Braddon Snape

Suppression Order

4 July — 22 July 2023

Braddon Snape

Things are not as they appear (smoke and mirrors)

1 December — 11 December 2021

SMALL WORKS SALON

Group Exhibition

14 August — 28 August 2021

Spring

Group Exhibition

8 September — 13 September 2020

Braddon Snape

An Act of Restraint

25 July — 10 August 2019

Contact Us

to find out more about Braddon Snape.

12 - 14 Meagher Street Chippendale, NSW 2008
Opening Hours
Monday to Friday, 9am - 5pm Saturday, 11am - 4pm Closed Public Holidays (and Easter Saturday)