Rhyl Hinwood

Rhyl Kingston Hinwood (born 1940) is a sculptor in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. She designed and produced over seven hundred commissioned public artworks.[1] In 2006 she became a Member of the Order of Australia for "service to the arts as a sculptor of artworks for public places and buildings, and through teaching roles and support for students".[2]

Korea, Malaya, and Borneo conflicts 1948 - 1966 Memorial, Anzac Square, Brisbane, by Rhyl Hinwood

Early life

Rhyl Hinwood (birth name Rhyl Jones) was born in Brisbane in 1940.[1][3] She attended Yeronga State School and Somerville House.[4] She studied art at the Central Technical College, under instructors such as George Virine.[5]

Artistic career

Hinwood worked as an artist in the Queensland Natural History Museum for four years. In 1976, she won a national competition to complete the set of carvings on the Great Court of University of Queensland and has since completed over 250 works for the university. In addition to the work in the Great Court, she also carved the sculptures for the university's Wordsmiths Cafe using themes inspired by the University of Queensland Press.[6]

In 1986, Hinwood won a Winston Churchill Memorial Fellowship[4] for sculpture.

In 1987 she was chosen to create the ceramic Australian Coat of Arms for the House of Representatives in Parliament House, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory. This was the first art work commissioned and completed for Australia's new parliament house.[6]

A documentary in 1993 entitled In pursuit of excellence, celebrated the work of Hinwood.[7]

References
  1. "UQFL553 Rhyl Hinwood Collection" (PDF). Fryer Library, University of Queensland. 12 June 2014. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 August 2016. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
  2. "HINWOOD, Rhyl Kingston". It's an Honour. Australian Government. Archived from the original on 3 October 2016. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
  3. "Interview with Rhyl Kingston Hinwood (nee Jones), 25 May 1993. [Part 2, Side B]". amplify.gov.au. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  4. "Finding aid to the Somerville House Centenary Oral History". State Library of Queensland. 1999. Archived from the original on 8 March 2017.
  5. "George Virine at the Shed" (PDF). Sculptors QLD newsletter. May 2014. p. 2. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 December 2020. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
  6. "Dr. Rhyl Hinwood AM". Art on Cairncross. Archived from the original on 28 June 2016. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
  7. "In the pursuit of excellence". Screen Australia. Archived from the original on 8 March 2017. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
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