About URBAN ART PROJECTS – CURATE COLLABORATE CONSTRUCT
Urban Art Projects (UAP) is a specialist consultant company committed to the delivery of large-scale, high quality art and design works amid a wide range of architectural and landscape projects.
Established in 1993 as an art-based design and construct organization, Urban Art Projects has established a strong industry reputation for the delivery of high quality outcomes in the area of public art.
Urban Art Projects is both a design studio and workshop. The company designs and/or builds the majority of artworks it curates. Thus, Urban Art Projects ensure that the creative intent of each piece is realized, and each project delivered on time and to budget.
Urban Art Projects employs over 70 full-time personnel within areas of strategy, design and project management, fabrication and administration. The head offices and foundry are located in Brisbane, Australia, with branch offices in Los Angeles, Houston and Shanghai.
Each project is completed by following steps in art strategy, curatorial design, schematic design, design development, construction documentation, fabrication and installation.
About the Creator MATTHEW TOBIN, Principal
Based in Shanghai, Matthew Tobin leads UAP’s projects in Asia and is currently overseeing various Chinese-based projects in Ningbo, Kunshan and Dongqian. In 1990,
Matthew completed a Bachelor of Arts (Visual Arts) at the Queens land University of Technology, Australia, studying under highly respected artists including William Robinson, Bob Morris, June Tupicoff and Robert Moore.
Upon founding Urban Art Projects, Matthew began working with architects and artists to create siteʼspecific commissions for the public realm. Combining his art training and manufacturing experience, Matthew has worked on a wide range of creative projects including Judy Watson’s Walama forecourt and Brook Andrew’s Wilbing for Sydney International Airport; Fiona Foley’s Mackay Artistic Infrastructure Project; and Reconciliation Place, Canberra, with artists Judy Watson, Thanakupi and Vic McGrath.
About the Creator DANIEL TOBIN, Principal
Daniel Tobin is an artist and designer and currently directs Urban Art Project’s operations in North America and the Middle East from UAP’s New York office. Daniel has over 17 years of experience developing site specific art and design programs, commissions and interventions into landscape and architectural environments. Working in collaboration with cities, planners, developers and architects, Daniel delivers art and design strategies that humanize the public realm. A visual arts graduate from the Queens land University of Technology, Australia, Daniel has also studied theatre and film design at the prestigious National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) in Sydney and has worked as a theatre designer for the Sydney Theatre Company and Opera Australia. In 1993, Daniel co-founded Urban Art Projects with his brother Matthew in Brisbane.