Formation | 1993 |
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Founder | Matthew Tobin and Daniel Tobin |
Founded at | Brisbane |
Legal status | Privately owned company |
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Staff | 300 |
Website | uapcompany |
Formerly called | Urban Artists |
Urban Art Projects (UAP) is an Australian company that works with artists, architects, designers, developers, curators, institutions and art commissioners to realize public art and architectural design elements. [1] [2] [3]
The company was founded in 1993 in Brisbane, Australia by brothers Matthew and Daniel Tobin. [4] [5] Its initial name was Urban Artists. [5] The Tobin brothers first purchased a small welding and metal fabrication company that worked on marine and construction projects. [6] Over time, they invested the profits of this first company into the construction of a foundry that could be used for art projects. [7] One of UAP's first clients was the Australian Waanyi multi-media artist Judy Watson. [8] [7]
The company has its main office and studios in Brisbane, and a satellite studio in Shanghai. [9] In 2019, UAP acquired New York-based foundry, Polich Tallix. [5] [10] The same year, UAP began using a large industrial robot for selected projects at its Brisbane studio. [11]
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