Alphie the Alpha Turtle

Alphie the Alpha Turtle is an Australian public artwork in the form of a Monumental inflatable sculpture. It is shaped like a sea turtle and is covered with an abstract black and white pattern inspired by the forms of the Great Barrier Reef.^[1] It was created by Queensland artist BJ Price and has been exhibited on the water at various locations in Australia, including Port Jackson in 2014 and Currumbin Swell Festival in 2016.^[2] Alphie led the Australia Day Parade on Sydney Harbour in 2015.^[3] Alphie is 15 metres in length, weighs 375 kilograms and sits 5.5 metres above the water line when inflated.^[4][5]

Alphie in Darling Harbour for Sep 2014 as an installation to compliment artist BJ Price's Undersea Art Exhibition at the Sydney Sea Life Aquarium

A smaller version known as "Wee Alphie" has also been displayed and photographed in far north Queensland.^[6] Wee Alphie first appeared at BJ Price's World's First Art Exhibition on the Great Barrier Reef.^[7]

Alphie in Sydney Harbour