THE GOOD AND THE BAD IN THE KIMBERLEY
The East Kimberley was the first place in WA to join the Aboriginal art movement that spread from Papunya in the 1970s. As is well-known, Rover Thomas had a Dream Read More
ALEX NGANJIMIRRA ‘QUEENS’ IT UP
A wonderful suite of paintings by Oenpelli's Alex Nganjimirra has emerged five years after his death just in time to celebrate the Royal Wedding. Painted between 2002 and 2004, the Read More
Passing of Thancoupie
It is with great sadness that AAN learnt of the passing this week of Dr. Thancoupie Gloria Fletcher AO, best known simply as Thancoupie the Potter. She died aged 74 Read More
“pro community” Western APY Lands
Starting May 8th ARTKELCH will be showing a handpicked selection of recent works by artists from the Western APY Lands in a private art museum close to Stuttgart, Germany. This Read More
WAR DECLARED?
That's what it felt like in the Seaforth (on Sydney's northern peninsular) gallery of Trevor Victor Harvey (TVH) the other night. For the dissident clans had gathered from all over Read More
WA INDIGENOUS ART AWARDS FINALISTS CHOSEN
The Western Australian Indigenous Art Awards, the richest Indigenous arts prize in the country, have announced the 16 finalists who will each be invited to place a body of work Read More
TOMMY WATSON – THE BOOK
The longer one spends with this book, the more intense and varied the experience. A hazy impression from exhibitions past that Tommy Yannima Watson painted everything red “ with surprising Read More
APY LANDS PROJECT INVOLVES YOUNG & OLD
Ngayulu witini ngayuku Mamaku tjukurpa. Ngayulu witini ngayuku Ngunytjuku tjukurpa. - "I hold My Fathers Story. I hold my Mothers Story". Â This exhibition is the outcome of a project Read More
Exhibition of Warakurna Artists in France
IDAIA is delighted to announce the first exhibition outside of Australia of Warakurna Artists co-organised with our Lyon-based partner gallery Galerie Kungka. Warakurna Artists is one of the most exciting Read More
First exhibition of Warakurna Artists outside of Australia
Exhibition of Warakurna Artists in France IDAIA is delighted to announce the first exhibition outside of Australia of Warakurna Artists co-organised with our Lyon-based partner gallery Galerie Kungka. Warakurna Artists Read More
Victorian Artists Challenge the Norms
Melbourne-based contemporary artist Ben McKeown has been awarded Victoria's biggest prize for indigenous artists “ the $25,000 Deadly Art Award, supported by Arts Victoria. McKeown was one of four artists Read More
NATSIAAs versus THE NGA TRIENNIAL
The National Gallery in Canberra has just announced that its important National Indigenous Art Triennial - due to open in April - has been postponed as a result of budget Read More
June Peters, Roebourne artist to paint live in Manly NSW
Media Release 9 March 2011 Roebourne artist to paint live in Manly Bringing Aboriginal art to life, June Peters, from the Roebourne Art Group, will be painting live at Gallery Read More
Stop(the)Gap: International Indigenous art in motion
Stop(the)Gap is a major exhibition developed for the 2011 BigPond Adelaide Film Festival in partnership with the Samstag Museum of Art. UniSA's Brenda L Croft brings together recent moving image Read More
WHEN THE WORLD WAS SOFT
That's a phrase that's come into my life twice recently. Reviewing a mighty tome on the Burrup Peninsular's extraordinary petroglyphs, I was introduced to that phrase as the words of Read More
MEMORIES AND MAPS: Stories from the Bush
MEMORIES AND MAPS: Stories from the Bush In transitioning from her intricate yet abstract paintings of her epic dreamtime story to the figurative portrayal of her childhood at Ernabella Mission Read More
A guided visit of the Aboriginal Art exhibition at the AGNSW with Solenne Ducos-Lamotte, IDAIA’s Director, Specialist in Aboriginal Art
An evening tour of the art+soul exhibition Wednesday 16 March A guided visit of the Aboriginal Art exhibition at the AGNSW with Solenne Ducos-Lamotte, specialist in Aboriginal Art and IDAIA's Read More
The Collectors Show – 2011
ReDot Fine Art Gallery is thrilled to exhibit prodigiously collectable works from across the Australian Aboriginal territories in our inaugural Collectors Show. "Collectors Show - 2011" will be the incipient Read More
UTOPIAN Aboriginal Art Exhibition
2-20 March 2011 Without Pier Gallery 320 Bay Street Cheltenham, 3192 Special Preview Melbourne subscribers please join us for a special preview to celebrate this show on Tuesday 1 March Read More