THEY JUST LOVE SHANE
He may not win the judges' favour, but West Australian Nyoongar artist Shane Pickett just keeps on picking up the Peoples' Choice prizes. He's won the WA Indigenous Art public's Read More
Jung’s Secret Book, Aboriginal Paintings, and Mandalas
Very interesting article, here is an excerpt: But Is It Art? Here I want to make the case that we should not look at Australian Aboriginal paintings, Jung's visionary drawings Read More
Desert Knowledge makes $34m funding bid
The Desert Knowledge Co-operative Research Centre is hoping three projects aimed at understanding and responding to the needs of remote Aboriginal people will help it secure long-term funding. The projects Read More
Art and Meaning
John Perreault's popular blog, Artopia, has a recent posting that brings together a disparate variety of themes. Braided into Perreault's personal ruminations is reference to Icons of the Desert: Early Read More
Thomas Ray Ahwang
THOMAS RAY AHWANG At Pandanus Gallery, Palm Cove Saturday, 14 November, 2009 from 2 “ 5pm Thomas is a Torres Straits Islander born in December, 1974. A precocious child, primary Read More
2009 Victorian Indigenous Art Awards shortlist announced
Arts Minister Lynne Kosky has announced a shortlist of eighteen Indigenous artists from across Victoria for the 2009 Victorian Indigenous Art Awards. Ms Kosky highlighted the diversity of style and Read More
Carriers of Culture
Our work is drawn from this knowledge using distinct pigment colours of the region on paper. One of the works shows the relationship between the cabbage palm and Kokoberrin Elder Read More
Fine Tribal, Aboriginal Art & International Antiquities
This is to announce our forthcoming auction. The sale will include over 200 lots:Â Early Indian, Chinese, Southeast Asian, Natural History, Roman, Islamic, Indus Valley, Gandharan, Khmer, art and antiquities. Art Read More
LOSS OF GREAT ARTIST FROM THE STONE COUNTRY
Wamud Namok was universally known in life as Lofty. This tall, gentle man first engaged with the white invader when he was about 16 in 1942 “ walking 200 kms Read More
VISIONS OF DISTANT FOOTPRINTS – Looking at the past, walking to the future
SOLO EXHIBITION - Carl P Moggs As part of the 2009 ARC Biennial of Art presented by Artworkers Alliance Previewed at the 2009 Cairns Art Fair in August - with Read More
AMBITIOUS BARKS FROM ARNHEM
I first spotted Gunybi Ganambarr's powers of innovation at the Melbourne Art Fair a couple of years ago. Out of nowhere, seemingly, a bold black and white bark lit up Read More
Sale on Australian Aboriginal art – 25% off
This sale, which includes all of Aboriginals: Art of the First Person's tribal art inventory, also includes several pieces of Australian Aboriginal art, all acquired prior to 2001, with some Read More
Aboriginal Art for sale in Paris
From Paris Daily Photo: Today (Sunday) the auction house Gaïa will sell Aboriginal art at 60 rue de Richelieu, very close to my house. I went to see it today, Read More
Claude Carter – Galaroo Manyi (Waterhole Bushtucker)
All good things are three ¦¦ Third solo exhibition by young Gooniyandi artist Claude Carter Claude Carter started painting in 2005. His first exhibition in 2006 and the second in Read More
From a Primitive Present
By Melik Kaylan from the Wall Street Journal: Imagine that you could travel back in time to meet a Stone Age hunter-gatherer, that you could hand him a paintbrush and Read More
Adelaide Festival unveils its line-up
ADELAIDE Festival director Paul Grabowsky aimed straight for "The Heart" with the poster and program for next year's 50th anniversary Adelaide Festival. US jazz great Wayne Shorter, an international opera Read More
Politicians pay tribute to renowned Arnhem artist
Both sides of politics have set aside their bickering to pay tribute to a renowned Northern Territory artist who died recently. The artist, who for cultural reasons is currently known Read More
Visionary realised his dream – Lofty Bardayal Nadjamerrek, has died at the remote western Arnhem Land outstation of Kabulwarnamyo
Obituary from the Age: Wamud Namok, one of the Northern Territory's most distinguished indigenous figures who was widely known as Lofty Bardayal Nadjamerrek, has died at the remote western Arnhem Read More
Residents to kick up their heels
In keeping with the spirit of reconciliation that is spreading over the nation, Coorabell Hall Association members decided they wanted to do something to recognise the Bundjalung people. Everyone speaks Read More
20 Years Survey Show
To celebrate 20 years of Alcaston Gallery, this survey show at the Depot Gallery @ Danks Street, Waterloo, Sydney, will feature work from some of our most collectable artists. Alcaston Read More