Seasons of the Kunwinjku, Aboriginal art from West Arnhem Land, DFAT's International touring Indigenous Art Exhibition

Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 21.09.07

Australia's Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade is proud to present the art exhibition Seasons of the Kunwinjku by artists from the Kunwinjku clans of West Arnhem Land, Northern Territory.

This collection of contemporary Indigenous Australian art reflects the stylistic techniques that have been employed by the Kunwinku people for over 50,000 years.

The collection of 13 paintings and 13 photographs tell the traditional stories of the Kunwinjku clans' ancestors. While many stories relate to the Dreamtime, the time of creation, the exhibition also provides an insight into Indigenous culture and their knowledge about the seasonal cycles of West Arnhem Land.

The exhibition was purchased by the Department in 1994 from the Hogarth Galleries Aboriginal Art Centre, Sydney, and continues to enjoy a successful international touring program. To date, the exhibition has travelled to many cities around the world including Bangkok, Shanghai, Singapore, Tokyo, Seoul, Dhaka, Karachi, Mexico City, Manila, Buenos Aires, Caracas, Maracaibo, Bogota, Wellington, Harare, Nairobi, Port Louis, Pretoria, Lagos, Rome, Ottowa and Port Moresby.

The exhibition is scheduled to show in Sao Paulo (Brazil) this month (May), Hanoi (Vietnam) in July, and Vientiane (Laos) and Kathmandu (Nepal) at the end of the year.

The exhibition is toured by the Department's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Program, Images of Australia Branch and is supported through Australia's diplomatic missions.

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