October 14, 2007 - October 20, 2007 Australian Aboriginal Art Archives at News Aboriginal Art Directory

The Age - Longtime coming

Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 20.10.07

The Age Patrick Hutchings October 20, 2007 A new exhibition showcases the creativity of indigenous art, writes Patrick Hutchings. Quoted from article: The land wars were declared by the British a little after 1788; the culture wars more recently. A...» Read More

pintupi I art I 2007

Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 19.10.07

Papunya Tula Artists in association with Bond Aboriginal Art, will exhibit a selection of recent work by mid-career and established artists from Kintore and Kiwirrkura. The centre-piece of this show is a striking work by innovative Kiwirrkura artist Yukultji Napangati....» Read More

Desert Mosiac

Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 19.10.07

This collection of small paintings draws on the collective memory of a group of artists who, in the 1940s, walked with their families from the Great Sandy Desert along the Canning Stock Route to the stations and missions at its...» Read More

Maureen Nampijinpa Hudson

Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 19.10.07

Warlpiri artist Maureen Hudson, was born in 1959 at Mt Allen, about 300 kms north west of Alice Springs. She began painting in 1988 and her work has been widely exhibited since then. Maureen draws on traditional Warlpiri Dreaming stories...» Read More

Mitjili Napurrula

Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 19.10.07

Mitjili is a highly recognisable stylist among contemporary Pintupi painters. She draws on the spear making Tjukurrpa from her father\'s country Uwalki, near the Kintore Ranges. Her distinctive iconography of repeated motifs represents the womens side of this Tjukurrpa, showing...» Read More

National Museum sends Kngwarreye exhibition to Japan

Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 18.10.07

Quoted from the article: The collection of 120 artworks by the late Emily Kame Kngwarreye has been selected for exhibition at the National Museum of Art in Osaka and the National Art Centre in Tokyo early next year. The exhibition,...» Read More

Continuity: Culture, Country and Family

Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 18.10.07

The legacy of western Arnhem Land artist Bardayal Nadjamerrek is assured. With a distinguished painting career spanning over forty years, he is without doubt one of the greatest artists Australia has ever produced. Since his childhood, Bardayal has had an...» Read More

Lockhart River art arrives in New York

Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 17.10.07

Spectacular Indigenous art from far North Queensland has arrived in New York for the latest leg of a UQ Art Museum international tour. Our Way: Contemporary Aboriginal Art from Lockhart River will be officially opened at Stony Brook University on...» Read More

Earth & Spirit: Contemporary Indigenous Art from Australia and New Zealand

Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 17.10.07

The Maori people of New Zealand are heirs to a vibrant culture that continues to find expression in the form of contemporary art. Earth and Spirit: Maori Art from New Zealand, curated by John Royal, is intended to serve as...» Read More

Kintore Pool construction begins

Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 17.10.07

After years of planning and fund raising the construction of a swimming pool in Kintore has finally begun. In November of 2005, Papunya Tula Artists donated five significant works by senior male and female artists to be auctioned, with 100%...» Read More