October, 2006

A bigger and better bible

Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 27.10.06

Faults aside, the new McCulloch's Encyclopedia of Australian Art is a mammoth achievement and a must-have for art buffs, writes Sebastian Smee From the Australian: Alan McCulloch began compiling his Encyclopedia of Australian Art as a loose-leaf filing system in...» Read More

Australian Exhibitions Running

Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 26.10.06

All the paintings came from the community’s Arts Center which was established in 1996 to support, promote and encourage aboriginal art and culture...» Read More

Who am I ?

Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 26.10.06

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New Works in association with Tjala Arts

Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 24.10.06

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Just deserts for Namatjira

Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 21.10.06

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In the mind's eye

Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 20.10.06

Aboriginal art is the classic example of good intentions being funnelled through art towards a higher social and political purpose...» Read More

In the mind's eye

Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 20.10.06

Aboriginal art is the classic example of good intentions being funnelled through art towards a higher social and political purpose...» Read More

Dreaming their way: Aboriginal art on view at Hood Museum

Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 20.10.06

The Aboriginal people of Australia are that country's most impoverished group. They have an average household income 40 percent lower than the rest of Australia's residents, according to the Australian government's social justice commission. They have an unemployment rate three...» Read More

MAKINTI NAPANANGKA - Article in Art Collector Magazine

Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 19.10.06

An article featuring senior Papunya Tula Artist and shareholder, Makinti Napanangka, will be published in the July issue of Australian Art Collector (Issue 37)....» Read More

John Mawurndjul - Mapping Djang

John Mawurndjul - Mapping Djang

Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 18.10.06

John Mawurndjul is considered one of the most significant Australian artists of his generation. He has led a virtual revolution in bark painting, transforming the work of his country in central Arnhemland from what is referred to as X- Ray...» Read More

Ahalpere Country

Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 18.10.06

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Joel Fine Art Important Australian & International Art 16 October 2006

Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 16.10.06

Joel Fine Art Important Australian & International Art auction 16 October 2006...» Read More

Denise Green Metonymy in Contemporary Art: A New Paradigm

Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 15.10.06

In her book, Metonymy in Contemporary Art: A New Paradigm (University of Minnesota Press, 2005), Green outlines her understanding of Greenberg’s formalist position and her complaints against it, which are complex, far-reaching and personal. From her perspective as an Australian,...» Read More

Heather Umbagai

Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 13.10.06

West Kimberley artist Heather Umbagai has prepared her first solo exhibition for Japingka Gallery. Heathers paintings are bright and freely worked images of her Kimberley homelands....» Read More

Luminaries of the Desert

Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 13.10.06

Luminaries showcases work by some of the most significant artists of the Central and Western Deserts, and introduces a few rising stars. The painters are diverse in their styles, but the impact of their art is universally profound. Luminaries suggests...» Read More

Desart Newsletter October 2006

Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 11.10.06

October 2006 INSIDE EDITION 5...» Read More

The incredible intensity of seeing beyond the surface

Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 05.10.06

In his last two prolific decades as a photographer, Michael Riley appeared to dance from genre to genre as he expressed his concerns as an indigenous artist. Initially drawn to the camera for its capacity to capture realism, Riley soon...» Read More

Community art centres unite for desert art market

Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 05.10.06

More than 10 community art centres affiliated with DesArt, the Association of Central Australian Aboriginal Art and Craft Centres....» Read More

Jirrika tuwurrapirri yinyingpeningi? (What Bird Is That?) Bird paintings and carvings from Warmun Art Centre, Western Australia

Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 04.10.06

The exhibition opens at Alcaston Gallery on October 4 and continues through to October 28, 2006. This major thematic exhibition features leading artis ... more...» Read More

Adrian Robertson Jangala.

Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 04.10.06

The exhibition opens at Alcaston Gallery on October 4 and continues through to October 28, 2006. The artist's landscapes are bold and energetic, depic ... more...» Read More