August, 2007
The canvas economy
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 31.08.07
The Adelaide Advertiser Tim Lloyd August 31, 2007 Article in the Adelaide Advertiser about rising art auction prices Quoted from article: The Aboriginal art market has been dominated by Clifford Possum, who sold a single work for $2.4 million, and...» Read More
Wallabies lose precious painting
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 30.08.07
Quoted from the article: Aboriginal elders from Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory created the painting of a wallaby reaching for the sky to inspire the team before the last World Cup four years ago in Australia. The players were...» Read More
International Herald Tribune - Michael Nelson Tjakamarra
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 28.08.07
International Herald Tribune A lone dreamer in the Aboriginal art boom Tim Johnston August 28, 2007 Quoted from the article: Tjakamarra designed the mosaic in the courtyard outside Australia's Parliament house. An 8-meter, or 26-foot, canvas hangs in the Sydney...» Read More
RINGY'S RAMBLINGS: The art of the possible
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 24.08.07
Graham Ring looks at the 24th Aboriginal Art Awards and the state of Australia's political system....» Read More
Lone wolf discovered art for ages
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 24.08.07
Nicolas Rothwell | August 24, 2007 Article by Nicolas Rothwell in the Australian about the life of Grahame Leslie Walsh, rock art scholar, who died in Brisbane, August 18 2007, aged 62. Quoted from the article: But the wider continent...» Read More
Putting Aboriginal art on the global map
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 23.08.07
International Herald Tribune Last week Michael Nelson was putting the final touches to a new work, 'Kangaroo Dreaming'. To the untutored eye, the painting looks like an abstract layout of symmetrical symbols. But Nelson explains that it is a clear...» Read More
Bentinck Island Artists and Netta Loogatha
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 21.08.07
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Landscape now much different for Blacklock
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 19.08.07
Article about the works of former NFL plater Ray Blacklock and his wife Heather and their success in the Aborigianl Art industry. Ray and Heather have an exhibition of paintings being opened by Queensland deputy premier Anna Bligh in Brisbane...» Read More
Doors Revisited
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 19.08.07
Gecko Gallery 9 Short Street Broome WA 6725 www.geckogallery.com.au...» Read More
Spinifex Mob
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 18.08.07
Short St Gallery in association with Spinifex Arts Project present these very special works from the Spinifex Mob. Opens 6pm 18/8/07. All welcome....» Read More
Death of an artist
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 17.08.07
An article in the Jerusalem Post about Albert Namatjira and his death. The article is also a review of Sven Lindqvist's Terra Nullius: A Journey Through No One's Land. The article discusses Australia's tragic history and flawed political approaches to...» Read More
Discover Australia's leading contemporary artists
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 17.08.07
A three-week exhibition of over 100 major works of Aboriginal art from Western Arnhem Land in Australia's Northern Territory will be on display from 21 September to 7 October at the Bargehouse Gallery, on London's South Bank. RARRK - LONDON...» Read More
The Age Hammer shy: big-name works go begging
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 16.08.07
Another article in The Age about the successes and failures of the fine art auctions in June-August 2007....» Read More
Circling Back: Painting and Sculpture 1966-2007
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 16.08.07
The Elizabeth Jones Collection of Contemporary Aboriginal Art 14 August 2007
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 15.08.07
Mossgreen Auctions specialises in single owner auctions for collections covering fine art and antiques. Services include auctions held in our stylish multi-level building on Toorak Road South Yarra, on site auctions at the owner’s property or staged events in hired...» Read More
24th TELSTRA NATIONAL ABORIGINAL & TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER ART AWARDS
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 14.08.07
Papunya Tula Artists is proud to have five senior artists exhibiting at the 24th Telstra National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Art Award. George Tjungurrayi and sister Naata Nungurrayi were both selected to exhibit again this year, George contributing a...» Read More
The Best of the Best - jewels of the desert
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 11.08.07
Framed 55 Stuart Highway Darwin NT 0820 www.framed.com.au...» Read More
24th Telstra National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Art Award 10 August 2007
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 10.08.07
The 24th Telstra National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Art Award, open to all adult Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander artists, aims to showcase the very best Australian Indigenous art from around the country. The non-acquisitive Telstra Award of...» Read More
Crikey Aboriginal art popular at home and abroad
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 09.08.07
An article in Crikey about Aboriginal Art auctions and the Protection of Moveable Cultural Heritage Act, which precludes certain Australian Aboriginal artworks leaving the country. The purpose of the act is to “protect, for the benefit of the nation, objects...» Read More
Shapiro: Aboriginal Art Exhibition
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 08.08.07
Shapiro: Aboriginal Art Exhibition Mon – Sat 11am – 5pm 7 – 25 August 2007...» Read More
Contemporary Masters of the Western Desert.
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 08.08.07
SF Fine Art 12 Mary Place Paddington NSW 2021 www.warlu.com...» Read More
Shadows cast over Garma
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 07.08.07
Article in the Australian newspaper about the upcoming Garma festival that is being overshadowed by two controversies, the federal government intervention into Aboriginal communities and the Senate committee report into the sustainability of the Aboriginal art industry. Quoted from the...» Read More
Puulway, Wik & Kugu Totems by the artists of Aurukun
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 07.08.07
Aboriginal corporation gets arts centre funding
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 06.08.07
ABC News information: An established Indigenous art enterprise south-east of Halls Creek, in northern Western Australia, has received its first instalment of funding towards an art centre worth more than $900,000. The Kundat Djaru Aboriginal Corporation has received $88,000 in...» Read More
Sydney Morning Herald - A pretty good result all round, possums
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 06.08.07
Sydney Morning Herald article about the success of the Sotheby's Aboriginal Art July 24 auction, including record prices for: Clifford Possum Tjapaltjarri Warlugulong for $2.4 million Tommy Lowry Tjapaltjarri Two Men Dreaming for $440,000 Gordon Bennett Possession Island for $384,000...» Read More
Confounding expectations
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 04.08.07
Article in the Australian featuring the second Xstrata Coal Emerging Indigenous Art Award....» Read More
Aboriginal artwork sells at record price
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 03.08.07
An article about the Aboriginal Art industry in light of the Sotheby's auction in Melbourne last week. More than 400 well-heeled dealers and collectors flocked to Sotheby's in Melbourne last week for the much-hyped sale of Clifford Possum's epic 1977...» Read More
Africa: What Do These Zillionaires Do With All That Money?
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 02.08.07
An article in the Nation from Kenya about wealth in the 21st century. Quoted from the article: Back to Earth, in recent years Aboriginal art has become highly covetable. The Independent, however, reports that commercial success has come with controversy....» Read More
Patjarr Painters: Kayili Art Centre
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 01.08.07
Short St Gallery in Association with Kayili Art Centre are proud to bring you this magnificent selection of works by the Patjarr Painters. OPENS 2nd August @ 5pm SHORT ST GALLERY BROOME All Welcome to attend....» Read More
Recent Works - Darwin 07 - Cross Cultural Art Exchange (ccae)
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 01.08.07
Papunya Tula Artists in conjunction with Cross Cultural Art Exchange (ccae) present a significant exhibition from the Pintupi artists of Kiwirrkura and Kintore. An exceptional overview of contemporary art from senior and emerging artists will be showcased. Saturday 11 August...» Read More
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