April 2008 Australian Aboriginal Art Archives at Aboriginal Art News

BareNest: Aboriginal Art

Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 30.04.08

A post on BareNest, a blog by a Nyungar woman. The post talks about people imitating Aboriginal art, or drawing inspiration from Aboriginal art and selling works as 'Aboriginal art'. It is an interesting post about a strange phenomenon....» Read More

Dr Sally Butler: `Creative Thinking in Aboriginal Art`

Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 30.04.08

Public Floor Talk by Dr Sally Butler `Creative Thinking in Aboriginal Art` (Free) This talk will focus on art works by Dorothy Napangardi, Arthur Pambegan, Gloria Petyarre and George Tjungurrayi on display in the UQ Art Museum, and will discuss...» Read More

A life reconciled

Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 30.04.08

Article in the Cairns post about the artist Norman Miller. Quoted from the article: Norman’s mission to serve, combined with his identity as a descendant of the Jirrbal, BarBarrum and Yidinji rainforest peoples of the Atherton Tableland, are reflected in...» Read More

Les Ecorces de Maningrida : Œuvres récentes

Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 30.04.08

Terre d’Arnhem – Northern Territory – Australie Du 16 mai au 14 juin 2008 Vernissage le 15 mai à partir de 17 heures Voici deux ans, nous vous avions présenté en Juin 2006 les œuvres de cette communauté à l’occasion...» Read More

Aboriginal Artist Rusty Peters

Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 29.04.08

YouTube video featuring Aboriginal Artist Rusty Peters...» Read More

Utopia discoveries

Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 29.04.08

Utopia Discoveries explores the diverse art practices of this region – from the internationally recognised Gloria Petyarre and Barbara Weir to the emerging talents of Emily and Galya Pwerle. Drawing upon customs of bush medicine and womens’ ceremonies this exhibition...» Read More

Daisy Manybuhurrawuy

Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 29.04.08

Daisy Manybuhurrawuy passed away on Wednesday, 16th April...» Read More

A dream time in Melbourne

Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 29.04.08

An article in The Age that discusses the AFL's Dreamtime Round and more particularly the "Dreaming at the G" match between Essendon and Richmond....» Read More

Johnny Warangkula Tjupurrula @ Depot Gallery, Sydney

Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 29.04.08

Alcaston Gallery is privileged to exhibit in Sydney the powerful paintings of the late Johnny Warangkula Tjupurrula, in association with Papunya Tjupi Arts, Papunya, Northern Territory. This outstanding collection has been meticulously preserved by the people at Papunya for ten...» Read More

QANTAS 747 - Wanala Dreaming

Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 28.04.08

Wanala Dreaming take off featured on you tube....» Read More

Upcoming exhibitions at Alison Kelly Gallery

Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 28.04.08

Crossing Country: Contemporary Paintings from the East Kimberley In Association with Waringarri Aboriginal Arts, Kununurra, Western Australia 21 May to 14 June 2008...» Read More

Mwere Alpeme

Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 24.04.08

Amoonguna Art Center presents “Mwere Alpeme” Arrente for “Good Return” Art festival weekend: 14th 15th June08 In Amoonguna Art Center’s 1st annual art festival we will celebrate the opening of the hot glass recycling studio, Art glass sculpture, recycled metal...» Read More

David Dunn

Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 23.04.08

New post by David Dunn on his blog....» Read More

NT Govt considers purpose-built Aboriginal art gallery

Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 23.04.08

The Northern Territory government is considering building a new purpose built Aboriginal Art gallery in either Darwin or Central Australia reports the ABC....» Read More

Uluru (Ayers Rock) by Vincent Forrester

Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 23.04.08

Vincent Forrester is a Luritja/Aranda man born in Alice Springs, central Australia. Vincent grew up on a cattle station where he was brought up traditionally by his forefathers. Vincent is an artist and teacher of traditional law to young men....» Read More

Tjukurpa Minymaku Kunpu: Strong Women's Stories

Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 23.04.08

In Association with Ernabella Arts, Ernabella, South Australia Ernabella Arts 60th Anniversary (1948 - 2008)...» Read More

Exit Art People's Choice Award Winner

Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 22.04.08

The Department of Natural Resources, Environment and The Arts (NRETA) is pleased to announce that the 2007 Exit Art People's Choice Award has been won by Myra Gorey for her work titled ‘Ltyentye Apurte Landscape'. Museum and Art Gallery of...» Read More

Modern landscapes

Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 21.04.08

CHAPEL BY THE SEA BONDI BEACH UNITING CHURCH MEDIA RELEASE 20th April 2008 LEADING ABORIGINAL ARTISTS TO EXHIBIT AT CHAPEL BY THE SEA Ruby's Place Gallery within the Chapel by the Sea will exhibit the work of Mini Heath, one...» Read More

Indigenous art sales stymied by heritage laws, say auction houses

Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 19.04.08

Report in The Age about the impact of the introduction of a new law under the Australian Heritage Act 2006 which adds a fee for each artefact that is sold. Quoted from the article: Leading art auction houses say that...» Read More

Sandbeach Country

Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 19.04.08

Sandbeach Country - zeitgenössische indigene Kunst der Lockhart River Art Gang, Australien © Brit’s Art & Promotion – Brit Susann Hanstein The Sandbeach Country exhibition will be under the umbrella of the Australian Embassy in Berlin and will be opened...» Read More

Arte Agli Antipodi

Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 19.04.08

ha il piacere di invitarla all’inaugurazione della nuova galleria e della mostra Arte Agli Antipodi pittura aborigena contemporanea giovedì 8 maggio 2008 ore 18 cocktail 9-31 maggio 2008 da martedì a sabato 10-13 / 15-19 w: isarte.net e: info@isarte.net a:Garibaldi...» Read More

Buyers beware bulk art 'dumped' online industry's e-scourge

Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 17.04.08

The NT News today reports that "unscrupulous dealers are dumping low-quality Aboriginal art on the internet, exploiting artists and dragging the industry down". The article talks to several galleries, eBay and an online store about fakes in the market and...» Read More

Artist Slideshow featuring Mervyn Rubuntja

Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 16.04.08

Mervyn Rubuntja was born at the Telegraph Station in Alice Springs. His mother was a Western Arrernte woman. His father was the famous painter, the late Mr. W Rubuntja Pengarte. His father has been an important role model for Mervyn....» Read More

The Power of Place - Paintings and Artefacts from the Eastern Desert

Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 15.04.08

The Power of Place ends this week. Paintings and Artefacts from the Eastern Desert ENDS THIS SUNDAY 20th April, 2008. Be sure not to miss this celebration of Land seen through the art of the Anmatyarr and Alyawarr people of...» Read More

Recognition for lake's platypus project artists

Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 15.04.08

The creators of Ballarat's giant platypus project were acknowledged last night at the opening of the Fresh & Salty exhibition at Kirrit Barreet Aboriginal Art and Cultural Centre. Artists Michael Shiell and Billy Blackall worked with the Ballarat and District...» Read More

A Safe Keeping Place: Shifting Museum Spaces and Embedded Aboriginal Cultural Protocols

Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 15.04.08

Lecture A Safe Keeping Place: Shifting Museum Spaces and Embedded Aboriginal Cultural Protocols Kimberly Christen Washington Sate University Friday, April 25, 7:00 pm Kluge-Ruhe Collection Reservations required, call 434 244-0234...» Read More

Aboriginal Fine Art Finds a home in Chicago

Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 15.04.08

Aboriginal Art Collection, a New Gallery Devoted to Showcasing Established and Emerging Aboriginal Artists, to open April 11 CHICAGO – Aboriginal Art Collection, the only gallery in Chicago devoted to contemporary Aboriginal fine art, will officially open with an opening...» Read More

Virtuosity: Fred Myers and Pintupi Masters at the Kluge Ruhe

Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 14.04.08

Will Owen posts about the new exhibition at the Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Collection. The post has some great pictures and interesting information about the exhibition....» Read More

Divided Australia sails into the future

Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 12.04.08

An article about the changing face of Australia. Quoted from the article: In an age when the world is becoming aware of the number of cultures that it is losing, the Aboriginal revival came at just the right time. Big...» Read More

Justice for leading black artist

Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 12.04.08

Tommy Watson, one of Australia’s most famous indigenous artists, was successful yesterday in getting back from Red Sands Gallery, Alice Springs, 5 key paintings, valued conservatively at $265,000. Tommy had sued the gallery for his being grossly underpaid for a...» Read More

Abuela Ellen explores the beauty of Australia

Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 11.04.08

An American in Australia: The Anangu guides who lead walking tours throughout Kata Tjuta National Park to lookouts, caves, Aboriginal art sites and rock pools taught us about the complex ecosystem of the desert, which is now suffering due to...» Read More

Shady art suspected in mystery nulla-nulla attack

Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 11.04.08

An article in the Australian about Peter Toyne, IdenteArt and payback. Quoted in the article: Jay Easterby-Wood, IdenteArt's partnering director, wonders if Toyne's past has caught up with him. "Peter was the former attorney-general and there may be some people...» Read More

Culture at the Interface: Digital Archives and "Social" Rights Management in Aboriginal Australia

Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 11.04.08

Lecture on Grounds Culture at the Interface: Digital Archives and "Social" Rights Management in Aboriginal Australia Kimberly Christen Washington Sate University Friday, April 25, 3:30 pm Scholar's Lab, Alderman Library...» Read More

Adam Hill: Art is his weapon

Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 10.04.08

The Aboriginal Art Directory artist spotlight with Adam Hill was republished in the Koori Mail this week. Download the article now or read the Koori Mail's introduction to the interview: They say art is a weapon. If thatʼs true, Aboriginal...» Read More

Perceiving the Landscape in/through Western Desert Acrylic Paintings

Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 09.04.08

Lecture Perceiving the Landscape in/through Western Desert Acrylic Paintings Fred R. Myers New York University Guest curator of Virtuosity: The Evolution of Painting at Papunya Tula Thursday, April 10, 7:00 pm Reservations required, call 434 244-0234...» Read More

Hands on approach to mural

Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 09.04.08

Cultural recognition and appreciation were represented in colourful fashion at Oxley Vale Public School yesterday. Students were eager to get their hands dirty for the sake of fine art and assisted local artist Corey Strong in painting a mural on...» Read More

Historic Aboriginal art stolen, quickly recovered

Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 09.04.08

The Aboriginal art heist made the China Post. Seven historic Aboriginal paintings were stolen Tuesday from an Australian museum then recovered hours later after the thief apparently changed his mind and dumped them in a park, police said. The paintings,...» Read More

Conditions of Aboriginal people in Alice Springs and the town camps

Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 09.04.08

An article about the condition of the town camps and people's feelings about them....» Read More

Original Art

Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 09.04.08

Australian Aboriginal art at the India Habitat Centre. Quoted from the article: Looking at Aboriginal paintings is like scanning the DNA of art itself, tracing the primordial codes and colours before they got mutated over millennia and travelled from rock...» Read More

Aboriginal art at school

Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 09.04.08

If you are studying Aboriginal art at home, this post at Learning2Love might give you some ideas on how to go about it....» Read More

Samantha Hobson: indigenous art + abstract expressionism

Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 09.04.08

Gary Sauer-Thompson investigates the categorisation of modern Indigenous art within the context of 'Today Life', a painting by Samantha Hobson from her 'Growing Up With Country' solo exhibition. Quoted from the post: It is more honest to interpret the work...» Read More

New shows at Annandale Galleries

Posted by Jeremy Eccles | 08.04.08

The place that has best introduced me to the difficult world of Arnhem barks is Annandale Galleries in Sydney. At first it was the increasing abstraction of Maningrida, forthcoming (16 April) it's the refreshed world of Yirrkala where, despite the...» Read More

Amazing women artists exhibition finishes

Posted by Central Art Aboriginal Art Store | 08.04.08

Amazing women artists from the Central and Western Desert closes today at Central Art, Aboriginal Art Store. It has been a fantastic exhibition and has been viewed over 5,000 times! If you would like to purchase one of the artworks...» Read More

Rebecca Hossack - Tales of belonging

Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 07.04.08

An article about Rebecca Hossack's journey to the United Kingdom and her importance to the Aboriginal Art industry in Europe. Quoted from the artcile: Seven years after she arrived, Hossack opened an art gallery, which became the first to seriously...» Read More

Rebecca Hossack - Tales of belonging

Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 07.04.08

An article about Rebecca Hossack's journey to the United Kingdom and her importance to the Aboriginal Art industry in Europe. Quoted from the artcile: Seven years after she arrived, Hossack opened an art gallery, which became the first to seriously...» Read More

On the go…presenting Mukurtu

Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 06.04.08

Kimberly Christen posts about some exciting upcoming presentations in the United States, including: Perceiving the Landscape in/through Western Desert Acrylic Paintings A Safe Keeping Place: Shifting Museum Spaces and Embedded Aboriginal Cultural Protocols and Museums 2.0: Virtual Repatriation and Indigenous...» Read More

Australia's best living artists

Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 05.04.08

A discussion about Australia's best living artists in the Australian. The author comments on Australian Aboriginal art: I have included in my list only one Aboriginal artist and no dot painters, despite the fact Aboriginal art is such a key...» Read More

Mystery of our art in darkness

Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 05.04.08

An interesting article in the Australian with a slightly different take on the heist including some of the mystery's surrounding it. It is a very interesting article about the place of Aboriginal art in the Northern Territory and well worth...» Read More

Warakurna Artists Group Exhibition Perth

Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 04.04.08

Watilu Minymalu Kulira Watjarra Tjukurrpa Purlkanya Mularrpa - Men and Women know and speak of their profound knowledge Watilu Minymalu Kulira Watjarra Tjukurrpa Purlkanya Mularrpa Men and Women know and speak of their profound knowledge Exhibition from - Friday 11th...» Read More

Haul found after Darwin’s biggest art theft

Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 03.04.08

Even more information about the theft from a group that helps people migrate to Australia....» Read More

Art Thief Changes Mind, Returns Paintings

Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 02.04.08

Finally the New York Times also made a report into the Aboriginal art theft....» Read More

Stolen Aboriginal Art Found in Australian Bushland

Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 02.04.08

Seven historic Aboriginal paintings were found in bushland in the northern Australian city of Darwin. They were found several hours after they were stolen from a Northern Territory art gallery, police said on Tuesday. The seven paintings included six works...» Read More

Drink is suspected after thief changes his mind about Aboriginal art haul

Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 02.04.08

The Darwin heist made the UK times....» Read More

'Drunks' pull off $500,000 artwork heist

Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 02.04.08

More about the Darwin heist and recovery. "Well, it's not an April Fools' Joke, it has just been a rather excessive occurrence, an extreme occurrence," museum director Anna Malgorzewicz said. And despite the happy ending, she said the robbery was...» Read More

Stolen Aboriginal art found in Australian bushland

Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 02.04.08

Seven historic Aboriginal paintings were found in bushland in the northern Australian city of Darwin, several hours after they were stolen from a Northern Territory art gallery, police said on Tuesday. China view shows five of the artworks....» Read More

Warakurna Artists

Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 02.04.08

This YouTube video and important message is from the artists of Warakurna Artists Aboriginal Corporation. We are an Aboriginal owned and operated Art Centre, Ngaanyatjarra Lands, Western Australia. The short film is about our Art Centre and also shows examples...» Read More