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Calling Emerging Australian Artists
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-11-17 20:41:14
Emerging Australian Artists have less than two weeks to enter one of Australia’s most exciting art competitions - the Wilson National Art Prize Launched in 2007, the Wilson HTM National Art Prize is an acquisitive art award open to emerging Australian...» Read More
Harrison Galleries invites you and your friends to our first ever sale
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-11-14 01:25:22
Harrison Galleries invites you and your friends to our first ever sale. We have on offer a wide selection of Aboriginal works with some works starting from $300. Doors open at 10am this Saturday. We look forward to seeing you then....» Read More
Contemporary Aboriginal Art Exhibition
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-11-08 01:20:29
Shorty Jangala Robertson, Peggy Nampijinpa Brown, Mary Nampijinpa Michaels, Margaret Napangardi Brown, Dorothy Napangardi Robinson, Judy Napangardi Watson, Josie Petrick Kemarre, Emily Pwerle, Minnie Pwerle, Barbara Weir 08 November - 20 December 2008 at Harrison...» Read More
The Wilson National Art Prize - 4 weeks to go!
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-11-04 19:06:03
Emerging Australian Artists have less than four weeks to enter one of Australia’s most exciting art competitions - the Wilson National Art Prize Launched in 2007, the Wilson HTM National Art Prize is an acquisitive art award open to emerging Australian...» Read More
Sotheby's Aboriginal and Oceanic art sale
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-10-20 11:55:59
Exhibition Previews Location: Kiddell Gallery, London Mon, 22 Sep 08, 10:00 AM - 4:30 PM Tue, 23 Sep 08, 10:00 AM - 4:30 PM Wed, 24 Sep 08, 10:00 AM - 4:30 PM Thu, 25 Sep 08, 10:00 AM - 4:30 PM Location: Melbourne Fri,...» Read More
Womens Law
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-10-03 00:00:00
These senior custodians of Womens Law have made substantial works that reflect on the traditions and roles of women in indigenous communities and on the customary practices that they uphold and maintain. The selected artists include Eubena Nampitjin, Makinti Napanangka,...» Read More
Collector demonstrates fine art of giving
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-09-30 03:24:28
The Australian reports on Ann Lewis donating more than 100 works and $500,000 in cash: Arts figures were full of praise for Dr Lewis yesterday after the announcement that she was donating about 130 works by leading Australian contemporary artists to...» Read More
ENTRIES NOW OPEN FOR THE 2009 WILSON HTM NATIONAL ART PRIZE
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-09-08 13:10:30
Fostering the development of artistic talent in Australia, the Wilson HTM National Art Prize is again open for entry. Launched in 2007, the Wilson HTM National Art Prize is an acquisitive art award open to emerging Australian based visual artists...» Read More
Julie Pungata and Mary Ngala Jones
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-08-27 06:40:54
Eastern Desert Art has recently acquired the work of two local painters who paint the Dreaming – Bush Plum of their Ancestors. Julie Pungata and Mary Ngala Jones are talented painters who live permanently in the heart of the Bush on...» Read More
Western Desert Mob meeting
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-08-23 14:37:51
Dianna Mary from Remote Life talks about the Western Desert Mob meeting, the Desart Media statement, the press and how the art centre has progressed over five...» Read More
An epic in the making
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-08-22 16:57:34
Rosemary Sorensen from The Australian interviews Margo Neale, curator of the retrospective of Kngwarreye's work in Canberra and Japan: A COUPLE of years before the death of Emily Kame Kngwarreye, Margo Neale decided someone had to act. "Every Tom, Dick...» Read More
Aboriginal Art Searches in July
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-08-02 05:54:18
In July Minnie Pwerle was no longer the most searched artist on the Aboriginal Art Directory. Joyce James has taken over, followed by Daisy Leura Nakamarra and then Minnie Pwerle. For a complete breakdown of the most popular Aboriginal...» Read More
Cessnock artist honoured at NAIDOC Week ceremony
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-07-24 02:47:26
From the Advertiser: Cessnock artist and art teacher Les Elvin received one of the highest accolades awarded to indigenous Australians when he was named Artist of the Year in Canberra at the NAIDOC Week awards ceremony last Saturday night. More than 1000...» Read More
Take time to savor arts and crafts in a gallery of variety
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-07-04 23:34:45
Mary Shustack lets us know that there is now Aboriginal Art at the Eclectic Collector in New...» Read More
National apology influences Julie Dowling’s new work
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-07-04 10:52:12
Julie Dowling’s new exhibition Eegarra Beearaba (To Arise from Sorrow) is an exhibition of powerful singular portraits and celebratory icons centering on the meaning of the National apology to the stolen generations. It is also a comment on what the...» Read More
Eegarra Beearaba (To Arise from Sorrow)
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-06-17 22:21:11
Julie Dowling’s new exhibition Eegarra Beearaba (To Arise from Sorrow) is an exhibition of powerful singular portraits and celebratory icons centering on the meaning of the National apology to the stolen generations. It is also a comment on what the apology...» Read More
National apology influences Julie Dowling’s new work
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-06-17 22:15:53
Julie Dowling’s new exhibition Eegarra Beearaba (To Arise from Sorrow) is an exhibition of powerful singular portraits and celebratory icons centering on the meaning of the National apology to the stolen generations. It is also a comment on what the...» Read More
Sydeny Biennale
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-05-20 03:03:55
The following Indigenous artists will be appearing at the important Sydeny Biennale, opening on 18th June and running until 7 September: Tommy McRae, Mick Kubarrku, Doreen Reid Nakamarra, Gordon Bennett, Tracey Moffatt, Vernon Ah Kee, Destiny Deacon and Richard Bell*.*...» Read More
Influence and Inspiration
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-03-08 05:01:32
For tens of thousands of years, the Kunwinjku people of western Arnhem Land have painted their stories upon the sandstone escarpments of their ancestral lands. Covered in a vibrant cacophony of images, these rock art galleries present a powerful vision...» Read More
Johnny Warangkula Tjupurrula
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-03-05 07:07:07
Johnny Warangkula Tjupurrula Discovering the past is just the beginning Paintings on linen and board by the late Johnny Warangkula Tjupurrula Tuesday 4 March – Saturday 15 March, 2008 John Kean, Curator and Producer with Museum Victoria, will give a floor talk at Alcaston...» Read More
The Power of Place: Paintings and Sculpture from the Eastern Desert at Tandanya, Adelaide
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-03-04 04:34:59
The Power of Place: Paintings and Artefacts from the Eastern Desert is currently showing at Tandanya National Aboriginal Cultural Institute. The exhibition is a celebration of the land – a vibrant spiritual landscape – seen through the art of the...» Read More
AboriginalArtDirect #1
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-02-19 09:34:59
Welcome to the first issue of AboriginalArtDirect, the Aboriginal Art Directory Newsletter. Its been an exciting and challenging first four months for the Aboriginal Art Directory and we are thrilled to be able to bring you the first edition of...» Read More
Aboriginal Art goes Overseas: 3 Contintents, 3 Exhibitions
Posted by Jeremy Eccles | 2008-02-19 09:19:24
The intercontinental trio are the first big commercial showing of Aboriginal Art on barks in London, courtesy of Josh Lilley Fine Art September-October 2007; the imminent opening of Utopia - The Genius of Emily Kame Kngwarreye in Osaka, Japan...» Read More
Greengallery guide launch
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-02-07 02:41:10
‘GREENGALLERY GUIDE’ LAUNCH 7 February 2008 A JOINT INITIATIVE OF THE AUSTRALIAN CONSERVATION FOUNDATION AND THE AUSTRALIAN COMMERCIAL GALLERIES ASSOCIATION The Australian Conservation Foundation (ACF) and the Australian Commercial Galleries Association (ACGA) will launch the ‘GreenGallery Guide’ on 7 February 2008 to assist gallery owners and managers...» Read More
Selling Art from the Australian Desert
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-01-28 13:44:01
The Painted Door Gallery Opening Reception The Painted Door 421 2nd Street Petaluma, CA Free Refreshments 5:00 ~ 8:00 Reception 5:00 ~ 6:30 Nicole Worden on Didgeridoo Selling Art from the Australian Desert: Acrylic Paintings by: Barbara Napangardi Reid, Cheryl Campbell, Kudditji Kngwarreye, Margaret & Annette Davis,...» Read More
Scholars blow the canon apart
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2008-01-11 03:42:19
The Australian Scholars blow the canon apart Rosemary Sorensen January 11, 2008 Article about the 32nd congress of CIHA will be held at the University of Melbourne. It will bring together more than 600 participants from a record 47 countries, a number convener Jaynie...» Read More
Aboriginal Art Store Christmas 2007: Online Exhibition
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2007-12-20 08:54:37
Central Art Aboriginal Art Store is excited to present its second online exhibition Christmas 2007: Australian Aboriginal Art from Central Art - Aboriginal Art Store. This Christmas exhibition has been put together in appreciation of the different styles from the different...» Read More
Sydney Morning Herald - Emily Kame Kngwarreye - Summer Awelye 2
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2007-12-20 02:29:31
Sydney Morning Herald Stroke of genius as unseen Emilys go on display Louise Schwartzkoff December 20, 2007 Quoted from the article: For 15 years, the Holt family kept a million-dollar painting by one of Australia's most successful Aboriginal artists rolled up in a storeroom on...» Read More
Flying colours of Arnhem Land
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2007-12-12 12:40:32
The Australian Caroline Baum October 15, 2007 An article in the Australian about Helen Read and Didgeri Air Tours. Quoted from article: Thirteen years ago, Helen Read conceived Didgeri Air Art Tours as a way of introducing travellers to indigenous art through direct contact...» Read More
Kirriwirri 2007
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2007-11-28 08:37:52
Short St Gallery proudly presents Daniel Walbidi's first solo show in Sydney @ Mary Place, Paddington. All welcome to attend 28th Novemeber 2007 @ 6...» Read More
Elder Fine Art Aboriginal Paintings Auction: December 2 2007
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2007-11-26 01:34:02
Elder Fine Art Aboriginal Paintings Auction will be held in Adelaide on December 2 2007 at 12pm. The auction includes works by Ronnie Tjampitjinpa, Clifford Possum, Dorothy Napangardi, Abie Loy, Billy Stockman, William Sandy, Kathleen Petyarre, Gabriella Possum, Emily Kngwarreye, Gloria Petyarre,...» Read More
Kayili Artists
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2007-11-21 15:38:18
The tiny desert community of Patjarr is home to Kayili Artists, an Aboriginal owned Arts Centre, representing some of the Gibson Desert's most inspiring artists. Much of the stunning vast landscape, virtually untouched by European activities, is home to the living...» Read More
Sydney Morning Hearld - Spotted in Kensington: an important Rover
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2007-10-28 03:27:54
An article by Peter Fish in the Sydney Morning Herald discussing the highlights of the November 2007 auction season. Quoted from the article: For its part, Sotheby's has not let much out of the bag on its Aboriginal art sale, although for...» Read More
Tribal Voices - A Visual Dialogue
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2007-10-25 08:47:57
The impact of the Aboriginal art movement goes well beyond the works’ value as art. An important dimension of the movement is the education of this unique Indigenous way of life. These vibrant and contemporary visible representations of language and...» Read More
Continuity: Culture, Country and Family
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2007-10-18 03:33:27
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
One Sun One Moon
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2007-09-21 17:01:44
In the ever-shifting cultural landscape of Indigenous Australia, One Sun One Moon catalogues a key moment of transition over the decades at the turn of the century to reveal the view from within a kaleidoscopic contemporary art movement. To coincide...» Read More
Financial Times: Rock-Solid Abstracts
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2007-09-07 06:40:04
Jeremy Eccles, Financial Times (UK) 7 September 2007 “Are you ready for London?” Apolline Kohen asks artist Samuel Namunjdja. “What time we going?” is his eager response about a visit that is still a month away. Time has an elastic quality out...» Read More
Genesis
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2007-07-20 08:52:28
aboriginal art collection invites you to preview one of the most dynamic art movements in Australia. Genesis is the opening exhibition for aboriginal art collection and will feature contemporary paintings from established and emerging Australian aboriginal artists. Mr Bob Charles, Australian Consul...» Read More
Aboriginal Objects, Sculpture & Bush Toys
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2007-07-11 04:10:00
Michael Reid at Elizabeth Bay Aboriginal Objects, Sculpture & Bush Toys 7th November 2007 to 24th November...» Read More
Palya Art at Mary Place
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2007-03-03 08:23:06
Mary Place Gallery 12 Mary Place (off Brown Street) Paddington NSW 2021. Opening 3rd March concluding 3rd April. Tuesday to Sunday 11am to 5pm or by appointment. Palya Art, in association with Didgeri Air Art Tours, presents a chance to see the best of...» Read More
Samantha Hobson Land To Sea
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2006-09-29 03:47:23
Courier Mail Kathleen Noonan September 29, 2006 11:00pm From the Courier Mail: We're out the back of Andrew Baker's art gallery in Brisbane's Bowen Hills, in a room where the real deals are done. It's chock-a-block with paintings. But this morning all eyes are on...» Read More
The Border Mail
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2006-09-22 17:08:38
ART lovers are in for a treat this weekend with the art@stmatthews celebration and exhibition. The Albury church will showcase the work of well-known regional and interstate artists as well as Aboriginal paintings, sculpture and pottery. Regional artists Clare Leeuwin-Clark, Stephanie Jakovac,...» Read More
Journeys of the Dreamtime: An Exhibition of Australian Aboriginal Art from the Central and Western Deserts and Cape York Peninsula
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2006-09-14 03:19:26
Jointly organised by Beijing Blue Gallery and Warlimpirri Art, this is the first major exhibition of Aboriginal art in Hong Kong. It brings together paintings by a group of both well-known and emerging Australian Aboriginal artists from the Central and...» Read More
Outback journeys unearth the mystical stories of Dreamtime
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2006-09-11 03:23:57
Outback journeys unearth the mystical stories of Dreamtime Publication: South China Morning Post, 10 September 2006 Author: Jade Lee-Duffy There’s more to Aboriginal art than a few dots and squiggly lines. That’s what the founder of Beijing Blue art gallery, Bridget Dewar Uebel,...» Read More
The Age: Ute carries artists' hopes and dreams
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2005-08-20 14:13:05
Patrick Hutchings reports that this year's Telstra awards reveal the changes and the continuities in indigenous art. The $40,000 Telstra National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Award for 2005 was won by Tjanpi Grass Toyota: dreams woven into utility. A...» Read More
22nd Telstra National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Art Award 12 August 2005
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2005-08-12 05:38:20
The opening night of the Telstra National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Art Award is a major dry season event in Darwin and attracts visitors and artists from all over the country. The evening provides free entertainment from Indigenous traditional...» Read More
Major Aboriginal art exhibition supports Indigenous health
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2005-06-25 06:38:58
A major exhibition of Aboriginal art, featuring more than 60 works by some of Australia's most celebrated Indigenous artists, is being held at Shalom College at UNSW this week (24-28 July). The Shalom Gamarada Art Exhibition will help raise funds to...» Read More
The Age Yulparija show their colours
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2004-04-20 06:42:31
An article about the Yulparija people from Bidyadana painting about the time before the white man. The article was associated with an exhibition "New Paintings from Bidyadanga, William Mora Galleries", in association with Short St Gallery, Broom, Richmond, until April...» Read More
Bush Gardens of Roper River
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2003-09-05 00:00:00
After the phenomenal international success of the late, acclaimed Ginger Riley from the remote Arnhemland region around the Roper River comes an exciting new wave of established and emerging artists from the Ngukurr Community. Telstra Award winning artist, Ginger Riley...» Read More
Japingka Gallery exhibitions prior to 2003
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2002-12-13 08:47:35
A list of exhibitions held by Japingka Gallery prior to 2003: Lorna Napurrula Fencer Generations - Utopia artists - click for preview Painters of the Kimberley & Western Desert Minnie Pwerle & Mary Mclean Little Gems Lajamanu Artists of the Tanami Michael Nelson Jagamara Sand Spinifex & Salt-...» Read More
Pila Nguru Art of the Spinifex People
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2002-08-07 08:34:56
'When the Spinifex people returned to their homelands in the 1980's after their displacement during the Maralinga atomic tests, they found the southern part of their country had been converted in to a nature reserve, the northern third leased to...» Read More
New Paintings by Kathleen Petyarre
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2001-09-05 08:10:24
New Paintings by Kathleen Petyarre at Mary Place Gallery 12 Mary Place, Paddington exhibition opens Tuesday, 4 September, 2001 at 6.00pm Gallery Hours Mon-Sat 11am-5pm Sun 1pm-5pm, or by appointment TEL (02) 9332.1544 FAX (02)...» Read More
New Paintings by Kathleen Petyarre
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2001-09-05 08:10:24
New Paintings by Kathleen Petyarre at Mary Place Gallery 12 Mary Place, Paddington exhibition opens Tuesday, 4 September, 2001 at 6.00pm Gallery Hours Mon-Sat 11am-5pm Sun 1pm-5pm, or by appointment TEL (02) 9332.1544 FAX (02)...» Read More
Pila Nguru, Art and Song from the Spinifex People
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2001-02-05 05:13:37
In January 2001 the Spinifex People were awarded Native Title over an area the size of Tasmania, in the most remote region of Western Australia. Ten paintings depicting ownership of the Spinifex country were formally included in the preamble to...» Read More
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