PBS

Aboriginal Australian artists are having a moment in the U.S. These women are at the forefront.

Almost exactly a year ago, walking through the Seattle Art Museum with my uncle, I stopped cold in front of a piece of art called “Munurru,” or “Rough,” by Aboriginal Australian artist Galuma Maymuru.
Artnet

The Market for Aboriginal Art Is Growing Fast. Here Is What (And Who) You Need to Know to Navigate This Dynamic Scene

The global art world is rapidly becoming aware of this market, but there are some pitfalls to know about if you are looking to buy into it. Installation view of the Mirdidingkingathi Juwarnda Sally ...
Denver Westword

See Aboriginal Art from Down Under at The Denver Art Museum

Discover new vantage points of human creativity through The Stars We Do Not See: Australian Indigenous Art, on view now ...
Hyperallergic

Aboriginal Women Artists and Their Visions of Infinity

NEW ORLEANS — Despite the million-dollar auction price for works by Aboriginal Australian artists in 2007, the controversy about whether or not Australian Aboriginal art should be included in the ...
Artnet

Is Damien Hirst’s Latest Series a Ripoff of an Aboriginal Australian Artist? See the Works Side-by-Side

Some say Damien Hirst’s latest “Veil Paintings” are strikingly similar to works by Emily Kame Kngwarreye and other female Aboriginal artists. Left, Damien Hirst, Veil of Love’s Secrets (2017).
Smithsonian Magazine

Contemporary Aboriginal Art

In 1972, with assistance from an art teacher, 11 men formed a cooperative called Papunya Tula Artists. By 1974 the group had grown to 40. Collection of John and Barbara Wilkerson An art movement’s ...
Hyperallergic

Two Aboriginal Artists Pay Tribute to Their Homeland

Installation view of Ngayulu Nguraku Ninti – The Country I Know: Barbara Moore & Sharon Adamson at the Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Collection of the University of Virginia. Left to right: Barbara Moore, ...
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Decoding the living stories in Aboriginal art

For over 65,000 years, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples have expressed deep cultural knowledge through art that ...
The Conversation

For Aboriginal artists, personal stories matter

In the recent Julian Schnabel film about Vincent van Gogh, At Eternity’s Gate, Vincent asserts, “I am my painting”. The lives of certain artists are often viewed popularly through the prism of ...
Bloomberg L.P.

My Night With Aboriginal Artists Leads to Chaos—and Creative Rebirth

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders are warned that the following story may contain images and voices of deceased persons. “Tonight you dream,” said Peggy Patrick, stabbing her finger at me. The ...
CNN

Indigenous art lights up the Sydney Opera House

Indigenous art rarely takes center stage in Australia. But since late June, the work of five Aboriginal artists has been projected across one of the country’s most recognizable buildings – the Sydney ...
Business Wire

Pilbara Aboriginal artists share cultural stories for the 19th Colours of our Country exhibition

PERTH, Australia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Art enthusiasts from Western Australia and beyond are invited to experience the stories and culture of Pilbara Aboriginal artists at the annual Colours of our ...