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Jilamara Arts and Craft From Strength to Strength
Will Heathcote from Jilamara Arts and Craft at Milikapiti talks about the artists’ achievement highlights for 2020.
Tiwi Art Jilamara Exhibition Walk Through
Will Heathcote, Studio & Workshops Coordinator at Jilamara Arts and Craft, talks featured artists in the 2021 Japingka exhibition.
2020 Stunning Spinifex Women’s Collaborative
The 2020 Spinifex Women’s Collaborative is a masterpiece that forms the highlight of the 2020 Spinifex Arts Project exhibition at Japingka.
2020 Staff Christmas Picks Under $700
We asked the Japingka staff to choose a painting they’d like to get for Christmas. Here is our in-house Santa wish list. If you’d like to do some Christmas shopping for yourself here’s a full list of Aboriginal art by price range. If you are looking for a special present, give us a call and…
We Celebrate This Masterpiece From Timo Hogan
Ian Plunkett from Japingka Gallery talks about Timo Hogan’s masterpiece, featured in the latest exhibition from the The Spinifex Arts Project.
Here’s A Couple of Our Personal Favourites
Gallery director Ian Plunkett shows off two of his personal favourite artworks by Rosella Namok and Sonya Edney.
Early Christmas Excitement With Spinifex Arts
Ian Plunkett describes Japingka Gallery’s long and proud association with Spinifex Arts Project. He shares the story of the excitement in the gallery as the new Spinifex works were unpacked. Meeting Spinifex Arts Project For The First Time We work with a lot of Indigenous owned and run art centres and we’ve always had a…
Spinifex Artists Project 2020 Exhibition Walk Through
In this article, David Wroth from Japingka Gallery walks us through some of the works from the upcoming major exhibition for The Spinifex Arts Project. It’s always a wonderful experience when a Spinifex Artists exhibition goes up on the walls at Japingka Gallery. We’ve been showing this community since 2002, so there’s a long history,…
Dorothy Napangardi Exhibition Walk Through
David Wroth from Japingka Gallery talks about some of the artworks from the Dorothy Napangardi Retrospective. Japingka is currently hosting the Dorothy Napangardi Retrospective. We have these wonderful big black and white canvases telling the story of a particularly significant place in the desert, Mina Mina. Dorothy draws on all the aspects of the story…
Stunning Major Work By Makinti Napanangka
Gallery Director Ian Plunkett introduces this major work by artist Makinti Napanangka. This particular painting is one we’ve had for quite a few years. We haven’t had it on general display simply because we realized the importance of it. It was a work that we really wanted to hang on to. It’s a major painting…
Meet The Warmun Artists Featured in New Japingka Exhibition
Dominic Kavanagh is the Gallery Coordinator at Warmun Art Centre. In this interview Dominic talks about some of the artists whose work is featured in the upcoming Japingka exhibition. Patrick Mung Mung Patrick is the son of George Mung Mung. George Mung Mung was a famed two-way communicator of Gija heritage. He talked a lot…
Artists at Maningrida Art Centre
Ingrid Johanson is the former Manager of Bábbarra Women’s Centre in Maningrida in Arnhem Land. In this interview, Ingrid discusses the centre, the artists, the designs and a recent trip by the artists for an exhibition in Paris. A new exhibtion of works from Bábbarra Women’s Centre and Maningrida Arts and Culture opens this July…
Ochre Painting By Warmun Artists
Dominic Kavanagh is the Gallery Coordinator at Warmun Art Centre. In this interview Dominic talks about the art centre, the artists and the ochre medium, the Warmun art style and how he came to take up the role of Gallery Coordinator. Works from Warmun Art Centre will feature in a new exhibition at Japingka Gallery…
Aboriginal Art in the USA
This article traces the emergence of Australian Aboriginal art as major focus in the American art scene. Aboriginal art has moved at some point from being an ethnographic study to being a contemporary art form with international appeal. Some of the turning points are found in the USA, starting with the Dreamings exhibition held in…
Families & Watercolour Painting Traditions From Central Australia
Marisa Maher is part of the team at Many Hands Art Centre. She is an Indigenous Aranda woman. The Arrernte Aboriginal people live on their traditional lands at Alice Springs and the surrounding areas of Central Australia. Marisa is part of the extended clan group who gather together at the art centre to continue the…
Watercolour Landscapes from Aboriginal Artists of Central Australia
David Wroth from Japingka Gallery takes us on a tour of a watercolour exhibition from Central Australia that explores how the different generations approach painting their homelands. The watercolour painters of Central Australia are amongst the most recognisable of Aboriginal artist groups. Albert Namatjira began painting the West MacDonnell landscapes in his ancestral country in…
Anangu Aboriginal Artists And Their Dreamtime Stories
David Wroth from Japingka Gallery talks about new works from Aboriginal artists of the APY lands in South Australia.. Artists from the APY lands in South Australia have built a strong profile over the last fifteen years. Their work is known for the use of vibrant colour and stories that link powerfully into the ancestral…
Australian Aboriginal Dot Painting
Aboriginal dot painting is a well recognised style used by Australian Aboriginal artists. Emerging in the 1970s, it has become a medium for telling stories and enlivening culture. Early Origins of Aboriginal Dot Painting Styles Aboriginal peoples have used dots in art and other forms of expression for a very long time. Dots can be…
Betty Pula Morton Shortlisted for 2019 Hadley’s Art Prize
The Bush Garden – Artists of Ampilatwatja exhibition is an exciting collection of works from this small community north-east from Alice Springs. One artist included in the show is Betty Pula Morton. Betty has just been short listed for the prestigious Hadley’s Art Prize. This award celebrates paintings and drawings of the Australian landscape by…
A Walk Through of Sonya’s Edney’s First Solo Show
Sonya Edney at Japingka Gallery The first painting in Sonya’s exhibition is one that Sonya completed early in the range of artworks that she painted for her show. It’s on the cover of the exhibition invitation. This is a really strong image of Gascoyne Country, and you feel it draws you into the landscape. It…
Artists of Ampilatwatja Share Their Bush Garden
David Wroth from Japingka Gallery talks about the dazzling new exhibition from the artists of Ampilatwatja. In Gallery Two we have the exhibition titled Bush Garden from the Artists of Ampilatwatja in Central Australia. It’s always a joy to see their paintings. They are small works which carry great charm and immediately engage your attention.…
Phyllis Thomas, Barramundi and Diamonds
This ochre work from the Kimberley tells a very special ancient story. David Wroth tells us the story behind the painting. We have a beautiful ochre painting from Phyllis Thomas hanging in the gallery. It comes from the East Kimberley and it is executed as a very monotone work. There is a soft pink background…
Tommy Watson Celebrates Western Desert
A painting by Tommy Watson has just arrived at Japingka Gallery and created considerable interest and excitement. David Wroth tells us about this latest addition to the gallery collection.
Stunning Queenie McKenzie Work Returns
Ian Plunkett shares his thoughts about a special painting that has just come back from France. Recently I was talking about paintings coming back into the gallery. These are works that we sold several years ago. It’s always great to see an old friend come back, especially special paintings like this Queenie McKenzie painting. It…
About Authority, Authenticity and Spiritual Awakening
Patsy Mudgedell is an artist from the Warlayirti Artists community. She reflects on the importance of authority and authenticity in the passing on of stories and the care of the land. Patsy describes as this time of spiritual awakening and her belief in the Lore of Love.
The Working Life of a Studio Manager at Warlayirti Artists
Poppy Lever is Studio Coordinator for Warlayirti Artists. In this interview Poppy talks about her role and her hopes for the art centre going into the future.
Talking With Warlayirti Artists
Winifred Nanala – Artist Winifred is an experienced artist who comes from a well-known family of painters. Her parents were artists and she has many sisters who have become artists as well. Her sister Elizabeth Gordon had the first Warlayirti Artists solo exhibition back in the early 1990’s. FamilyI belong to the Napaltjarri skin…
Amanda Westley at Home on the Coorong
Amanda Westley is part of the Ngarrindjeri clan in South Australia. In this interview, she talks about her latest exhibition at Japingka. Amanda reflects on the experience of joining an endangered language program and her new interest in weaving. Her busy life juggling a young family plus her language group and community involvement have become…
Amanda Westley & Kudditji Kngwarreye Spirit of Place
Bringing together the contrasting styles of Amanda Westley, a young South Australian artist and Kudditji Kngwarreye, a renowned artist from Utopia.
The Numina Sisters and Stories From Central Australia
Bringing together the contrasting styles of Amanda Westley, a young South Australian artist and Kudditji Kngwarreye, a renowned artist from Utopia.
Rare Bill Whiskey Tjapaltjarri Masterpiece Returns
Rockholes and Country Near The Olgas by Bill Whiskey Tjapaltjarri Jap 015886 It is not every day that you discover an extraordinary new talent. In this article, Japingka’s Ian Plunkett tells the story of how he came to see the first paintings by artist Bill Whiskey Tjapaltjarri. He describes the return of this special work…
A New Way of Telling The Australian Story
It’s not so long ago that the telling of Australian history in schools and cultural institutions was all about the white settlement and European explorers. Just recently I returned to Sydney for the first time in fifteen years and I got to see the extent of change in how Australian history and culture is now…
Landscape Colours and Patterns on Show At Japingka
We are excited to start off the year with the Landscape Colours exhibition this Friday night at Japingka. The collection draws together some famous artists’ work sitting alongside the art of some very talented rising stars. We wanted to show how Aboriginal people respond to landscape. We also wanted to celebrate the extraordinary diversity in…
Let’s Take A Look Through The Landscape Colours Exhibition
In this article David Wroth takes you for a walkthrough of The Landscape Colours exhibition. The Landscape Colours exhibition draws together some of the best-known artists along with some other great artists represented by the gallery. The concept was to show how Aboriginal people respond to landscape. We also wanted to showcase the colour palettes…
The Pintupi Artists of the Western Desert
In this article David Wroth takes you on a walkthrough of the Pintupi Artists exhibition. In Gallery 2 we have the exhibition Pintupi Artists of the Western Desert. It’s said that the human brain is built for recognising patterns. These Pintupi artists have an extraordinary talent for creating structured patterns and designs that represent different aspects…
Small is Beautiful – An Exhibition Walkthrough
The Small is Beautiful exhibition opens on 16 November and has some wonderful works contributed by communities and artists from around Australia. Bark Paintings There are some very delicate little bark paintings from Yirrkala. They come from the Buku-Larrnggay community. These wonderfully painted barks, some of them just maybe 40 centimetres tall, are quite compact and…
Ghost Net Baskets and Silk Scarves by Anindilyakwa Arts Centre
We are exhibiting a wonderful collection of ghost net baskets from the Aboriginal artists on Groote Eylandt who work with Anindilyakwa Art Centre. The concept behind these works is quite extraordinary. Fishing ropes, nets, and the plastic debris drift into the island from commercial fishing boats. They are called ghost nets because they are carried…
Andrea Adamson Tiger – An Exhibition Walkthrough
Andrea Adamson Tiger is a Pitjantjatjara artist born at Amata community on the APY Lands. Her paintings depict the Seven Sisters Dreaming, a songline that crosses her country. Japingka’s David Wroth walks through some of the major works in her upcoming first solo exhibition in Western Australia. Seven Sisters Dreaming by Andrea Adamson Jap 015420…
Andrea Adamson – On Seven Sisters, Colour and A Hidden Number
Andrea Adamson is a young Pitjantjatjara artist currently based in Alice Springs. She is preparing works for her first solo exhibition at Japingka Gallery. In this interview with Amy Nicholas, Andrea discusses early influences, the story that inspires her work as well as the importance of her country. Andrea also mentioned something she likes to…
