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The Meeting Place
The Meeting Place was a collection of 48 panels painted by 46 artists from eight remote communities in northern South Australia, Western Australia and the Northern Territory. This mural of meanings was the collaborative work of art which formed this exhibition. The interchangeable panels revealed for the first time traditional designs for the exhibition, and…

Djalkiri Wänga – The Land is My Foundation
This national touring exhibition contained bark paintings, crayon drawings and contemporary lino prints covering 50 years of art production from Yirrkala, in Northeast Arnhem Land, none of which have been exhibited previously. All artworks were from the Berndt Museum’s Collection. The exhibition sought to illustrate the spiritual significance attached to specific areas of land by…