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On Track: Contemporary Aboriginal Art from Western Australia
On Track showcased the dynamic development of Western Australian Aboriginal artists’ expression between 1998-2008. 32 works were selected from the Berndt Museum collection. The exhibition presented a unique opportunity to view the diversity of regional and artistic perspectives within the contemporary Western Australian setting. Artists from the Kimberley, Pilbara, Western Desert, Murchison/Gascoyne and South-West regions…
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…