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Guy Grey-Smith Landscapes of WA
Throughout a career spanning more than thirty years, Guy Grey-Smith (1916-1981) sought to express the power of nature in his art. Grey Smith’s approach of simplifying the landscape to its most basic elements resulted in a fresh and often challenging interpretation of the Western Australian environment. Grey-Smith often interpreted a particular location in several mediums,…
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…