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Aboriginal art exhibitions are on display at Japingka Aboriginal Art Gallery, 47 High Street, Fremantle – Mon-Fri 10am-5.00pm and Sat & Sun 12-5pm. There is no entrance fee to view the exhibitions.<\/p>\n

Online art exhibition links are accessible below for those not able to attend the gallery. Advance viewing and purchasing of exhibition works is available to subscribers of the Japingka Newsletter.<\/a><\/p>\n \t\n

Purnululu<\/a><\/h2>\n

Gallery 1<\/h3>\n

3 May – 26 June 2024<\/h4>\n \"\"<\/a>\n \t View Paintings<\/a>\n \t\n

Tingari – Desert Men<\/a><\/h2>\n

Gallery 2<\/h3>\n

3 May – 26 June 2024<\/h4>\n \"\"<\/a>\n \t View Paintings<\/a>\n \t\n \"Waru<\/a>\n

Fire and Water<\/a><\/h2>\n
19 July – 20 August 2024<\/h5>\n

Managing fire and water are central tenets for Indigenous knowledge in Australia. Yondee Shane Hansen says “It’s about the rain, the water and then, after that, fire that burns off the land so it can re-grow. They are the two elements. They cleanse the land and they heal it. They are the great forces and energies.”<\/p>\n \t View Paintings<\/a>\n \t\n \"Yikartu<\/a>\n

Martumili Artists<\/a><\/h2>\n
23 February – 10 April 2024<\/h5>\n

Artworks from Martumili Art centre are sourced from seven remote communities including Jigalong, Punmu, Kunawarritji, Parnngurr, Irrungadji, Warralong and Parnpajinya (Newman). The artists are traditional owners for tracts of country in the Great Sandy Desert, Gibson Desert, Little Sandy Desert and Karlamilyi (Rudall River) region. The art centre is based in Newman in the East Pilbara region of Western Australia. Martu artists express their traditional ties to country and the kinship groups who continue to pass down cultural knowledge embedded in the lands that their ancestors have inhabited.<\/p>\n \t View Paintings<\/a>\n \t\n \"Seven<\/a>\n

How We Paint – Eight Artists<\/a><\/h2>\n
23 February – 10 April 2024<\/h5>\n

Indigenous artists continue to find inspiring and distinctive ways to paint within the many different cultural and language groups that make up their heritage and background. How We Paint- Eight Indigenous artists present recent works that showcase their specific approach and style of painting. Artists include Janet Golder Kngwarreye, Michelle Cooper, Michelle Possum Nungarrayi, Kurun Warun, Damien and Yilpi Marks, Belinda Golder Kngwarreye and Rochelle Bird Mbitjana.<\/p>\n \t View Paintings<\/a>\n \t\n \"Tali<\/a>\n

Tali Desert Sand Dunes<\/a><\/h2>\n
10 November 2023- 1 February 2024 <\/h5>\n

Tali Desert Sand Dunes brings together artworks that express the sandhill landforms found in nature as the formative idea for structures and symbols for Aboriginal artists. Artists Maureen Hudson Nampijinpa and her daughter Julieanne Turner Nungarrayi paint the shifting surfaces of desert sand dunes seen in their home country at Mt Allan in Central Australia. The forms of sandhills and other landscape features are seen in more specific locations painted by Yinarupa Gibson Nangala and Marlene Young Nungurrayi.<\/p>\n \t View Paintings<\/a>\n \t\n \"Bush<\/a>\n

Little Gems- Artworks under $500<\/a><\/h2>\n
10 November 2023 – 1 February 2024<\/h5>\n

Little Gems showcases our collection of smaller artworks by Aboriginal artists, all priced under $500. Featuring original artworks on canvas from artists based principally through the Central and Western Desert, over 15 artists are represented. Artists include Nellie Marks Nakamarra, Jeannie Mills Pwerle and Andrew Tjupurrula Highfold.<\/p>\n \t View Paintings<\/a>\n \t\n \"Jessica<\/a>\n

Sun and Shadow: Art of the Spinifex People<\/a><\/h2>\n
22 September – 31 October 2023<\/h5>\n

‘The idea of an artist meditating on their muse in heroic isolation is alien to desert people. Spinifex People design their lives around never being alone. Their preference is to always have malpa. The history of Spinifex painting reveals the creative and conceptual centrality of cooperation and collaboration that is fundamental to the lives of Anangu and their artistic practice.’ (John Carty and Luke Scholes, Sun and Shadow, p.193, Upswell Publishing, 2023)<\/p>\n \t View Paintings<\/a>\n \t\n \"\"<\/a>\n

Anangu Women Artists: Ngayuku Tjukurrpa Mulapa – My True Story<\/a><\/h2>\n
21 July – 6 September 2023<\/h5>\n

The exhibition Ngayuku Tjukurrpa Mulapa – My True Story presents artworks by 14 Pitjantjatjara women painters depicting the central beliefs and stories that underlie their culture and their country. The contributing artists for this exhibition include Alison Munti Riley, Carolanne Ken, Madeline Curley, Maureen Baker, Teresa Baker, Meredith Curley, Julie and Janice Woods.<\/p>\n \t View Paintings<\/a>\n \t\n \"Luurn<\/a>\n

Willie Kew: Nyirla – Old Man Country<\/a><\/h2>\n
21 July – 6 September 2023<\/h5>\n

Luurn Willie Kew (c1930-2016) was the last surviving spokesman for the Kingfisher Dreaming story related to his birthplace at Nyirla rockhole. Willie Kew maintained a strong affiliation with his ancestral country and the Kingfisher Dreaming that gave him his name. The subject matter of his painting is integral to his identity.<\/p>\n \t View Paintings<\/a>\n \t\n \"Sonya<\/a>\n

Sonya Edney – Yingarrda Waterholes and Wildflowers<\/a><\/h2>\n
26 May – 5 July 2023<\/h5>\n

Yingarrda artist Sonya Edney presents her fourth solo exhibition at Japingka Gallery. The paintings focus on the waterways around the Gascoyne River in Western Australia’s mid-west region. The river flows for about one third of the year and for the other two thirds of the year it is a wide, sandy riverbed. Sonya paints the waterholes and creeks as they bring forth the wildflowers along the banks and floodways of the river.<\/p>\n \t View Paintings<\/a>\n \t\n \"Susie<\/a>\n

Barkly Artists – Alatyeyt-angketyarr: Spinifex Country<\/a><\/h2>\n
26 May – 5 July 2023<\/h5>\n

Alatyeyt-angketyarr: Spinifex Country brings together works by Alyawarr, Warumungu and Warlpiri artists from Owairtilla (Canteen Creek), Tennant Creek and Wutunugurra (Epenarra). The exhibition explores the cyclical nature of the central desert. Utilising a broad visual language typical of the Barkly region, artists employ a bright palette, rhythmic mark-making and exaggerated depictions of bush flowers and medicines.<\/p>\n \t View Paintings<\/a>\n \t\n \"Lappi<\/a>\n

Warlpiri Artists from Yuendumu<\/a><\/h2>\n
31 March – 17 May 2023<\/h5>\n

Yuendumu was amongst the earliest desert communities to take up the desert art movement of the 1970s. The artists of Warlukurlangu continue to work the Jukurrpa creation stories into their paintings as part of a shared living culture. The exhibition is the 13th showing by Warlukurlangu Artists at Japingka.<\/p>\n \t View Paintings<\/a>\n \t\n \"Spear<\/a>\n

Yondee Shane Hansen – Recent Paintings<\/a><\/h2>\n
31 March – 17 May 2023<\/h5>\n

Recent works by Noongar artist Yondee Shane Hansen detail stories from Derbarl Yerrigan, the Swan River region of Western Australia. The paintings mark the rivers and various freshwater lakes along the coastal plains. Also detailed are gnamma holes, traditional water catchment wells created to capture run-off during rainfall.<\/p>\n \t View Paintings<\/a>\n \t\n \"Killiwuninj<\/a>\n

Ochre Painters of the Kimberley<\/a><\/h2>\n
24 February – 22 March 2023<\/h5>\n

The great names of Kimberley ochre paintings include Jack Britten, Rover Thomas, Queenie McKenzie, Shirley Purdie, Henry Wambini and Beerbee Mungnari. This exhibition focuses on smaller works by these great artists, showcasing the ochre style that so distinctly represents the art of Warmun community. Most of the paintings date from the period of the late 1990s and early 2000s.<\/p>\n \t View Paintings<\/a>\n \t\n \"Desert<\/a>\n

Andrew Highfold – On the Lands<\/a><\/h2>\n
24 February – 22 March 2023<\/h5>\n

Andrew Tjupurrula Highfold paints aspects of traditional Country on APY Lands as it transforms between the dry and rainy seasons. Andrew reconnected with his birth family when he was 24, and this led him to further research his own Aboriginal heritage. His work as a painter is part of this journey – Andrew says that his paintings come as gifts from his mother and grandmother’s spirits. Andrew uses highly detailed dotting techniques to bring his landscapes to life, painting the creekbeds and rockholes that were at the centre of family life in earlier times.<\/p>\n \t View Paintings<\/a>\n \t\n \"Grandmother's<\/a>\n

Gallery Collection<\/a><\/h2>\n
24 November 2022 – 25 January 2023<\/h5>\n

Many of our favourite artists need more wall space to display their wonderful artworks at their best. We have been busy in the stockrooms and around the gallery, selecting paintings that will enhance this exhibition and do justice to the many fine artists who created them.<\/p>\n \t View Paintings<\/a>\n \t\n \"Landscape<\/a>\n

Ada Beasley<\/a><\/h2>\n
24 November 2022 – 8 January 2023<\/h5>\n

Ada Pula Beasley has been painting since 2012 and her artworks show the layered landscape of Alyawarr country in Central Australia. Ada says: “I do painting to look back on the old days when we went hunting. My Mum took us out looking for bush medicine and yams and goanna.” Ada is involved in teaching younger artists about country and bush medicines. These include Mulga and Witchetty trees, River Red Gum, native Fuchsia, spinifex grass and the many varieties of bush flowers.<\/p>\n \t View Paintings<\/a>\n \t\n \"My<\/a>\n

Small Works – Strong Artists<\/a><\/h2>\n
14 October – 18 November 2022<\/h5>\n

Small artworks from leading artists, many in the sizes 90 x 60 cm and 60 x 60 cm – small art that makes a substantial statement. Amongst the exhibiting artists are Jeannie Petyarre, Joylene Reid Napangardi, Michelle Butler Nakamarra, Nellie Marks Nakamarra, Genevieve Kemarr Loy, Kellyanne Nungarrayi Gibson, Yinarupa Gibson Nangala and Winnie Reid Nakamarra.<\/p>\n \t View Paintings<\/a>\n \t\n \"Jap-020082\"<\/a>\n

Utopia Artists<\/a><\/h2>\n
14 October – 18 November 2022<\/h5>\n

Senior artists from Utopia Homelands present significant artworks based on stories and cultural practices from their clan country. The exhibition includes paintings by the late Cowboy Loy Pwerl (1941-2022), an Eastern Anmatyerr speaker, and family members, wife Elizabeth Kunoth Kngwarray and daughter Genevieve Kemarr Loy. Other artists include sisters Angelina, Kathleen and Polly Ngal and sisters Lucky, Ruby and Sarah Morton Kngwarrey from Rocket Range community at Utopia.<\/p>\n \t View Paintings<\/a>\n \t\n \"Dr<\/a>\n

Dr George Tjapaltjarri: Ngangkari – Clever Man<\/a><\/h2>\n
19 August – 30 September 2022<\/h5>\n

Dr George Tjapaltjarri (c1930- 2017) was born in country south west of Jupiter Well in the Gibson Desert of Western Australia. His family language group was Pintupi\/Luritja. The family first made contact with white settlements when they walked out of the desert in 1964. Dr George was a traditional Ngangkari, Aboriginal medicine man. His artworks possess a wonderful rawness and boldness, conveying his strong continuous association with traditional country and its ceremonies.<\/p>\n \t View Paintings<\/a>\n \t\n \"Rohin<\/a>\n

Rohin Kickett – Beautiful Dead<\/a><\/h2>\n
3 June – 20 July 2022<\/h5>\n

Ballardong Noongar artist Rohin Kickett presents beautiful images of inland salt lake and farming country of the Western Australian wheatbelt region. Rohin chose the title ‘Beautiful Dead’ for this Exhibition to reflect the great beauty of the inland salt lakes, especially when seen from the air, as opposed to the view at his feet where the salt and mud gave way to a world where nothing could grow or flourish.<\/p>\n \t View Paintings<\/a>\n\t