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The Dreamers

Yiribana Aboriginal & Torres Strait Art gallery

Art Gallery of New South Wales

Saturday 09 May 2009 to Monday 26 April 2010

The work of 8 distinguished Aboriginal artists who have contributed significantly to Australia’s cultural landscape are displayed alongside key works by other artists with whom they share a synergy. Artists include Kutuwulumi Purawarrumpatu (Kitty Kantilla), Ronnie Tjampitjinpa, Rusty Peters, Dr David Malangi, John Mawurndjul, Ginger Riley Munduwalawala, Judy Watson and Munggurrawuy Yunupingu.

This exhibition celebrates the lives and work of eight distinguished Aboriginal artists who have contributed significantly to Australia’s cultural landscape. Profiling major bodies of work by Kutuwulumi Purawarrumpatu (Kitty Kantilla), Ronnie Tjampitjinpa, Rusty Peters, Dr David Malangi, John Mawurndjul, Ginger Riley Munduwalawala, Judy Watson and Munggurrawuy Yunupingu from the Gallery’s collection, the exhibition draws comparisons with key works by other artists with whom they share a synergy, each creating a new vision. They are the dreamers for the future.

Location

Art Gallery of New South Wales
Art Gallery Road, The Domain, Sydney NSW 2000, Australia
New South Wales
Australia
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Nyamiyukanji, the river country
© All rights reserved Ginger Riley Munduwalawala 1997 Australia
Painting, synthetic polymer paint on cotton canvas. 185.3 x 201.7 cm (stretcher). Collection of Art Gallery of NSW.