Custodians: Country and Culture
On show at Nomad Art Gallery from 11 August - 30 September
Custodians: Country and Culture is a boxed set of 10 limited edition prints by ten outstanding Indigenous Australian artists:
- Lofty Bardayal Nadjamerrek
- Dorothy Napangardi
- Gawirrin Gumana
- Gulumbu Yunupingu
- Janangoo Butcher Cherel
- Jean Baptiste Apuatimi
- Judy Napangardi Watson
- Kathleen Petyarre
- Lena Nyadbi
- Regina Wilson.
Each artist reflects upon the nature of their custodial role within their own society; whether as a custodian of a particular image, story, area of country or in a wider ceremonial context. The works were created in collaboration with Basil Hall and his team of specialist printmakers in 2008. Custodians includes a variety of print mediums including etching and silkscreen.
Image: Gawirrin Gumana working on the etching at Buku Larrnggay Mulka
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Gawirrin Gumana Baraltja ©2008 etching 50 x 39cm |
Janangoo Butcher Cherel Girndi ©2008 etching and screenprint 50 x 39cm |
Read the essay>> by Margie West, Emeritus Curator Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory about Custodians: Country and Culture.
View the Custodians: Country and Culture collection on the Online Gallery >>
