Monthly archive November, 2013
Ideal for Christmas - Little Desert Gems

Ideal for Christmas – Little Desert Gems

We have a stunning range of 30x30s stretched and ready to hang on the wall for Christmas, priced from $135 with art centre provenance.  Some are uploaded onto our website, but we also have others from a range of communities including Ikuntji, Papunya Tjupi and Iwantja.  We also have unstretched 30×30 paintings by desert community...
Christmas Offerings

Christmas Offerings

Tali Gallery has all the expected wondrous gift ideas for Christmas including ochre painted crocodile eggs from Arnhemland, carved baby bird boabs from the Kimberley, bags made from recycled ghost nets washed up on Torres Strait Island beaches, and frivolous emu feather embellished baskets by the Tjanpi Desert Weavers!   There’s also beautiful and sensual...
Beautiful and Beneficial - Online Gallery Shop Now Open

Beautiful and Beneficial – Online Gallery Shop Now Open

These are some of the interesting contemporary gift ranges we offer in our online Gallery Shop.   Everything is beautiful and beneficial in some way. You can link to it here:   www.talionline.com.au and enjoy! Handmade Indigenous Artists’ crafts and Australian themed creations by Australian Artists; affordable, beautiful gifts hand selected from various ranges designed...
Tali Gallery Christmas Hampers

Tali Gallery Christmas Hampers

Looking for a gift for someone who has everything or to inspire a cook to experiment with bush food, or do you have visitors from overseas who would appreciate trying some local treats!   The Tali Gallery Shop offers a range of gifts for Christmas from as little as $3.50 – beautiful and tasteful gifts...
A Genuinely Special Afternoon!

A Genuinely Special Afternoon!

We were extremely fortunate to welcome Aunty Liz and Uncle Ken Thaiday to Tali Gallery to open our ‘For Love of Country’ exhibitions on 23rd November.  Along with Elisa Jane Carmichael, there was a wonderful spirit of welcome – local children had prepared a welcome card depicting our community for each of these artists.  ...
Pormpuraaw Arts and Culture at Tali Gallery

Pormpuraaw Arts and Culture at Tali Gallery

Tali Gallery is pleased to welcome the work of the artists of  Pormpuraaw Arts and Culture Centre on Cape York. Please join us to enjoy this wonderful collection of ghostnet sculptures with its array of sea creatures, together with wooden carvings, etchings and paintings created in a way that is quite unique to this community.  ...
Limited Edition Fine Art Etchings from Pormpuraaw

Limited Edition Fine Art Etchings from Pormpuraaw

The Artists of Pormpuraaw have earned a reputation for very beautiful etchings and lino cuts – limited edition fine artworks which depict the creatures of their tropical landscape on the Cape York Peninsular and the coastline of the Gulf of Carpentaria.   These are part of our ‘For Love of Country’ exhibition opening Saturday November...
Eminent Elder and Artist, Ken Thaiday Snr will Open our For Love of Country Exhibition

Eminent Elder and Artist, Ken Thaiday Snr will Open our For Love of Country Exhibition

We are delighted to announce, that eminent Elder and Artist from Darnley Island, Ken Thaiday Snr, will open our  “For Love of Country” Exhibition on Saturday 23rd November.   We anticipate the opening to commence at around 3.15 to 3.30pm.  Prior to joining us at Tali Gallery, Mr. Thaiday will be convening a session at...
For Love of Country - Pormpuraaw Wood Carvings

For Love of Country – Pormpuraaw Wood Carvings

From far North Queensland, dogs, turtles and birds –  brolga, pelican and egret – depicted in milkwood and ironbark.    
For Love of Country - Art Saving Sea Life

For Love of Country – Art Saving Sea Life

  Ghost nets are fishing nets that have been abandoned at sea, lost accidentally, or deliberately discarded. They travel the oceans of the world with the currents and tides, continually fishing as they progress through the waters. As they are unattended and roaming they fish indiscriminately, not only catching threatened species but undersized and protected...
For Love of Country - Torres Strait Island Vinylcuts Featuring Glen Mackie

For Love of Country – Torres Strait Island Vinylcuts Featuring Glen Mackie

In conjunction with Canopy Art Centre in Cairns, Tali Gallery is delighted to present the work of Torres Strait Island (Zenadh Kes) artists. The last two decades have seen printmaking become one of the most recognisable and respected visual forms of cultural expression by these artists.  Pionered in the early 1990s, their natural carving ability...
The Must Have Deadliest Bag!     Erub Erwer Meta Artists  -  Deadly!

The Must Have Deadliest Bag! Erub Erwer Meta Artists – Deadly!

Created with charm and skill, these are among the deadliest bags we’ve seen! With beach, everyday and evening design offerings, they’re the must have fashion accessory for this summer and many to come – as they’re made from indestructible and literally deadly ghost nets washed up on the beaches of the islands and coastlines of...