New Paintings from Papunya Tjupi : Online Exhibition
The foundation artists of Papunya Tjupi were recently exhibited in the Musee du Quai Branly in France and these artists, their daughters and peers, were exhibited in a nearby gallery in Paris. Â Their work has cultural integrity and strong provenance. Â You can read more about the artists and the work on the links on the...
Emerging Regional Artists Expressing Traditional Knowledge
Tali Gallery works with several urban artists who paint in a contemporary aesthetic at the same time as conveying teachings from their forebears with stories handed down concerning Ancestral travels, songlines, knowledge of the earth, Aboriginal symbols and the importance of kinship and connection. The white painting is by Elisa Jane Carmichael (Ngugi Clan)Â from North...
New Major Works from Ngurratjuta Many Hands
Ngurratjuta Many Hands are the centre for the watercolour artists painting in the style of Namatjira but also host various artists visiting Alice Springs to help them promote their work. Â Tali Gallery is pleased to present some outstanding paintings by Ngoia Pollard, Felicity Nampitjinpa Robertson (Shorty Jangala Robertson’s daughter) and Kathleen and Mary Petyarre which...
Desert Grass Baskets, Tinka’s, Tjilpu’s and Camp Dogs!
Have you seen the wonderful MCA “String Theory” exhibition and the hauntingly beautiful Tjanpi Desert Weavers’ creations? Â Well worth a visit! Â At Tali G, we have a wonderful invasion of desert creatures and a selection of colourful or emu feathered baskets – come and visit these beautiful woven creations and a menagerie of...
Kimberley Ochres
Tali Gallery works with three Aboriginal Owned, Community Art Centres in the Kimberley. Â Most of the work is created using ochres which are mixed and burnt to create colour variations. Â Sometimes pigments are added. The Warmun Community Artists have been highlighted by the Muse du Quai Branley’s replication of Lena Nyadbi’s painting on their rooftop...
NSW : Carved and Scarred Trees
These paintings are by Mary Kennedy and other artists from Ngemba Wailwan Community in Warren, NSW. They are inspired by their forebears’ practice of tree carving and use a reflective technique of applying oil paint thickly to the canvas and then carving it out in traditional patterning. They are beautiful in their own right, but...
Customs House Library – City of Sydney
Tali Gallery has curated an exhibition of Ngurratjuta Many Hands paintings at City of Sydney’s Library in Customs House at Circular Quay in the City. Â Di delivered a Curator’s Talk about the art centre and the work in the exhibition which will be on display until the end of August. Â We may hold further talks...
Ghost Nets Transformed – Upcoming Exhibition
We enjoyed a surprise visit from Art Centre Manager, Vianetta yesterday and are excitedly awaiting some of the wonderful creations made from Ghost Nets by the artists from the Anindilyakwa Arts and Cultural Centre on Groote Eylandt. Ghost nets have been washing up on Grooyt Eylandt and causing grief to wildlife but the locals decided to...
Red Diamonds – Contemporary Aboriginal Art in Red
Urban, Regional and Desert Artists painting red diamonds. Diamonds inspired by NSW Tree Carving and Tidal Sand Patterns on the Coast and Tingari Ancestral Patterns in the Desert. http://www.artcollector.net.au/IkuntjiArtCentreHaastsBluff  links to an article in Art Collector Magazine about Justin Corby Tjungarrayi. http://www.australiaday.org.au/australia-day/ambassadors/nsw/digby-moran.aspx   links to an article about Digby Moran who has been...
Beanie Festival Opening Friday 21st June 6pm
We are delighted to be hosting the opening of the Rozelle Beanie Festival in the theme of Friendship this coming Friday.  Please join us to welcome Ms Karen Williams from the Indigenous Literacy Foundation who will tell us about the Foundation’s special work in remote communities. Tali Gallery has worked with numerous schools in our...