Australian Indigenous Artists

  • Three creative fellows : Sidney Nolan, Arthur Boyd and Narritjin Maymuru

    # 47172

    EAGLE, Mary et al.

    Three creative fellows : Sidney Nolan, Arthur Boyd and Narritjin Maymuru

    Canberra : Australian National University, 2007. Quarto, illustrated gatefold wrappers, pp. 72, illustrated. Includes folding panels of Nolan’s nine part series Riverbend. New copy. This catalogue presents works by three prominent Australian artists – Sidney Nolan, Arthur Boyd and Narritjin Maymuru – featured in the exhibition Three Creative Fellows, at the Drill Hall Gallery from 9 …

  • Richard Bell : Positivity (signed copy)

    # 47171

    BELL, Richard

    Richard Bell : Positivity (signed copy)

    Brisbane : Institute of Modern Art, c. 2007. Brisbane aboriginal artist Richard Bell’s work develops out of protest politics, responding to a history of oppression and discrimination. While he challenges non-aboriginal artists who appropriate aboriginal imagery, he is an appropriation artist himself, borrowing from artists like Imants Tillers and Emily Kngwarreye to score his points. His …

  • Crafts from Aurukun : design for a local environment

    # 47161

    ADAMS, Jeanie

    Crafts from Aurukun : design for a local environment

    Aurukun, Queensland : Aurukun Community Incorporated, 1986. Octavo (210 x 160 mm), stapled pictorial wrappers, 28 pp., line-drawn illustrations throughout; lightly marked, else fine.

  • Under the spell of the tall poppies : from the series "Oz" (1998)

    # 47090

    DEACON, Destiny (1957-2024)

    Under the spell of the tall poppies : from the series “Oz” (1998)

    Bubblejet print from Polaroid photograph, 32.0 x 26.0 cm (sheet 42.0 x 29.5 cm); printed by the artist, not signed; light crease to the right of centre, else fine; unframed. This image from Indigenous artist Destiny Deacon’s digitally-printed Oz series was originally issued in an edition of 15, in a large format. This smaller scale …

  • Remembering the future : Warlpiri life through the prism of drawing

    # 47066

    HINKSON, Melinda

    Remembering the future : Warlpiri life through the prism of drawing

    Canberra, A.C.T. : Aboriginal Studies Press [AIATSIS], 2014. Quarto, illustrated wrappers, pp. xi, 178, illustrated. ‘What can a collection of drawings reveal about their makers? Crayon drawings collected by anthropologists provide an illuminating prism through which to explore how the Warlpiri people of Central Australia have seen their place in the world and have been …

  • Aboriginal art and spirituality (signed and inscribed copy)

    # 47088

    CRUMLIN, Rosemary

    Aboriginal art and spirituality (signed and inscribed copy)

    Melbourne : Collins Dove, 1991. Quarto, boards in dustjacket, pp. 151, illustrated. With a long and warm signed inscription from Rosemary Crumlin on the title page. Contributors include Judith Ryan, Roy Churcher, Christopher Hodges, Gabrielle Pizzi, Margaret Woodward and Fiona Foley. “Painting has become a powerful vehicle for the transmission of a culture: the myths, …

  • Ian W. Abdulla : Elvis has entered the building

    # 47087

    FOX, Stephen and MAUGHAN, Janet

    Ian W. Abdulla : Elvis has entered the building

    Adelaide : Wakefield Press, 2003. Quarto, 280 x 240 mm mm, boards in dustjacket, pp. 104, illustrated. New copy. For a painter who wishes to be remembered as a ‘quiet lad’, Ian Abdulla has been creating quite a stir over the last 15 years. He is recognised as one of Australia’s most distinctive and appealing …

  • Urban focus : Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art from the urban areas of Australia

    # 47065

    MUNDINE, Djon and CARUANA, Wally

    Urban focus : Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art from the urban areas of Australia

    Canberra : National Gallery of Australia, 1994. Quarto, illustrated self wrappers, pp. [8], illustrated with works by Ron Hurley, Byron Pickett, Robert Campbell Jr., Laurie Nilsen, Euphemia Bostock and Richard Bell, essay by Don Mundine and Wally Caruana. ‘Discussion of art created by Aboriginal people in urban centres, its development and acceptance, and the various …

  • Made with meaning. Crafts of Aboriginal far North Queensland : the Yalga-Binbi collection.

    # 47064

    ADAMS, Jeanie

    Made with meaning. Crafts of Aboriginal far North Queensland : the Yalga-Binbi collection.

    Cairns, Qld. : Yalga-Binbi Institute for Community Development, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders Corporation and Cairns Regional Gallery, 1995. Oblong quarto, illustrated wrappers, pp. 48, illustrated. Published in conjunction with an exhibition, Made with meaning: crafts of Aboriginal far North Queensland, curated by Jeanie Adams and presented at Cairns Regional Gallery from July 15 to …

  • Gamarada : friends

    # 47063

    CAPON, Edmond

    Gamarada : friends

    Sydney : Art Gallery of New South Wales, 1996. Quarto, illustrated wrappers, pp. 84, illustrated. ‘Catalogue of an exhibition held at the Art Gallery of New South Wales in 1995 in recognition of a number of donors whose particular support led to the success of the Yiribana Gallery and the collection it holds. Artists: Bininuwuy, …

  • Emily Kame Kngwarreye : utopia: the genius of Emily Kame Kngwarreye

    # 47071

    [KNGWARREYE]. NEALE, Margo, ELLWOOD, Tony, NISHINO, Hanako, et al.

    Emily Kame Kngwarreye : utopia: the genius of Emily Kame Kngwarreye

    Canberra, Australia and Japan : National Museum of Australia/ The National Museum of Art, Osaka/ The National Art Centre, Tokyo/ The Yomiuri Shimbun, 2008. Quarto, boards in pictorial dust jacket, very lightly rubbed, pp. 256, illustrated throughout in colour, exhibition catalogue in English and Japanese language for the travelling exhibition of Australian Indigenous artist Emily …

  • Papunya Tula : genesis and genius (hardcover edition)

    # 47055

    PERKINS, Hetti and FINK, Hannah (editors).

    Papunya Tula : genesis and genius (hardcover edition)

    Sydney : Art Gallery of New South Wales, 2000. Quarto, boards in  illustrated dustjacket, pp. 319 extensively illustrated, light foxing to edges, else a very good copy. Quickly out of print and now scarce, this landmark exhibition catalogue surveys the Papunya Tula movement which founded the contemporary Australian Aboriginal art market. The scarce and sought …

  • Midawarr | harvest : the art of Mulkun Wirrpanda and John Wolseley

    # 46991

    WOLSELEY, John et al.

    Midawarr | harvest : the art of Mulkun Wirrpanda and John Wolseley

    Edited by Will Stubbs and John Wolseley. Canberra, A.C.T. : National Museum of Australia, 2018. Folio, illustrated wrappers, pp. 207, illustrated. Two artists, two completely different approaches, but one abiding passion — to celebrate the natural bounty to be found in the floodplains, swamps, savannas and woodlands of northern Australia. Mulkun Wirrpanda and John Wolseley, her …

  • The native born : objects and representations from Ramingining, Arnhem Land (softcover)

    # 46986

    MUNDINE, Djon

    The native born : objects and representations from Ramingining, Arnhem Land (softcover)

    Sydney : Museum of Contemporary Art in association with Bula’bula Arts, Ramingining, [2000]. Quarto, illustrated gatefold wrappers, pp. 242, extensively illustrated, a little edge wear, a good copy. Focuses upon the character and background of the Ramingining Collection, formed by Djon Mundine — who also provides the major essay for this book. ‘This exhibition of …

  • Paddy Bedford

    # 46985

    [BEDFORD, Paddy]

    Paddy Bedford

    Sydney : Museum of Contemporary Art, 2007. Quarto, illustrated wrappers, pp. 144, illustrated. A very good copy.

  • Dreamings of the desert : Aboriginal dot paintings of the Western Desert

    # 46979

    CHAPMAN, Christopher et al.

    Dreamings of the desert : Aboriginal dot paintings of the Western Desert

    Adelaide : Art Gallery of South Australia, 1996. Quarto, illustrated wrappers, pp. 140, illustrated. Celebration of 25th anniversary of dot painting movement resulted in this publication and in an exhibition of the entire collection of the Art Gallery of South Australia’s western desert art; recognition of movement; map of central Australian languages; illustrated history of …