Australian Indigenous Artists

  • Samuel Namunjdja : gungura : bark paintings, ceremonial poles

    # 38721

    ANNANDALE GALLERIES

    Samuel Namunjdja : gungura : bark paintings, ceremonial poles

    Sydney : Annandale Galleries, in association with Maningrida Arts & Culture, [2008]. Quarto (255 x 200 mm), pictorial stiff wrappers, 46, [1] pp., illustrated in colour; introduction by Bill Gregory; essentially two catalogues in one, as it includes an extensive section titled Spiral Wind, showcasing works by thirteen other Maningrida artists which were exhibited alongside Samuel …

  • Papunya tula

    # 38648

    PIZZI, Gabrielle

    Papunya tula

    Melbourne : Gallery Gabrielle Pizzi, [1990]. Quarto, illustrated wrappers, pp. 48, illustrated. Catalogue of exhibition held at the Galleria Nazionale d’Arte Moderna in 1990. Text in English and Italian. Includes an essay by Anna Imponente: Papunya Tula Artists: from an Italian Perspective.

  • Nangara : the Australian Aboriginal art exhibition from the Ebes collection.

    # 38334

    BARDON, Geoffrey; EDWARDS, Robert; KIMBER, Richard

    Nangara : the Australian Aboriginal art exhibition from the Ebes collection.

    Melbourne : Aboriginal Gallery of Dreamings, 1996. Two volumes, large quarto (300 x 240 mm), pictorial stiff wrappers; Volume 1. The Text, 100 pp; Volume 2. The Paintings, pp. 315, colour and b/w illustrations, maps; in the publisher’s pictorial card chemise; light spotting to fore-edge of the text volume, but a fine set. Published to …

  • Emily Kame Kngwarreye : paintings (presentation copy)

    # 37956

    [KNGWARREYE]. ISAACS, Jennifer et al.

    Emily Kame Kngwarreye : paintings (presentation copy)

    With contributions by Jennifer Isaacs, Terry Smith, Judith Ryan, Donald Holt & Janet Holt. Sydney: Craftsman House, 1998. Quarto, boards (edge and sunburn, marked) in dustjacket (sun faded), pp. 204, illustrated in colour throughout, endpapers marked and a slight wave to the text block, a good copy only. Signed presentation copy from Don and Janet Holt, …

  • Power + colour : new painting from the Corrigan collection of 21st century Aboriginal art

    # 38296

    RAFFAN, Jane

    Power + colour : new painting from the Corrigan collection of 21st century Aboriginal art

    Melbourne : Macmillan, 2012. Quarto, illustrated boards in dustjacket, pp. 368, illustrated. Fine copy. The enthralling power and colour of Aboriginal painting of Tjukurpa and country has brought Aboriginal art to the forefront of contemporary art practice in Australia. Aboriginal art has also played an important role in the formulation of Indigenous Land Rights debates …

  • Judy Watson : Blood Language

    # 38434

    WATSON, Just and MARTIN-CHEW, Louise

    Judy Watson : Blood Language

    Melbourne : Miegunyah Press, Melbourne University Press, 2009. Quarto, illustrated wrappers (slight edge wear), pp. 240, illustrated. Scarce. In this lavishly illustrated book, Watson takes us with her on a journey into the plight of the dispossessed Indigenous Australian with whom she shares a family history and heritage.

  • Emily Kame Kngwarreye : paintings

    # 38013

    [KNGWARREYE]. ISAACS, Jennifer et al.

    Emily Kame Kngwarreye : paintings

    With contributions by Jennifer Isaacs, Terry Smith, Judith Ryan, Donald Holt & Janet Holt. Sydney: Craftsman House, 1998. Quarto, boards in dustjacket, pp. 204, illustrated in colour throughout, light foxing to top edge, else a fine copy of this scholarly publication, scarce. Emily Kame Kngwarreye (c. 1910-1996) was a senior member of the Anmatyerre community resident …

  • The painters of the Wagilag sisters story, 1937 - 1997

    # 37466

    CARUANA, Wally and LENDON, Nigel (eds.)

    The painters of the Wagilag sisters story, 1937 – 1997

    Canberra : National Gallery of Australia, 1997. Quarto, illustrated wrappers, pp. 174, illustrated. Exhibition of Aboriginal art and artists (Wally Caruana, Albert Djiwada, Nigel Lendon and Djon Mundine) from central and north eastern Arnhem Land, specifically concerning the creation story of the Wagilag sisters.

  • Alice Springs ... Centre of the living heart

    # 36953

    Anon.

    Alice Springs … Centre of the living heart

    Issued under the authority of the Administrator of the Northern Territory. [Canberra? : A. J. Arthur, Commonwealth Printer, circa 1965]. Oblong quarto, colour wrappers, pp. 32, illustrations, map. Includes a reproduction of an Albert Namatjira painting, discussion of the Aranda School of watercolour painting, and a description of Rex Battarbee’s Tmama-Rama Galleries. Scarce

  • Flash pictures by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists

    # 36682

    DESMOND, Michael et al.

    Flash pictures by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists

    Canberra, A.C.T. : Australian National Gallery, 1991. Quarto, illustrated wrappers (slight sunning at spine), pp. [16], illustrated. A catalogue to accompany the exhibition Flash Pictures held at the Australian National Gallery from 21 December 1991 to 8 March 1992. Exhibition and brochure text by Daphne Wallace, Michael Desmond and Wally Caruana. Artists include Judy Watson, …

  • More Australian legendary tales, collected from various tribes by Mrs. K. Langloh Parker.

    # 36643

    PARKER, K. Langloh (Katie Parker), [Catherine Eliza Somerville Stow], 1856-1940

    More Australian legendary tales, collected from various tribes by Mrs. K. Langloh Parker.

    London : David Nutt, and Melbourne : Melville, Mullen & Slade, 1898. First edition. Octavo, original pictorial blue cloth, upper board and spine with gilt device and lettering (mild flecking), all edges gilt, previous owner’s name to endpaper, pp. xxiii, [1]; 104, [16 advertisements]; vignette line illustrations ‘by a native artist’ [the Victorian Indigenous artist Tommy …

  • Paddy Bedford : crossing frontiers

    # 36002

    PETITJEAN, Georges et al.

    Paddy Bedford : crossing frontiers

    Utrecht : AAMU–Museum of Contemporary Aboriginal Art ; [Heule, Belgium] : Snoeck, 2009. Octavo, illustrated wrappers, pp. 95, illustrated. Text in French. New copy. Bedford’s work transcends the levels of the local and the culturally determined in a surprising and convincing way. In 2006, Paddy Bedford’s oeuvre was honoured with a grand retrospective in the …

  • Before the town got big

    # 35729

    DORRINGTON, Lynda et al.

    Before the town got big

    Written by Elisha Buttler, Hamish Morgan, Mags Webster. Perth : FORM, [2010]. Quarto, illustrated wrappers, pp. 71, illustrated. ‘Published in association with the exhibition held at the Courthouse Gallery, Port Hedland, Western Australia, 22 October to 24 December 2010. Artists: Irene Coffin, Noel Garlett, Lily Wilson, Willarra Barker, Topsy Bamba, Biddy Thomas, Joyce Kelly, Anne Sibosado, …

  • From the earth : contemporary indigenous ceramics from Alice Springs Pottery, Ernabella, Hermannsburg Potters and Tiwi Islands.

    # 35233

    BOWERS, Stephen et al.

    From the earth : contemporary indigenous ceramics from Alice Springs Pottery, Ernabella, Hermannsburg Potters and Tiwi Islands.

    Adelaide : JamFactory Contemporary Craft and Design, 2008. Quarto, illustrated wrappers, pp. 48, illustrated. Catalogue of an exhibition held at JamFactory Contemporary Craft and Design, Adelaide, 13 December 2008 – 25 January 2009. Exhibition concept: Stephen Bowers; exhibition and catalogue development: Margaret Hancock. From the Earth is an investigation exhibition of contemporary Indigenous Australian ceramics …

  • Battarbee and Namatjira

    # 35241

    MARTIN, Edmond

    Battarbee and Namatjira

    Sydney : Giramondo, 2014. Large octavo, pictorial wrappers, pp. 341. Autobiography of Arrernte artist Albert Namatjira (1902-1959) and his mentor Rex Battarbee (1893-1973).

  • Dual/Duel (yellow binding)

    # 33634

    ANDREW, Brook and WALTER, Trent

    Dual/Duel (yellow binding)

    Brook Andrew & Trent Walter / and an interview with, and protocol guidance by, Maxine Briggs. Melbourne : Garru Editions, Brook Andrew Studio and Negative Press, 2021 (printed in 2020). Quarto, gilt-blocked yellow cloth, 366 x 278 mm, edges dyed black, red and yellow endpapers, unpaginated; photobook of images selected from the collection of the …