Australian Indigenous Artists

  • Remembering Barak

    # 45950

    RYAN, Judith

    Remembering Barak

    Melbourne., Victoria : National Gallery of Victoria, 2003. Quarto (260 x 200 mm), illustrated card wrappers, pp. 64; illustrated in colour; essays by Judith Ryan and Carol Cooper; a pristine copy. Discussion and commemoration of the work and life of William Barak, leader and artist.

  • Namatjira : Wanderer between two worlds

    # 45919

    BATTY, Joyce

    Namatjira : Wanderer between two worlds

    Melbourne : Hodder & Stoughton, 1963. Octavo, boards in illustrated dustjacket, pp. 158, illustrated. Some pale foxing and edge wear to the dustjacket, a very good copy.

  • Bradshaw art of the Kimberley

    # 45756

    WALSH, Grahame L.

    Bradshaw art of the Kimberley

    Toowong : Takarakka Nowan Kas Publications, 2000. Oblong quarto, faux crocodile skin with pictorial inlay, illustrated endpapers, pp. [vi]; x; [4], 464, extensively illustrated; a fine copy housed in the publisher’s original mailing carton. Since their ‘discovery’ by pastoralist Joseph Bradshaw in 1891, the Bradshaw rock paintings of the Kimberley, or Gwion Gwion, have been …

  • Art + soul : a journey into the world of Aboriginal art (signed presentation copy)

    # 45825

    PERKINS, Hetti

    Art + soul : a journey into the world of Aboriginal art (signed presentation copy)

    Melbourne : Miegunyah Press, 2010. Quarto, boards in dustjacket, pp. xiv, 286, extensively illustrated. Signed and inscribed by Hetti Perkins on the title page for noted indigenous art collectors Colin and Liz Laverty. Companion book to ABC TV series by the same name. Over the last 30 years, a flowering of Aboriginal art has occurred …

  • Aboriginal artists dictionary of biographies : Western Desert, Central Desert and Kimberley region

    # 45824

    KRECZMANSKI, Janusz B. and BIRNBERG, Margo

    Aboriginal artists dictionary of biographies : Western Desert, Central Desert and Kimberley region

    Marleston, S. Aust. : J.B. Publishing, 2004. Octavo, laminated boards in dustjacket (a little miscreased, laminate lifting slightly), pp. 446, illustrated. Foreword by Patrick Dodson.

  • Ethnic Jewellery and Adornment. Australia, Oceania, Asia, Africa

    # 45827

    DAALDER, Truus

    Ethnic Jewellery and Adornment. Australia, Oceania, Asia, Africa

    Adelaide : Ethnic Art Press ; South Yarra, Vic. : Macmillan, 2009. Quarto, cloth in illustrated dustjacket, pp. 420, illustrated in colour. As new copy, still sealed in shrinkwrap and in publisher’s carton. “A sumptuously produced book with an elaborate, informative text and 704 beautiful photographs of adornment from many parts of the world, ranging …

  • Dennis Nona : Malu sara

    # 45586

    NONA, Dennis

    Dennis Nona : Malu sara

    Brisbane : Andrew Baker Art Dealer Pty Ltd, 2011. Exhibition catalogue. Square quarto (210 x 210 mm), pictorial wrappers, 50 pp., colour illustrations; an excellent copy.

  • Brook Andrew : Hope & peace

    # 45598

    ANDREW, Brook

    Brook Andrew : Hope & peace

    Melbourne : Gallery Gabrielle Pizzi, 2005. Small square quarto (210 x 210 mm), pictorial wrappers, 35 pp., illustrated in colour, catalogue essay by Marcia Langton; an excellent copy. Catalogue for an exhibition of work by Brook Andrew at Gallery Gabrielle Pizzi, 5 July – 7 August 2005. ‘Includes artist’s statement and works from the exhibition; …

  • Michael Cook : Majority rule

    # 45580

    COOK, Michael (1968 - )

    Michael Cook : Majority rule

    Brisbane : Andrew Baker Art Dealer, 2014. Square quarto, illustrated wrappers, pp. [16], illustrated. Essay by Louise Martin-Chew. An excellent copy. Printed in an edition of 1000 copies. ‘Michael Cook is a photographer who worked commercially both in Australia and overseas for twenty-five years. In 2009, Cook was drawn into art photography by an increasingly urgent …

  • Michael Cook : Through my eyes

    # 45583

    COOK, Michael (1968 - )

    Michael Cook : Through my eyes

    Brisbane : Andrew Baker Art Dealer, 2010. Square quarto, folded card, pp. [4], illustrated; an excellent copy. ‘Michael Cook is a photographer who worked commercially both in Australia and overseas for twenty-five years. In 2009, Cook was drawn into art photography by an increasingly urgent desire to learn about his Aboriginal ancestry and identity. As …

  • Dancing up country : the art of Dorothy Napangardi

    # 45666

    NAPANGARDI, Dorothy (1956 - 2013)

    Dancing up country : the art of Dorothy Napangardi

    Sydney : Museum Of Contemporary Art, 2002. Quarto, illustrated wrappers, pp. 88, illustrated, light handling marks. Scarce. ‘Dancing up country: the art of Dorothy Napangardi presented a selection of paintings focusing on Dorothy Napangardi’s career from 1991 to 2002. These paintings were based around the Women’s Dreaming, sometimes known as Digging Sticks Dreaming, passed down …

  • Emily Kam Kngwarray

    # 45426

    PERKINS, Hetti et al.

    Emily Kam Kngwarray

    Edited by Kelli Cole, Hetti Perkins, Jennifer Green. Canberra : National Gallery of Australia, 2023. Quarto, boards in dustjacket, pp. 256, illustrated. New copy. ‘A comprehensive and richly illustrated publication celebrating the timeless art of Emily Kam Kngwarray — a pre-eminent Australian artist and one of the most significant painters of the 20th century. Emily …

  • [ABORIGINAL ART EXHIBITION POSTER] Sztuka aborygenów australijskich

    # 45518

    PAGOWSKI, Andrzej (designer); ASIA AND PACIFIC MUSEUM, WARSAW.

    [ABORIGINAL ART EXHIBITION POSTER] Sztuka aborygenów australijskich

    Muzeum Azji i Pacyfiku w Warszawie / The Asia and Pacific Museum, Warsaw. Galeria Azjatycka ul. Freta 5. Mai 1990r. Warszawa : Muzeum Azji i Pacyfiku, 1990. Exhibition poster, 660 x 930 mm, unmounted; light handling marks, a fine example. Text in Polish. The exhibition’s title translates to “Australian Aboriginal Art”. It appears to have …

  • Islands in the sun. Prints by indigenous artists of Australia and the Australasian region.

    # 46010

    BUTLER, Roger.

    Islands in the sun. Prints by indigenous artists of Australia and the Australasian region.

    Canberra : National Gallery of Australia, 2001. Quarto, illustrated cards, handling marks, short tear to head of spine, pp.116, illustrated. A good reference copy.

  • Inspired by Country.  Bark Paintings from Northern Australia - The Gerd and Helga Plewig Collection

    # 44786

    APPEL, Michaela

    Inspired by Country. Bark Paintings from Northern Australia – The Gerd and Helga Plewig Collection

    Munich : Hirmer Verlag GmbH, 2022. Folio, illustrated boards, pp. 224, illustrated. New copy. The Gerd and Helga Plewig Collection of Bark Paintings from Northern Australia with works mainly from the 1950s to 1970s is presently considered the best collection of its kind outside of Australia. It includes works from the Kimberley, Wadeye, the Tiwi …

  • Mirdidingkingathi Juwarnda Sally Gabori

    # 45424

    LECORNE, Juliette et al.

    Mirdidingkingathi Juwarnda Sally Gabori

    Paris : Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain, 2022. Quarto, illustrated boards, pp. 259, illustrated. New copy. ‘In July 2022, the Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain will present the first exhibition of the work of Australian Indigenous artist Sally Gabori in France. Sally Gabori started painting at the age of 81 and produced over 3,000 paintings …