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Increased Traction for Indigenous Artists in Australian Art Prizes
If you haven’t already noticed, a positive shift may be upon us. The traction of Indigenous Australian artists’ presence in Australian Art Prizes is catching.
To back this up with a few figures consider this;
Wynne Prize 2016 Indigenous Australian Finalists – 3 of 34
Ken Family Collaborative – Winner
George Tjungurrayi
Yukultji Napangati
Wynne Prize 2017 Indigenous Australian Finalists – 14 of 42
Betty Kuntiwa Pumani – Winner
Teresa Baker
Wawiriya Burton
Beryl Jimmy
Ray Ken
Manyitjanu Lennon
Mona Mitakiki & Naomi Kantjuriny
Barbara Mbitjana Moore
Yukultji Napangati
Ngupulya Pumani
Wukun Wanambi
Mumu Mike Williams, Willy Muntjantji Martin & Sammy Dodd
Regina Pilawuk Wilson
Yaritji Young
Nyapanyapa Yunupingu
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And it isn’t just the Wynne prize that is recognising Indigenous artists’ talent more so than ever…
The Archibald Prize in 2016 didn’t appear to have any Indigenous Australian finalists. In 2017 there were 2; Tjungkara Ken and Vincent Namatjira.
The Mosman Art Prize in 2016 had no Indigenous Australian finalists yet 3 have just been announced for 2017; Bobby West Tjupurrula, Felicity Robertson Nampijinpa and our very own Helen McCarthy who is a proud member of the AAAA.
It is positive to see recognition for the talent of our Indigenous Australian artists. This is reflected in their inclusion in Art Prizes across Australia increasing this year from last. Let’s look forward to continuing this momentum into 2018 and beyond.
Posted by Kellie Stewart 26 September 2017
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2017 NATIONAL INDIGENOUS ARTS AWARDS
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Live Alice Mprantwe Arts Program
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Winner: Wynne Prize 2017
Betty Kuntiwa Pumani
“Antara in South Australia is an extremely important site for Betty Kuntiwa Pumani and her family. Antara is her mother’s country. This place and its significant maku (witchetty grub) tjukurpa were a constant in the paintings of her mother, the late Kunmanara (Milatjari) Pumani. Today, Betty and her older sister Ngupulya Pumani are proud custodians of this country; they map its significance and hold its stories strong in their paintings.
Betty’s signature reds evoke the rocky desert country of Antara, while simultaneously suggesting blood or viscera and an unmistakable energy. The contrasting areas of white and its subtle tonal shifts are a quiet and patient counterpoint to the pulsating reds.
Mimili Maku Arts, 2017″
Finalist: Archibald Prize 2017
Vincent Namatjira
Vincent Namatjira is a Western Arrernte man from Ntaria (Hermannsburg) in the Northern Territory and the grandson of legendary artist Albert Namatjira.
‘I’ve painted a picture of me on a Friday at the end of a tough but good week working in my studio at Iwantja Arts,’ he says.
‘Painting is about fighting really; it’s a battle you have every day with the canvas and the paints. You never stop learning, and you always have to be working and thinking as you paint. This painting shows how I feel at the end of the week when I’ve battled hard, and am now ready to spend time with my family,’ says Namatjira.
‘I usually paint world leaders and celebrities who are famous for making decisions that impact on us. So, this artwork is a bit different, it’s more personal – I’m the one that has been making decisions on my canvases about the stories I want to share.’
Namatjira began painting in 2012. Initially he did traditional dot paintings, under the tutelage of his wife Natasha. In 2013, he started painting portraits.
‘I really wanted to find my own way with artmaking, the way my grandfather found his way with landscape painting,’ he says. ‘Painting is in my blood, it’s part of our family.’
Finalist: Mosman Art Prize Bobby
Bobby West Tjupurrula
This year marks the Prize’s 70th year, which will be judged by Kirsten Paisley, Deputy Director of the National Gallery of Australia.
Bobby’s traditionally inspired work is firmly encamped in the style of his fore-fathers, and has earnt enormous appeal in the NATSIAA’s over the many years he has painstakingly produced complex, important, works for the company.
