Art Almanac November 2021 Issue by ArtAlmanac

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Timo Hogan Claire Healy & Sean Cordeiro Fremantle Biennale

CONTENTS

Art in Australia Art News – Art Almanac team

Benjamin Gray, Extinct: Artistic Impressions of Our Lost Wildlife – Melissa Peša Claire Healy & Sean Cordeiro, Post-haste – Victoria Hynes Timo Hogan, Lake Baker – Jeremy Eccles 28 Conflict in My Outlook_Don’t Be Evil – Dr Joseph Brennan In the studio: Pip Ryan 38 In the studio: Natalie Ryan 41 What’s On Near Me – Art Almanac team

Behind the scenes: Artback NT – Kirsty Francis

Art & Industry Artist Opportunities and Awards 61 Submissions and Proposals 67 Studio Spaces 67 Materials 67 Services 70 Consultants and Valuers 72 Member Organisations 72 Training 73

What’s On Gallery Index 74 Melbourne 78 Victoria 99 Sydney 106 New South Wales 124 Australian Capital Territory Tasmania 136 South Australia 139 Western Australia 144 Northern Territory 149 Queensland 152 Artist Index 160

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Andrew Sunley Smith, Overload Courtesy the artist and Fremantle Biennale, Western Australia

Fremantle Biennale: CROSSING 21 The ‘Fremantle Biennale’ is a festival of site-responsive contemporary art, which transforms the West Australian city into an immersive art gallery for two weeks every two years. The third iteration, titled ‘CROSSING 21’, on show from 5 to 21 November across multiple sites, explores Walyalup’s (Fremantle’s) intrinsic past and present relationship with the Derbarl Yerrigan (Swan River); tracing its shores from Walyalup to Dyoondalup (Point Walter) and through to the Derbarl Nara (Coogee Beach), with a focus of activity between the two iconic bridges. This is a place of alchemy where histories intersect and collide, where the bilya (river) meets the wardan (sea) in a place of confluence. When the world is experiencing health, social, economic, and environmental crises, ‘CROSSING 21’ looks to art as a form of connection. Eighteen artworks and performances respond to Fremantle’s built, natural and historic environment, each aiming to facilitate new conversations and share collective stories. Highlights include; Moombaki, a fleet of over 160 drones taking flight over water in an epic spectacle of light, movement and sound, to tell ancient and living stories of place by emerging Nyoongar artist Ilona McGuire & Elders. Andrew Sunley Smith’s Overload comprises a submerged, marooned vessel excessively loaded with local limestone rock spall, designed to symbolise commerce and export. And for Outside In, Amrita Hepi sets up an international hotline for messages and song requests for a loved one you are missing and haven’t seen due to the nature of confinement. A lone and lit podium will become the site for re-dancing the collected dedications in a continuous audio and performance work during the Biennale. fremantlebiennale.com.au 19

An enlightening read, exploring human civilisation’s environmental irrationalities, and suggesting an alternative path for future conservation of our fellow inhabitants, ‘Extinct’ warns: ‘There are 39 extinct Australian animal species in this book. There are 121 Australian animals currently considered critically endangered.’ Will we do the right thing?

FEATURED EXHIBITIONS

Claire Healy & Sean Cordeiro Post-haste By Victoria Hynes

As regular travellers, artistic duo Claire Healy and Sean Cordeiro were all set to undertake a residency in Niigata, Japan, in 2020. Instead, like everyone affected by this modern-day pandemic, the year found them at home learning the Japanese art of kite painting. The pair contemplate the lessons learnt over the past two years in their latest exhibition, ‘Posthaste’, at the Blue Mountains City Art Gallery in Katoomba, New South Wales. Curated by Rilka Oakley, it showcases their artwork over the past ten years, addressing themes of technological obsolescence, global mobility, and the effects of mass consumption on the environment; and what happens when unseen forces arrest our desire for progress and speed.

The Drag (still), 2015, Rover P6, two-channel video, colour, sound, 28 mins Courtesy the artists and Blue Mountains City Art Gallery, New South Wales

IN THE STUDIO

The Sum of All Parts (Panel 7, Self Portrait as Carrot), 2021, watercolour, gouache, pencil on paper, 90 × 65cm Photograph: Darren Tanny Tan

Arts Victoria. I’ve had so many enriching experiences with primary school-aged children that have also fed into my works. I’ve been looking at many self-portrait works by artists like Lotte Laserstein, Artemisia Gentileschi, Maria Lassnig and reading the brilliant The Mirror and the Palette by Jennifer Higgie; and listening to lots of podcasts! It is challenging to plan for the year ahead with so many unknowns, but I’m hopeful that things will ease and start to open up. I’ll be moving from a city space to a more regional area and looking forward to seeing how the environment and space around me starts to slowly seep into my work. pip-ryan.com Images courtesy the artist

WHAT’S ON NEAR ME

Telling Tales

Glen Eira City Council Gallery 25 November to 19 December, 2021 Melbourne

‘Telling Tales’ explores the art of storytelling and a shared fascination with books and the literary world in contemporary art. The artists: Chris Bond, Penelope Davis, Prudence Flint, Nicholas Jones, Victoria Reichelt, Tai Snaith, Charlie Sofo and Deborah Walker play with a range of associations intrinsic to books – reading, knowledge, libraries, transformation, history, and personal and collective memory. The works span a range of mediums, including painting, book sculptures, photography, video, collage and altered books. Curated by Diane Soumilas.

Tom Moore Glassorama-BioDrama! Diorama all the ding-dong-day! Beaver Galleries 4 to 21 November, 2021 Australian Capital Territory

Tom Moore’s hybrid sculptures balance whimsy with profound questions about the exploitation of the environment. Combining plant and animal forms with mechanical elements, Moore’s creatures exist in an imagined future where the natural world has evolved to keep pace with human-induced climate change. Some have sprouted wheels, others extra eyes, to remain mobile and vigilant in a hostile world. Delightfully nonconformist, Moore uses 13th century Venetian glass techniques to tell his contemporary fables. He presents his glass sculptures in theatrical dioramas, inviting us deep into his futurist dreamscape.

Nicholas Jones, La Peste, 2021, altered book, 17 × 11 × 3cm Courtesy the artist and Glen Eira City Council Gallery, Melbourne

Hammerbird, glass and hammer, 45 × 30 × 15cm Courtesy the artist and Beaver Galleries, Australian Capital Territory

ART & INDUSTRY

Artist Opportunities We have selected a few galleries and funding bodies calling for submissions for Art Awards, Artist Engagements, Grants, Public Art, Residency Programs, Exhibition Proposals and more. Enjoy, and good luck! Sidney Myer Creative Fellowships 2021

Nine talented mid-career artists and cultural leaders from around Australia have been selected as recipients of the 2021 Sidney Myer Creative Fellowships. Recognised for excellence in the fields of dance, performance, visual arts, writing, theatre and music, each Fellow will be awarded an unrestricted tax-free grant of $160,000 to support the development of their practice over two years. Ngiyampaa Wailwan woman, Alison Murphy-Oates, is a cultural leader dedicated to the development and empowerment of First Peoples artists and arts workers and a network of First Peoples practitioners globally. Ellen van Neerven (they/them) is an award-winning author, editor and educator of Mununjali (Yugambeh language group) and Dutch heritage. Ngiyampaa, Yuin, Bandjalang and Gumbangirr artist Eric Avery is a classically trained violinist, composer and dancer, who also works with Indigenous youth, and creates original compositions for various ensembles.

Hoda Afshar, from the series ‘Speak the Wind’, 2015-2020 Sidney Myer Creative Fellowships 2021 Courtesy the artist and Milani Gallery, Queensland

Hoda Afshar is an Iranian-Australian artist using the modes of photography and moving image to bring focus to social and political issues related to marginality, visibility, and displacement. Choreographer, performer and teacher, Jo Lloyd explores unique movement vocabularies with humour, imagination and risk. Joel Ma challenges stereotypes in the Australian music industry through his work and forges new collaborations across his music and leadership roles. Latai Taumoepeau addresses issues of race, class and the female body through durational performance work, and documents it in photographs. AsianAustralian writer Michele Lee works across theatre, live art, audio, and screen to explore themes of otherness, identity and found families, through contemporary narratives that privilege the experiences of women and people of colour. Tjungkara Ken is from the Aṉangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (APY) Lands in South Australia and is known as a master colourist for her use of deep colours, subtle colour shifts and meticulous illustrations of her Country, and the Tjukurpa (culture, dreaming, law), the Seven Sisters story. ‘I am delighted to make this year’s announcement and extend my congratulations to these wonderful artists. It’s been a testing time for so many of us, and our arts community has suffered significantly with so many performances, exhibitions and theatres closed. It is my hope that this support will make a meaningful difference to support those that help us make sense of this world,’ says Andrew Myer AM, Chair, National Peer Review Panel for the 2021 Fellows. myerfoundation.org.au

Helpmann Academy InReview Mentorship

Applications close 9am (ACDT), November 8, 2021 The Helpmann Academy InReview Mentorship seeks to develop the next generation of arts reviewers and rebuild the practice of robust discourse and analysis of South Australian performing and visual arts. The program will connect experienced arts writers with emerging voices as part of a project aimed at strengthening coverage of arts and culture in the region. This collaboration is part of InReview, a sub-site of InDaily, which publishes credible arts journalism and cultural commentary. The successful recipient will be matched with an InReview mentor who will work with the mentee on various aspects of writing reviews, as well as providing career advice. The mentorship will be undertaken eight hours per week for ten weeks from February 1 to April 8, 2022. Visit the website to read more about eligibility and to apply. helpmannacademy.com.au

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ART & INDUSTRY

Waterhouse Natural Science Art Prize

W www.samuseum.sa.gov.au/waterhouseartprize Entries are invited from artists of any age, nationality and experience for the Waterhouse Natural Science Art Prize. There are two main categories: the $30,000 Open Prize and a $10,000 Emerging Artist Prize. Go online for more information. Entries close Fri Feb 25, 2022. See ad page 67.

Submissions and Proposals Gladstone Regional Art Gallery & Museum

E gragm@gladstone.qld.gov.au W gragm.qld.gov.au/about/exhibiting-at-gragm GRAGM is looking for expressions of interest from artists and creatives for exhibition-based proposals for the 2021-2022 exhibition program.Visit the website for more information or email.

Studio Spaces Lancaster Press Fiji Art Residencies in Paradise

W www.lancasterpress.com.au Fully equipped print studio specialising in hand Lithography. Adjoining four bedroom house with full amenities. Located close to beach and market.

Square One Studios

W sq1.net.au Artist studios and creative workspaces are available at Square One Studios, which are located at Alexandria NSW 2015. Square One provides a unique creative platform for the visual arts and contemporary culture. See ad page 112.

Materials Art Spectrum

T (03) 9387-9799. E enquiries@artspectrum.com.au W www.artspectrum.com.au We are the makers of colour, dedicated to creating the finest possible artists’ colours. Visit the website for more information on these quality products.

Art Stretchers – Art supplies and canvas stretching

309-311 High Street, Northcote VIC 3070. T (03) 9486-4446. E highstreet@artstretchers.com.au W www.facebook.com/artstretchers H Check Facebook for hours. Also at 161 Morphett Street, Adelaide SA 5000. T (08) 8212-2711. E adelaide@artstretchers.com.au W www.facebook.com/ArtStretchersAdelaide

Arthouse Direct

W www.arthousedirect.com.au An extensive range of art, graphic and craft supplies for students and professionals.

Berlin Blue Art Australia’s Schmincke Art Supplies Specialist

W www.berlinblue.com.au Stocking all Schmincke Artist ranges including oils, watercolours, gouache, acrylic, pastels, inks and linoprint. Order online or by phone (02) 4957-1050. See ad page 69.

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MELBOURNE

Walker Street Gallery & Arts Centre

(map ref Melway 90 D8, E7) Cnr Walker and Robinson streets, Dandenong 3175. T (03) 9706-8441. E walkerstgallery@cgd.vic.gov.au W www.greaterdandenong.vic.gov.au/arts H Tues-Fri 12.00 to 4.00. Walker Street Gallery & Arts Centre is South Eastern Melbourne’s premier art centre. Nov 9 to Dec 17 Past, Present and Future – this exhibition looks at the past, present and future of exhibitions in the City of Greater Dandenong. What is a gallery without its audience? Visitors are invited to contribute to the exhibition by considering and sharing their gallery experiences, thoughts and reflections on the walls of the gallery. Looking to the future, artist Kenny Pittock will use these responses as inspiration to create a new work as part of the opening exhibition at Dandenong’s new contemporary art gallery. As we prepare for the opening in early 2022, a new series of works will also be exhibited by artist Hung Lin documenting the development of the new facility, from the construction to the intricate details of the build. Through an installation of past exhibition posters, Past, Present and Future will also look back on some of the many wonderful exhibitions shown at Walker Street Gallery and Arts Centre. Events are subject to COVID-19 restrictions. Visit our website for updates.

Whitehorse Artspace

Box Hill Town Hall, 1022 Whitehorse Road, Box Hill 3128. T (03) 9262-6250. E artspace@whitehorse.vic.gov.au W www.whitehorseartspace.com.au H Tues-Fri 10.00 to 4.00, Sat 12.00 to 4.00. Nov 11 to Dec 18 Where in the World? An Australian Quilters Association Exhibition. Presented by Australian Quilt in Public Places (AQIPP), quilters from across Australia were given the opportunity to demonstrate their originality by creating quilts in response to a theme. The theme, ‘Where in The World?’, can be interpreted through time, space, form or meaning and is sure to inspire some surprising and skilful quilts. Note: Restrictions may affect exhibition scheduling, please check the website for latest opening hours.

Jacie Malseed, Here, There and Everywhere (detail), 2021 © the artist Courtesy the artist and Whitehorse Artspace

Yering Station Art Gallery Hung Lin, Untitled, 2021 Courtesy the artist and Walker Street Gallery & Arts Centre

Art Almanac

98 Melbourne

38 Melba Highway, Yarra Glen 3775. T (03) 9730-0102. E artgallery@yering.com W www.yering.com Contact: Dr Ewen Jarvis. H Mon-Fri 10.00 to 5.00, Sat-Sun 10.00 to 6.00. Please check website and exhibition program.

SYDNEY

Online Frances Keevil Online exhibitions

T 0411-821-550. E frances@franceskeevil.com.au W franceskeevil.com.au Contact Frances to view artworks and for art consulting by appointment. Nov 2 to 14 Momenti di luce by Simone Piccioni. Studio W: End of Year Exhibition at 6 Bourke Street, Woolloomooloo 2011. View by appt. See ad page 9.

Sydney Contemporary Nov 11 to 21

W sydneycontemporary.com.au Sydney Contemporary, Australasia’s Premier Art Fair, in partnership with MA Financial Group, presents Explore Sydney Contemporary, online. Featuring 80+ galleries from Australia and New Zealand showcasing over 1,800 artworks by 450+ artists. Sydney Contemporary will return to Carriageworks Sept 8 to 11, 2022.

CBD The Rocks Art Gallery of New South Wales (AGNSW)

Art Gallery Road, Sydney 2000. T (02) 9225-1744, 1800-679-278. W www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au Admission charges apply to some exhibitions. H Daily 10.00 to 5.00. To early 2022 The Purple House – a celebration of leading Pintupi artists and their enduring legacy leading to the establishment of the Purple House. Also, Matisse Alive – a vibrant gallery-wide festival of Matisse featuring new work, projects and art from the collection. Nov 6 to Feb 13, 2022 Family: Visions of a Shared Humanity – guest curated by Franklin Sirmans, the director of the Pérez Art Museum Miami (PAMM), Family: Visions of a Shared Humanity, presents an important exhibition of video works by some of the most internationally renowned artists of our time. Nov 20 to March 13, 2022 Matisse: Life & Spirit, Masterpieces from the Centre Pompidou, Paris – discover the joy of Matisse with over 100 works spanning six decades.

Helicopter Joe Tjungurrayi, Wangkardu, 2001, synthetic polymer paint on linen canvas, 179.5 × 119.5cm Art Gallery of New South Wales, Mollie Gowing Acquisition Fund for Contemporary Aboriginal Art 2003 © the artist Courtesy that artist and Art Gallery of New South Wales

108 Sydney

FELTspace

12 Compton Street, Adelaide 5000. E feltspace@gmail.com W www.feltspace.org H Wed-Thurs 1.00 to 4.00, Fri 1.00 to 7.00, Sat 10.00 to 4.00, or by appt. FELTdark hours Wed-Sat Dusk to 12.00am. Nov 4 to 20 Front and Back Gallery: Body Work – Kate Bohunnis (SA), Stephanie Doddridge (SA), Maya Victoria Pask aka Queenie Bon Bon (VIC) and Henry Wolff (SA). FELTdark: A testing ground on which the self can best be illuminated by Jemima Lucas (VIC) and Nikki Tarling (VIC).

JamFactory

19 Morphett Street, Adelaide 5000. T (08) 8410-0727. W www.jamfactory.com.au H Daily 10.00 to 5.00. To Nov 28 Gallery One: Anniebell Marrngamarrnga: Ngalkunburriyaymi (Yawkyawk Dreaming). Also, Yarrenyty-Arltere Artists: Nurna yaarna iltjerrama. Nurna kutatha mpaarama! (We can’t rest. We always/continue make!). Gallery Two: Maruku Arts: Minymangku Punu Palyani (Women Doing Punu). Collect: Rekkan / Tamuwu / Nyinakati (sit/ sit down). Adelaide Railway Station: Hermannsburg Potters: Yia Ngkarrama (Telling Stories).

Flinders University Museum of Art | FUMA

Flinders University, Sturt Road, Bedford Park 5042. T (08) 8201-2695. E museum@flinders.edu.au W www.flinders.edu.au/museum-of-art Free entry. H Mon-Fri 10.00 to 5.00, Thurs 10.00 to 7.00, or by appt. Closed weekends and public hols. To April 14, 2022 Sovereign sisters: domestic work – Ali Gumillya Baker, Paola Balla, Faye Rosas Blanch, Destiny Deacon, Julie Dowling, Dale Harding, Natalie Harkin, Leah King-Smith, Tracey Moffatt, Clinton Naina, r e a, Yhonnie Scarce, Ellen Trevorrow and Simone Ulalka Tur. Curated by Ali Gumillya Baker with Madeline Reece.

Anniebell Marrngamarrnga, Yawkyawk (Ngalkunburriyaymi), 2021, pandanus (Pandanus Spiralis), natural dyes Photograph: Sam Roberts Courtesy the artist and JamFactory, Adelaide Unbound Collective, Shadow play, 2020, HD video still © the artists Courtesy the artists and Flinders University Museum of Art

GAGPROJECTS | Greenaway Art Gallery

39 Rundle Street, Kent Town 5067. T (08) 8362-6354. E gag@greenaway.com. au W gagprojects.com Director: Paul Greenaway Representing Australian and international artists. GAGPROJECTS currently presenting virtual exhibitions online. Gallery & stockroom open by appointment only.

Samstag Museum of Art University of South Australia

55 North Terrace, Adelaide 5000. T (08) 8302-0870. E samstagmuseum@unisa.edu.au W www.unisa.edu.au/samstagmuseum Admission free. H Tues-Sat 10.00 to 5.00.

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Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery

UWA, 35 Stirling Highway (cnr Fairway), Crawley 6009. T (08) 6488-3707. E lwag@uwa.edu.au W lwag.uwa.edu.au H Tues-Sat 12.00 to 5.00. To Nov 27 Feeling abstract? Paintings from the UWA Art Collection, 1950-1990 – an exploration of abstract painting over a 40-year period. Also, Matter: Works from the Cruthers Collection of Women’s Art – a focus on materials and materiality and featuring works of grit, weight and significance. Also, Creatures: Ochred, Pokered, Carved and Twined – a diverse menagerie of animal representations from the Berndt Museum of Anthropology. The Gallery will be closed from Nov 28 and will re-open Feb 12, 2022.

Linton & Kay Galleries West Perth

11 Old Aberdeen Place, West Perth 6005. T (08) 6465 4314. E perth@lintonandkay.com.au W www.lintonandkay.com.au H Mon-Sat 10.00 to 4.00.

Linton & Kay Galleries Subiaco

299 Railway Road (cnr Nicholson Road), Subiaco 6008. T (08) 9388-3300. E subiaco@lintonandkay.com.au W www.lintonandkay.com.au H Daily 10.00 to 4.00.

Greater Perth Goolugatup Heathcote Gallery Sydney Ball, Ispahan, 1967, acrylic on canvas, 182.8 × 341cm The University of Western Australia Art Collection. Gift of Dr Albert Gild, 1969 Courtesy Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery

Lance Peck, Kunatjarra Kapi, 2021, acrylic on canvas, 120 × 100cm

58 Duncraig Road, Applecross 6153. T (08) 9364-5666. E heathcote@melville.wa.gov.au W www.heathcotewa.com H Mon-Fri 10.00 to 4.00, Sat-Sun 12.00 to 4.00. Visit the website for the 2021 exhibition program. To Jan 16, 2022 INSIDE OUT – Tilt 2021 by Curtis Taylor. Project Space: Always holding something by Luisa Hansal.

Rupert Jack, Pulukangka (Stockman Story), 2021, stoneware, height 21cm

Abraham Wheeler, Football Car, 2021, acrylic on found metal oil sump, pram wheels, tent poles, wire, raffia, 72 × 38 × 28cm

MADE | FOUND | REPURPOSED 29 October – 21 November 2021 An exhibition of found objects, painted, reshaped and repurposed, and a festival event of the Indian Ocean Craft Triennial (IOTA21).

EARLYWORK

330 South Terrace, South Fremantle WA 0418 900 954 | info@artitja.com.au | www.artitja.com.au Wednesday to Sunday 10am - 4pm

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Godinymayin Yijard Rivers Arts and Culture Centre

Lot 3238, Stuart Highway, Katherine East 0850. T (08) 8972-3751. E info@gyracc.org.au W www.gyracc.org.au H Mon-Fri 9.00 to 5.00, Sat 9.00 to 2.00. Closed Sun and public hols. Visit website for exhibition program. To Nov 13 Groundswell – Recent Movements within Art and Territory. To Nov 15 Catherine Miles: Something Different a solo exhibition in K-Space.

Darwin

Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory (MAGNT)

19 Conacher Street, The Gardens, Darwin 0820. T (08) 8999-8264. E info@magnt.net.au W www.magnt.net.au Free entry. H Daily 10.00 to 4.00. To Feb 6, 2022 Telstra National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Awards – Australia’s longest running and most prestigious art awards for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists. Featuring a variety of styles and stories brought to life in unique ways by some of Australia’s best emerging and established artists. Visit natsiaa.com

Charles Darwin University Art Gallery

Ground floor, Building Orange 12.1.02, Casuarina Campus, Darwin 0909. T (08) 8946-6621. E artgallery@cdu.edu.au W cdu.edu.au/artgallery H Wed-Fri 10.00 to 4.00, Sat 10.00 to 2.00. Visit website for exhibition program. To Feb 26, 2022 DRAWN from the CDU Art Collection – sketches, drawings, illustrations and works-on-paper from 1976 to 2021. Kyra Mancktelow, Moongalba 11, 2021 Courtesy the artist, N. Smith Gallery, Sydney and Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory

Northern Centre for Contemporary Art (NCCA)

Vimy Lane, Parap 0820. T (08) 8981-5368. W nccart.com.au H Wed-Fri 10.00 to 4.00, Sat 10.00 to 2.00, or by appt. Closed public hols. The Northern Centre for Contemporary Art delivers leading local, national and international contemporary art to Darwin.

Outstation Gallery

I Wayan Rajin (1945-2001), Siwa Latri, 1987, Chinese ink and acrylic on paper, 29.5 × 21cm Charles Darwin University Art Collection Courtesy Charles Darwin University Art Gallery

150 Northern Territory

8 Parap Place, Parap, Darwin 0820. T (08) 8981-4822. W www.outstation.com.au H Tues 10.00 to 1.00, Wed-Fri 10.00 to 5.00, Sat 10.00 to 2.00. Closed Sun-Mon. Outstation Gallery works directly with art centres in the presentation and promotion of Indigenous art from the Tiwi Islands, Arnhem Land, the Western Desert, the Kimberley and Central and South Australia. See website for exhibition program. To Nov 13 Winsome Jobling. Nov 19 to Dec 11 Hannah van der Wal and David Wickens.