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The Namatjira Collection

Watercolour landscape paintings become wearable works of art.

GLOR IA P A N N K A 10-15 ‘T J URIT JA ( W E S T M A C DON N EL L R A N G ES, N T) ’ 8 1 c m - wa t er c olou r o n p ap e r $ 3 ,2 0 0

GL ORIA PANN K A Sk irt: 10a-15 $ 9 00

H UBER T P A R EROU L T J A 11-15 ‘M T G IL E S, NT ’ 8 1 c m - wa t er c olou r o n p ap e r $ 4 ,8 0 0

HU BE RT PAREROULT JA Sk irt: 11a-15 $ 1 , 100

P ET ER T JUT J A T JA T AY L O R 12-15 ‘RA INB O W VA L L E Y, N T’ 8 1 c m - wa t er c olou r o n p ap e r $ 3 ,6 5 0

PET E R TJU TJ A T J A T A Y LOR Sk irt: 12a-15 $ 9 90

GLOR IA P A N N K A 13-15 ‘W E S T M A CDO NNE L L R AN G ES, N T’ 8 1 c m - wa t er c olou r o n p ap e r $ 3 ,2 0 0

GL ORIA PANN K A Sk irt: 13a-15 $ 9 00

LEN IE N A MA T JIR A 14-15 ‘RUT JIPM A ( M T SO N DER ) ’ 8 1 c m - wa t er c olou r o n p ap e r $ 3 ,2 0 0

L EN IE NAMAT JIRA Sk irt: 14a-15 $ 9 00

P ET ER T JUT J A T JA T AY L O R 15-15 ‘W E S T M A CDO NNE L L R AN G ES, N T’ 8 1 c m - wa t er c olou r o n p ap e r $ 3 ,6 5 0

PET E R TJU TJ A T J A T A Y LOR Sk irt: 15a-15 $ 9 90

MER V Y N RUBUN T J A 16-15 ‘W E S T M A CDO NNE L L R AN G ES, N T’ 8 1 c m - wa t er c olou r o n p ap e r $ 3 ,6 5 0

M ER V YN RU BUN T J A Sk irt: 16a-15 $ 9 90

K EV IN N A MA T J IR A 17-15 ‘RUT JIPM A ( M T SO N DER ) ’ 8 1 c m - wa t er c olou r o n p ap e r $ 3 ,6 5 0

KEVIN NA MAT JIRA Sk irt: 17a-15 $ 9 90

Raf t A r t s p ac e p r es ent s

The Namatjira Collection

Watercolour landscape paintings become wearable works of art.

A Ngurratjuta Iltja Ntjarra / Many Hands Art Centre collection titled:

“Inti Ljapa Ljapa Irapakalam, butterfly going round and round.”

Produced under the direction of Batchelor Institute of Indigenous Tertiary Education.

OPENING 6PM FRIDAY MAY 15

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SHOWING MAY 15 - JUNE 6

The Namatjira Collection To celebrate the era of Albert Namatjira (1950’s) the Ngurratjuta Iltja Ntjarra / Many Hands Art Centre and The Batchelor Institute of Indigenous Tertiary Education have created limited edition fashion garments.

This is the first time that the Ngurratjuta artists designs have been printed onto fabric. “With this project our aim is to create landscapes of our country in the traditional watercolour style and exhibit them as unique three dimensional wearable works of art.”

The artists: Hubert Pareroultja, Kwementyaye (Peter) Taylor, Gloria Pannka, Lenie Namatjira, Mervyn Rubuntja & Kevin Namatjira each painted a large circular watercolour on paper. Using these designs, eight limited edition circle skirts were produced. The watercolours were scanned using LuxLab facilities and then digitally printed on fabric in North Carolina USA using Eco-friendly printing, and water-based inks. The printed fabric was then individually constructed into 50’s style circle skirts by seamstress, Bernice Bristow.

The skirts will be custom made to order with a maximum edition of 10 (of each design).

Skirt description 50’s style circle skirt with a 6 metre hem - anterior quarter panel insert pockets hide the adjustment hooks & buttons.

FABRIC: Sophisticated light-weight canvas woven from 55% linen and 45% combed cotton.

Half lined with silk.

Skirt length 80-85cm depending on artwork.

Skirt sizes - small, medium & large each having 3 adjustments: Small is size 6-10 Medium is size 10-12 Large is size 14-16 Size 12 = 76cm waist

Photos by Dallas Gold. Skirts modeled by Rita-Mae Ross.