The Indigenous Collection

Indigenous Galleries, Ground Level, Free entry

NGV Australia, The Ian Potter Centre

http://www.ngv.vic.gov.au/indigenous/
Thursday 01 January 2009 to Sunday 01 January 2012
Exhibition previously on at NGV Australia, The Ian Potter Centre in Victoria, Australia
The art of Indigenous Australia comes from the world’s longest continuing art tradition. Located in country of the Kulin nation, the NGV’s Indigenous Galleries acknowledge the power, primacy and cultural diversity of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art and represent some of its major historical and contemporary moments.

The galleries encompass works across a range of media by male and female artists, including Barak, Judy Watson, Emily Kngwarray and Uta Uta Tjangala. The galleries celebrate contemporary innovation and challenge preconceived notions of what constitutes ‘authentic’ or ‘traditional’ Indigenous art. The displays change regularly to feature different aspects of the NGV ’s rich collection that represents most of the art producing communities across Australia.

Location

NGV Australia, The Ian Potter Centre
Federation Square
Melbourne Precinct
Victoria
Australia
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Figures in possum skin cloaks 1898
© All rights reserved NGV 2009 Australia
William Barak. Wurundjeri c.1824–1903. pencil, wash, ground wash, charcoal, gouache and earth pigments. 57.0 x 88.8 cm. National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne. Purchased, 1962.