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Landmark New York debut for acclaimed Tiwi artist Timothy Cook
The first United States solo exhibition by acclaimed Tiwi artist Timothy Cook wi...
Phoebe Blogg 19 Aug 2026
Pedro Wonaeamirri's new exhibition set for STATION gallery
STATION is pleased to present a solo exhibition of new work by Pedro Wonaeamirri...
Phoebe Blogg 18 Aug 2026
Deborah Mailman to make history as first Indigenous inductee to Logies Hall of Fame
Deborah Mailman is set to become the first Indigenous person to be inducted into...
Giovanni Torre 15 Aug 2026
Indigenous artists among 2026 MA Art Prize finalists
Sydney Contemporary, in partnership with Principal Partner MA Financial Group, h...
Phoebe Blogg 13 Aug 2026
D Lan Galleries Sydney & Melbourne new exhibition highlights Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Lands
Bringing together nineteen senior artists from the seven art centres of the Anan...
Phoebe Blogg 12 Aug 2026
‘A feeling you will never forget’: Australia’s top First Nations artists celebrated at NATSIAA

"It's a feeling you will never forget."Dr Shannon Brett, guest curator of the 2026 National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Awards, delivered that message to artists on Larrakia Country in D...

Natasha Clark Natasha Clark Aug 10, 2026
From the Central Desert to the Torres Strait: DAAF celebrates 20 years

This year's Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair gathered more than 75 stalls from Aboriginal art centres, each showcasing art, fashion and design rooted in the cultural histories of communities across Australi...

Natasha Clark Natasha Clark Aug 10, 2026
From Renaissance dreamscapes to digital ceremony: 2026 Telstra NATSIAA winners revealed

A Renaissance-inspired dreamscape, handwoven dillybags made from British Museum maps, and a digital recording of Tiwi song and dance are among the works recognised in Australia's leading First Nations...

Natasha Clark Natasha Clark Aug 7, 2026
First Nations exchange brings together artists from around the world

First Nations practitioners working across textile, customary adornment and fashion have come together from across Australia, Aotearoa / New Zealand and Turtle Island / Canada through a Creative Austr...

Phoebe Blogg Phoebe Blogg Aug 6, 2026
First Nations artistry showcased at Chau Chak Wing Museum

The artistry of First Nations women working with natural materials including woven fibres, bark and paper, underpins a new exhibition at the University of Sydney's Chau C...

Phoebe Blogg Phoebe Blogg Aug 5, 2026
New exhibition showcases work of Tiwi artist Michelle Pulatuwayu Woody Minnapinni

Ngiya Murrakupupuniamintiya Jilamara (My Country and Art) by Michelle Pulatuwayu Woody Minnapinni will be exhibited by STATION in collaboration with Jilamara Arts and Crafts Association, opening Satur...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Jul 31, 2026
First Nations artist Desirai Saunders continuing to grow her community-focused work

Proud Gunggari woman and artist Desirai Saunders is a digital illustrator known for her bold, character-driven portraits that reflect contemporary First Nations experiences and urban cultural identity...

Phoebe Blogg Phoebe Blogg Jul 20, 2026
Monash unveils program for Kindred People - a global Indigenous‑led festival coming this September

Monash University's campuses on Boonwurrung Country will be transformed into spaces of ceremony, creativity and connection. Where ancient wisdom meets future worlds, weaving together global First Nati...

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Potter Museum of Art opens major exhibition exploring the enduring significance of Australia's iconic gum tree

The University of Melbourne's Potter Museum of Art has opened a major new exhibition: Ngarn Wa'ngal: Art of the gum tree. Running until November 21, the exhibition explores this tree as a source of cr...

Phoebe Blogg Phoebe Blogg Jul 10, 2026
Artback NT delegation strengthens First Nations cultural connections with Taiwan

Art has always been one of the oldest ways First Nations peoples have carried knowledge across generations. It holds language, culture, history and identity, connecting people long before borders were...

Nicole Brown Nicole Brown Jul 7, 2026
British Museum maps become paper dillybags / danala for NATSIAA finalist

Gulumerridjin (Larrakia), Wardaman and KarraJarri artist Jenna Mayilema Lee has turned maps from the British Museum into paper danala for the Telstra Work on Paper Award at the 2026 Telstra National A...

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Jul 1, 2026
NATSIAA finalist brings together dreamscape, history and resistance

Marri Ngarr artist Ryan Presley has brought oil painting, politics and the Western canon together in his finalist work for the Telstra General Painting Award at the 2026 Telstra National Aboriginal an...

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Jul 1, 2026
NATSIAA returns with major showcase of First Nations art

The 2026 Telstra National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Awards (NATSIAA) will open in Darwin this weekend, with three First Nations artists, curators and cultural leaders named to judge th...

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Jun 26, 2026
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