Upcoming Exhibitions

Three echoes – Western Desert art

16 April – 13 June

Dr George Tjapaltjarri (born c.1930 – 2017) Pintupi language group, Puli-puru-tjunku, 1977, synthetic polymer powder paint on composition board, 56 x 41 cm. Photograph by Mark Ashkanasy. © Dr George Tjapaltjarri l Aboriginal Artists Agency Ltd

Three echoes – Western Desert art is a stunning exhibition exploring the poetic notion of echoes – how metaphorically and metaphonically we can echo a thought, a sentiment or a consciousness. In the 1970s, Australian Aboriginal people from the desert began talking to the world through art, transferring their creation stories of the land and people to canvas. Now in the 2020s, this foundational echo is going back and forth. No longer a one-sided, outward calling, it reverberates multi-dimensionally within wider Australian and global communities.

Curated by celebrated curator, writer, artist and activist, Djon Mundine OAM FAHA Three echoes – Western Desert art showcases 81 paintings, prints and batiks by 57 acclaimed artists heralding from Ikuntji (Haasts Bluff), Papunya and Utopia Aboriginal communities in the Western Desert regions of the Northern Territory, Australia.

Three echoes – Western Desert art is an initiative of Museums & Galleries Queensland developed in partnership with Karin Schack and Andrew Arnott, and curated by Djon Mundine OAM FAHA. This project has been assisted by the Australian Government through its Visions of Australia program and through the Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory body. It is supported by the Queensland Government through Arts Queensland.