Queenie (Garagarag) McKenzie Neermeeroni - The Rainmaker 1998 (detail). Natural ochres, pigments, binder on canvas, 100 x 140 cm. State Art Collection, Art Gallery of Western Australia. Purchased through the Sir Claude Hotchin Art Foundation, Art Gallery of Western Australia Foundation, 2000. © Queenie McKenzie, 1998.
Always Was, Always Will Be.
Recognises that First Nations people have occupied and cared for this continent for over 65,000 years.
Indigenous and Torres Strait Art is one of Australia's greatest cultural gifts to the world. It is part of the continuum of lived experience, ceremonial practice, and the connection with traditional lands and ancestral beliefs. Indigenous art is strikingly beautiful. But it can also tell of a history of sorrow, dislocation and discrimination.
All public tours during NAIDOC Week will focus on contemporary Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art from the State Art Collection. These tours will highlight the many wondrous art styles, forms and subjects that continue to inspire and captivate Indigenous artists today.
Various times, Sunday 8 – Sunday 15 November 2020
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GALLERY OPEN
Wed to Mon 10am-5pm
Closed Tuesdays, Good Friday and Christmas Day
Entry is free, donations welcomed. Special exhibitions may incur a ticket fee.