Long Tom Tjapanangka (born 1929 – 2006) Pintupi/Ngaatjatjarra language groups, 'Mereenie Range with Sacred Tree and Snake,' 1996, acrylic on linen, 152 x 198 cm. Photograph by Mark Ashkanasy. © Long Tom Tjapanangka l Aboriginal Artists Agency Ltd.
Museums & Galleries Queensland

Three Echoes – Western Desert Art

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Three Echoes – Western Desert Art showcases Australian Aboriginal art spanning the first 30 years of the Western Desert art movement, with works from 57 artists, curated by Djon Mundine OAM FAHA.

Curated by Djon Mundine OAM FAHA, 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.

https://magsq.com.au/touring-exhibitions/three-echoes/

 

Curator Video

Three Echoes – Western Desert Art Curator, Djon Mundine OAM FAHA, discusses Museums & Galleries Queensland’s touring exhibition with Collectors, Andrew Arnott and Karin Schack, and exhibition consultant, Marina Strocchi.

 

Partners

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.

  • Museums & Galleries Queensland
  • NETS

Sponsors

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. 

  • Visions of Australia
  • Creative Australia
  • Queensland Government
  • Tim Fairfax Family Foundation
  • Australian Cultural Fund