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Dates subject to change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Overview<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This eye-opening exhibition introduces North American audiences to the diverse and distinct visual iconographies of Indigenous Australia, which is made up of more than 250 distinct Indigenous nations. Explore this rich and living history of creativity through over 200 works made by more than 130 artists. Drawn exclusively from the collection of Melbourne\u2019s National Gallery of Victoria<\/a>, The Stars We Do Not See<\/em> offers a rare opportunity to experience some of the most significant examples of modern and contemporary Australian Indigenous art. Charting watershed moments in Indigenous art from the late 19th century to the present, this exhibition reveals a rich history of creativity that predates the arrival of the British.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Abstract
Wingu Tingima, Pitjantjatjara c. 1917\u20132010 Minyma Tjuta (Seven Sisters)<\/strong> 2006 synthetic polymer paint on canvas 138.0 x 205.0 cm. National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne. Purchased with funds donated by Supporters and Patrons of Indigenous Art, 2006 \u00a9 Wingu Tingima \/ Copyright Agency, Australia 2023<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

See the work of trailblazing painters including Anmatyerr superstar Emily Kam Kngwarray and Senior Yol\u014bu artist Gulumbu Yunupi\u014bu (after who the exhibition is titled) along with contemporary innovators Brook Andrew, Destiny Deacon, and Betty Muffler. Witness Australian Indigenous art in all its forms, from ochre bark paintings and experimental weavings to immersive sound and video art and powerful photographs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Aboriginal
Alec Mingelmanganu Woonambal c. 1910\u201381 Wanjina<\/strong> 1980 earth pigments and natural binder on canvas 128.1 x 91.4 cm National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne. Purchased from Admission Funds, 1990 \u00a9 The Estate of Alec Mingelmanganu, licensed by Aboriginal Artists Agency \/ Copyright Agency, Australia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Organized by the National Gallery of Victoria and the National Gallery of Art, Washington in association with the Denver Art Museum, the Portland Art Museum, the Peabody Essex Museum, and the Royal Ontario Museum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The exhibition is curated by Myles Russell-Cook, former senior curator of Australian and First Nations art, National Gallery of Victoria and current artistic director & CEO of the Australian Centre for Contemporary Art.\u00a0In Portland, the exhibition presentation will be coordinated by Kathleen Ash-Milby, Curator of Native American Art.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Acknowledgements<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Bank of America is the North America Tour Sponsor for the exhibition.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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