2022
Ikuntji X Native Swimwear at Australian Fashion Week, Sydney
INDIGENOUS FASHION PROJECTS Ikuntji Artists is really excited to be partnering with Native Swimwear Australia for their new collection. Designs by our talented superstar Keturah Zimran will be featuring on the Afterpay Australian Fashion Show runway as part of the ‘Keturah to Coutour’ collection by designer Natalie Cunningham. This will be an amazing show, head
Tactile Arts Mother’s Day Craft Fair
Ikuntji Artists will be at the Tactile Arts Mother’s Day Craft Fair! Come and see us at the Darwin Waterfront on Saturday 7th of May, 9AM -3PM. Looking forward to seeing you there!
Finalists! Hazelhurst Art on Paper Award 2021
We are proud to announce that Eunice Napapangka Jack’s print ‘Kuruyultu’ and Mitjili Napurrula’s print ‘Watiya Tjuta’ have both been chosen as finalists in this years Hazelhurst Art on Paper Award! Hazelhurst Art On Paper Award 2021 22 Jan 2022 – 27 Mar 2022 Hazelhurst Art On Paper Award 2021 Opening On Facebook: Friday 21
Eunice receives the ‘Banyule Award for Works on Paper’ Commendation Award
We are very proud to announce that Eunice Napanagnka Jack has received the Commendation Award for this years Banyule Award for Works on Paper. Congratulations Eunice! Eunice NAPANANGKA JACK Kuruyultu (2020) Limited edition print, etching 106 x 78cm In this print, Eunice depicts her father’s Tjukurrpa (Dreaming). It shows the country at Kuruyultu, near Tjukurrla
Ikuntji at the Melbourne Design Fair
Ikuntji Artists is excited to be included in the Melbourne Design Fair in March 2022! Ikuntji is proud to be represented by Jam factory with the collaboration of artist Keturah Zimran and industrial designer Caren Ellis. They worked together using Keturah’s Puli Puli (rocks) designs to create the curvaceous Boulder Chair and Boulder Footrest. Presented
Ikuntji Artists Finalist in 2021 Banyule Award for Works in Paper
Ikuntji Artists has been invited to exhibit our artists at the 2021 Banyule Award for Works on Paper and a finalist in the exhibition. This is a prestigious national art price with the winning artwork entered into the Banyule Art Collection. Artworks by artists Alice Nampitjinpa Dixon, Eunice Napanangka Jack and Mitjili Napurrula will be
Finalists – Banyule Award for Works on Paper 2021
We are proud to announce that Alice Nampitjinpa Dixon, Eunice Napapangka Jack and Mitjili Napurrula were all finalists in the 2021 Banyule Award for Works on Paper for their edition prints! The award is awarded biennially to an outstanding contemporary work on paper. This is a prestigious national art prize, with the winning artwork entered
Luminous Lampshades Pop Up
Luminous: Lampshades hand-crafted from Australian First Nations hand-printed fabrics, will exhibit a number of Indigenous artworks at West Village, Adelaide. The event, run by Fabric of Life, is part of the Fringe hub during Adelaide Fringe. Lisa Multa’s Tali at Kungkayunti; Mavis Marks’ Women’s Business; and Kumuntjai Nampitjinpa Dixon’s Tjilkamala Rockholes will feature at the event.
DENFAIR 2022, Melbourne.
We are excited to announce that Tactile Arts is partnering with Interiors Australia + DENFAIR to represent the Top End in the ‘Australia’s Next Top Designers’ section of this major interiors event. Interiors Australia + DENFAIR is the premier exhibition for architecture and design, and the largest annual gathering of interior designers, architects, developers, builders, retailers and design-savvy consumers. Endorsed by all the major design industry
Finalist! WAMA Art Prize 2021
We re excited to announce that Alice Nampitjinpa Dixon’s print ‘Tali Tali – Sandhills’ has been selected as a finalist in the 2021 WAMA Art Prize. You can view and purchase the work in the online exhibition here WAMA ART PRIZE FINALISTS The inaugural WAMA Art Prize, Works on Paper attracted more than 500 entries
“Land Drawing – Drawing of the Land” Exhibition, France (Touring)
We are proud to announce that this exhibition is touring! Dessin du territoire – Territoire du dessin / Land drawing – Land of drawing (the French-Australian artist collaboration) is touring the Australian Embassy in Paris, the exhibition will be on from 6 October 2021 to 7 January 2022. There will be an official opening reception
2021
IDAIA – Christmas Exhibition, Lyon, France.
A beautiful selection of Christmas gifts has been prepared by the team of exhibition curators at Showroom Galerie 7 in Lyon: From IDAIA, they have selected home decoration objects and textile accessories from the Bábbarra collection, Aboriginal art fabrics, as well as paintings and small objects. Also on offer are the hand-loomed weavings of Colette Gauzit; the Laos textile
AIATSIS Indigenous Art Market – Online 2021 CLOSES MIDNIGHT TONIGHT!
Ikuntji Artists is excited to be part of this years AIATSIS Indigenous Art Market Online 2021. The marketplace will take place online between 26th of November – 05 December 2021. “This year we are delivering our Indigenous Art Market online due to the ongoing challenges with COVID-19 across Australia to ensure we can continue to
TARNANTHI // Rekkan / Tamuwu / Nyinakati (sit/sit down) Exhbition, Adelaide.
Artists from three diverse Aboriginal arts centres — Raylene Bonson (Bábbarra Women’s Centre), Keturah Zimran (Ikuntji Artists) and Roslyn Orsto (Tiwi Designs) — have each collaborated with an Adelaide-based contemporary designer — Daniel Emma (Daniel To and Emma Aiston), Caren Elliss and Dean Toepfer — to co-design and produce an upholstered piece of furniture, utilising
Tactile Arts -Christmas Craft Fair, Darwin.
Join Ikuntji Artists and other wonderful artists for your Christmas shopping this year! You will find our clothes, fabrics, bags and ethically made merchandise. The Tactile Arts Christmas Craft Fair is an annual exposé of Top End creatives showcasing some of the finest locally produced art, craft, and design at the Darwin Convention Centre across
Art Centres Online: A virtual event of story-telling direct from the desert.
Art Centres Online: A virtual event of story-telling direct from the desert. Celebrate the evolving expression of Central Australian Aboriginal Art over eight days with Desart’s series of short films and online MarketPlace.Speaking from Country, artists share the stories of their work, culture and communities. Be taken into the art centres and onto the homelands
‘Painting Now’ – Peindre aujourd’hui en terres aborigènes Exhibition, France.
Ikuntji artists are excited to be part of ‘Painting Now’ exhibition, to be held in France in July 2021. As part of the Australia Now France 2021 campaign organised the Australian Embassy in France and DFAT, the city of Le Havre is hosting a curated exhibition of contemporary Aboriginal paintings, with the objective to present
The Design Files + Laminex Design Awards – Finalists
Ikuntji Artists are incredibly proud to announce that our Ikuntji + Publisher Collaboration has been nominated as a finalists in the Collaboration and Textile Design Category. The collection features designs by Ikuntji Artists that have been screen-printed and made into clothes by Publisher Textiles. “An ongoing collaboration between Ikuntji Artists and Publisher Textiles sees paintings
Eunice Napanangka Jack Solo Exhibition at Outstation Gallery
Eunice Napanangka Jack is back with another dazzling solo exhibition at Outstation Gallery in 2021. In her most recent body of work, Eunice continues to depict her father’s country, Kuruyultu, using her distinctive textural brushstrokes to create mesmerising lineation representative of her country. Eunice’s exquisite artworks can be found in collections nationwide as well as
Tarnanthi Art Fair 2021 – Online Event
The Tarnanthi Art Fair goes online in 2021. Browse a diverse range of unique works – including paintings, ceramics, sculpture, woven objects, jewellery, clothes, textiles and homewares – handmade by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists at art centres nationwide. Tarnanthi Art Fair is an ethical sales event. Every dollar from your purchase goes directly