2018
Ikuntji Artists at Tjungu Festival, Yulara NT
For the first time Ikuntji Artists will hold a stall at the Tjungu Festival in Yulara. From Thursday 26 April until Sunday 29 April 2018 the Ayers Rock Resort will be transformed: art and culture will take the centre stage. Market stalls, fashion parade, food events and live music all form part of the festival.
“Haasts Bluff” contemporary art from the Ikuntji Artists, Yaama Ganu Gallery
Our first exhibition with Yaama Ganu Gallery in Moree NSW focuses on the recent artistic developments at Ikuntji Artists. Young and emerging artists as well as leaders of contemporary art will be featured in this show.
2017
Ikuntji Artists at Blak Markets, Barangaroo Sydney
Blak Markets are holding the Christmas Markets at Barangaroo! Ikuntji Artists will be there for the first time. Meet our staff, look at our artworks and maybe choose some for Christmas presents! We are bringing a wide variety of works and something for everyone!
Continuing Culture exhibition at Artitja Fine Art, Fremantle WA
Continuing Culture exhibition at Artitja Fine Art in Fremantle focuses on the 65 000 years of Indigenous history in Australia expressed through artworks from Indigenous artists across the desert. The focus of this exhibition is on remote Indigenous communities and their connections to country. Ikuntji Artists’ Keturah Zimran is featured with her bold works of
Desert Mob, Alice Springs
Ikuntji Artists will participate this year again in all aspects Desert Mob! Exhibition opening on Thursday night at 5.30pm Symposium on Friday from 10am – 4pm Market on Saturday from 10 am -2pm Desert Mob is Australia’s premier event featuring new artworks from Aboriginal owned art centres throughout Central Australia. This event brings together Desart member
Parrtjima – a festival in light
In September 2017, the West Macdonnell Ranges in Alice Springs are turned every night for ten nights into a festival in light. Parrtjima is showcasing the oldest continuous culture on earth through the newest technology on a 300-million-year-old natural canvas. Gordon Butcher’s and Eunice Napanangka Jack’s artworks will be featured as part of ‘Grounded’ at
DAAFF at Fashfest, Canberra ACT
FASHFEST, a stunning three-day fashion experience, cultivates modern, emerging fashion, design and creative talent on Australia’s capital stage for the world to see. Held 28 to 30 September, FASHFEST is the most glamorous, red-carpet fashion event on Canberra’s annual social calendar. Three nights. Six distinct shows (two per night). One total fashion experience. Ikuntji Artists is proud
Centipede Dreaming Artwork Presentation
Advocate Art Award Finalists, Alice Springs
Ikuntji Artists is proud to announce that two of their artists, Eunice Napanangka Jack and Keturah Zimran, have been short listed as finalists for the 2017 Advocate Art Award! The annual event organised by the Central Australian Art Society will be held at Araluen Arts Centre from July 28th. Over 40 years of continous support
Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair, Darwin
Ikuntji Artists is proud to participate in the 11th Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair! Come and find us at the Darwin Convention Centre this August! The Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair offers a rich exchange of art, culture, and ideas with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists from across Australia. The Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair (DAAF) is
From Country to Couture at DAAF, Darwin NT
‘From Country to Couture’ is an Indigenous Fashion Parade held before the opening of the Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair in Darwin. In 2017, it showcases the collections of eight art centres and designers they have worked with in the previous year. The fashion parade was curated by Grace Lilian Lee, an Indigenous artist who has
Kuruyultu – Eunice Napanangka Jack at Outstation Gallery, Darwin
Eunice Napanangka Jack is represented at Outstation Gallery in Darwin with her first ever and much anticipated solo show. The body of works in this exhibition was created over a period of 18 months and showcases a deep reflection on her connection to country. The works in this exhibition speak of her father’s country Kuruyultu
#ART4EDONT, Darwin
In its third year the Annual Aboriginal Art Auction held by the Environmental Defenders Office of the Northern Territory in Darwin includes works by Ikuntji Artists’ Alice Nampitjinpa, Eunice Napanangka Jack and Molly Napaltjarri. The Auction raises funds to support the services of the EDONT and continue their important role for the NT. Please support
Calleen Art Award at Cowra Regional Art Gallery, Cowra
Ikuntji Artists is proud to announce that Eunice Napanangka Jack has been selected finalist for the Calleen Art Award at the Cowra Regional Art Gallery. The Calleen Art Award encourages originality, creativity and artistic excellence. The Calleen Art Award is an acquisitive national painting prize in any subject and style established in 1977 by Patricia
Painting Power – Ritual, Art & Land, at The Goods Shed, Perth
The relationship between the power of nature and the energy of ritual traditions is explored in these intensely personal artworks by Aboriginal artists living in remote Australia. Their vivid canvases evoke rain making rituals, ancestral narratives, the connection to stars and moon and how they feature in traditional land management practices.
2017 Wyndham Art Prize
Ikuntji Artists is proud to announce that Alice Nampitjinpa and Eunice Napanangka Jack have been shortlisted for the Wyndham Art Prize 2017. The exhibition opens on 5 April – 6.30 to 8.30pm. The Wyndham Art Prize is part of the Wyndham Cultural Centre’s annual events and features a selected group of local and national artists.
Moreton Bay Region Art Awards, Strathpine QLD
Ikuntji Artists is proud to announce that Eunice Napanangka Jack, Jeffrey Jackson and Keturah Zimran have been selected finalists for this year’s Moreton Bay Region Art Awards. The Moreton Bay Region Art Awards, running 20 May to 28 May is an annual acquisitive exhibition proudly supported by the Moreton Bay Regional Council. The Art Awards
Raw, Norton Rose Fulbright, Perth
Norton Rose Fulbright is a global legal firm, who as part of their commitment under their Reconciliation Action Plan, will exhibit Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art and music in Perth. Ikuntji Artists’ Alice Nampitjinpa and Eunice Napanangka Jack were selected for this special event, which only showcases a total of six Indigenous artists. Both artists
The Women’s Show, Vivien Anderson Gallery
Ikuntji Artists is proud to announce that Keturah Zimran will be represented in Vivien Anderson Gallery’s annual The Women’s Show The annual exhibition of selected leading & emerging Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander women artists in celebration of their contribution to Australian & international visual arts & culture The opening is 6pm – 8pm Wednesday on
Artist-in-residency at IES, Brisbane 2017
Ikuntji Artists’ Susie Lane and Keturah Zimran will be artists-in-residency at the International Education Services in Brisbane. This ongoing partnership with IES brings Indigenous artists to the Foundation Year Students in Brisbane. It gives them an opportunity to learn about Indigenous arts and culture first hand. Through a series of workshops on site students and