Talks & Conversations

Gallery Talk—The Stars We Do Not See: Australian Indigenous Art 

Part of The Stars We Do Not See: Australian Indigenous Art Opening Weekend
Tiger Palpatja, Wati Wanampi Tjukurpa, 2010, synthetic polymer paint on canvas, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Purchased in memory of Graeme Marshall with funds donated by Harriet and Richard England and Anne and Ian McLean, 2011 © Tiger Palpatja/Copyright Agency, 2024. Photo: Jeremy Dillon / NGV

Tiger Palpatja, Wati Wanampi Tjukurpa, 2010, synthetic polymer paint on canvas, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Purchased in memory of Graeme Marshall with funds donated by Harriet and Richard England and Anne and Ian McLean, 2011 © Tiger Palpatja/Copyright Agency, 2024. Photo: Jeremy Dillon / NGV

Tiger Palpatja, Wati Wanampi Tjukurpa, 2010, synthetic polymer paint on canvas, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Purchased in memory of Graeme Marshall with funds donated by Harriet and Richard England and Anne and Ian McLean, 2011 © Tiger Palpatja/Copyright Agency, 2024. Photo: Jeremy Dillon / NGV

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Please join us in The Stars We Do Not See: Australian Indigenous Art for a talk with exhibition curator Myles Russell-Cook. Russell-Cook was previously senior curator of Australian and First Nations art at the National Gallery of Victoria in Melbourne, Australia and is currently artistic director and CEO of the Australian Centre for Contemporary Art. This exhibition explores the varied and distinct visual iconographies of Indigenous Australia through over 200 works made by more than 130 artists, representing some of the most significant examples of modern and contemporary Australian Indigenous art. 

Image caption: Tiger Palpatja, Wati Wanampi Tjukurpa, 2010, synthetic polymer paint on canvas, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Purchased in memory of Graeme Marshall with funds donated by Harriet and Richard England and Anne and Ian McLean, 2011 © Tiger Palpatja/Copyright Agency, 2024. Photo: Jeremy Dillon / NGV

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