University Art Gallery
My Country
Anna Price Petyarra
My mother’s country after the floods
Acrylic on canvas
118cm x 89cm
2010
© the artist 2012 licensed by Aboriginal Artists Agency Ltd
Charlotte Phillipus Napurrula
Kalipinypa
Screenprint ed.7/25
60 x 42cm
2011
© the artist 2012 licensed by Aboriginal Artists Agency Ltd
Gabriella Possum Nugurrayi
Seven Sisters Dreaming
Acrylic on canvas
202 x 102 cm
2011
© the artist 2012 licensed by Aboriginal Artists Agency Ltd
Isobel Gorey Nampirjinpa
Wantupunyu
Screenprint ed.15/25
60 x 42 cm
2011
© the artist 2012 licensed by Aboriginal Artists Agency Ltd
Maureen Poulson Napangardi
Kapi Tjukurrpa (Water Dreaming) – Kalipinypa
Etching ed.5/10
55 x 39 cm
2011
© the artist 2012 licensed by Aboriginal Artists Agency Ltd
Michael Cook
Undiscovered 1
Inkjet print (Epson UltraChrome K3™ inks on Hahnemühle Photo Rag® Bright White 310 gsm paper)
124 x 100 cm
Edition 8
2010
Michael Cook
Undiscovered 5
Inkjet print (Epson UltraChrome K3™ inks on Hahnemühle Photo Rag® Bright White 310 gsm paper)
124 x 100 cm
Edition 8
2010
Shane Pickett
Shadows and lights caress the Bunuroo Days
153 x 122 cm
Acrylic on linen
© the artist 2012 licensed by Aboriginal Artists Agency Ltd
Tiger Yaltangki
Apu Hills
Acrylic on canvas
101 x 61 cm
2011
© the artist 2012 licensed by Aboriginal Artists Agency Ltd
Tiger Yaltangki
Tjukula (Rockhole)
Acrylic on canvas
76 x 51 cm
2011
© the artist 2012 licensed by Aboriginal Artists Agency Ltd
Jeannie Pitjara
Yam Leaf
Acrylic on Canvas
148 x 248 cm
2011
© the artist 2012 licensed by Aboriginal Artists Agency Ltd
Renaid Purdie
Gallurung
120 x 90 cm
Ochre on Canvas
© the artist 2012 licensed by Aboriginal Artists Agency Ltd
Installation shot of My Country Exhibition
Installation shot of My Country Exhibition
Installation shot of My Country Exhibition
Installation shot of My Country Exhibition
Installation shot of My Country Exhibition
Installation shot of My Country Exhibition
Installation shot of My Country Exhibition
- Venue
- AD Building, (Werrington North) Penrith Campus (View Map)
- Date
- 2 Jul - 21 Sep 2012
- Open
- Monday - Friday: 9.00 am - 5.00 pm.
My Country – works from Indigenous communities that celebrate their heritage
My Country is an art exhibition exploring indigenous sensibilities towards land ownership through the University’s own art collection. The landscapes produced by these indigenous artists, depicts their complex social relationships with the land, central to the many facets of indigenous community life.
Artists featured within this exhibition include:
- Michael Cook
- Isobel Corey Nampirjinpa
- Anna Price Petyarre
- Charlotte Phillipus Napurrula
- Shane Pickett
- Jeannie Pitjara
- Maureen Poulson Napangardi
- Gabriella Possum Nungarrayi
- Renaid Purdie
- Tiger Yaltkangki
The University has actively collected indigenous art since the 1980s and this exhibition contains the University’s latest acquisitions.