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Art Under the Hammer Online – Weekend Australian
www.theaustralian.com.au/business/tim-goodman-relaunches-fine-art-bourse/news-story/6a9d5bd5c4efc0df2b49b07a14c29d2f29 July 2017Upcoming auction of Emily Kngwarreye's 'Earth's Creation', though Fine Art Bourse and Cooee Gallery.
Emily Kngwarreye, ‘Earth’s Creation’ – Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth%27s_Creation29 July 2017Emily Kngwarreye, 'Earth's Creation' on Wikipedia
Ones to Watch
www.growmore.anz.com/28 May 2016Adrian Newstead gives his "ones to watch" picks in the former Inspired money magazine run by ANZ Bank.
Spectrum planner Oct 8-9 2011 (Ian Waldron exhibition)
smh.com.au28 May 2016Mention in the Spectrum for 2011 Ian Waldron exhibition
Spectrum planner Dec 10-11 2011 (Christmas exhibition)
www.smh.com.au28 May 2016Short writeup of 2011 Christmas exhibition in the Sydney Morning Herald
Portrait of the art dealer as the devil’s advocate
http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/books/portrait-of-the-art-dealer-as-the-devils-advocate-20140410-36e10.html25 May 2016Art dealers, like band managers, are not usually portrayed as heroes in our culture. Their role is to promote original artistic expression, although often they are viewed as exploiting it.
Devil in the Detail
couriermail.com.au25 May 2016In the world of Indigenous art is the dealer really the devil? With a sense of mischief author Adrian Newstead suggests as much in his comprehensive book.
Kurtjar artist’s work on show at Bondi Gallery
koorimail.com25 May 2016Bloodwood Totem, an exhibition of works by Kurtjar artist Ian Waldron, opens at Coo-ee Aboriginal Art Gallery at Sydney's Bondi Beach
Coo-ee at Australian Galleries
www.smh.com.au09 April 2016Exhibition writeup in Sydney Morning Herald out and about
Contemporary Context
theaustralian.com.au/arts06 April 2016Coo-ee Gallery teams up with Australian galleries, short review in the Australian.
Kitty’s Desert Song
www.afr.com/lifestyle/arts-and-entertainment/art/kitty-napanangka-simons-new-show-20160223-gn16v027 February 2016Most of Kitty Napanangka Simon's paintings depict Mina Mina, a sacred place for women's business at Lake Mackay. Kitty Napanangka Simon: Marking Memories is at Cooee Art Gallery, Bondi, Sydney, from March 5 to April 10.
Australians all – Adrian Newstead receives OAM, Jewish News
www.jewishnews.net.au/51524-2/5152429 January 2016We wish a hearty mazal tov to all those eminent members of our community who were recognised in this week's Australia Day Honours.
Efforts in Aboriginal Art are Recognised
newslocal.newspaperdirect.com/epaper/viewer.aspx27 January 2016Australia Day honours section of the Wentworth Courier
Newstead, Noble receive OAM
www.echo.net.au/2016/01/bluesfest-chief-awarded-oam/27 January 2016Short writeup in Byron Shire Echo
Talking to Adrian Newstead, owner of Coo-ee Aboriginal Art Gallery
editions-entrefilet.fr/pages/fr/nos-produits/magazines--audio/anglais--go-english.php01 July 2015Adrian Newstead is an art consultant, dealer and spokesperson for Aboriginal art. In 1981, he established the first gallery that exhibited Aboriginal art, also known as indigenous art. Adrian has been a member of several tourism and art boards, and was Head of Aboriginal Art for the multi-million-dollar Menzies Art Brand auction group. He is passionate about supporting indigenous artists and their communities.
Country Patterns and Interior Designs
www.southsydneyherald.com.au/country-patterns-and-interior-designs/#.V0kvVWaaFJM30 November 2014Helen Tiernan’s new body of work is inspired by beauty, landscape, her Aboriginal heritage and the connection between things lost but not forgotten such as Aboriginal land management and traditional Western interior decoration, both of which inform Tiernan’s work.
Black Art, White Walls exhibition
www.greaterdandenong.com/06 September 2014Black Art, White Walls exhibition - Event description from Greater Dandenong Council
Aboriginal art – two-way street
www.artlink.com.au01 September 2014The Dealer is the Devil: an insider's account of the Aboriginal art trade - review in Artlink magazine
The Dealer is the Devil, the West Australian review of books
au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/entertainment/books/#page115 April 2014Short review of 'The Dealer is the Devil' in the West Australian review of books
The Dealer is the Devil, review in Vogue Australia
www.vogue.com.au/01 March 2014The Dealer is the Devil, a short review in Vogue Australia
Black Art White Walls – the art life
theartlife.com.au/2014/black-art-white-walls/21 February 2014Toward the end of last year the new Grace Cossington Smith Gallery, named after one of Sydney’s best-known modernists, opened in Wahroonga. Black Art White Walls is just the second exhibition in this space.
Beyond dot matrix
territorystories.nt.gov.au/bitstream/10070/249843/22/ntn15feb14022x.pdf15 February 2014In this edited extract from 'The Dealer is the Devil: An Insider’s History of the Aboriginal Art Trade', author ADRIAN NEWSTEAD argues it is time to acknowledge the collaborative nature of Aboriginal art
The Dealer is the Devil
http://news.aboriginalartdirectory.com/2014/02/the-dealer-is-the-devil.php13 February 2014Adrian Newstead is probably uniquely qualified to write a history of that contentious business, the market for Australian Aboriginal art. He may once have planned to be an agricultural scientist, but then he mutated into a craft shop owner, Aboriginal art and craft dealer, art auctioneer, writer, marketer, promoter and finally Indigenous art politician – his views sought frequently by the media. He's been around the scene since 1981 and says he held his first Tiwi craft exhibition at the gloriously named Coo-ee Emporium in 1982. He's met and argued with most of the players since then, having particularly strong relations with the Tiwi Islands, Lajamanu and one of the few inspiring Southern Aboriginal leaders, Guboo Ted Thomas from the Yuin lands south of Sydney.
For The Love Of Artefacts
www.aasd.com.au/10 February 2014In his book The Dealer is The Devil, Adrian Newstead draws on his 30 years of consulting with Aboriginal artists all over Australia. In this extract from the book, the author details the short history of the market for Aboriginal artefacts.
Grand Theft Auto
http://www.afr.com/08 February 2014When a gang of outback kids hot-wired Adrian Newstead’s car, his consignment of works by Australia’s most revered painters were in the boot.
Art resale royalties an ‘abject failure’ for Indigenous artists
http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/art-and-design/art-resale-royalties-an-abject-failure-for-indigenous-artists-20140204-31yql.html04 February 2014The resale royalties scheme, introduced by the previous federal Labor government, has been labelled "an absolute, abject failure" by one of Australia's leading indigenous art dealers, Adrian Newstead
The Dealer is the Devil
htttp://visual.artshub.com.au/news-article/news/visual-arts/gina-fairley/the-dealer-is-the-devil-19799304 February 2014Adrian Newstead’s new expose on the Aboriginal Art Market has everyone talking.
The Dealer is the Devil
www.oceanicartsociety.org.au/01 February 2014Reviewed by Jim Elmslle: The Dealer is the Devil: An insider's history of the Aboriginal art trade by Adrian Newstead. Published by Brandl & Schlesinger Publishers, Australia, 2014.
Art dealer Adrian Newstead’s remote control
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/culture/art/2014/05/03/art-dealer-adrian-newsteads-remote-control/139903920003 May 2013He helped make Aboriginal art a boom industry. Meet Coo-ee gallery owner Adrian Newstead.
Songlines. 11 Aboriginal arts communities, 90 Artists, 200 Artworks. A Christmas show at Cooee Gallery
www.destinationnsw.com.au/01 December 2012Exhibition event listing on Destination NSW
Songlines. 11 Aboriginal arts communities, 90 Artists, 200 Artworks. A Christmas show at Cooee Gallery
www.flightcentre.com.au/01 December 2012Writeup on Flight Centre website
Spectrum planner Nov 24-25 2012 (Christmas exhibition)
www.smh.com.au24 November 2012Mention in the Spectrum planner November 2012
Songlines – Australian Art Review
www.facebook.com/Australian-Art-Review-53745559673/21 November 2012Exhibition writeup on Australian Art Review website
Songlines: A Coo-ee Christmas Exhibition
nit.com.au/14 November 2012Songlines: A Coo-ee Christmas Exhibition will hold its official opening on Saturday 24 November at 2pm at the Coo-ee Aboriginal Art Gallery in Bondi.
Spectrum planner Oct 20-21 (Dream Catchers exhibition)
www.smh.com.au20 October 2012Mention in the Spectrum planner October 2012
Arnhem Land artists visit
newslocal.newspaperdirect.com/epaper/viewer.aspx17 October 2012The Dream Catchers exhibition, opening at Coo-ee Aboriginal Art Gallery in Bondi this Saturday, will have an interactive focus to engage visitors.
Weaving workshop part of sculpture exhibition
www.koorimail.com17 October 2012Maningrida Artists Lena Yarinkurra and Bob Burruwal will hold a weaving workshop at Coo-ee Aboriginal Art Gallery in Bondi Beach to celebrate the opening of the Dream Catchers sculpture exhibition at noon this Saturday, 20th October.
Dream Catchers – Australian Art Review
www.facebook.com/Australian-Art-Review-53745559673/16 October 2012Exhibition writeup on Australian Art Review website
Dream Catchers Exhibition
nit.com.au10 October 2012Exhibition writeup in the National Indigenous Times
Home is Where the Art Is
www.facebook.com/Australian-Art-Review-53745559673/28 September 2012Exhibition writeup on Australian Art Review website
Desert Winter Dreaming – Australian Art Review
www.facebook.com/Australian-Art-Review-53745559673/04 July 2012Exhibition writeup on Australian Art Review website
Coo-ee
www.facebook.com/Australian-Art-Review-53745559673/07 June 2012Ben Garrard talks to gallery owner Adrian Newtead, whose long-standing commitment to the Aboriginal art world has seen him in many roles.
Belle Inbox
www.belleproperty.com/about/belle-magazine.php01 May 2012Cooee women's exhibition recommended in Belle magazine
Spectrum Arts Diary Mar 8 2012 (Bright, Bold and Beautiful exhibition)
www.smh.com.au08 March 2012Writeup in the Spectrum arts diary October 2012
Our Women Celebrated in Bold, Bright Event
koorimail.com07 March 2012Featured artist in The Bright, The Bold & The Beautiful exhibition Rosella Namok will be attending the opening night tomorrow, 8 March, at Coo-ee Gallery in Sydney's Bondi Beach.
The Bright, the Bold and the Beautiful – Australian Art Review
www.facebook.com/Australian-Art-Review-53745559673/05 March 2012Exhibition writeup on Australian Art Review website
Group show: the Bright, the Bold and the Beautiful
www.artmonthsydney.com.au01 March 2012Exhibition listing, Art Month 2012. An exhibition curated as a bright and colourful celebration of female Indigenous women young and old from across the country. The artworks and the artists have all been chosen to represent an inspirational and powerful group of Australian women. ??
Vibrant Aboriginal Women’s Art
www.southsydneyherald.com.au/01 March 2012The Bright The Bold & The Beautiful Exhibition Review - This is an exhibition not to be missed. Curated as a bright and colourful celebration of female Aboriginal artists, younger and older from across the country, the show at the Coo-ee Aboriginal Art Gallery coincides with both International Women's Dry 2012 and Art Month Sydney.
Aboriginal Sydney
www.timeout.com/sydney01 January 2012Cooee Gallery recommended in Timeout 'Sydney for Visitors' 2012.
Love Magic: Cooee Christmas – Australian Art Review
www.facebook.com/Australian-Art-Review-53745559673/14 December 2011Exhibition writeup on Australian Art Review website
Art brings outback students on journey to sea
www.smh.com.au/entertainment/art-and-design/art-brings-outback-students-on-journey-to-sea-20111127-1o1ks.html28 November 2011From a tiny school in the outback to a gallery by the shores of Bondi, the students of Menindee Central School have made an impressive journey.
Outback Students in Town
www.dailytelegraph.com.au/newslocal/north-shore02 November 2011Menindee students had 31 artworks in the Coo-ee Aboriginal Art Gallery at Bondi Beach, with half sold on the exhibition's opening night on Sunday.
Spectrum planner Oct 29-30 2011 (Metamorphosis exhibition)
www.smh.com.au29 October 2011Mention in the Spectrum for 2011 Metamorphosis exhibition
Spectrum Arts Diary Oct 10 2011 (Ian Waldron exhibition)
www.smh.com.au10 October 2011Mention in the Spectrum for 2011 Ian Waldron exhibition
Couples have wedding registries down to a fine art
www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/couples-have-wedding-registries-down-to-a-fine-art-20111009-1lft9.html10 October 2011With more and more couples moving in together before getting married, art is an increasingly popular gift. So much so that a number of high-end galleries offer a registry service.
Common Ground
www.dnamagazine.com.au01 October 2011Arone Raymond Meeks stands at the meeting point between gay and Aboriginal culture and, he says, he's loving it!
Ian Waldron – Bloodwood Totem – Australian Art Review
www.facebook.com/Australian-Art-Review-53745559673/22 September 2011Exhibition writeup on Australian Art Review website
Showcase of a prizewinner
newslocal.newspaperdirect.com/epaper/viewer.aspx20 September 2011Short writeup of 2011 Ian Waldron exhibition in the Southern Courier
The SMH Arts Diary – Ways of Seeing
www.smh.com.au23 August 2011Short writeup of 'Ways of Seeing' exhibition in the Sydney Morning Herald
Exhibition’s focus on landscape, history
newslocal.newspaperdirect.com/epaper/viewer.aspx16 August 2011How we view the Australian landscape and its Aboriginal history is the focus of a new exhibition at Bondi’s Coo-ee Art Gallery. It features works from Billy Benn.
Bark Paintings 1930-2000
www.smh.com.au06 August 2011Mention in the Spectrum for 2011 bark exhibition
Exhibition Extended Until Sat 20 August! Including the work of NAIDOC 2011 Artist of the Year, Robyn Djunginy
www.naidoc.org.au/news/indigenous-australians-honoured-2011-national-naidoc-awards04 August 2011Tragedy soon struck when the car Robyn's teenage grandson was driving crashed, instantly killing two of Robyn's grandsons - her youngest daughter's sons - aged 2 and 3. The Gallery has made a decision to not receive a commission from the sales of Robyn Djunginy's works from this exhibition. 100% of sales will go directly back to the Artist.
Exploring new and old horizons
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MX_%28newspaper%2903 August 2011Front page feature in MX Magazine for 'Ways of Seeing' exhibition, 2011
Bark Paintings 1930-2000
www.afr.com21 July 2011Short writeup of bark exhibition in the Australian Financial Review
SMH Arts Diary: bark seminar at Cooee Gallery
smh.com.au/entertainment/art-and-design08 June 2011Adrian Newstead and Djon Mundine give a seminar at Cooee Gallery
Rosella Namok: NEW STYLE IN INDIGENOUS PAINTING
craft-arts.com.au/product/issue-81-mar-2011/01 March 2011Lockhart River artist Rosella Namok was 20 years old in the late 1990s when her work first burst onto the art scene. Now 31 she enjoys a celebrated reputation among international art collectors.
Collecting Aboriginal Art
signatureluxurytravel.com.au/01 June 2010Long-term expert Adrian Newstead demystifies Australia's Indigenous art
Spirits of the Desert Unleashed
dailytelegraph.com.au10 March 2010Writeup of Kathleen Petyarre exhibition in the Daily Telegraph
Exhibition: Metamorphosis
smh.com.au/11 November 2009Fibre artist and bush sculptor Janine McAullay Bott's work in 'Metamorphosis', a show that celebrates the transformation of everyday materials into magical models.
Indigenous art auction shakeout
www.artcollector.net.au/home01 April 2008THE VIABILITY OF A LARGE PART OF THE AUSTRALIAN ABORIGINAL ART MARKET HAS COME UNDER SCRUTINY WITH THE DECISION OF MENZIES ART BRANDS TO KISS MUCH OF IT GOODBYE REPORTS TERRY INGRAM.
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