Fine Art Gallery

Australia's oldest exhibiting Aboriginal art gallery

exhibition Women In Colour | International Women's Day

From 8th to 30th March 2019
  • OPENING 8th March 2019 6:00 - 8:00 pm 326 Oxford Street, Paddington, NSW

Women in Colour will be on view at Cooee Art Paddington from 8-30 March 2019, officially opening on International Women's Day, March 8th 6 pm.

In the 1990s, Aboriginal women emerged to become the dominant force in Australian art and carried the movement toward international acclaim. This parallels the growing strength and influence of women in contemporary discourse and the arts on the global stage. In this revolutionary period our history, we have come to expect a more equitable gender balance from the home to the halls of power.

In conjunction with International Women’s Day and Art Month 2019, Cooee Art presents Women In Colour, curated by its Director, Mirri Leven. Leven has selected works from communities across Australia in order to illustrate distinctive relationships to their culture, country and each other.  These works provide an insight into the life, concerns and responsibilities of female Indigenous artists in contemporary Australia. The exhibition comprises works by individual Indigenous women artists, and collaborative pieces that emphasise the connections between groups of women belonging to the same land, community and culture. The works in this exhibition, not only explore this interconnectedness, but also posit all of these female artists firmly into the #balanceforbetter conversation presented by International Women’s Day.

This exhibition is an opportunity to hear these female voices loud and singing. It is bright and fun and show women in a positive affirmative light. We are talking about the energy, power and passion that women have for their country, for their language, and for their stories. As they paint they pass all of this on to their children, before their artworks travel beyond the borders of their communities to inspire and delight a national and international audience.  Indigenous women are incredibly strong and resilient. Their alluring and inspirational artworks speak with an ancient voice - Mirri Leven

The painting selected to be the ‘hero’ in this exhibition is a collaborative piece by the Kaltjiti Womens Collaborative, entitled Ngura. It was chosen by Leven while in Alice Springs in a serendipitous magical moment when a butterfly landed on the painting. Ngura was created by eleven clanswomen in collaboration as they sat surrounding the work according to the direction of each person’s homeland country. The combination of different styles and stories create a rich tapestry of colour and mark making. It relates an epic tale that encompasses different Dreamings, landmarks, stones, trees, rocks, and soakages. The Seven Sisters Dreaming passes through this country linking the creation stories of all the sites, rock holes and soakages that are depicted.

This exhibition includes artworks from across the Central, Tanami and Western Deserts, reaching beyond into Australia’s far north and urban centres. Included amongst the artists are Kitty Napanangka Simon and Myra Nungarrayi Herbert from the Warlpiri community in Lajamanu, NT; east coast artists Karla Dickens, Lorraine Austin and Robyne Latham; the late Sally Gabori from Far North Queensland and Emily Kame Kngwarreye from Utopia, NT;  Athena Nangala Granites from Yuendamu, NT; and women from the APY Lands (Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Lands) in SA.

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Alalgura Country by Emily Kame Kngwarreye
Alalgura Country - 1993
Emily Kame Kngwarreye 12

121 x 90 cm painting
#17372
SOLD

Minma Marlilu and Kalaya Tjukurrpa by Clarise and Patricia Tunkin and Baker
Minma Marlilu and Kalaya Tjukurrpa - 2018
Clarise and Patricia Tunkin and Baker

164.0 x 200 cm
#16707
$N/A

River at My Father's Country by Mirdidingkingathi Juwarnda Sally Gabori
River at My Father's Country - 2008
Mirdidingkingathi Juwarnda Sally Gabori 1

152.0 x 101.0 cm
#17306
$12,000.00

Landmarks by Helen McCarthy Tyalmuty
Landmarks - 2017
Helen McCarthy Tyalmuty 3

92.0 x 150.0 cm
#16908
$N/A

Untitled by Helen McCarthy Tyalmuty
Untitled - 2016
Helen McCarthy Tyalmuty 3

60.0 x 182.0 cm
#16333
SOLD

Landmarks by Helen McCarthy Tyalmuty
Landmarks - 2017
Helen McCarthy Tyalmuty 3

91.0 x 121.0 cm
#16907
SOLD

Walpa (Wind Dreaming) by Jorna Newberry
Walpa (Wind Dreaming) - 2018
Jorna Newberry 18

122 x 152 cm
#17160
SOLD

Creation - Awelye by Charmaine Pwerle
Creation - Awelye - 2018
Charmaine Pwerle

206.0 x 129.0 cm
#16906
SOLD

Minma Malilu by Teresa Baker
Minma Malilu - 2018
Teresa Baker

98 x 149 cm
#17302
$N/A

Ngayuku Ngura - My Country by Jennifer Ingkatji
Ngayuku Ngura - My Country - 2018
Jennifer Ingkatji

148 x 98 cm
#16781
SOLD

Minma Malilu by Patricia Tunkin Baker
Minma Malilu - 2018
Patricia Tunkin Baker

148 x 94 cm
#17305
$N/A

Wakirlpirri Jukurrpa (Dogwood Tree Dreaming) by Liddy Walker
Wakirlpirri Jukurrpa (Dogwood Tree Dreaming) - 2011
Liddy Walker 3

122 x 122 cm
#17235 LOCATION: Bondi Beach
$5,350.00

Walpa (Wind Dreaming) by Jorna Newberry
Walpa (Wind Dreaming) - 2018
Jorna Newberry 18

101 x 112 cm
#17161
SOLD

As Above, As Below by Karla Dickens
As Above, As Below - 1990
Karla Dickens

110 x 185 cm
#17329
SOLD

Minamina Dreaming by Kitty Napanangka Simon
Minamina Dreaming - 2019
Kitty Napanangka Simon 12

118 x 90 cm
#17336
SOLD

Minamina Dreaming by Kitty Napanangka Simon
Minamina Dreaming - 2019
Kitty Napanangka Simon 12

118 x 90 cm
#17337
SOLD

Wakirlpirri Jukurrpa (Dogwood Tree Dreaming) by Liddy Walker
Wakirlpirri Jukurrpa (Dogwood Tree Dreaming) - 2013
Liddy Walker 3

107 x 91 cm
#17178
SOLD

Wakirlpirri Jukurrpa (Dogwood Tree Dreaming) by Liddy Walker
Wakirlpirri Jukurrpa (Dogwood Tree Dreaming) - 2011
Liddy Walker 3

122 x 122 cm
#17236 LOCATION: Bondi Beach
$3,200.00

Yanjirlpirri | Napaljarri-Warnu Jukurrpa (Star or Seven Sisters Dreaming) by Athena Nangala Granites
Yanjirlpirri | Napaljarri-Warnu Jukurrpa (Star or Seven Sisters Dreaming) - 2018
Athena Nangala Granites

122 x 107 cm
#17174
SOLD

Budgerigar Dreaming by Nungarrayi Myra Herbert
Budgerigar Dreaming - 2019
Nungarrayi Myra Herbert

119 x 90 cm
#17352
SOLD

Minamina Dreaming by Kitty Napanangka Simon
Minamina Dreaming - 2019
Kitty Napanangka Simon 12

84.0 x 50.0 cm
#17338
SOLD

Minamina Dreaming by Kitty Napanangka Simon
Minamina Dreaming - 2019
Kitty Napanangka Simon 12

84.0 x 50.0 cm
#17339
SOLD

Budgerigar Dreaming by Nungarrayi Myra Herbert
Budgerigar Dreaming - 2019
Nungarrayi Myra Herbert

119 x 90 cm
#17353
$2,400.00

Budgerigar Dreaming by Nungarrayi Myra Herbert
Budgerigar Dreaming - 2019
Nungarrayi Myra Herbert

119 x 90 cm
#17354
$2,400.00

Myroodah Station by Maggie Green
Myroodah Station - 2017
Maggie Green 1

76 x 76 cm
#16768
SOLD

Myroodah Station by Maggie Green
Myroodah Station - 2018
Maggie Green 1

74.0 x 74.0 cm
#16769 LOCATION: Paddington
$2,000.00

Piltati Wanampi by Teresa Stevens
Piltati Wanampi - 2017
Teresa Stevens

65 x 100 cm
#16784
SOLD

Seven Sisters Dreaming by Andrea Adamson
Seven Sisters Dreaming - 2018
Andrea Adamson 1

90 x 60 cm
#17292
SOLD

Seven Sisters Dreaming by Andrea Adamson
Seven Sisters Dreaming - 2017
Andrea Adamson 1

90 x 60 cm
#17294 LOCATION: Paddington
$1,800.00

Seven Sisters Dreaming by Andrea Adamson
Seven Sisters Dreaming - 2018
Andrea Adamson 1

90 x 60 cm
#17295
SOLD

Kapi ngangkali tjukurpa / Storm cloud story by Langaliki Lewis
Kapi ngangkali tjukurpa / Storm cloud story - 2018
Langaliki Lewis 4

99 x 96 cm
#16833
SOLD

Yinapaka Dreaming by Nungarrayi Myra Herbert
Yinapaka Dreaming - 2018
Nungarrayi Myra Herbert

60 x 119 cm
#17361
$1,600.00

by Karla Dickens
- 1997
Karla Dickens

46 x 36.5 cm
#17335
$N/A

Yinapaka Dreaming by Nungarrayi Myra Herbert
Yinapaka Dreaming - 2018
Nungarrayi Myra Herbert

84 x 49 cm
#17362
SOLD

Yinapaka Dreaming by Nungarrayi Myra Herbert
Yinapaka Dreaming - 2018
Nungarrayi Myra Herbert

84 x 48 cm
#17363
SOLD

Yanjirlpirri | Napaljarri-Warnu Jukurrpa (Star or Seven Sisters Dreaming) by Athena Nangala Granites
Yanjirlpirri | Napaljarri-Warnu Jukurrpa (Star or Seven Sisters Dreaming) - 2018
Athena Nangala Granites

107 x 61 cm
#17173
SOLD

3D Figure by Karla Dickens
3D Figure - 1999
Karla Dickens

49 cm
#17331
SOLD

Budgerigar Dreaming by Nungarrayi Myra Herbert
Budgerigar Dreaming - 2019
Nungarrayi Myra Herbert

79 x 30 cm
#17355
$900.00

by Karla Dickens
- 1997
Karla Dickens

34 x 22 x 3.5 cm
#17332
SOLD

Minamina Dreaming by Kitty Napanangka Simon
Minamina Dreaming - 2019
Kitty Napanangka Simon 12

40 x 30 cm
#17348
SOLD

Minamina Dreaming by Kitty Napanangka Simon
Minamina Dreaming - 2019
Kitty Napanangka Simon 12

40 x 30 cm
#17350
SOLD

Yanjirlpirri | Napaljarri-Warnu Jukurrpa (Star or Seven Sisters Dreaming) by Athena Nangala Granites
Yanjirlpirri | Napaljarri-Warnu Jukurrpa (Star or Seven Sisters Dreaming) - 2019
Athena Nangala Granites

91 x 46 cm
#17175
SOLD

Yinapaka Dreaming by Nungarrayi Myra Herbert
Yinapaka Dreaming - 2018
Nungarrayi Myra Herbert

40 x 30 cm
#17364
SOLD

Anwekety by Poly Ngal
Anwekety - 2010
Poly Ngal 5

30 x 30 cm
#17289 LOCATION: Bondi Beach
$450.00

by Karla Dickens
- 1996
Karla Dickens

11 cm
#17333
$N/A

Ngura by Kaltjiti Collaborative
Ngura - 2016
Kaltjiti Collaborative 1

200.0 x 200.0 cm
#14937
SOLD