Important Works by First Nations Artists Welcome to our June 17 First Nations Fine Art Auction, featuring a thoughtfully curated selection of 82 notable works by artists of exceptional cultural and artistic The representation of artists from Utopia is expanded through significant early career works by Minnie Joolama’s close friend and fellow artist Queenie McKenzie is represented by Lot 36, Limestone Hills, Beyond these major works, several pieces stand out for their unique artistic perspectives.

Its significance stems from the possibility that a renowned artist created it during the founding of If a founding Papunya artist, as suggested, created the work, the painting would substantially expand Moreover, the artists worked in the Men’s Painting Room without the intervention of a non-Indigenous The brushstrokes are typical of the most proficient of the early Papunya artists. of Central Australia thus eliminating at least two potential artists listed above.  

paint on composition board $30,000 - $40,000 PROVENANCE Painted at Papunya, NT in 1973 Papunya Tula Artists It is visible not only in subsequent generations of Papunya Tula artists — such as Willy Tjungarrayi WJ761071 Private Collection, Vic Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Papunya Tula Artists From this moment, the artists transitioned from wall paintings to boards, developing a visual language WB77804 Private collection, Vic Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Papunya Tula Artists

Art centres exist to assist artists living in remote communities. They help artists sell their work to gallerists all over the world. • Who is the artist? • Where is the artist from? • How did you get the artwork in your gallery? • How was the artist paid for their work? That said, the art world is full of mediocre artists who have made it and great artists who have not.

OUR COMMITMENT Cooee Art cares about artists and supporting their work and livelihood. Our gallery team has travelled regularly to remote areas of Australia since 1981 to meet with artists How a person or business works with Indigenous artists and their cultural material is a reflection of artists. It also supports independent dealers and artist’s agents and galleries that work directly with artists

12th First Nations Fine Art Auction delivered strong results for artworks by established and emerging artists market heavyweights, the auction highlighted a dynamic selection of works from emerging First Nations artists Queensland artist Joanne Currie Nalingu’s 2010 piece Dusk River II sold for the high estimate after a The success across generations encapsulates Art Leven’s role in not only presenting the most renowned artists With strong performances across both established and emerging artists, the November 12 auction underscored

Konstantina (Kate Constantine) is a neo-contemporary Indigenous artist, re-imagining the traditions of her peoples’ artistic traditions and providing a modern narrative for all people to better understand people to their Country as described in her recently published book ‘Gadigal Ngura - Exploring a Gadigal Artist

Artists: KITTY NAPANAGKA SIMON AND NEIL ERNEST TOMKINS Curated by: GADIGAL ARTIST KONSTANTINA (KATE CONSTANTINE and gallery, fostering an environment of openness and direct exchanges between artists. The collaborations between Indigenous and non-Indigenous artists offer a chance for new and innovative artistic expressions to emerge, and for meaningful conversations to take place. Kitty Napanangka Simon is a dedicated artist with a distinctive, singular aesthetic.

, in this new chapter as Art Leven, the gallery will exhibit non-Indigenous alongside First Nations artists on transparent dialogue, offering an opportunity beyond the ordinary commercial relationship between artist and gallery, fostering an environment of openness and direct exchanges between artists. Art Leven will work directly with First Nations curators, art centres, and represented artists. Curated by Gadigal artist Kate Constantine (Konstantina), the exhibition features work created in the

Inspired | Artists from the Kimberley Region Few areas in Australia, if any, have an artistic history Here, the artistic tradition stems from rock painting, mostly of the deeply important Wandjina Deity, The artists still use the very marrow of their land - natural earth pigments (ochres) - dug from the In the East Kimberley however, the artistic practice finds its roots more recently, formed around the Queenie McKenzie, under the urging of Rover Thomas, was the first female Kimberley artist to paint and

of stringybark is peeled, cured, and rubbed smooth with stone, creating a dialogue between tree and artist In Arnhem Land, artists like Yirawala painted to assert “their strong spiritual attachment to the land By the 1960s, artists at Yirrkala used bark as a political instrument. In the hands of Kunwinjku artists,  rarrk  flickers like heat, delineating form while filling it with Artists of Arnhem land extend bark’s reach beyond ceremony into the global sphere while remaining grounded

Thank you Emma and Hayley and thank you to Bindi Mwerre Anthurre Artists! He is an active young man, who is a passionate football supporter, music lover and an eager artist. It is an exciting time for Conway as an emerging artist, whose expanding body of work progresses through new techniques and artistic mediums such as watercolours, fabric, textiles and print-making.