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James Tylor: From An Untouched Landscape

July 1, 2022 - July 2, 2023

Madayin: Eight Decades of Aboriginal Australian Bark Painting from Yirrkala

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Madayin: Eight Decades of Aboriginal Australian Bark Painting from Yirrkala

February 4, 2023 - May 14, 2023 American University Museum | Washington D.C.

Honoring 50 Years of Papunya Tula Painting

April 15, 2022 - April 14, 2024 Seattle Art Museum | Seattle, WA

Aboriginal Art Exhibitions in the United States

  • February 4, 2023 - May 14, 2023

    Madayin: Eight Decades of Aboriginal Australian Bark Painting from Yirrkala

  • April 15, 2022 - April 14, 2024

    Honoring 50 Years of Papunya Tula Painting

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  • Artist Bardayal Nadjamerrek AO
  • Title Lambalk the Sugar Glider
  • Date c. 1970
  • Language Group Kunbarllanjnja
  • Artist Carol McGregor
  • Title A Sense of Place
  • Date 2018
  • Language Group Wathaurong, Victoria
  • Artist Ngarralja Tommy May
  • Title Yuwanpungu
  • Date 2016
  • Language Group Wangkajunga/Walmajarri, Western Australia
  • Artist Binyinyiwuy
  • Title Baijini Figure
  • Date before 1966
  • Language Group Yolngu, Northern Australia
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