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Maḏayin: Eight Decades of Aboriginal Australian Bark Painting from Yirrkala

Dive into Yolngu art and culture from northeast Arnhem Land by exploring Yolngu artists’ paintings on eucalyptus bark. Read songlines, explore clans, connect the paintings to Country with the map, and delve into Yolŋu art history… all in one resource! This resource was built for our traveling exhibition Maḏayin: Eight Decades of Aboriginal Australian Bark Painting from Yirrkala.

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Irrititja Kuwarri Tjungu | Past & Present Together: Fifty Years of Papunya Tula Artists

What many know as ‘dot paintings’ is an incredible art movement that started in 1971 when a small group of Aboriginal artists in the desert transformed the art world forever. How did they do this? When did women become involved? Why do the artists use dots? Find the answers to these questions and more in this resource, built to accompany the exhibition Irrititja Kuwarri Tjungu | Past & Present Together: Fifty Years of Papunya Tula Artists.

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3D ExhibItion

Dub Leffler: darkish

Dub Leffler is one of Australia’s most prominent Aboriginal children’s book authors and illustrators. Take a walk through this 3D exhibition of his artworks while listening to him narrate some of his personal and artistic journey.

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The Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Collection of the University of Virginia acknowledges the Monacan Nation, the traditional owners of the land and waters upon which it stands.

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