Lands of Enchantment: Australian Aboriginal Painting
10/9/2009 - 1/10/2010
$10 general, $8 students/visitors 65 and over, free for NMWA members and youth 18 and under.
In recent years, Australian Aboriginal art has captured the
attention of the global art market. Collectors and museums
worldwide relish the striking color and intricate patterning
of Aboriginal paintings created by artists in the nation's
central desert region in particular. The works' nuanced
expressions of Aboriginal history and culture reinforce their
significance as rich cultural artifacts.
Lands of Enchantment: Australian Aboriginal
Painting presents 26 masterworks by some of Australia's
best-known painters, including Emily Kame Kngwarreye, Dorothy
Napangardi Robinson, Abie Loy Kemarre, Mitjili Napurrla, and Eubena
Nampitjin. These works of art, which have never been exhibited
publicly, are drawn from the collection of Ann Shumelda
Okerson and James J. O'Donnell of New Haven, Connecticut and
Washington D.C. They are avid world travelers as well as
passionate educators, and are devoted to sharing their
collection with the public and ensuring the legacy of
Aboriginal artists.
Lands of Enchantment: Australian Aboriginal Paintings presents twenty-seven masterworks by some of Australia's best-known painters, including Emily Kame Kngwarreye, Dorothy Napangardi, Abie Loy Kemarre, Mitjili Napurrla, and Eubena Nampitjin. These works of art, which have never been exhibited publicly, are drawn from the collection of James O'Donnell and Ann Okerson of Washington D.C. They are avid world travelers as well as passionate educators, and are devoted to sharing their collection with the public and ensuring the legacy of Aboriginal artists.
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