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Women In The Arts Magazine
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Fall 2009

On the cover:
On the cover: Janet Forrester Ngala, Milky Way Dreaming, 1998;
Collection of Ann Shumelda Okerson and James J. O’Donnell,
© Estate of the artist licensed by Aboriginal Artists Agency 2009
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Lands of Enchantment: Australian Aboriginal Painting

spacer Saturated with kaleidoscopes of color, most Australian Aboriginal paintings are expressive representations of the “Dreaming,” the narratives about the Aboriginal people’s ancestral beings and their epic journeys.
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Also in this issue
Features

Telling Secrets: Codes, Captions, and Conundrums in Contemporary Art
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Elements of Nature: Equines and Still Lifes by Clarice Smith
spacer Clarice Smith combines her knowledge of gifted artists and art history, observations of a lifetime, and a commitment to aesthetic quality in her paintings of nature.

Hard Copy: Book as Sculpture
spacer The beautifully crafted artists’ books in this exhibition challenge our expectations of book and sculpture.

Claire Leighton: The Simple Life
spacer NMWA has acquired twelve works by the prolific printmaker who had immense love for the natural world and empathy for the working class.

L.C. Armstrong: Blue Shift
spacer The artist explains the inspirations behind her colorful works which incorporate bullets, bomb fuse, and resin.


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