Title

Aboriginal screen-printed textiles from Australia's Top End

Author

Barrkman, Joanna (editor).

Details

Los Angeles : Fowler Museum at UCLA, 2020

Publication date

2020

Physical description

pages: 336; illustrations (chiefly colour), colour maps; dimensions: 32 cm.

Type

None

Language

English

Country of context

Australia

Abstract

"Aboriginal Screen-Printed Textiles from Australia's Top End presents the work of contemporary Australian textile artists working at five Aboriginal-owned art centers in the Northern Territory: Tiwi Design, Jilamara Arts and Crafts Association, Injalak Arts and Crafts Aboriginal Corporation, Bábbarra Women's Centre, and Merrepen Arts, Culture and Language. This book traces the history of textile screen-printing at these art centers, from its beginnings in the late 1960s to its recent emergence as a vibrant contemporary art form for Aboriginal expression. A profile of each art center is followed by representative artworks. Essays by Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal scholars, curators, and practitioners discuss the history, inspiration, and practical processes underlying these striking creations; the ways screen-printed textile designs express the artists' cultures, identities, and connections to lands; and the art centers' collaborations with fashion and interior designers"--Publisher.

Catalogue of an exhibition of the same name held at the Fowler Museum December 5, 2021–July 10, 2022.

Artists from Tiwi Design: Jean Baptiste Apuatimi; Alan John Kerinauia; Vivienne Kerinauia; Angelo Munkara; Daniel (Danny) Munkara; Maria Josette Orsto; Jock Puautjimi; Paddy Henry Ripijingimpi; Giovanni Tipungwuti; Bede Tungutalum; Douglas Vivian "Buffy" Warlapinni. Jilamara Arts and Crafts: Johnathon Bush; Raelene Cook; Timothy Cook; Aileen Henry; Raelene Kerinauia; Raylene Miller; Isobel Marego; Leon Puruntatameri; Nancy HEnry Ripijingimpi; Dino Wilson. Injalak Arts and Crafts: Priscilla Badari; Sylvia Badari; Margaret Djogiba; Merrill Girrabul; Reuben Manakgu Balarda; Gabriel Maralngurra; Gabriella Maralngurra; Allan Nadjamerrek; Audrey Nadjowh; Lynne Nadjowh; Selina Nadjowh; Don Namundja; Samson Namundja; Eva Nganjmirra; Katra Nganjmirra; Lawrence Nganjmirra. Babbarra Women's Centre: Raylene Bonson; Linda Gurawana; Elizabeth Kandabuma; Janet Marawarr; Susan Marawarr; John Mawurndjul; Sonia Namarnyilk; Deborah Wurrkidj; Jennifer Wurrkidj. Merrepen Arts: Kieren Karritpul; Gracie Kumbi; Aaron McTaggart; Patricia Marrfurra McTaggart; Dylan Minggun; Anncarmel Mulvien; Marita Sambono; Christina Yambeing.

Last Updated

23 Apr 2024