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Songlines - NAIDOC 2016

Songlines - NAIDOC 2016

A Collection of Fine Indigenous Art

Australian Indigenous (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) artwork by SONIA KURARRA of Mangkaja Artists. The title is Martuwarra. [5/13] (Atelier Acrylic Paint on 14oz Canvas)

SONIA KURARRA

Martuwarra

5/13
Atelier Acrylic Paint on 14oz Canvas
180 x 120cm | 70.9 x 47.2in
Mangkaja Artists
Australian Indigenous (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) artwork by SONIA KURARRA of Mangkaja Artists. The title is Martuwarra. [112/13] (Atelier Acrylic Paint on 14oz Canvas)

SONIA KURARRA

Martuwarra

112/13
Atelier Acrylic Paint on 14oz Canvas
160 x 160cm | 63 x 63in
Mangkaja Artists
Australian Indigenous (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) artwork by SONIA KURARRA of Mangkaja Artists. The title is Martuwarra. [96/13] (Atelier Acrylic Paint on 14oz Canvas)

SONIA KURARRA

Martuwarra

96/13
Atelier Acrylic Paint on 14oz Canvas
180 x 120cm | 70.9 x 47.2in
Mangkaja Artists
Australian Indigenous (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) artwork by NYUJU STUMPY BROWN of Mangkaja Artists. The title is Ngapawarlu Waterhole. [pc657/05] (Atelier Acrylic Paint on 14oz Canvas)

NYUJU STUMPY BROWN (dec)

Ngapawarlu Waterhole

pc657/05
Atelier Acrylic Paint on 14oz Canvas
180 x 90cm | 70.9 x 35.4in
Mangkaja Artists
Australian Indigenous (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) artwork by CHARLIE TJAPANGATI of Papunya Tula Artists. The title is Pirringna. [CT0401055] (Acrylic on Belgian Linen)

CHARLIE TJAPANGATI (dec)

Pirringna

CT0401055
Acrylic on Belgian Linen
122 x 183cm | 48 x 72in
Papunya Tula Artists
Australian Indigenous (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) artwork by MARINGKA BAKER of Tjungu Palya Artists. The title is Minyma Kutjara. [09576] (Acrylic on Canvas)

MARINGKA BAKER

Minyma Kutjara

09576 (2009)
Acrylic on Canvas
119 x 200cm | 46.9 x 78.7in
Tjungu Palya Artists
Australian Indigenous (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) artwork by MAUREEN BAKER of Tjungu Palya Artists. The title is Ngayuku Mamaku Ngura (My Father’s Country). [14-411] (Acrylic on Canvas)

MAUREEN BAKER

Ngayuku Mamaku Ngura (My Father’s Country)

14-411
Acrylic on Canvas
199 x 118cm | 78.3 x 46.5in
Tjungu Palya Artists
Australian Indigenous (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) artwork by VARIOUS TJALA ARTISTS (COLLABORATIVE) of Tjala Artists. The title is Ngayuku Ngura - My Country. [579a-12] (Acrylic on Linen)

VARIOUS TJALA ARTISTS (COLLABORATIVE)

Ngayuku Ngura - My Country

579a-12
Acrylic on Linen
198 x 152.5cm | 78 x 60in
Tjala Artists
Australian Indigenous (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) artwork by PATRICK TJUNGURRAYI of Papunya Tula Artists. The title is Litalyi. [PT0810146] (Acrylic on Belgian Linen)

PATRICK TJUNGURRAYI

Litalyi

PT0810146 (2008)
Acrylic on Belgian Linen
153 x 183cm | 60.2 x 72in
Papunya Tula Artists

03 Jul 2016

NAIDOC 2016 EXHIBITION SINGAPORE

In partnership with the Australian High Commission, Singapore, ReDot Fine Art Gallery is honoured to display the artworks by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Exhibited at the Australian High Commission Atrium, the NAIDOC 2016 Exhibition is open to the public and runs from 5th July - 29th July 2016.

SONGLINES – THE LIVING NARRATIVE OF OUR NATION

In Australia, NAIDOC Week 2016 will run from 3rd - 10th July 2016 and is an opportunity for all Australians to come together to celebrate the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Each year for NAIDOC, a theme is given to provide a focus for the celebrations.

This year’s theme is Songlines – The Living Narrative of our Nation.

For Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, the Dreamtime describes a time when the earth, people and animals were created by our ancestral spiritual beings. They created the rivers, lakes, plants, land formations and living creatures. Dreaming tracks are sometimes called ‘Songlines’ which record the travels of these ancestral spirits who ‘sung’ the land into life.

The National NAIDOC Committee encourages all Australians to explore and celebrate how, through Songlines, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people remain connected to Country and have been able to maintain and share sacred stories and ceremonies for tens of thousands of years.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people used Songlines to navigate vast distances and map oceans, waterholes, rivers, birds, animals, plants and hunting grounds.