Vale Dorothy Napangardi, Prestigious Australian Aboriginal Artist

Vivien Anderson, of Vivien Anderson Gallery in Melbourne, Australia and curator of Chiaroscuro’s 2012 summer exhibition “Australian Contemporary Indigenous Art II”, offers the following words with regards to the recent passing of Dorothy Napangardi, celebrated contemporary Australian Aboriginal artist. “It is with great sadness that we acknowledge the recent death of Dorothy Napangardi in a … Read more

Australian Aboriginal Art: The Newest School of Contemporary Art is Also the Oldest

Drawing on a millennia-old tradition of myth and symbolism, Australian Aboriginal artists are creating powerful contemporary works. “Art & Antiques” Magazine, March 2013 One of the newest schools of contemporary art is also the oldest. The swirling, dotted canvases and boards of Australian Aboriginal artists draw on over 60,000 years of history, myth and relationship … Read more