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Title

Areyonga Tigers play Hermannsburg Bulldogs, community footy

2023

Artist

Joanne Napangardi Wheeler

Australia

1969 – 2023

Language groups: Luritja, Central Desert region, Pitjantjatjara, Southern Desert region, Western Arrernte, Central Desert region, Anmatyerr, Central Desert region

  • Details

    Other Title
    Areyonga Tigers versus Hermannsburg Bulldogs, community footy
    Place where the work was made
    Alice Springs → Northern Territory → Australia
    Date
    2023
    Media category
    Painting
    Materials used
    acrylic on linen
    Dimensions
    91.7 x 112.8 x 3.5 cm
    Signature & date

    Not signed. Not dated.

    Credit
    Mollie Gowing Acquisition Fund for Contemporary Aboriginal Art 2023
    Location
    Not on display
    Accession number
    215.2023
    Copyright
    © Joanne Napangardi

    Reproduction requests

    Sir John Sulman Prize
    - 2023
    Artist information
    Joanne Napangardi Wheeler

    Works in the collection

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  • About

    Art Centre documentation for this work states:
    ‘Areyonga Tigers play Hermannsburg Bulldogs. Ntaria, everyone there for football carnival. Family there for both teams… people from all over, everywhere! [on the far right] Baby walking with the Kimbies, mother pushing pram. Fat little girl following her, no shirt, just skirt.

    Areyonga Tigers team [in the stand, on the right]. Hermannsburg Bulldogs team [in the stand, centre foreground]. Teams from all over play whole weekend, Hermannsburg, Papunya, Yuendumu, Areyonga, Nyirripi, Pukatja (Ernabella), Santa Teresa, Laramba, Yuelamu. They all here. All their families there too. Everyone connected to everyone.’
    Joanne Npanagardi Wheeler, 2023

    Joanne Wheeler is Western Aranda and is the great granddaughter of Albert Namatjira, who identifies with the West MacDonnell Ranges as her Country, whilst also retaining strong links to Anmatyerr and Luritja Country through her extended family. Her practice focuses on stories from Ntaria/Hermannsburg, Mpulugkinya/Palm Valley and the Finke River, that span time and personal history narratives.

  • Places

    Where the work was made

    Alice Springs

  • Exhibition history

    Shown in 1 exhibition