Hetti Perkins – until recently, senior curator of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art – shares her knowledge and personal perspectives on some of the Gallery’s key Aboriginal painting, sculptural and photographic works.
Discover a deeper, richer engagement with these important artworks, and view them through an expert’s eye.
All photographs © AGNSW unless otherwise stated
All works © the artist or the artist's estate unless otherwise stated
© Art Gallery of New South Wales, 2024
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Emily Kame Kngwarreye
Untitled (Alhalker) 1992
synthetic polymer paint on canvas, 165.0 x 480.0 x 4.0 cm stretcher
Mollie Gowing Acquisition Fund for Contemporary Aboriginal Art 1992 -
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Michael Riley
Maria 1985
gelatin silver photograph, 45.5 x 47.9 cm image; 60.0 x 49.8 cm sight; 63.2 x 62.9 x 1.4 cm frame
Mollie Gowing Acquisition fund for Contemporary Aboriginal art 1999 -
337
Otto Pareroultja
The hills behind Hermannsburg circa 1954
watercolour on paper, 31.0 x 52.0 cm image; 51.0 x 70.0 cm frame
Purchased 1996 -
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Ricky Maynard
Broken heart 2005, printed 2009
gelatin silver photograph, selenium toned, 42.9 x 41.2 cm image; 59.5 x 50.5 cm sheet
Purchased with funds provided by the Aboriginal Art Collection Benefactors and the Photography Collection Benefactors 2009 -
339
Yvonne Koolmatrie
Eel trap 1997
spiny-headed sedge (Cyperus gymnocaulos), 168.0 x 59.0 x 59.0 cm
Mollie Gowing Acquisition fund for Contemporary Aboriginal art 1999 -
340
Doreen Reid Nakamarra
Untitled 2007
synthetic polymer paint on linen, 244.00 x 183.0 cm stretcher
Purchased with funds donated in memory of James Agapitos OAM 2007
