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25.01.2022 Simply titled ‘Invasion’ this major work by visionary contemporary Australian artist Lin Onus foreshadows the significant shift in political sentiment that we are seeing today. This beautiful painting stands alongside other significant highlights from the extraordinary Kelton Collection, arguably the finest collection of Australian Indigenous art in the world. LIN ONUS 1948-1996... Invasion 1991 synthetic polymer paint on linen 182 x 182 cm (72 x 72 in) Sold by D’Lan Contemporary as part of The Kelton Collection acquisition. #dlancontemporary #linonus #australianindigenousart #contemporaryart #painting #visionary See more

25.01.2022 DESERT PAINTERS OF AUSTRALIA: Two Generations 24 September - 7 November 2020. This is the last week that you can view this important exhibition, if you happen to be in Hong Kong and/or online:... gagosian.com//desert-painters-of-australia-two-generations/ The ground-breaking exhibition includes rarely seen masterworks by a number of Australia's most significant contemporary Papunya artists - including George Tjungurrayi, Makinti Napanangka, Yukultji Napangati and Warlimpirrnga Tjapaltjarri.

23.01.2022 We are passionate about Australian Indigenous Art and cultureand recognise the important role the visual arts play in the preservation of the oldest surviving culture in the world. We also believe in inclusivity and taking positive steps to create practical change. As a business, we want to make a significant impact and create a real and long-lasting shift in the way the Australian Indigenous Art industry operates.... Stay tuned for some exciting news we'll share soon... This painting, by the queen of Australian Indigenous Art, Emily Kame Kngwarreye was part of the Emily exhibition in New York in March 2020. It’s hard to believe it’s almost a year ago we had to depart the city early due to the pandemic. Emily Kame Kngwarreye, circa 1910-1996 Untitled - Yam Dreaming, 1996 (detail) synthetic polymer paint on canvas bears Delmore Gallery cat. no. 96D034 verso 48 x 60 inches (121 x 152 cm) #dlancontemporary #emily #emilykamekngwarreye #australianindigenousart #visualarts #dreaming #country

23.01.2022 Walangkura Napanangka’s dedication to her country and family is captured in her singular vision, making her one of the most captivating of the Papunya Tula women. The devotion between Walangkura and her husband Uta Uta Tjangala is a tender legacy weaving through the history of Papunya Tula Artists. Married to one of the most influential and innovative of the original company shareholders, she was surrounded by dynamic art-making during the early days at Papunya. Yet, it was o...nly towards the end of the 1990s, almost a decade after her husband's death, when Walangkura finally began painting in her own right and joined the spirited female artists at the core of the Papunya Tula women painters. ‘Untitled - Tjukurla, 2006’ - a NATSIAA finalist - depicts the various movements of the ancestral women who travelled across the length of her birth country, a lake site in Western Australia near where the community of Tjukurla now stands. Although Uta Uta's influence can be sensed through the same fiery palette and fearless composition, Walangkura maps out the spiritual and geographical landscape in a way that feels distinctly feminine. Radiating strength and maternal warmth, her loose application of dots nestles around the forms and flow across the canvas with rhythmic vitality. This work is available for Private Sale, if you’d like to know more - get in touch. . . . #walangkuranapanangka #papunyatula #australianindigenousart #australianindigenousartist #australianart #contemporaryart

20.01.2022 One of the founding artists and one of the original shareholders, Charlie Tarawa Tjungurrayi c.1921-1999 was an influential force and mentor to a number of young painters at Papunya.The importance of Fire1973 is a clear and striking representation of this intrinsic element and representative of his distinct approach to painting at a formative moment in Australian art. Facilitated by D’Lan Contemporary in August 2020, QAGOMA purchased thirteen important Papunya boards- incl...uding The importance of Fire - from the Ian Rogers Collection, Melbourne.The boards represent the work of the founding artists of the Papunya Tula Art Movement in the Northern Territory, which began in 1971. Charlie Tarawa Tjungurrayi, 1921-99 The importance of Fire1973 (detail) synthetic polymer on plywood 42.0 x50.0 cm Confirmed acquisition in the QAGOMA Collection in August 2020 Charlie Tarawa Tjungurrayi / Copyright Agency #dlancontemporary #australianindigenousart #contemporaryart #painting #country

20.01.2022 FRAMING THE LANDSCAPE: The Act of Showing in Desert Painting #linkinbio Viewing Room exhibition until 30 June. #kaapatjampitjinpa #australianindigenousart #australianindigenousartist #Australianart #contemporaryart #artexhibition #onlineartexhibition #landscapepainting #australianlandscapepainting

19.01.2022 Final week! Our Viewing Room exhibition, FRAMING THE LANDSCAPE, will close next Tuesday 30 June. Click here to view: https://viewing-room.dlandavidson.com.au/ This online exhibition focuses on the tension between revelation and concealment that is essentially the fire that ignites Indigenous Australian art. Featuring works by Johnny Yungut, Albert Namatjira, Wimmitji Tjapangarti, Kaapa Tjampitjinpa and Eubena Nampitjin.... . . . #johnnyyungut #australianindigenousart #australianindigenousartist #australianart #contemporaryart #artexhibition #onlineartexhibition #landscapepainting #australianlandscapepainting See more

17.01.2022 We are coming to the final few weeks of our Viewing Room exhibition, CROSSINGS. Featuring rarely seen works by leading artists. CROSSINGS brings together a collection of paintings that highlight how our understanding of Indigenous Australian art, as a contemporary movement, continues to evolve. Click the link for entry to the Viewing Room via our BIO.... #johnnywarangkula #josephjurra #doreenreidnakamarra #tommymitchell #roverthomas #boxermilner #johnmawurndjul #australianindigenousart #australianindigenousartist #papunyatula #maningrida #australianart #contemporaryart #artexhibition #onlineoctober1

17.01.2022 The Hermannsburg watercolours, lead by Albert Namatjira’s vision, laid the foundations for the birth of the movement at Papunya, the shifting of gender frames by influential women painters, the conceptual framing that emerged in places like Balgo and finally the abstraction practised by contemporary masters. Our current Viewing Room exhibition, FRAMING THE LANDSCAPE, takes a closer look at each of these movements and the act of showing in Desert Art. LINK IN BIO.... #OTTO PAREROULTJA #australianindigenousart #australianindigenousartist #australianart #contemporaryart #artexhibition #onlineartexhibition #landscapepainting #australianlandscapepainting

16.01.2022 This glorious painting by Emily Kame Kngwarreye is one of our favourites from the outstanding Kelton Collection. 'Named as one of the 20 most influential artists of the year - in the company of Jeff Koons, Yayo Kasuma, and KAWS - in 2019, Emily Kame Kngwarreye, almost 25 years after her death, is regarded not only as relevant to Australian art but also significant on a global scale. As an elderly, indigenous Australian woman who rarely left the boundaries of her ancestral co...untry in the arid Western Desert, Emily was ultimately anti-cosmopolitan. Indifferent to Western art traditions and political and social issues, she stands outside the modern framing of contemporary art critiques...Emily endures as an influential artist because her paintings strike an emotional and visceral chord in the viewer before we impose any conscious or rational interpretations on our witnessing. In this affective experience of her works, we share directly the sensuous and sentient landscape of her country. We sense, rather than know, Emily’s reverence for ceremony, her profundity in old age and her intimate relationship with the land.' - extract from Emily: Intimacy and Resonance, an essay by Vanessa Merlino - EMILY KAME KNGWARREYE circa 1910-1996 My Dreaming - Awelya 1992 synthetic polymer paint on linen bears Delmore cat. no. 92K64 verso 139 x 304.5 cm (55 x 120 in) Sold by D’Lan Contemporary as part of The Kelton Collection acquisition. #dlancontemporary #emilykamekngwarreye #australianindigenousart #contemporaryart #desert #country #dreaming

16.01.2022 After an extraordinary start to the year, and after witnessing some incredible innovations from the art world to take the experience of viewing artworks and exhibitions online, we think it's time to open the doors and present a physical exhibition once again. We've curated a special collection of paintings around the idea that the understanding of Indigenous art, as a contemporary art movement, never ends. With every iteration, every exhibition context, masterworks such as... those presented in this forthcoming exhibition, re-emerge to be in dialogue with contemporary events, perpetually renewing their meaning in time and place and giving us new insights into the world. The exhibition will be in Sydney from 17-26 September 2020. The catalogue will be released on 1 September and as always we welcome our Sydney-based clients who wish to receive a hard copy in the mail, to please forward your postal address to [email protected] In the meantime we look forward to seeing you in September. . . . . #josephjurra #australianindigenousart #australianindigenousartist #australianart #contemporaryart #artexhibition #sydneyart #sydneyartexhibition

14.01.2022 Deep in the south-central region of the Great Sandy Desert lies the rockhole of Kuntumarrajarra, the birthplace of Paji Honeychild Yankar and the heart of her country. Paji's early years hold memories of abundance which was sustained by the permanent water or jila (living waterhole) of Yirtil where she lived with her family. This spring-fed waterhole, and other water sources that run through her beloved sandhill country, pool and spring from her paintings as a central and per...petual theme in her work. PAJI HONEYCHILD Rockhole - My Country, 2004 synthetic polymer paint on linen 141 x 101 cm PAJI HONEYCHILD / COPYRIGHT AGENCY For entry to see this work in our current Viewing Room exhibition CROSSINGS - click the link via our BIO. #pajihoneychild #johnmawurndjul #boxermilnertjampitjin #longjackphillipustjakamarra #doreenreidnakamarra #papunyatulaartists #tommymitchell #roverthomas #boxermilner #australianindigenousart #australianindigenousartist #papunyatula #maningrida #australianart #contemporaryart #artexhibition #onlineoctober1

14.01.2022 Old Mick Wallankarri - one of 5 early Papunya boards featured in our FRAMING THE LANDSCAPE exhibition opening online on Monday 1 June. Sign up for your entry invitation here: http://eepurl.com/g19U45 #oldmickwallankarri #papunyaboard #australianindigenousart #australianindigenousartist #australianart #contemporaryart #artexhibition #onlineartexhibition

12.01.2022 Painted in a watershed year in the evolution of his iconography, the dazzling white delek illuminating the face of the Baby Ngalyod, 1988 reflects the essence of Ngalyod's power and the intensity of John Mawurndjul's enthusiasm and experimentation as an artist. Depicting Ngalyod as a baby, Mawurndjul reveals the inner life of this powerful ancestral being with a mirrored mortality of humans. JOHN MAWURNDJUL Baby Ngalyod, 1988 natural earth pigments on bark... 117 x 30 cm JOHN MAWURNDJUL / COPYRIGHT AGENCY For entry to see this work in our current Viewing Room exhibition CROSSINGS - click the link via our BIO. #johnmawurndjul #boxermilnertjampitjin #longjackphillipustjakamarra #doreenreidnakamarra #papunyatulaartists #tommymitchell #roverthomas #boxermilner #australianindigenousart #australianindigenousartist #papunyatula #maningrida #australianart #contemporaryart #artexhibition #onlineoctober1

11.01.2022 David Corby ‘Wild Potato Dreaming, 1972’. One of 5 early Papunya boards from our forthcoming online exhibition FRAMING THE LANDSCAPE: The Act of Showing in Desert Painting, opening 1 June. Sign up for your entry invitation here: http://eepurl.com/g19U45... #davidcorby #papunyaboard #australianindigenousart #australianindigenousartist #australianart #contemporaryart #artexhibition #onlineartexhibition #landscapepainting #australianlandscapepainting

11.01.2022 Say hello to the new D'Lan Contemporary team. Vanessa Merlino, who has been working with me for some time now, brings in-depth knowledge, passion, and insight to her role as Curator, having previously worked with many of Australia's most significant Indigenous artists as a Field Officer for Papunya Tula Artists and as Studio Manager at Ninuku Arts in the APY Lands. Vanessa will enable us to achieve our mission to present exceptional Australian Indigenous art within the art hi...storical and academic context it deserves. We also welcome Andy Lynch as Operations Manager. An Irish born arts and operations professional with over a decade of experience in the Australian art industry, Andy brings a wealth of experience, creative problem solving (and humour!) to his role, working closely with our clients and managing all operational and logistical elements of the business So, a new year, a new team, and soon, a new direction for D'Lan Contemporary. We have an exciting year planned...we'll share more details with you very soon. D’Lan #dlancontemporary #australianindigenousart #contemporaryart #staytuned #2021 See more

10.01.2022 At the inception of the Indigenous art movement, Albert Namatjira adopted the method of framing his compositions by holding his squared-off index fingers and thumbs in front of his eyes, reminding us that art is an eternal process of framing and selection. The tension between revelation and concealment is essentially the fire that ignites Indigenous Australian art. Opening in June, our first online Viewing Room exhibition - FRAMING THE LANDSCAPE - presents a selection of wor...ks that sharpen our understanding of the metaphorical framing of landscape in Indigenous art. Sign up for your entry invitation here: http://eepurl.com/g19U45 #albertnamatjira #hermannsburg #hermannsburgschool #australianindigenousart #australianindigenousartist #australianart #contemporaryart #artexhibition #onlineartexhibition #landscapepainting #australianlandscape #australianlandscapepainting

10.01.2022 The legacy of Albert Namatjira echoes still. His sensitively rendered landscapes are an impossible product of their time and place. Yet, in this achievement, Namatjira cracked open the door with a transcultural style that allowed others to walk through. FRAMING THE LANDSCAPE - Viewing Room exhibition until 30 June: https://viewing-room.dlandavidson.com.au/ #albertnamatjira #australianindigenousart #australianindigenousartist #australianart #contemporaryart #artexhibition #onlineartexhibition #landscapepainting #australianlandscapepainting

08.01.2022 Tim Leura Tjapaltjarri, c.1929-84,Untitled - Euro Dreaming Ceremony1972, provides a remarkable glimpse into the early history of Indigenous art. His delicate touch distinguished his paintings from the more forthright styles emerging at the time. His layered subtlety and wistful use of colour greatly expressed the complexity of nature, which functions on the plain of visual metaphor. This is another of the importantPapunya boards purchased by QAGOMA from the Ian Rogers Co...llection, Melbourne in 2020. Tim Leura Tjapaltjarri, c.1929-84 Untitled - Euro Dreaming Ceremony1972 (detail) synthetic polymer paint on compressed fibreboard 61.0 x 48.0 cm Confirmed for acquisition into the QAGOMA Collection in August 2020 Tim Leura Tjapaltjarri / Copyright Agency #dlancontemporary #timleuratjapaltjarri #australianindigenousart #contemporaryart #dreaming #country #papunya #qagoma See more

08.01.2022 These 2 comparable masterworks sold at Deutscher and Hackett in July: . Rover Thomas ‘Baragu Country’ sold for AU$122,727. . Fred Williams ‘Hummock in a Landscape’ sold for AU$2,822,727. ... . It’s clear we still have a long way to go... . . . #roverthomas #fredwilliams #australianindigenousart #australianart #contemporaryart #artauction #deutscherandhackett See more

07.01.2022 Our Viewing Room exhibition is now open. Visit https://viewing-room.dlandavidson.com.au/ to see a selection of works that sharpen our understanding of the metaphorical framing of landscape in Indigenous art. The collection includes works by Albert Namatjira, Kaapa Tjampitjinpa, Eubena Nampitjin and many others. #australianindigenousart #australianindigenousartist #australianart #contemporaryart #artexhibition #onlineartexhibition #landscapepainting #australianlandscapepainting

07.01.2022 The act of showing in Australian Indigenous art is continually revolutionising and transforming itself. The founding artists negotiated between the seen and unseen on their own terms, creating depictions of Country and Ancestral relationships that continue to inspire generations of Indigenous artists. FRAMING THE LANDSCAPE - Viewing Room exhibition until 30 June: https://viewing-room.dlandavidson.com.au/ Illustrated: Enos Namatjira, John Flynn Grave, circa 1950s.... #enosnamatjira #australianindigenousart #australianindigenousartist #australianart #contemporaryart #artexhibition #onlineartexhibition #landscapepainting #australianlandscapepainting

06.01.2022 A preview of FRAMING THE LANDSCAPE: The Act of Showing in Desert Painting - opening online on 1 June 2020. Sign up for your entry invitation here: http://eepurl.com/g19U45

06.01.2022 Tim Leura, ‘Pulapo Ngkata - Possum 1973’ ‘FRAMING THE LANDSCAPE: The Act of Showing in Desert Painting’ opens online on 1 June - sign up for your entry invitation via our BIO link. #timleura #australianindigenousart #australianindigenousartist #australianart #contemporaryart #artexhibition #onlineartexhibition #landscapepainting #australianlandscapepainting

06.01.2022 Our latest major consignment for private sale: Patrick Tjungurrayi’s ‘Untitled, 2008’. In his youth, Patrick spent many years traversing the breadth of his country in solitude. Driven by the hope of reuniting with his family, his travels imparted a profound understanding of the Western Desert and interpretation of the Tjukurrpa. In his later years, living and painting at Kiwirrkurra, Patrick's definitive knowledge of the land and his unparalleled authority in the maintenance... of ceremony and law were depicted in a relatively small series of paintings. In 2008, his contribution to Western Desert painting was acknowledged at the inaugural Western Australian Art Awards where he unanimously won the major prize. Untitled, 2008 depicts body painting designs associated with the lake site of Ngarru, west of Jupiter Well in Western Australia and is archetypal of Patrick's oeuvre. Radiating with warmth from his desert home and a deep love of the country that made him, it is a record of knowledge, landscape and ideas. Patrick's identification with both Balgo and Kiwirrkurra contribute to the colour palette and structure of his paintings, and the country that stretches between them is represented with unique stylistic integrity. PATRICK TJUNGURRAYI circa 1943-2018 Untitled, 2008 synthetic polymer paint on linen 153 x 183 cm (60 x 72 inches) If you'd like to know more about this artwork, get in touch. . . . #patricktjungurrayi #australianindigenousart #australianindigenousartist #australianart #contemporaryart

05.01.2022 Eubena Nampitjin, leading the charge of women painters in the Western desert art movement. Her early paintings like ‘Karlanpa, 1990’ show this elegant and exuberant visual language that she pioneered in collaboration with her husband, Wimmitji Tjapangarti. FRAMING THE LANDSCAPE, Viewing Room exhibition until 30 June. LINK IN BIO.... #eubenanampitjin #wimmitjitjapangati #australianindigenousart #australianindigenousartist #australianart #contemporaryart #artexhibition #onlineartexhibition #landscapepainting #australianlandscapepainting

04.01.2022 In response to the current global situation, we’ve decided that our September exhibition will now be held in our online Viewing Room only. We apologise to our valued Sydney clients about this late change but it’s clearly the responsible thing to do. The exhibition, entitled CROSSINGS, opens on 1 September and features exceptional works by some of our leading Indigenous artists including Mick Namarari, Rover Thomas, John Mawurndjul, Daniel Walbidi and Makinti Napanangka. Clic...k our BIO link to sign up for the catalogue. We’ll be releasing more details and highlights very soon so stay tuned... #micknamarari #australianindigenousart #australianindigenousartist #contemporaryart #artexhibition #onlineartexhibition

03.01.2022 A preview of our online Viewing Room exhibition, CROSSINGS, opening 1 September - featuring an arresting work by Doreen Reid. CROSSINGS brings together a collection of paintings that highlight how our understanding of Indigenous art, as a contemporary movement, continues to evolve. More previews to follow, in the meantime make sure you sign up for entry to the Viewing Room via our BIO link. ... #doreenreid #australianindigenousart #australianindigenousartist #papunyatula #australianart #contemporaryart #artexhibition #onlineartexhibition #artinmelbourne

03.01.2022 Wingu Tingima was born south of Irrunytju in Western Australia near Kuru Ala, an important and sacred cave site of the Kungkarrakalpa Tjukurpa The Seven Sisters Story. The Sisters travelled a vast distance across the Western Desert, chased and watched by a lustful older man, Nyiru who wanted to take one of the young women as a wife. . It is an epic narrative of pursuit, voyeurism, obsession and sex told to generations of young women; also a cautionary tale whose only salvat...ion from the destruction of dangerous desire lies in the ability to be canny, remain in solidarity, and trust in the family bond. . The site of Kuru Ala holds special and emotional significance for women of the Ngaanyatjarra and Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Lands. The vast lore of the Seven Sisters captured in the Pleiades constellation in the southern night sky has a physical presence in places such as this. . Drawing from a network of ancestral imagery, Wingu evokes and alludes to the typology found in rock art, sand drawings and body design rather than explicitly depicting her country. A senior custodian of its stories, Wingu stayed strongly associated with her birth site and maintained a deep affinity with Kuru Ala and Kungkarrakalpa throughout her acclaimed practice. . WINGU TINGIMA, circa 1920-2010 Kungkarrakalpa Tjukurpa 2009 synthetic polymer paint on linen 109 x 196.5 cm . This artwork is available for private sale. If you'd like to know more, please contact D'Lan at [email protected] or +61 (0) 421 122 023 . . . . #wingutingima #australianindigenousart #australianindigenousartist #australianart #contemporary art See more

02.01.2022 Our Viewing Room exhibition, FRAMING THE LANDSCAPE: The Act of Showing in Desert Painting, is now open. To see a collection of works that sharpen our understanding of the metaphorical framing of landscape in Indigenous art - with fine works by Maggie Watson, Albert Namatjira, Ronnie Tjampitjinpa and many others, click here: https://viewing-room.dlandavidson.com.au/ #maggiewatson #australianindigenousart #australianindigenousartist #australianart #contemporaryart #artexhibition #onlineartexhibition #landscapepainting #australianlandscapepainting

02.01.2022 Our next major consignment available for private sale is this sublime work by Willy Tjungurrayi, ‘Untitled - Kaakuratintja 2002’. Willy Tjungurrayi started painting for Papunya Tula Artists in 1976 whilst living at Papunya. His initial painting style emerged with a typical Western Desert iconography, finely dotted interconnecting grids of roundels which masterfully tracked the vast Tingari travels across Country. However, in 2000 Willy made a shift towards the minimalistic fo...rms that were collectively transforming the men’s painting practices at the time. ‘Untitled Kaakuratintja’ painted in 2002 is a jewel plucked at this creative peak. With his first solo shows hedged either side of its production; at William Mora Galleries in 2000 and Gallery Gabrielle Pizzi in 2002, the artist’s subtle and palpable imprint of ancestral travels placed this particular painting as a finalist at the 19th Telstra NATSIAA Awards. It was this new linear approach which elevated Willy Tjungurrayi’s authority to one of the most senior Pintupi painters of the time. If you'd like to know more about this artwork, GET IN TOUCH. #willytjungurrayi #australianindigenousart #australianindigenousartist #australianart #contemporaryart #papunyatula #westerndesertart

01.01.2022 DESERT PAINTERS OF AUSTRALIA: Two Generations; 24 September - 7 November 2020. This is the last week that you can view this important exhibition, if you happen to be in Hong Kong and/or online. The groundbreaking exhibition features seven irreplaceable paintings by Emily Kngwarreye and is the first major Indigenous Australian art exhibition to be held in Hong Kong. ... If you are interested in learning more about this show, you can visit GAGOSIAN here: gagosian.com//desert-painters-of-australia-two-generations/