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19.01.2022 At the Salon des Refuses this year there are a number of 'unofficial' entries. With the onset of COVID-19, many art centres were not able to meet the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Award deadline as all efforts turned to the welfare of the communities. This powerful work by Shirley Purdie was one of these - and although not officially a NATSIAA entry, it was too good not to show.... Shirley Purdie 'Mabel Downs Station' 100 x 150cm, ochre and fixative on canvas Warmun Art Centre
16.01.2022 Marlene Rubuntja's work in this year's Salon des Refuses is a magnificent creation sharing creature and country. "My father was a painter but I found my own way; my sewing. My needle is my paint brush and my wool is those paints. I’m following in my father’s footsteps. He did really beautiful landscape paintings and so I keep trying to do my work really beautiful. I can’t stop. I love my sewing and I really had that feeling that this is the landscape. "My father was a paint...er but I'm a sewing lady from Yarrenyty Arltere Town Camp. We worked it out our way." - Marlene Rubuntja Marlene Rubuntja 'Country' 54 x 300 x 12cm, soft sculptures
13.01.2022 Ahh Salon des Refuses you never disappoint. There may not be the crowds or the fanfare this year. But the art is still breathtaking. Now open at CDU Art Gallery, come and enjoy this iconic companion event to the Telstra National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Awards.... Salon des Refuses On exhibition until the 25th Sept Charles Darwin University Art Gallery Building Orange 12, Casuarina Open Wed to Fri 10am-4pm
12.01.2022 An immense congratulations to each and every artist selected for this year’s National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Awards. Well done to everyone involved - including the judges who have to make such a tough choice. Can not wait to see it. ... For the full list of finalists, head to https://www.magnt.net.au/natsiaa
10.01.2022 August is a busy month in the Darwin event calendar - even if this year it is largely 'locals only'. But for those of you not lucky enough to be enjoying our Dry season paradise - we are now online! Take a look at https://www.salonartprojects.com.au/ to explore not only the Salon des Refuses but the five other exhibitions presented by Salon Art Projects this month!... Salon20 focuses on individual artists, with solo shows by Mulkun Wirrpanda, Nyapanyapa Yunupingu, Nyaparu (William) Gardiner and Jenni Kemarre Martiniello - so have a look. Bob Gibson 'Patjantja' 178 x 295cm, acrylic on canvas #sold
10.01.2022 And the Salon des Refuses 2020 is open! Taking you from the Kimberley and the Pilbara to Arnhem Land and the APY Lands, this exhibition is a testament to the superb standard of art being created by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists. The show shares work not accepted into the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Awards - so come and see the Salon des Refuses, and then tune in to the NATSIAA Awards Ceremony on Friday at 5.30pm at natsiaa.com.au to f...ind out what did make the cut. Salon des Refuses On exhibition until the 25th Sept Charles Darwin University Art Gallery Building Orange 12, Casuarina Open Wed to Fri 10am-4pm Mitakiki Women's Collaborative 'Seven Sisters' 300 x 122cm, acrylic on linen Tjala Arts
09.01.2022 Louise Malarvie is an emerging artist at Waringarri Aboriginal Arts whose contribution to Salon des Refusés - NATSIAA marks her as one to watch. Sharing the power of Paruku (Lake Gregory) its sinuous curves and subtle colours speak of water moving and mixing, of wind passing across the water, of dangerous currents. Ngappa (water) in Lake Gregory is special because of the underwater tunnels that keep the lake full. ... "These tunnels are ancient and were created during the Dreamtime. "The tunnels are as far away as Broome, and in the lake, the saltwater mixes with the freshwater. The water moves quickly through the grasses growing there." - Louise Malarvie Louise Malarvie "Ngappa' 100 x 80cm, natural pigment on canvas
08.01.2022 Truly something to celebrate Salon des Refusés getting ready for August.
07.01.2022 There are only two works on paper in this year's Salon des Refuses - but what works they are. With pen and overlapping paper, Ishmael Marika has captured Rulyapa, the rough saltwater country between Nhulunbuy and the large island of Dhambaliya (Bremer Island). Ishmael Marika... 'Rulyapa' 181 x 134cm, fibre-tipped pen on paper. @Buku-Larrnggay Mulka See more
03.01.2022 The joy of Barbara Moore's work shines from the wall of Salon des Refuses. In this painting, Barbara has depicted her country near Ti Tree, with rockholes that lie in and around her country. Connected by travel lines, these sites hold important Tjukurrpa (dreaming). Barbara is a major talent and a senior artist at Tjala Arts and it is wonderful to have her work on show at CDU Art Gallery.... Barbara Moore 'Ngayuku ngura - my country' 200 x 300cm, acrylic on linen.
02.01.2022 Dennis Hatches is an emerging artist at Kaltjiti Arts Centre, but is already proving to be one to watch. His work in this year's Salon des Refuses is subtle and compelling. "This painting is an important Tjukurrpa that was passed on to me by my mother.... "It is an important story about bush tucker and is a sacred site. This is my mother's country and I can't share my story with you." - Dennis Hatches Dennis Hatches 'Wardapi Dreaming (Goanna Dreaming)' 151 x 197cm, acrylic on Belgian linen.
01.01.2022 Lindsay Nelson became interested in art at an early age through his elders. His father was a wellrespected ceremonial man and Lindsay is now a fulltime artist who works mostly as a painter with Nyinkka Nyunyu, Tennant Creek NT and the Tennant Creek Brio. His paintings typically utilise a powerful and minimal symbolic language referring to traditional ceremonial motifs and contemporary life.... This bold work is painted on the surface of a television. Lindsay Nelson 'A Meeting Place' 120 x 66cm, enamel on tv
