‘The women’s work from Lajamanu community is both old and boldly new.’ Judith Ryan AM
In 1986, spirited Warlpiri women of Lajamanu, a small community in Gurindji Country on the edge of the Tanami Desert, in the Northern Territory, painted a groundbreaking series of gouaches for use in the local bilingual school.
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This exhibition explores drawings and markings of figures, signs or text made on public surfaces across Indigenous Australia, from rock face to now.
Marking Time: Indigenous Art from the NGV looks at the persistence of images, signs or text painted or drawn on a range of surfaces in Indigenous Australia, from ancient times until now.