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Aboriginal Prints from Lajamanu - Rosie Tasman see the Artists prints Browse Lajamanu Prints
Rosie was born at Pawarla, north of the Granites area in the Tanami Desert. She has ancestral rights over the wampana (wallaby), janganpa (possum), ngurlu (seed) and kulukuku (bush pigeon) Dreamings, which were passed from her father, Wayipurlungu. Tasman’s traditional country, Miya Miya and Pawarla and the Dreamings associated with these particular sites, provide the inspiration and imagery for her distinctive paintings. She says that painting provides her with a ‘happy way’ in which to make her culture strong. Rosie Napurrurla Tasman was first introduced to the medium of acrylic paint in 1986 when the first works from Lajamanu were created for a public audience. Since then, painting has played a fundamental role in the ritual and ceremonial life of her family. Both of her siblings, Teddy Japurrurla Morrison and Molly Napurrurla Tasman are establised artists in the Lajamanu community, and her daughter Denise Napangardi Robertson is one of the younger generation of Warlpiri artists. Tasman’s work alternates between intricate dotted circular motifs and bold gestural brush strokes. Her palette oscillates from traditional ochre colours to a freer application of bright yellows, reds and blues. In her janganpa (possum) Dreaming, she employs a technique of a white monochrome background to enhance the kuruwarri (ancestral designs) of the janganpa ancestor and his travels across the country. Her ngurlu (seed) Dreamings employ a technique where the iconography of the seed is mirrored in a background circular pattern of dots. This reinforces the essential elements of the seed Dreaming. subjects and themes Seed, kalajirri collections Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide. Donald Kahn Collection, Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami. National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne. The Holmes a Court Collection, Perth. Unwin Collection, Adelaide Museum and Art Gallery of the NT, Darwin NT exhibitions Group exhibitions 1986, People, Place, Art, Hilton International Hotel, Adelaide, SA. 1987, Lajamanu Community Exhibition, Warlpiri Art from the North Tanami, Lajamanu, NT. 1989, A Myriad of Dreaming: Twentieth Century Aboriginal Art, Westpac Gallery, Melbourne, Vic. Design Warehouse Sydney, NSW [through Lauraine Diggins Fine Art] 1990, Paint Up Big: Warlpiri Women’s Art of Lajamanu, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Vic. Lajamanu Dreamings, Technical and Further Education College, Darwin, NT. 1991, Ngurra Mala, les lieux du Reve, Ecole des beaux-arts, Grenoble, France. Lajamanu Dreamings 2, Technical and Further Education College,Darwin, NT. Aboriginal Art, Australian Embassy, Washington, USA. Peintures du desert australien, Douarnenez, France. Yapa, Peintres Aborigenes de Balgo et Lajamanu, Baudoin Lebon Gallery, Paris. Lajamanu Warlpiri Artists from Warnayaka, Coo-ee Aboriginal Art, Sydney, NSW. 1992, Maintaining the Dreaming, University of Wollongong Long Gallery in Association with Coo-ee Aboriginal Art. 1993, The Tenth National Aboriginal Art Award Exhibition, Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory, Darwin, NT. 1994, Yapakurlangu Wirrkardu, Batchelor College, Tennant Creek, NT. 1996, The Rainbow Serpent, Vaucluse, NSW. Galerie Kouwanhoven, DELFT, The Netherlands. 1997, Indigenart, Perth, WA. Batchelor College, Darwin, NT. Gallery Artis, Boschveld 471, De Bosch, The Netherlands. Innenseite Projektgruppe Stofwechsel, Kassel, Germany. Innenseite Projektgruppe Stofwechsel, Gottingen, Germany. Goteborgs Konstforenong, Goteborg, Sweden. Dreamings Aboriginal Kunst uit Australie, Eusebiuskerk, Amhem, The Netherlands. BOSS WOMEN, Vivien Anderson Gallery, Melbourne, Vic. 1998, Culture Store, Rotterdam, The Netherlands. Dreamings, Vlaams-Europeesch, Conterentoentrum, Brussles, Belgium. Dreamings, Spazio Pitte Arte, Florence, Italy. The Hagure Unites the Nations, Grote Kerk, The Hague, The Netherlands. Warnayaka Warlpin, Karen Brown Gallery, Darwin NT. Robert Steele Gallery, New York, USA. 2000, Lajamanu Warlpiri Artists, Yuwayi Gallery, Sydney, NSW in Association with Coo-ee Aboriginal Art. Lajamanu, Japingka Gallery, Fremanle,WA. 2001, Warlpiri Artists from Lajamanu, Japingka Gallery, Fremantle, WA. Tandanya National Aboriginal Cultural Institute, Adelaide, SA. Allison Kelly Gallery, Melbourne, Vic. 2002, New Works from Lajamanu, Coo-ee Aboriginal Art, Sydney, NSW. bibliography Diggins, L. (ed.), 1989, A Myriad of Aboriginal Dreaming: Twentieth Century Art, exhib. cat., Malakoff Fine Art Press, North Caulfield, Victoria. Glowczewski, B., 1991, Yapa, Peintres Aborigenes de Balgo et Lajamanu, Lebon Gallery, Paris Johnson, V., 1994,The Dictionary of Western Desert Artists, Craftsman House, East Roseville, New South Wales. (C) Ryan, J., 1990, Paint Up Big: Warlpiri Women’s Art of Lajamanu, Craftsman Press Aboriginal Art Prints Home	region Tanami Desert state NT community Lajamanu born c. 1935 active 1986 language bloc Ngarrkic language Walpiri art centre Warnayaka Art Centre medium Acrylic paint on canvas, limited edition prints.

DENNIS NONA CURRENT SOLO EXHIBITION

Sesserae: New Works by Dennis Nona

Paris, London, Sydney, Brisbane

Dennis Nona is widely acknowledged as one of, if not the most, important living Torres Strait Islander artist.

This exhibition of installations, limited edition linocuts, etchings and cast bronze sculptures showcases the artist's most recent work.

PARIS
The Australian Embassy
6 April - 8 June, 2006

LONDON
Rebecca Hossack Gallery
35 Windmill Street,
LONDON (Dates TBA)

SYDNEY
31 Lamrock Avenue
BONDI BEACH, NSW
30 March - 16 April, 2006

BRISBANE
Dell Gallery, Queensland College of Art
BRISBANE, QLD
3 June - 10 July 2005

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