Loading...
20/06/2023
The use of ochre as a painting medium is a tradition that has its footprints from before the first civilisations were born. To put it simply, when much of humankind lived in nomadic hunter-gatherer groups. Ochre paint is one of the essential aspects of Australian Indigenous art. With natural colours and minerals found in soil, the ancestors of today's Aboriginal ochre paint artists would use ochre to portray Dreamtime stories
13/06/2023
“Dreamtime” is a term that describes a number of unique beliefs and stories held by Australian Aboriginal people. The word is steeped in cultural history and says a lot about how Aboriginal people view their place in the world.
13/06/2023
The Rainbow Serpent is believed to have lived in the desert, specifically, within or around waterholes. This creature can travel between those waterholes through subterranean passages or, sometimes, within storm clouds that roll across the area.
13/06/2023
The Seven Sisters Dreamtime story is one of the most famous and widely distributed stories in the Aboriginal world. Many tribes will tell their own version of this tale and there may be as many as 12 different interpretations across the country.
13/06/2023
As with many other Dreamtime stories in the Aboriginal world, different interpretations exist within various tribes scattered across the country. This is the case for one of the most famous Dreaming stories, Bush Plum Dreaming, often told by tribes who live in the central and western deserts, spread from Warlpiri County through to the Utopia land.
13/06/2023
When you study Aboriginal Dreamtime stories, you often come across a reference to the most precious of all commodities — water. It's hardly surprising, given that many indigenous tribes lived in the Outback or desert areas where water is at a premium. Its presence is essential to survival. As Dreaming stories form the bedrock of Aboriginal culture, you can expect several Dreamtime stories about water. But where do they originate, and what do they really mean?
13/06/2023
The Tingari are Aboriginal ancestors that can be traced back to the beginning of Creation when Dreaming and its various laws first came into being. These ancestral figures are said to have crossed the land and created features of its landscape as they did so, leading to the formation of the natural world.
13/06/2023
Few art forms are as distinctive as Awelye. This is a common practice of the Aboriginal women who live in the Utopia region. It as a way of paying respect to their homeland while displaying their duty to other members of the tribe. In fact, indigenous women have taken part in Aboriginal body painting activities for thousands of years. As such, many experts believe that Awelye body art is one of the oldest living art forms. Various contemporary Aboriginal artists have transferred the notion of Aboriginal body paint to canvas, making it available to collectors and galleries alike.
At Your Door | The Doormen of New York City
17/03/2022
1 An exhibition of photography by Alina Gozin’a. 29 November – 16 December 2017 at No.1 Martin Place“Like sentries, doormen have patrolled New York’s apartment buildings for some 150 years. They are arguably the most iconic and the most underrated powerful personalities in New York City real estate...
Now Showing: Above & Beyond by Ken Knight
17/03/2022
6 The audience at the official opening drinks were present for a wonderful night. The eagerly anticipated show led to an overflowing gallery of happy guests sipping on wine from Tintilla Estate and enjoying canapes by Sofitel amongst the vistas of Venice and the Australian landscape. Ken was on han...
A new year, a new gallery, and international shows!
17/03/2022
8 With a new year underway, I'd like to take a moment to send out a big thank you to our artists and collectors. Thanks to you, and our magnificent staff, we are going to have a fantastic 2016!Talk of weakness in the Australian art market, in our experience, is greatly exaggerated. Both locally and...
17/03/2022
There is an undeniable excitement associated with viewing part of a $35 million art collection, donated by Australia’s most well-known art collector and enthusiast, John Kaldor. Currently on display at the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Seven Artists from the John Kaldor collection..
Helen McCarthy Tyalmuty - Stories of Balgal. May 5 - 19
17/03/2022
28 Balgal is a small Aboriginal community 3 hours west of Darwin. This is Helen McCarthy's Mother's Country. Below you'll find a series of stories of great cultural significance. Stories of creation and dreamtime. Stories told in art, depicted in her paintings. Come along to 17 Bligh Street and see...
27/06/2021
Thanks to a renewed appreciation of Aboriginal art, medicine leaves artwork has become a style known all around the world. When combined with the rich meaning behind the style, a bush medicine painting becomes the perfect addition to any home looking to infuse the beauty of nature and the richness of aboriginal culture into its interiors.
2/06/2021
Aboriginal bark painting has a long history that’s often shrouded in mystery. Before we discuss some of the meaning behind their designs, it's worth learning the story of how this style of painting came to be so widely regarded.
Of Land & Sea, June 6 - 15 2017
17/03/2022
2 A new Exhibition61 PHILLIP STREET SYDNEYJUNE 6 - 15Wentworth Galleries present a survey of contemporary landscape artists and their superb depictions of our unique country.This is a great opportunity to enjoy a wonderful and varied interpretation of the Australian land and seascapes as depicted b...
John Maitland - Gathering Beauty, December 8 - 22
17/03/2022
3 Gathering Beauty exhibition Artist statement 3 Request Exhibition Price List 3 My earlier experiences traveling to remote areas in far north Queensland has remained a constant source of inspiration to me and is again evident in this latest showing. I have executed my figures with raw simplicity a...
Italian Artist, Natino Chirico
17/03/2022
4 4 Wentworth Galleries and Nick Scali present Natino Chirico - the world renowned Italian artist.His work has toured Rome, Paris, New York, Berlin and Venice and is held in the private collections of Versace, Bulgari, Sofia Loren and George Bush.Chirico is showing from November 23rd at Wentworth G...
17/03/2022
5 Gav Barbey returns to the Sydney art scene on October 27th for his first solo exhibition in 3 years. A highly anticipated event by both the art establishment and his many dedicated collectors, this show promises to be a highlight of the arts calendar.In Gav's words, this is "a celebration of the ...
8 of Australia’s Most Influential Artists
17/03/2022
14 Australia has been home to hundreds of artists that are internationally recognised for their talent, spirit, vigour, and passion for the Aussie landscape and lifestyle. In this article, we’ll look at 8 Australian artists whose works have gone on to influence those living both home and abroad.1. ...
Archibald High Tea at the Sofitel Sydney
17/03/2022
15 High tea at the Sofitel, champagne at Wentworth Gallery and the Archibald at AGNSW 15 Our long standing association with Sofitel is based on a love of art and our desire to engage with and showcase the best Australian and international art on offer.Sydney Sofitel have put together a wonderful pa...
Jacqueline Fowler, Still life opening May 27
17/03/2022
18 We are wonderfully pleased to announce a new exhibition of elegant and accomplished works by Australia's foremost still life practitioner. Opening on Wednesday May 27, this show is a must see show for lovers and collectors of still life painting. Jacqueline's talent extends further than still li...
17/03/2022
A world without words opened May 6th - May 16th 2014. Australian artist Peter Coad spent the first 10 years of his life in a small country town called Karoonda, in the Mallee region of south Australia, surrounded by huge, inspiring vistas and enormous skies. “The landscape was my playground and dis...
17/03/2022
23 Aboriginal art has changed dramatically since the early days at Papunya with many artists moving away from traditional iconography while maintaining their traditional stories. These works have progressively become more abstract. Many years ago now, Rover Thomas and Emily Kame Kngwarreye were the...
Colin Parker Exhibiton - Opening August 1st 2013
17/03/2022
24 August 1st until August 12th 2013Colin parker is an artist of outstanding talent and ability who is best known for his figurative depiction of outback Australia in oils. His name is one that conjures up an immediate affinity for the Australian landscape with its harshness and sheer isolation tha...
Conchita Carambano Exhibition - July 3 - 15
17/03/2022
25 Her multi-layered and richly textured paintings reflect both the scale and antiquity of the Australian landscape. She uses a strong, earthy palette, overlaid with gold and silverleaf foil to convey her impressions of a sunburnt Australian outback. Her paintings suggest a mythical presence in the...
Ken Strong Exhibition, Nov 7 - 17
17/03/2022
26 Come into our gallery at 17 Bligh Street in Sydney to view these fantastic new works. A great body of work - 32 pieces display until November 17. 26 26 26
Ken Knight Exhibition Opening - Tuesday June 21st
17/03/2022
27 The Ken Knight exhibition is on the walls. We've just finished hanging these brilliant works and the result is beautiful. Individually, every one of these paintings is a masterpiece and to see them together in the gallery, ready for tonights exhibition, is a wonderful sight. Ken will be at the s...
20/02/2020
Rarrk or Aboriginal cross-hatching, is often the style of painting that comes to mind when one thinks of the art of the First Peoples. The employment of geometric and dynamic lines to create abstract patterns and infuse figures with a sense of spiritual weight and power defines cross-hatching art.
24/11/2011
The Wailwan people inhabit the area between Gilgandra and Brewarrina in Central Western NSW, centered around the town of Warren. From 1860 to 1890 their population reduced from around 30,000 to 800 and became almost extinct. They were mark markers and tree carvers with intricate totems and symbols. The descendants of this 60,000 year old civilization continue the symbolic work of their Ancestors through the Aboriginal Artists Group, the Ngemba Wailwan. Also known as Nyimpaa Weilwan.