Desert Country

<b>Wawiriya Burton </b>(Australia, 1928) Pitjantjatjara people, South Australia<br/> <i>Ngayuku ngura - My country </i>2009, Amata, South Australia<br/>Synthetic polymer paint on linen<br/>152 x 122 cm <br/>d’Auvergne Boxall Bequest Fund 2009, Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide<br/> © Wawiriya Burton, Courtesy of Tjala Arts
Wawiriya Burton (Australia, 1928) Pitjantjatjara people, South Australia
Ngayuku ngura - My country 2009, Amata, South Australia
Synthetic polymer paint on linen
152 x 122 cm
d’Auvergne Boxall Bequest Fund 2009, Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide
© Wawiriya Burton, Courtesy of Tjala Arts

4 August – 21 October 2012

An Art Gallery of South Australia touring exhibition

Drawn from the Art Gallery of South Australia’s extensive holdings of Aboriginal art, Desert Country presents an historical survey of the internationally acclaimed desert painting movement, with works from the Northern Territory, South Australia and Western Australia. Beginning in 1971 with rare examples of the first experimental paintings by its pioneering masters, Desert Country culminates with powerful paintings from Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Lands of far northwest South Australia.

Curator: Nici Cumpston, Art Gallery of South Australia

Public Program

Seminar: Intercultural curatorship and community engagement
Saturday 4 August 10.00am – 2.00pm

Presentations by Nici Cumpston (AGSA), Imelda Miller (Queensland Museum) and Mark O’Neill (Glasgow Life, UK), followed by curator tour of the exhibition. Find out more
 

Learning Resources

  • Education Resource published by Art Gallery of South Australia available here

  • Children's Education Guide published by Art Gallery of South Australia available here

Media

View 'An exhibition of desert painting opens at UQ' and download media kit here

View a list of the artists in Desert Country here

Publication

View the publication Desert Country here