Australia’s fifth National Indigenous Art Triennial showcases First Nations installations
CANBERRA — The National Gallery of Australia’s 5th National Indigenous Art Triennial, “After the Rain,” has opened featuring 10 large-scale, immersive and multidisciplinary installations celebrating intergenerational legacies and cultural warriors of the past, present and future.
The exhibition runs until April 26 and is free for patrons.
“After the Rain” coalesces newly commissioned work by established and emerging First Nations artists from across Australia, providing a significant national platform for art and ideas. Each edition of the Triennial is shaped by a First Nations curator with an original vision.
The artistic director of the triennial is Tony Albert (Girramay, Yidinji and Kuku-Yalanji peoples), one of Australia’s leading contemporary artists.
Albert brings together projects by Alair Pambegan, Aretha Brown, Blaklash, Dylan Mooney, Hermannsburg Potters, Iltja Ntjarra Art Centre and Vincent Namatjira, Jimmy John Thaiday, Naminapu Maymuru-White, Thea Anamara Perkins, Yarrenyty Arltere Artists and Grace Kemarre Robinya, and Warraba Weatherall. Collectively, the works tell stories through the universal language of visual art, exploring themes of rebirth and cycles of cleansing.
Following its presentation in Kamberri/Canberra, After the Rain will tour nationally. For more information on the current exhibition, go here.
