Title

Islands in the sun: Prints by indigenous artists of Australia and the Australasian region.

Collective title

National Gallery of Australia touring exhibition.

Venues

Papua New Guinea National Museum And Art Gallery None

National Gallery Of Australia (17 February 2001 – 27 May 2001)

Cairns Regional Gallery (22 March 2002 – 29 April 2002)

Adam Art Gallery, Te Pataka Toi (9 November 2002 – 2003)

Tjibaou Cultural Centre. (4 June 2003 – 27 July 2003)

Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna O Waiwhetu (31 October 2003 – 1 February 2004)

Date

(2001 – 2004)

Summary

Multi-artist exhibition. Located: Australia, Papua New Guinea, Aotearoa New Zealand. Prints.

Curator

Roger Butler, Senior Curator, Australian Prints and Drawings, National Gallery of Australia.

Documentation

Catalogue

Country of context

Australia

Abstract

The indigenous peoples of Australia and the Australasian region share the same recent history. Colonised by Europeans, they have all struggled to maintain their individual cultural identities. In these societies the arts flourish and are characterised by a renewed interest in traditional images, designs and narratives. Islands in the Sun presents contemporary woodcuts, screenprints and lithographs by the indigenous peoples of Aboriginal Australia (works from the Tiwi Islands and Arnhem Land), the Torres Strait, Bathurst Island, Papua New Guinea (Niugini), Aotearoa New Zealand, Niue, Samoa and the Solomon Islands. [Gallery media, 2001].