Dickheads + Demons
Wagner Contemporary
Kaltjiti Collaborative, Ngura, (2016). Synthetic polymer paint on Belgian linen. Photo: courtesy of Cooee Art.
Athena Nangala Granites, Yanjirlpirri | Napaljarri-Warnu Jukurrpa (Star or Seven Sisters Dreaming) (2018). Synthetic polymer paint on Belgian linen. Photo: coutresy of Cooee Art. In the 1990s, women emerged to become the dominant force in Aboriginal art and carried the movement toward international acclaim. Their stunning success pre-empted a global movement toward the empowerment of women internationally. For the exhibition Women In Colour, Cooee Director and curator Mirri Leven, has selected works that illustrate distinctive relationships to their culture, country and each other. Providing commentary on the role of the modern day woman and explore what it means to be an Indigenous woman in contemporary Australia.
Officially opening on International Women’s Day, Friday 8th March 2019, 6pm.
326 Oxford Street, Paddington NSW, Australia