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Our exhibition catalogue is here!

Feb 12, 2019
1 min

Our exhibition catalogue is here!

We are delighted to tell you that we have produced a catalogue for our new exhibition 'Dreamtime | Australian Aboriginal Art'. It contains all the works on show, as well as further information about the artworks, the Aboriginal people and their beliefs and history. The catalogue is 178 pages long and if you would like a copy it costs £29.99 + p&p. A preview of the book and the contents is available on the link below. This has been quite the project for our little team, a numb

New exhibition - 'Dreamtime | Australian Aboriginal Art

Jan 10, 2019
1 min

New exhibition - 'Dreamtime | Australian Aboriginal Art

We are delighted to announce that our next exhibition 'Dreamtime | Australian Aboriginal Art' will take place at Linlithgow Burgh Halls, in Scotland. It opens on the 25th January - 7th April. This will be our largest exhibition to date, showing 58 works across 3 beautiful rooms. We are particularly excited as this will be the first chance to show a number of large works together including paintings by Mitjili Napanangka Gibson, Gloria Petyarre, Ngupulya Pumani, Taylor Cooper,

'Leaves on the Ground' by Gloria Petyarre

Dec 7, 2018
2 min

'Leaves on the Ground' by Gloria Petyarre

'Leaves on the Ground' by Gloria Petyarre is a very special painting to me. I met Gloria on one of my early trips to the Utopia community and as I watched her paint this incredible work I instantly fell in love with it. This work has been on my walls wherever I've called home, it's rather large, 240 x 75 cm, but room is always made! Today, Gloria is renowned for her ‘bush medicine leaf’ paintings and is widely considered to be one of the most significant Aboriginal artists li

Utopia

Nov 14, 2018
1 min

Utopia

These wonderful work are by artists from Utopia. It is a region of approximately 5,000 sq km north-east of Alice Springs and is home to around 2,000 aboriginal people. The region largely lies on aboriginal owned land called Urapuntja, it is made up of several larger communities and some very small ones! Art is by far the largest source of employment in an area which lacks employment opportunities and skills. There are well over 250 professional artists in the region, most of

Fred and Ned Grant

Oct 30, 2018
2 min

Fred and Ned Grant

Fred and Ned Grant are senior lawmen from Spinifex country and part of the Spinifex Arts Project. They were born in the desert in the middle of last century and lived their early life the traditional semi-nomadic way on the bright red earth of Spinifex. They played and hunted under vast deep blue skies that were endlessly filled with stars at night. Ned Grant They grew up on the land learning desert life and it's lore, becoming apprentices to its spiritual secrets in adolesce

Exhibition | Dreaming Stories, Land & Colour

Oct 20, 2018
1 min

Exhibition | Dreaming Stories, Land & Colour

Let us take you on a little tour of some of the works we are showing at our new exhibition 'Dreaming Stories, Land & Colour' at Wetpaint Gallery. Photographs rarely do full justice to the vibrant colours, subtle hues and intricate details of these paintings so we hope you'll come and see them up close for yourself! We are open from October 13th - November 17th, Wednesday - Saturday, 10:30 - 16:30, or by appointment. Location: Wetpaint Gallery, Chalford, GL6 8NR. UK We are sho

Our new exhibition!

Oct 4, 2018
1 min

Our new exhibition!

We are delighted to announce that our new exhibition 'Dreaming Stories, Land & Colour' will open on October 13th. We will be showing a selection of new works acquired by Nadia on her recent travels in Australia, featuring artists from the Papunya Tula and Utopia communities. We hope you'll join us at the gallery to see these wonderful works for yourself! Artists on show include Barbara Weir, Yinarupa Nangala, Fred Grant, Ned Grant, Nanyuma Napangati, Charlie Tjapangati and Ra

'The Stone of Dreamtime' | Visiting Ancient Ochre Pits

Sep 15, 2018
2 min

'The Stone of Dreamtime' | Visiting Ancient Ochre Pits

I visited these amazingly beautiful Ochre Pits in the MacDonnell ranges before I left Alice springs. Known as the 'Stone of Dreamtime', Aboriginal people have extracted Ochre from these cliffs for thousands of years. The Ochre from here is still used by Western Aranda people, mainly for ceremonial purposes. The traditional Aboriginal stories and ceremonies for this site belong to Western Aranda men. Ochre is integral to the Dreamtime stories of creation and law of Aboriginal

Meeting the incredible Barbara Weir

Sep 12, 2018
1 min

Meeting the incredible Barbara Weir

On my travels in Australia, I had the great pleasure to meet the wonderful Barbara Weir. Not only that, I had the chance to watch her work! Barbara is an incredible woman, an artist and politician, she has been campaigning for the local land rights movement since the 1970's. In 1985 she was elected as the first woman president of the Indigenous Urapunta Council. Her life has not been easy, Barbara was one of the Stolen Generations, where Aboriginal children were taken from he

New Exhibition | Dreaming: Western Desert Art.

Feb 27, 2018
1 min

New Exhibition | Dreaming: Western Desert Art.

Our new exhibition 'Dreaming: Western Desert Art' is now open! We are showing recently acquired works by Morris Gibson Tjapaltjarri, Yalti Napangati, Nanyuma Napangati, Debra Nakamarra & Mary Napangati, as well as paintings by Tiger Palpatja, Tali Tali Pompey, Evelyn Pultara and many more. The exhibition is FREE, The gallery is open Wednesday to Saturday until March 31st, or by appointment.Wetpaint Gallery, Chalford, GL6 8NR. Every Saturday from 12 - 3pm we are hosting drinks

New Exhibition | Hanging Day!

Feb 20, 2018
1 min

New Exhibition | Hanging Day!

On February 22nd our latest exhibition 'Dreaming: Western Desert Art' opens at Wetpaint Gallery in Chalford. Nadia, Celia and Claire have been busy debating which paintings to include and hanging the chosen. Here's a glimpse behind the scenes and a sneak peak of some of the works you can see if you visit. We very much hope to see you there! To hear about Aboriginal Art UK's news, exhibitions and events please sign up to our mailing list for occasional updates. #art #exhibitio

The Rainbow Serpent Myths

Oct 13, 2017
3 min

The Rainbow Serpent Myths

The Rainbow Serpent myths are some of the most important stories in Aboriginal culture. These stories are part of 'Dreamtime' or 'The dreaming', they are the creation myths of the aboriginal people. Dreamtime (Tjukurrpa) stories tell of great spirits in animal and human form who sculpted the featureless earth. Stories have been passed down the generations for thousands of years and are the basis of Aboriginal spirituality - they are often humorous, and sometimes rather dark!

Desert Mob 2017 | New Artworks

Sep 23, 2017
2 min

Desert Mob 2017 | New Artworks

The Desert Mob is one of the most important Aboriginal Art and cultural events. It is a wonderful show across three huge galleries that brings together Artists and Art centres from the vast regions of the Northern Territory, South and Western Australia. All of the art displayed is selected by the Aboriginal owned art centres to show their latest work and to introduce emerging artists. The Araluen Arts centre hosts Desert Mob every September and over its' 27 year history, Dese

Exhibition Opening! | Wetpaint Gallery

Jul 16, 2017
1 min

Exhibition Opening! | Wetpaint Gallery

What a wonderful day at the Wetpaint gallery, it was fantastic to see old friends and new faces, thank you all for coming along to our opening! And, if you couldn't make it today, we're here to the 29th of July. Details at: http://www.wetpaintgalleryonline.com/current-exhibition/ #aboriginalartuk #aboriginalart #wetpaintgallery #july #opening #stroud #chalford

Exhibition | Wetpaint Gallery Stroud, 6th - 30th July

Jul 7, 2017
1 min

Exhibition | Wetpaint Gallery Stroud, 6th - 30th July

We are delighted to announce that our exhibition at the Wetpaint Gallery in Stroud is now open! We'll be here from the 6th -30th of July. Do come along to say hello and have a look at the works up close, the colours and textures of the paintings are rather special in the real! The gallery is open Thursday - Saturday 10:30 - 16.30, or by Appointment. Wetpaint Gallery Hallidays Mill London Road Stroud GL6 8NR Tel: 01453 886888 For more details click here Hope to see you soo

Hanging day! | July 6th - 30th, Wetpaint Gallery, Stroud

Jul 5, 2017
1 min

Hanging day! | July 6th - 30th, Wetpaint Gallery, Stroud

Today is hanging day for our latest exhibition! We've had great fun deciding which of the wonderful painting to show, and spent a lot of time asking 'is that straight?!?' Here's a glimpse of the works on show, do come along to say hello and see these vibrant and evocative works up close. Further details here: http://www.wetpaintgalleryonline.com/current-exhibition/ #exhibition #aboriginalart #aboriginalartuk #nadiaphillips #wetpaintgallery

Join us at the Decorative Arts Fair | April 4th - 9th

Mar 20, 2017
1 min

Join us at the Decorative Arts Fair | April 4th - 9th

We are delighted to be returning to the Decorative Antiques & Textiles Fair in London, April 4th - 9th. This will be our 3rd time at this wonderful show and we are excited to show our new collection of fantastic Aboriginal artworks. If you would like to come along, we have free tickets for our email subscribers, just email nadia@nadiaphillips.co.uk Hope to see you there, we are on Stand D3! #aboriginalart #exhibition #show

Australian Indigenous Rock Art

Aug 26, 2016
1 min

Australian Indigenous Rock Art

Australian Indigenous Rock Art is the oldest unbroken tradition of Art in the world. The oldest dated Rock Art painting in Australia is a charcoal drawing on a rock fragment found during the excavation of the Narwala Gabarnmang rock shelter in the Northern Territory, dated at 28,000 years. Aboriginal rock art on the Barnett River, Mount Elizabeth Station © Graeme Churchard (CC) Examples have been found that are believed to depict extinct megafauna as well as more recent hist

Hermannsburgh

Aug 13, 2016
1 min

Hermannsburgh

It's almost a year now since I did a trip to Hermannsburg to see the area where Albert Namatjira painted the most wonderful watercolours of western style landscapes that depict the beautiful vibrant colours of the Australian outback. This August also marks the 75th anniversary of three generations of watercolour artists that have emerged from the original Hermannsburg group. It was established as an Aboriginal mission in 1877 by two Lutheran missionaries of the Hermannsburg M

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