Kamilaroi/Gamilaraay artist Dennis Golding couldn’t wait to tell his family when he learnt he was a finalist for the 2021 National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Awards.
Mr Golding is one of 65 First Nations artists in the running for prizes presented by the Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory.
“I had the biggest grin on my face the whole day, he said.
At the centre of his work submitted for the awards is his early life growing up in Redfern s Block .
Like many other Aboriginal families, Mr Golding s grandparents had to adjust to the experience of urban living after moving to Sydney from the country for a better education and work opportunities.
Australian Centre for Contemporary Art opens an exhibition of works by Yhonnie Scarce
Yhonnie Scarce, Missile Park 2021, installation view, Australian Centre for Contemporary Art, Melbourne. Courtesy the artist and THIS IS NO FANTASY, Melbourne. Photograph: Andrew Curtis.
MELBOURNE
.- Developed by ACCA in partnership with the Institute of Modern Art, Brisbane, a major new exhibition of work by Yhonnie Scarce opened at ACCA in March, followed by a season at the IMA in July. Titled Missile Park, the exhibition includes a series of new commissions plus a comprehensive survey of the past fifteen years work from this leading Australian contemporary artist.
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