A large scale publication accompanying a major exhibition celebrating the monumental art of Emily Kam Kngwarray.

One of the twentieth century's most significant painters, Emily Kam Kngwarray (c.1914-1996) translated her lived experience and cultural engagement with her Anmatyerr homelands in Central Australia into vibrant batiks and monumental paintings on canvas. In her vast and astonishing oeuvre, Kngwarray embodied the majestic scope of her Country and ancestral heritage. She layered motifs representing the plants, animals and geological features that formed the desert ecosystems around her. Her unique style and powerful creative vision redefined Aboriginal art and gained worldwide attention.

Created in collaboration with the National Gallery of Australia (NGA), this is the first large-scale presentation of the artist's work ever held in Europe and a celebration of her astonishing career. Generously illustrated, the publication brings together Kngwarray's most significant works and includes archival material and a visual record of community consultations and visits to Kngwarray's Country.

The publication and exhibition has been organised by Tate Modern and the National Gallery of Australia based on an exhibition and curated by Kelli Cole, Warumungu and Luritja peoples and Hetti Perkins, Arrernte and Kalkadoon peoples.

About the Author
Kelli Cole is a Warumungu and Luritja woman from Central Australia and the Director of Curatorial & Engagement, National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Gallery of Australia Jennifer Green is a linguist based in the School of Languages and Linguistics at the University of Melbourne. Hetti Perkins is an Arrernte and Kalkadoon Senior Curator, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art. Kimberley Moulton is Adjunct Curator, Indigenous Art, at the Hyundai Tate Research Centre: Transnational. Stephen Gilchrist is an Associate Professor in the School of Indigenous Studies at the University of Western Australia. Dylan River is a photographer and filmmaker from Kaytetye north of Mparntwe/Alice Springs, Australia. Chrischona Schmidt is Adjunct Fellow in the School of Communication and Arts at The University of Queensland, Australia. Brenda Thornley is a cartographer based in Australia.


Book Information
ISBN 9781849769761
Author Kelli Cole
Format Hardback
Page Count 256
Imprint Tate Publishing
Publisher Tate Publishing
Dimensions(mm) 280mm * 240mm * 25mm