Western Australia
Fremantle
Artitja Fine Art
South Fremantle, 6162. T (08) 9336-7787, 0418-900-954. E info@artitja.com.au W www.artitja.com.au Directors: Anna Kanaris and Arthur Clarke Celebrating 15 years in 2019, Artitja Fine Art Gallery is a private gallery based in South Fremantle and curates up to six pop up exhibitions a year in public spaces, details of which can be found on our website.At all other times the gallery is open by appointment. Specialising in Aboriginal art, Artitja Fine Art partners with remote art centre communities from Western Australia,Northern Territory and the SouthAustralian APY Lands in bringing the art to the city. This unique business model allows for a personalised and informative approach to viewing and collecting art, in a relaxed home environment. Recipients Fremantle Business Awards: Outstanding Cultural Enterprise in 2017. Corporate Social Responsibility in 2016. March 13 to April 5 at Earlywork: 330 South Terrace, South Fremantle I Know My Country – a display of new paintings from remote Indigenous community art centres including established and emerging artists, this dynamic exhibition emphasises the artists intimate knowledge of their country through colour, shape and form.
Fremantle Arts Centre
1 Finnerty Street, Fremantle 6160. (08) 9432-9555. Free entry. Daily 10.00 to 5.00. To March 22 – a major solo exhibition featuring newly commissioned paintings, sculpture and installation from . A Walmajarri man based in Fitzroy Crossing in the West Kimberley, spent his early years working on cattle stations until losing a leg in a riding accident. His art combines diverse influences drawn from television, the traditional Kimberley craft of boab nut carving, desert iconography and the epic characters of the Narrangkarni (Dreamtime). Surreal and kaleidoscopic at first glance, these works offer an incisive commentary on the political and social issues of today, and on Western Australia’s dark and mostly undocumented history. is curated by Emilia Galatis and presented in association with Perth Festival and Mangkaja Arts. Also, . was a key elder of the Gooniyandi language group in the Kimberley and was instrumental in the retention of men’s law ceremony at Muludja Community.
