Tracking the Pilbara
May 01, 2022
3 minutes
WRITER Diego Ramirez
Mining and construction dominate the Pilbara region in northern Western Australia. It’s known as the state’s “mining powerhouse”—but on the other side of this economically-driven narrative is a more poignant significance: it is vibrant territory for Aboriginal art.
The intent of is to tell this story. Featuring 70 artists across four gallery spaces within the Art Gallery of Western Australia, lead curator Andrew Nicholls says the ambition is to “portray the region as a whole from an Aboriginal
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