The artist Kwementyaye (Kathleen) Petyarre (c. 1938 – 24 November 2018) has died in Alice Springs, surrounded by family and loved ones, at about the age of 80. Alhwarrpe.
A major exhibition in Adelaide showcasing more than 280 film stills, costumes and casting books testifies to the dramatic transformations that have taken place in Australian society over the past century, writes Christine Judith Nicholls.
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Clay Stories, showing at JamFactory’s Seppeltsfield Gallery, is a triumphant display of contemporary Indigenous ceramics which are grounded in everyday living but are also connected to country and to narrative, writes Christine Judith Nicholls.