APY Art Centre Collective

FINAL WEEK: This week is your last chance to take in First Nations Artist Zachariaha Fielding’s (@zaachariahafielding.art) solo exhibition “Manguri - Halo” that runs until this Sunday. Come by for a cold drink at the finissage on Sunday from 6-8 pm and don’t miss this opportunity to view Fielding’s first major presentation in Europe! The exhibition is staged in collaboration with APY Art Centre Collective (@apy_ac_collective) and Arndt Art Agency (@arndtartagency). All installation images courtesy the artist and Galerie Grolman; Photography by Sebastian Reuter

We’re feeling it for this week!!! Future looks bright🤩😎 with deeply talented @aforalfie 🩷❤️🧡💙🩵 #aboriginalart #aboriginalbusiness #alfredlowe #ceramics

❤️❤️❤️ Repost from @craftvictoria • Yaritji Heffernan’s vessels feature circular markings that represent rock holes, where water collects after the rains and an important water source during the dry season. In the desert, water is an essential element and knowledge of rock hole sites is revered and passed from generation to generation by all Pitjantjatjara people. Yaritji Heffernan was born to Pitjantjatjara parents at Mulga Park station near Pukatja/Ernabella. She moved to Adelaide in 2010 and has been practicing at the APY Adelaide Studio since it opened in 2019, where she is an important leader and teacher to the younger artists in their emerging practice. See Manta – Earth in the Atrium until Saturday 27 July. View available works online at the link in bio 🔗 – Presented in partnership with @apy_ac_collective Images: @sarahforgiephoto #apyartcentrecollective #craftvictoria #craft #contemporaryceramics #YaritjiHeffernan #APYLands #APYartists

Thrilled to be included in this exhibition with so many amazing artists! Love and gratitude to @sebastiangoldspink and our friends at @hazelhurstartscentre ❤️❤️❤️ • New South: Recent Painting from Southern Australia | Rhoda Tjitayi Rhoda was born in Pukatja in 1969. Rhoda’s grandfather was from Nyapari and grandmother from Makiri, Tjala Minyma Ngura (Honeyant Women’s sacred place). Rhoda is now based in Adelaide and began working at the APY Studio Adelaide in 2019. Rhoda’s exquisite works depict Piltati Tjukurpa, an important cultural story learned from her grandmother. Rhoda remembers visiting her grandmother and sitting with her while she painted. When Rhoda paints she says ‘I am remembering the story she passed on. I am painting this to pass it on to my children. I have learnt this story from my grandmother she put the story in my heart and it’s going out to my grandchildren. When she was painting, she would tell a story and sing.’ Rhoda learnt how to dance and sing from her grandmother and is now teaching her daughter and her family. Rhoda says, ‘I am happy to be painting my grandmother’s story.’ Courtesy of APY Art Centre Collective. New South: Recent painting from Southern Australia continues until Sunday 8 September. Open 10.00am to 4.00pm daily, free admission. Image: Rhoda Tjitayi, Piltati, 2024, acrylic on Belgian linen. @apy_ac_collective #rhodatjitayi #hazelhurstartscentre #hazelhurstgallery #hazelhurstnewsouth

Repost from @iwantja_arts • Ngura Walytja is now showing at the APY Gallery in Melbourne Naarm. Antama Baker and Eric Barney are thrilled to present new works in this important and special exhibition, which brings together male artists from across the APY region. Ngura Walytja is Antama Bakers first ever exhibition. The son of senior Iwantja Arts artist, Alec Baker, Antama paints his culture and connection to family, and the iconography of his Country Indulkana and surrounding homelands. Ngura Walytja features a selection of dynamic new paintings by men from the APY Lands including Antama Baker, Eric Barney, Frank Young, George Cooley, Keith Stevens, Keith Minunga, Lydon Stevens, Shane Brown, Walli Lehman, Aaron Ken and Taylor Cooper. See the exhibition at the Docklands gallery now, or online via the link in our bio. @apy_ac_collective #NguraWalytja Image 1 Eric Barney and Antama Baker Image 2 Antama Baker artwork, Ngura (Country), 101 x 112cm, acrylic on linen Image 3 Eric Barney artwork, Ngura (Country), 122 x 152cm, acrylic on linen

Entitled ‘MANGURI - HALO’ the debut solo exhibition by ZAACHARIAHA FIELDING features a curation of vibrant paintings that reflect the visual language of the artist’s culture. @zaachariahafielding.art explains this latest body of work: “Manguri in the Pitjantjatjara language is a woven ring that sits on the top of the head. Manguri holds the piti (bowl or vessel) that is used to collect food and other items as someone walks through the bush. The Manguri holds the piti in position; stabilises it. Anangu (Aboriginal people from the APY Lands) use Manguri when travelling long distances, to collect things as they travel and hold what they can’t carry just with their hands. Without Manguri, these essential things can’t be collected. For me Manguri or halo is a symbol of knowledge holding, stability/ instability and survival. These are common themes in my life and my visual arts practice.” - Zaachariaha Fielding, May 2024 The exhibition is staged in collaboration with APY Art Centre Collective (@apy_ac_collective) and Arndt Art Agency (@arndtartagency) For further information please DM or write to mail@galerie-grolman.de Artwork caption: Zaachariaha Fielding, 234-23AS, 2024, Acrylic on Belgian Linen, 197 x 182cm; 233-23AS, 2024, Acrylic on Belgian Linen, 195 x 142cm; courtesy of the artist; photo my Sebastian Reuter

Tomorrow at APY Gallery Melbourne we open our doors to ‘Ngura Walytja’ a new exhibition of men’s artworks from six different art centres. Featuring works by Frank Young, George Cooley, Keith Stevens, Eric Barney, Antama Baker, Keith Minunga, Lydon Stevens, Shane Brown, Walli Lehman, Aaron Ken and Taylor Cooper Ngura Walytja translates from Pitjantjatjara to English as meaning someone’s own place, and a place that one belongs to. The two meanings are inseparable. We invite you to immerse yourself in the stories, colours, and spirit of Ngura Walytja, and to celebrate the enduring legacy of Indigenous art and Culture. Be one of the first to view and purchase these paintings and punu in our Melbourne Gallery Located at 34 Tom Thumb Lane, Docklands. 📸 image of Eric Barney of Iwantja Arts, Frank Young of Tjala Arts and our Melbourne Gallery

❤️❤️❤️ @artgalleryofnsw ・・・ A glowing pulse in the Wynne Prize 2024 exhibition, enthralling all comers: Zaachariaha Fielding’s ‘Paralpi’ extends the 2023 Prize-winning artist’s ‘Inma’ series. This work depicts sounds – those of Paralpi, a special place found just outside of Mimili on the eastern part of the APY Lands in South Australia. ‘Paralpi is a place where people come to embrace and celebrate children,’ says @zaachariahafielding.art. ‘They are taught by the Elders how to move and mimic their clan emblem, and, for Mimili, this has always been the maku (witchetty grub).’ Fielding’s scratchy application of Pitjantjatjara text as a stylistic element used to outline and define Country also captures reverberations of bodies performing the act of inma (ceremonial song and dance). ‘When this inma is sung, the sounds of the soprano, alto, tenors and baritone are thick, hitting the heart and then returning to the ngura (country),’ Fielding describes. According to Fielding, this is a cyclical process unique to Aṉangu culture, which celebrates one’s interconnectedness with the land. Swipe across to view details of the work, and visit to experience in person. Tickets to the Archibald, Wynne & Sulman Prizes are 2-for-1 on Wednesday nights, and children under 12 have free entry. __ #WynnePrize 2024 finalist Zaachariaha Fielding ‘Paralpi’ © the artist @mimili_maku_arts @apy_ac_collective

#Repost @craftvictoria ・・・ Discover exquisite ceramic vessels in Manta – Earth, our Atrium exhibition featuring some of the most dynamic artists from the APY Lands. In partnership with @apy_ac_collective, we’re thrilled to present a collection of works from five artists: Beverly Burton, Frank Young, George Cooley, Yartitji Heffernan and Alfred Lowe. See Manta – Earth on display until 27 July. Explore in the gallery and online via the link in bio. – Images: @sarahforgiephoto #apyartcentrecollective #craftvictoria #craft #contemporaryceramics #BeverlyBurton #FrankYoung #GeorgeCooley #YartitjiHeffernan #AlfredLowe

Happy 67th Birthday Margaret Richards!!! We love you!!! Let’s eat cake all week!!! 🎂 🎈 🎈🎈🎈 #apy #apylands #aboriginalart #anoriginalbusiness #keepingculturestrong

#Repost @lisakhan.1 ・・・ Just finished an amazing talk at Bunjil Place Theatre. The show is called Kungka Kuṉpu (Strong Women). If you are in Melbourne please check it out. It’s breathtaking I’ve been to 3 of these show openings now and each time I feel so honoured to represent these amazing APY artists and art centres, & to share the seven sisters story with everyone. I didn’t get much pics but have told the staff to send pics so can’t wait to see them., we were busy talking to everyone. A great turnout on a rainy day there were so much people I have no voice left😅 A lot of support here and I definitely feel like staying 😂 #tarnanthi thank you Nici , xx @bunjil_place @agsa.adelaide @apy_ac_collective #kungkakunpu⚡️ #strongwomen #apyartists #melbourne_insta #artistsoninstagram #aboriginalart #apy #apylands #anangu @nicicumpston

Fabulous celebration with family and friends for @kaltjitiarts exhibition Nganampa Ngura Nganampa Tjukuṟpa - Our Country, Our Dreaming. Thank you to all our wonderful friends including Attorney General Kyam Maher for being with us for such a special night. If you missed the opening you may still view and purchase works online at www.apygallery.com ❤️ #apy #apylands #aboriginalart #aboriginalbusiness #keepingculturestrong