Current Exhibitions - Japingka Gallery Australia

Current Exhibition

Current Exhibitions - Japingka Gallery Australia

Japingka Gallery is very honoured to be chosen to exhibit important and significant paintings from the Estate of the late, great Mowanjum Artist, Mabel King. Widely regarded as one of the greatest Wandjina Spirit painters, Mabel King was a senior Ngarinyin Elder, highly respected in the cultural affairs of the Mowanjum Community. Mabel was holder of secret women’s powers, and was a custodian and safe-keeper of traditional Ngarinyin songs and dances. Mabel was also responsible for teaching the women and young boys and girls of the Community in the ways of the Wangga ceremony, known as the children's corroboree. This remarkable Exhibition features an extensive and very impressive range of paintings from the Estate of Mabel King and is held in association with the Mowanjum Art Centre of Derby. The official Exhibition opening will be attended by Mabel’s life-long friend and senior Ngarinyin law-woman, Pansy Nulgitt.

In Gallery 2 by way of contrast, we will be featuring finely worked, immaculate paintings from the highly regarded, remote community of Utopia in an Exhibition titled “Sandover River Stories”. This is a singularly beautiful Exhibition of sophisticated, complex designs and intricately worked paintings by well known Utopia Artists which depict aerial views of important Dreaming Stories. The Sandover River wends its way through this remote country which is situated some 270 kms north east of Alice Springs. Also accompanying these major, highly collectable paintings will be small, hand carved and painted sculptures of owls in a small Exhibition entitled: “A Parliament of Owls”.

Both Exhibitions open at 6.30pm on Friday, 4th May, 2012

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