Emily Kam Kngwarray, Untitled, 1992, synthetic polymer paint on canvas, 82-11/16" × 47-1/4" (210 cm × 120 cm) © Emily Kam Kngwarray/Copyright Agency Emily Kam Kngwarray Portrait of Emily Kam Kngwarray. Source: Utopia Art Sydney Details:b. ca. 1914, Alhalker, Utopia, Australiad. 1996, Mparntwe/Alice Springs, Australia Read More Emily Kam Kngwarray is one of Australia’s most critically acclaimed and celebrated contemporary artists.A member of the Anmatyerr people of Alhalker, originating in Australia’s Northern Territory, her artistic practice is rooted in Indigenous Australian beliefs and a cultural responsibility to ancestral lands; this all-encompassing philosophy draws on the history, relationships, topography, and vegetation of the surrounding earth. Working in the remote central desert region then known as Utopia, her oeuvre was deeply inspired by her heritage, Anmatyerr spirituality, and surrounding landscapes. Kngwarray drew much of her creativity from The Dreaming—a cultural worldview and comprehensive framework that structures and narrates relationships among individuals, families, ancestral history, future descendants, and the land and spirits. Her artistic journey was shaped by her role in ceremonial traditions, expressed through dance, chant, and the painting of bodies with natural materials such as ground ochre, charcoal, and ash. As an Elder of the Anmatyerr people and a custodian of sacred land, she developed a complex and potent visual language, which translated across her vibrant batiks and later paintings on canvas that brought her international acclaim.In the 1970s, Kngwarray began painting on silk and cotton fabric in the batik style alongside the women in her community, and in 1977, became a founding member of the Utopia Women’s Batik Group. This labor-intensive process involved the unforgiving medium of hot wax, which, once applied, cannot be manipulated. Introduced to canvas in 1988, Kngwarray’s practice shifted in part due to the adaptability of paint as a medium, which allowed her to create spontaneous, gestural marks using various implements. Kngwarray’s paintings are a continuation of the deep-rooted oral and visual traditions that inspired her batik work. Beginning in 1988–1989, when she was already in her seventies, she acquired her first canvas and created her first painting, Emu Woman (1988–1989), which debuted in the group exhibition, A Summer Project: Utopia Women's Paintings held at S.H. Ervin Gallery, Sydney (1989).Kngwarray's paintings, characterized by layered brushstrokes and dabs of paint, embody the vibrancy and rhythm of the natural world, reflecting her acute sense of its dynamic and pulsating nature. Centered on imagery from her homeland, the artist often portrayed root systems and life cycles of plants. Her skin name, Kam, meaning the seeds and seedpod of the anwerlarr, or pencil yam, in her first language of Anmatyerr, is a central motif within her oeuvre, and often appears in works, especially from 1990–1991. In the following years she shifted to what has been referred to as her “high colorist phase,” characterized by a wider range of color and saturated dabs of paint that reveal visual patterns and configurations when viewed at a distance. An indomitable force, she continued to create art until the end of her life.Kngwarray was a prolific artist, executing an estimated three thousand paintings in an eight-year span. In 1997, she was represented posthumously at the 47th Venice Biennale. Her work is held in public collections worldwide including Araluen Arts Centre, Alice Springs, Australia; Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida; Museum of Contemporary Art Australia, Sydney; National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne; and The Vatican Museums, Vatican City, among many others. In 2025, a solo exhibition dedicated to Kngwarray’s work will be presented at Pace’s London gallery with the support of D’Lan Contemporary, which will be followed by a major exhibition at Tate Modern, London, opening in July. Read More Emily Kam Kngwarray, Untitled, 1992, synthetic polymer paint on linen, 59" × 48" × 1-1/8" (149.9 cm × 121.9 cm × 2.9 cm) © Emily Kam Kngwarray/Copyright Agency Emily Kam Kngwarray, Awelye, 1989, synthetic polymer paint on linen, 58-3/4" × 47-1/2" (149.2 cm × 120.7 cm) © Emily Kam Kngwarray/Copyright Agency Emily Kam Kngwarray, Emu - Yuyara and Yam - Annlara Dreaming at Alalgura, 1990, synthetic polymer paint on linen, 120 cm × 90 cm (47 1/4" × 35 7/16") © Emily Kam Kngwarray/Copyright Agency Emily Kam Kngwarray, Yam Story, 1995, synthetic polymer paint on linen, 121 cm × 92.1 cm (47 5/8" × 36 1/4") © Emily Kam Kngwarray/Copyright Agency Exhibitions View All On View Emily Kam Kngwarray My Country Jun 6 – Aug 8, 2025 London Journal View All Essays "Encountering Kngwarray" by Anne Brody Jun 06, 2025 Museum Exhibitions Emily Kam Kngwarray at Tate Modern May 16, 2025 One-Artist Exhibitions Group Exhibitions Public Collections Books and Catalogues Periodicals Close One-Artist Exhibitions Emily Kam Kngwarray One Artist DatesBorn c.1914, Alhalker, Utopia, AustraliaDied 1996, Mparntwe/Alice Springs, Australia2025Emily Kam Kngwarray, Tate Modern, London, July 10, 2025–January 13, 2026.Emily Kam Kngwarray: My Country, Pace Gallery, London, June 6–August 8, 2025.2023Emily Kam Kngwarray, National Gallery of Australia, Parkes, December 2, 2023–April 29, 2024. (Catalogue)2022Emily: Desert Painter of Australia, Gagosian, Paris, January 21–March 12, 2022.2020Emily Kam Kngwarray: Emily | Papunya, High Line Nine, New York, March 4–21, 2020. (Catalogue)2008Chapman Gallery and Delmore Gallery Present Emily Kame Kngwarreye, Chapman Gallery, Canberra, 2008.Utopia: The Genius of Emily Kame Kngwarreye, National Museum of Art, Osaka, Japan, February 26–April 13, 2008. Traveled to: National Art Centre, Tokyo, May 28–July 28, 2008; National Museum of Australia, Canberra, August 22–October 12, 2008. (Catalogue)2007Emily Kam Kngwarray: Earthly Reflections of Heavenly Things, The Ian Potter Museum of Art, Melbourne, November 7, 2007–February 17, 2008.2006Emily Kam Kngwarray: Ten Years On, Utopia Art Sydney, September 9–October 7, 2006.2002Emily: Paintings by Emily Kame Kngwarreye from the Holmes à Court Collection, Holmes à Court Gallery, West Perth, Australia, October 31, 2002–January 19, 2003.2000Emily Kam Kngwarray: Paintings, Utopia Art Sydney, 2000.1998Earth’s Creation: The Paintings of Emily Kngwarreye, Lauraine Diggins Fine Art, Melbourne, September 9–November 13, 1998. (Catalogue)Emily Kame Kngwarreye: Alhalkere – Paintings from Utopia, Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, Australia, February 20–April 13, 1998. Traveled to: Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, May 15–July 19, 1998; National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, September 8–November 22, 1998; National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, February 13–April 18, 1999. (Catalogue)1997Emily Kam Kngwarray: Looking Back, Utopia Art Sydney, 1997.The Spirit Sings: Paintings by Emily Kame Kngwarreye, Tandanya National Aboriginal Cultural Institute, Adelaide, Australia, November 29, 1997–February 22, 1998.Emily Kam Kngwarray: Body Painting Series, Robert Steele Gallery, New York, 1997. Traveled to: Anima Gallery, Adelaide, Australia, February 6–March 1, 1997. (Catalogue)1996Emily Kame Kngwarreye: Blue Paintings, Niagara Galleries, Melbourne, 1996.Emily Kame Kngwarreye c. 1910–96: Chapman Gallery, Canberra, 1996.Emily Kame Kngwarreye, Fireworks Gallery, Brisbane, Australia, 1996.Emily Kngwarreye, Framed Gallery, Darwin, Australia, 1996.Emily Kame Kngwarreye, Phillip Bacon Gallery, Brisbane, Australia, 1996.Emily Kame Kngwarreye: Recent Paintings, William Mora Gallery, Melbourne, March 6–30, 1996.1995Emily Kame Kngwarreye: A New Expression, Utopia Art Sydney, 1995.Emily Kame Kngwarreye, Framed Gallery, Darwin, Australia, 1995.Emily Kame Kngwarreye: Power of the Line, Chapman Gallery, Canberra, 1995.Emily Kame Kngwarreye: Recent Paintings 1993–1994, William Mora Gallery, Melbourne, 1995.Emily Kame Kngwarreye: The Delmore Collection Selected Exhibition and Survey of Works 1989–1995, Mary Place Gallery, Sydney, 1995.Emily Kame Kngwarreye: Paintings from 1989–1995: Works from the Delmore collection, Parliament House, Canberra, November 7–December 3, 1995. (Catalogue)1994Emily Kame Kngwarreye, Chapman Gallery, Canberra, 1994.Emily Kame Kngwarreye, Rebecca Hossack Gallery, London, 1994.Emily Kame Kngwarreye: New Directions, Utopia Art Sydney, July–August 1994. (Catalogue)1993Emily Kame Kngwarreye: The Alhalkere Suite, Utopia Art Sydney, 1993.Recent Paintings by Emily Kngwarreye, Gallery Gabrielle Pizzi, Melbourne, 1993.1992Emily Kame Kngwarreye: Alhalkere, Utopia Art Sydney, 1991.Emily Kame Kngwarreye, Gallery Gabrielle Pizzi, Melbourne, 1991.1991Emily Kame Kngwarreye: Aboriginal Paintings from the Desert, Union of Soviet Artists Gallery, Moscow, 1991.Traveled to: Museum of Ethnographic Art, St. Petersburg, 1991.Emily Kame Kngwarreye, Robin Purvis Brisbane, Australia, 1991.Emily Kame Kngwarreye, Utopia Art Sydney, 1991.Emily Kngwarreye, Hogarth, Sydney, 1991.1990Emily Kame Kngwarreye, Coventry Gallery, Sydney, May 8–June 2, 1990.Emily Kame Kngwarreye, Robin Purvis Brisbane, Australia, 1990.Emily Kame Kngwarreye, Utopia Art Sydney, 1990. (Catalogue)Paintings by Emily Kame Kngwarreye, Gallery Gabrielle Pizzi, Melbourne, 1990. Group Exhibitions 02-Emily-Kam-Kngwarray-Group 2024In the Public Eye, Utopia Art, Sydney, March 9–29, 2024.The Beauty of Diversity, Albertina Modern, Vienna, February 16–August 18, 2024. (Catalgoue)2023Eminence, D’Lan Contemporary, New York, December 7, 2023–January 12, 2024.Emily & Others | Geniuses from Utopia, Art Mob, Hobart, Australia, November 28–December 21, 2023.The Art of Giving, Art Gallery of Macquarie University, Sydney, November 27, 2023–February 9, 2024.Utopia in Colours, Fondation Burkhardt-Felder Arts et Culture, Motiers, Switzerland, June 11, 2323–October 27, 2024.Significant 2023, D'Lan Contemporary, Melbourne, June 2–July 21, 2023.Dreaming With Your Eyes Open, SmithDavidson Gallery, Amsterdam, April 8–June 17, 2023Celebrating Country - Women Artists of Art Mob, Art Mob, Hobart, Australia, March 8–31, 2023.Tracing the Country - Living Landscapes from the Central and Western Deserts, Cooee Art Leven, Sydney, March 2–31, 2023.Utopia Art Sydney turns 35, Utopia Art Sydney, Sydney, February 4–25, 2023.2022Australian Indigenous Art from the Smith-Davidson Collection, High Line Nine Gallery, New York, September 7–20, 2022.Great Australian Painting, Liverpool Street Gallery, Sydney, August 20–October 1, 2022.Rhythms of the Earth, TarraWarra Museum of Art, Healesville VIC, Australia, July 30–November 2022.Significant 2022, D'Lan Davidson, Melbourne, June 24–July 29, 2022.Nations 2022: Balgo Hills Focus, Art Mob, Henry Jones Art Hotel, Hobart, Australia, June 19–July 31, 2022.Connection, National Museum of Australia, Canberra, June 8–October 9, 2022.Indigenous Art from the NGV Collection, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, April 15, 2022–January 29, 2023.Utopia in Detail, Cooee Art Leven, Redfern, Australia, March 21–April 16, 2022.2021Big Names Little Paintings, Cooee Fine Art, Sydney, 2021.Online: Abstraction, Utopia Art, Sydney, July 3–July 31, 2021.Reverence, D'Lan Contemporary, Melbourne, 2021We Choose to Challenge, Cooee Fine Art, Sydney, 2021Sydney Contemporary 2021: Not so virtual, Cooee Art Leven, Sydney, November 11–27, 2021.Significant, D'Lan Contemporary, Melbourne, June 28–July 30, 2021.Voyage across Aboriginal Australia: Founders' Favourites, Fondation Burkhardt-Felder Arts et Culture, Moitiers, Switzerland, June 7, 2021–October 30, 2022.Body Line, Fireworks Gallery, Brisbane, Australia, March 26–May 2, 2021.Redfern Gallery Launch: Cooee: Come Here, Cooee Art Redfern, Australia, March 25–April 4, 2021. (Catalogue)The Women's Show: 15th Anniversary Exhibition, Vivien Anderson Gallery, Melbourne, March 17–April 10, 2021.2020Know My Name - Australian Women Artists 1900 to Now, National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, November 14, 2020–June 26, 2022. (Catalogue)Desert Painters of AustraliaTwo Generations, Gagosian, Hong Kong, September 24–November 7, 2020.From Little Things Big Things Grow: Kluge-Ruhe Collection, University of Virginia, Virginia, United States, August 26–May 30, 2020.Colours of Spring, Kate Owen Gallery, Sydney, August 19–September 27, 2020. (Catalogue)Important Australian Paintings, Philip Bacon Galleries, Brisbane, Australia, June 4–29, 2020.Still in the Desert, Fireworks Gallery, Brisbane, Australia, May 9–June 13, 2020.Origins: Australian Aboriginal Art from the Smith-Davidson Collection, SmithDavidson Gallery, Amsterdam, April 23–June 14, 2020.Emily | Papunya, High Line Nine Galleries, New York, March 4–21, 2020. (Catalogue)2019Significant, D'Lan Contemporary, Melbourne, 2021.Beyond Time, Australian Aboriginal Art, Booker Lowe Gallery, Houston, Texas, September 14–December 14, 2019. (Catalogue)Mapa Wiya (Your Map's Not Needed): Australian Aboriginal Art from the Fondation Opale, The Menil Collection, Houston, Texas, September 13, 2019–February 2, 2020.Desert Painters of Australia Part II: With Works from the Collection of Steve Martin and Anne Stringfield,Gagosian, Beverly Hills, July 26–September 6, 2019.Tiempo de sueños: Arte indígena de Australia, Museo Nacional de las Culturas del Mundo, Mexico-City, November 6, 2019–May 10, 2020. Traveled to: Agencia Cordoba de Cultura, Cordoba, Argentina, June 22–September 30, 2022.Desert Painters of Australia: Works from the Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Collection of the University of Virginia and the Collection of Steve Martin and Anne Stringfield, Gagosian Gallery, New York, May 3–July 3, 2019.2018Significant, D'Lan Contemporary, Melbourne, 2018.20/20 Vision: 20 Years 20 Women, Brenda Colahan Fine Art, Sydney, November 1–30, 2018.Painting on Country - Utopia Artists, Japingka Gallery, Fremantle, Australia, September 21–November 6, 2018.Beyond the Veil, Olsen Gruin Gallery, New York, May 16–August 12, 2018.Earth's Creation, Kate Owen Gallery, Sydney, March 24–April 23, 2018.2017Indigenous Australia: Masterworks from the National Gallery of Australia, me Collectors Room, Berlin, November 17, 2017–April 2, 2018.A SWEEP continues, FireWorks Gallery, Brisbane, Australia, June 2–July 8, 2017.A SWEEP: Old & New Works, FireWorks Gallery, Brisbane, Australia, April 21–May 27, 2017.The Golden Age of Utopia, Aboriginal Signature Estrangin Gallery, Brussels, March 1–25, 2017.2016Important Australian Indigenous Art, D'Lan Contemporary, Melbourne, 2016.O Tempo Dos Sonhos, Arte Aborigene Contemporanea da Australia, Caixa Cultural, Sao Paolo, June 13–August 5, 2016.Everywhen: The Eternal Present in Indigenous art from Australia, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, Massachusetts, February 5–September 18, 2016.2013Australia, Royal Academy of Arts, London, September 21–December 8, 2013.2011Up Close and Personal: works from the collection of Dr Peter Elliott AM, S. H. Ervin Gallery, Sydney, August 12–September 18, 2011.2010Minnie Pwerle & Emily Kame Kngwarreye, Kate Owen Gallery, Sydney, 2010.Desert Country, Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia, October 29, 2010–January 26, 2011. (Catalogue)2009Mythology & Reality: Contemporary Aboriginal Art From The Gabrielle Pizzi Collection, TarraWarra Museum of Art, Victoria, Australia, November 23, 2008–March 15, 2009.Size Matters, Kate Owen Gallery, Sydney, April 2–May 3, 2009.2008Gooch's Utopia: Collected Works from the Central Desert, Flinders University City Gallery, Bedford Park, Australia, October 4–November 30, 2008. Traveled to: Riddoch Art Gallery, Mt. Gambier, Australia, December 5, 2008–February 8, 2009; Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery, Australia, November 29, 2009–February 7, 2010; Horsham Regional Art Gallery, Victoria, Australia, March–April 2010; Gladstone Regional Art Gallery & Museum, Gladstone, Australia, June 7–July 1, 2010; Drill Hall Gallery, Australian National University, Australia, August–September 2010; Macquarie University Art Gallery, Sydney, October–December 2010; Moree Plains Gallery, New South Wales, Australia, December 2010–February 2011; Araluen Centre for Arts and Entertainment, Alice Springs, Australia, April–June 2011; Gympie Regional Gallery, Queensland, Australia, July–Sept 2011; Bundoora Homestead Art Centre, Victoria, September–November, 2011. (Catalogue)Emily Kame Kngwarreye and her Legacy: Visions of Utopia that Penetrate the Soul of the Eastern Desert, Art Front Gallery Hillside Forum, Tokyo, May 29–June 13, 2008.2007Delmore Gallery – A new Selection of Utopia Art, Mary Place Gallery, Sydney, 2007.Paperweight: Works on Paper by Indigenous Artists, Suzanne O’Connell Gallery, Brisbane, Australia, February 2007.2006Aboriginal Art, Art Gallery of Macquarie University, Sydney, 2006.Bits and Pieces: Abstract Art, Utopia Art, Sydney, 2006.Delmore Art of Utopia, Mary Place Gallery, Sydney, 2006.The Chroma Collection, Art Gallery of Macquarie University, Sydney, August 21–October 6, 2006.Dreaming Their Way: Australian Aboriginal Women Painters, National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington DC, United States, June 30–September 24, 2006. Traveled to: Hood Museum of Art, New Hampshire, October 7–December 10, 2006.Prism: contemporary Australian Art, Bridgestone Museum of Art, Kyobashi, Chuo-Ku, Tokyo, October 7–December 3, 2006.Land Marks, Ian Potter Centre, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, February 9–July 11, 2006.2005Utopia, Neville Keating Pictures, London, November 23–December 9, 2005.2004Emily Kame Kngwarreye and Rover Thomas, Utopia Art, Sydney, 2004.Emily Kame Kngwarreye, Maxie Tjampitjinpa: Classic Images, Utopia Art, Sydney, 2004.Colour Power: Aboriginal Art post 1984, Ian Potter Centre, National Gallery of Victoria, Victoria, Australia, November 27, 2004–March 14, 2005. (Catalogue)Silk: Utopia Batiks from the Holmes a Court Collection, Holmes a Court Gallery, Perth, Australia, August 21–September 19, 2004. (Catalogue)Talking About Abstraction, Ivan Dougherty Gallery, Sydney, May 27–July 3, 2004. (Catalogue)The Women’s Show, Vivien Anderson Gallery, Melbourne, March 25–April 15, 2004.A Selection of Contemporary Australian Paintings, Martin Browne Fine Art, Sydney, February 3–March 7, 2004. (Catalogue)2003Australian Contemporary Art in Prague, Toskansky Place, Prague, Czech Republic, 2003.Significant Tilt: Art and the Horizon of Meaning, Art Gallery of Macquarie University, Sydney, 2003.Big Country: Works from the Flinders University Art Museum Collection, State Library of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia, September 25–November 30, 2003. (Catalogue)Minimal Fuss - Featuring Emily Kame Kngwarreye, Tony Tuckson & Minnie Pwerle, FireWorks Gallery, Brisbane, Australia, September 19–October 18, 2003.Spirit Country: Contemporary Australian Aboriginal Art, Echigo-Tsumari ArtTriennial: Niigata Prefecture: Hillside Forum, Daikanyama, Tokyo, July 20–September 7, 2003.2002December Exhibition, Chapman Gallery, Canberra, Australia, 2002.Indigenous Works on Paper, Damien Minton Gallery, Newcastle, Australia, 2002.The Year in Review, Utopia Art Sydney, Sydney, 2002.Discomfort: Relationships within Aboriginal Art, Fireworks Gallery, Brisbane, Australia, November 29–December 24, 2002.Lines II, Fireworks Gallery, Brisbane, Australia, April–May 2002.Structures of Difference, Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, Hartford, Connecticut, United States, October 12, 2002–April 23, 2003.A Way Through: the Sue and Ian Bernadt Collection, Aboriginal Paintings by Women Artists, Central Tafe Art Gallery, Northbridge, Australia, August 28–September 15, 2002. (Catalogue)2001Desert Flowering: Aboriginal Art from Private Collections, Manawatu Gallery, New Zealand, 2001.Museum, Utopia Art Sydney, 2001.Dreamtime: The Dark and the Light, Kunst der Gegennwart, Sammlung EsslVienna, Austria, May 18–September 30, 2001. (Catalogue)The Australian Aboriginal Art Exhibition, Hokkaido Asahikawa Museum of Art, Hokkaido, Japan, April 13–May 27, 2001. Traveled to: Tochigi Prefectural Museum of fine Arts, Utsunomiya, Japan, July 15–September 2, 2001; Iwaki City Art Museum, Iwaki, Japan, November 10–December 16, 2001; Shimonoseki City Art Museum, Shimonoseki, Japan, April 25–June 2, 2002.2000Utopia Art, University of the Sunshine Coast, Library Gallery, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 2000.Contemporary Australian Aboriginal Art in Modern Worlds, National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, Australia, February 2–April 9, 2000. Traveled to: Olympic Museum, Lausanne, Switzerland; State hermitage Museum, St Petersburg, Russia, 2000. (Catalogue)1999Of My Country, Bendigo Art Gallery, Bendigo Victoria, 1999.Treading Softly, Chapman Gallery, Canberra, Australia, 1999.Eternal: Lin Onus, Emily Kame Kngwarreye, Rover Thomas & Johnathan Brown Kumintjara, FireWorks Gallery, Brisbane, Australia, August 1999.Home and Away: Contemporary Australian and New Zealand Art from the Chartwell Collection, Auckland Art Gallery, New Zealand, June 5–August 22, 1999. (Catalogue)1998The Ladies of Utopia, Chapman Gallery, Canberra, Australia, 1998.Utopia: Ancient Cultures New Forms, Galeri Petronas, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, November 12, 1998–January 14, 1999. Traveled to: Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth, Australia, October 16, 1999–January 9, 2000.Raiki Warra: Long Cloth from Aboriginal Australia and the Torres Strait, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, September 1998. Traveled to: Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory, Darwin, Australia, 1999; Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 1999. (Catalogue)1997Masterworks: A Classic Collection, Cooee Aboriginal Art, Sydney, 1997.Fluent: 47th Venice Biennale Exhibition, Venice, June 15–November 9, 1997. Traveled to: Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, January 1998; Drill Hall Gallery, Canberra, 1998; Australian Centre for Contemporary Art, Melbourne, 1998; Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart, 1998; Tandanya National Aboriginal CulturalInstitute, Adelaide, 1998; Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth, 1998. (Catalogue)1996Contemporary Australian Abstraction, Niagara Galleries, Melbourne, 1996.Dots, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, 1996.Flagging the Republic, Sherman Galleries, Sydney, 1996. Traveled to: New England Regional Art Museum, Armidale, Australia, 1996; RMIT Gallery, Melbourne, 1996.The Gesture, Utopia Art Sydney, 1996.Recent Paintings from Utopia: Emily Kame Kngwarreye, Gloria Petyarre, Barbara Weir, Flinders Lane Gallery, Melbourne, 1996.Return from the Art Fair, Utopia Art, Sydney, 1996.This is My Country - This is Me, Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, United States, 1996.Utopia Women, Utopia Art, Sydney, Sydney, 1996.Voices of the Earth, Jehangir Nicholson Museum at the National Gallery for Performing Arts, Mumbai, India, 1996. Traveled to: The Karnataka Chirrakala Parishath, Bangalore, India, 1996.Women of Utopia, Creative Native, Perth, Australia, 1996.Spirit and Place: Art in Australia 1861-1996, Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney, November 22, 1996–March 31, 1997.The Eye of the Storm: Eight Contemporary Indigenous Australian Artists, National Gallery of Modern Art, New Dehli, October 22–November 26, 1996. Traveled to: Museum of Contemporary Art Australia, Australia, March 12–May 16, 1997. (Catalogue)ACAF 5: 5th Australian Contemporary Art Fair, Royal Exhibition Building, Melbourne, October 2–6, 1996. (Catalogue)Nangara: The Australian Aboriginal Art Exhibition - From the Ebes Collection, Sichting Sint-Jan, Brugges, Belgium, September 3–23, 1996. (Catalogue)Women Hold Up Half the Sky: The Orientation of Art in the Post-war Pacific, Monash University Gallery, Victoria, Australia, April 13–May 18, 1996. (Catalogue)The Third National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Heritage Award, Old Parliament House, Canberra, Australia, April 3–30, 1996. (Catalogue)Emily Kame Kngwarreye: The First Ochres, Lauraine Diggins Fine Art, Melbourne, March 1996.1995Dreamings: Emily Kame Kngwarreye, Barbara Weir, Gloria Kngale and mixed Utopia: Recent Works,Emily Kame Kngwarreye, Motorcar Jim, and Barbara Weir, Davis Gallery, Melbourne, 1995.Group Exhibition, Cooee Gallery, Sydney, 1995.Group Exhibition, Dacou Gallery, Adelaide, Australia, 1995.Group Exhibition, Hogarth Gallery, Sydney, 1995.Group Exhibition, Kenthurst Gallery, Sydney, 1995.Group Exhibition, Utopia Art Sydney, Sydney, 1995.Ironsides, Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, 1995.New Works/New Directions: Recent Acquisitions by the Chartwell Collection, Waikato Museum of the Art and History Te Whare Taonga, Waikato, New Zealand, 1995.Painted Dreams: Western Desert Paintings from the Johnson Collection, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 1995. (Catalogue)Paintings from the Western Desert, Anima Gallery, Adelaide, Australia, 1995.Pathways I: Changes and Exchanges, Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, Australia, 1995.Stories: Eine Reise zu den groben Dingen - elf Kunstler der Australischen Aborigines, werke aus der Sammlung Holmes a Court, Perth, Sprengel Museum, Hannover, Germany, 1995. Traveled to: Museum fur Volkerkunde zu Leipzig, Haus der Kulturen der Welt, Berlin, 1995; Ludwig forum fur Internationale Kunst, Aachen, Germany, 1995. (Catalogue)Works on Paper, Utopia Art Sydney, Sydney, 1995.Place and Perception: New Acquisitions: Parliament House Art Collection, Parliament House, Canberra, Australia, September 16–October 29, 1995.Asia and Oceania Influence, Ivan Dougherty Gallery, Sydney, September 2–30, 1995. (Catalogue)International Works on Paper Fair, Mitchell Galleries, State Library of New South Wales, Australia, July 14–16, 1995.A Celebration of the Art and Craft of Aboriginal Women, Aboriginal Tribal Art Centre, Sydney, March 8–April 8, 1995.Ian Fairweather and Emily Kame Kngwarreye, Niagara Galleries, Melbourne, January 31–February 18, 1995. (Catalogue)1994Contemporary Australian Masters, Aptos Cruz Gallery, Stirling, Perth, Australia, 1994.Group Exhibition, Lauraine Diggins Fine Art, Melbourne, 1994.Ink Lines: Mapping the Printer, Coo-ee Aboriginal Aboriginal Art Sydney, 1994.The Land, National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, Australia, 1994.The Range, Utopia Art, Sydney, 1994.Utopia Body Paint: The Oval Paintings Collection, Bishop Museum, Hawaii, 1994.Yiribana: An Introduction to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Collection, the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 1994. (Catalogue)Second National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Heritage Art Award exhibition, Old Parliament House, Canberra, Australia, December 15, 1994–January 22, 1995.Power of the Land: Masterpieces of Aboriginal Art, National Gallery of Victoria, Victoria, Australia, October 13–December 5, 1994. (Catalogue)ACAF 4 - The Fourth Australian Contemporary Art Fair, Royal Exhibition Centre, Melbourne, September 29–October 2, 1994. (Catalogue)Dreamings: Tjukurrpa: Aboriginal Art of the Western Desert: the Donald Khan Collection, Museum Villa Stuck, Munich, Germany, July 26–October 16, 1994. (Catalogue)Lajamanu - Desert Painting, Fireworks Gallery, Brisbane, Australia, July 22–August 6, 1994.1993After the Field...A Contemporary Australian Abstraction, Utopia Art Sydney, Sydney, 1993. Traveled to: Manly Art Gallery, Sydney, 1993.Contemporary Aboriginal Art from the Robert Holmes a Court Collection, Moree Plains Gallery, Moree, Australia, 1993.Creators and Inventors: 130 Years of Australian Women’s Art, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, 1993. (Catalogue)Landmarks, The Chapman Gallery, Canberra, Australia, 1993.On Our Selection: Recent Acquisitions of Contemporary Australian Painting and Sculpture from the Robert Holmes a Court Collection, Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts (PICA), Perth, 1993.Trevor Nickolls and paintings by Emily Kngwarreye, Ginger Riley, Munduwalawala and Rover Thomas quo; Hogarth Galleries, Sydney, 1993.Group Exhibition, Gallery Australis, Adelaide, Australia, 1994.The Australian Scarf, Greenway Gallery, Hyde Park Barracks, Sydney, November 11, 1993–February 13, 1994. (Catalogue)Tjukurrpa, Desert Dreamings: Aboriginal Art from Central Australia (1971-1993), Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth, September 30–December 12, 1993. (Catalogue)Aratjara: Art of the First Australians, Kunstsammlung Nordrein-Westfalen, Düsseldor, Germany, April 24–July 4, 1993. Traveled to: Hayward Gallery, London, July 23–October 10, 1993; Louisiana Museum, Denmark, March–June 1994. (Catalogue)Chandler Coventry: A Private Collection, Campbelltown City Art Gallery, April 2–May 2, 1993.Identities: Art from Australia, Taipei Fine Arts Museum, Taiwan, April–June 1994. Traveled to: Wollongong City Gallery, Wollongong, Australia, December 1993–February 1994. (Catalogue)Joan and Peter Clemenger Triennial Exhibition of Contemporary Australian Art, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, February 23–May 16, 1993.1992Aboriginal Art: Utopia in the Desert, Nogizak Arthall, Tokyo, 1992.Bubbles, Baubles & Beads, Utopia Art Sydney, Sydney, 1992.Central Australian Aboriginal Art and Craft Exhibition, The Araluen Centre, Alice Springs, 1992.Desert Journeys, Chapman Gallery, Canberra, Australia, 1992.Emily Kame Kngwarreye and Utopia Artists, Hogarth Galleries, Sydney, 1992.Gallery Australis, Adelaide, 1992New Work, Utopia Art, Sydney, 1992.Paintings from Utopia: Emily Kame Kngwarreye, Ada Bird Petyarre and Gloria Petyarre, Gallery Gabrielle Pizzi, Melbourne, 1992.Salon de Sud Est, Lyon, France, 1992.State Belarusian Museum of Modern Art, Minsk, Belarus, 1992.Utopia Women, Eastern Desert Art, Australia, 1992.Crossroads - Towards a New Reality, Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto, Japan September 22–November 8, 1992. Traveled to: National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo, November 17–December 20.ACAF 3 - The Third Australian Contemporary Art Fair, Royal Exhibition Centre, Melbourne, October 1–4, 1992.My Story My Country: Aboriginal Art and Land, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, July 8–August 16, 1992.Modern Art – Ancient Icon: A Gallery of Dreamings for Aboriginal Australia, World Bank, Washington D.C., United States, March 2–April 2, 1992.Aptos Cruz, Adelaide Arts Festival, Adelaide, Australia, February 28–March 21, 1992.1991Aboriginal Art and Spirituality, High Court of Australia, Canberra. Parliament House, Canberra. Traveled to: Waverly Centre, Victoria, Australia, 1991; Ballarat Fine Art Gallery, Ballarat, Australia, 1991.Australian Aboriginal Art from the Collection of Donald Khan, Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami, Florida, 1991. (Catalogue)Eastern Desert Art: An Exhibition, Eastern Desert Art, Brisbane, Australia, 1991.Recent Acquisitions, Queensland Art Gallery, Queensland, Australia, 1991.Through Women’s Eyes, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission, Canberra, Australia, 1991. (Catalogue)Utopia, Utopia Art Sydney, Sydney, 1991.Utopia Artists, Hogarth Gallery, Sydney, 1991.Utopia Batik, Utopia Art Sydney, Sydney, 1991.Flash Pictures: by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Artists, National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, Australia, December 21, 1991–March 8, 1992. Traveled to: New England Regional Museum, Armidale, Australia; Perc Tucker Regional Gallery, Townsville, Australia; Araluen Centre for Arts and Entertainment, Alice Springs, Australia; Tandanya National Aboriginal Cultural Institute Inc, Adelaide, Australia; Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia; Geelong Art Gallery, Geelong, Victoria, Australia; Bendigo Art Gallery, Bendigo Victoria, Australia.The Creative Spirit, Chapman Gallery, Canberra, Australia, November 25–December 22, 1991.Aboriginal Paintings from the Desert: Paintings by Australian Artists from Papunya, Balgo Hills and Utopia, Union of Soviet Artists Gallery, Moscow, May–June 1991. Traveled to: Museum of Ethnographic Art, St Petersburg, Russia, November 1991–January 1992.Her story: images of domestic labour in Australian art, S.H. Ervin Gallery, Sydney, September 21–October 21, 1991.Aboriginal Women’s Exhibition, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, September 10–January 1, 1991. (Catalogue)1990Art of the Eastern Desert, Central Australia, Eastern Desert Art, Brisbane, Australia, 1990.Men and Women’s Ceremonial Art, Eastern Desert Art, Brisbane, Australia, 1990.New Acquisitions, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, 1990.New Year - New Art, Utopia Art Sydney, Sydney, 1990.Utopia Artists, Cooee Aboriginal Art, Sydney, 1990.Utopia Artists, Flinders Lane Gallery, Melbourne, 1990Utopia Artists in Residence Project: Louie Pwerle and Emily Kngwarreye, Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts, 1990.Group Exhibition, Noosa Regional Gallery, Noosa, Queensland, Australia, 1990.Painting from the Desert: Contemporary Aboriginal Paintings, Plimsoll Gallery, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia, October 19–November 9, 1990. (Catalogue)ACAF 2 - The Second Australian Contemporary Art Fair, Royal Exhibition Centre, Melbourne, June 21–24, 1990. (Catalogue)Abstraction, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, June 2–July 8, 1990Contemporary aboriginal art from the Robert Holmes à Court Collection, Carpenter Center for Visual Art, Harvard University, Massachusetts, United States, Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts, February 22–March 25, 1990. Traveled to: James Ford Bell Museum, University of Minnesota, Minnesota, United States, April 20–June 2, 1990; Lakewood Center for the Arts, Lake Oswego, Oregon, United States, June 15–July 19, 1990; Perth Institute of Contemporary Art (PICA), Perth, 1992. (Catalogue)ARCO, Madrid, Spain, February 8–13, 1990.1989Mythscapes: Aboriginal Art of the Desert, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, 1989. (Catalogue)Paintings from Utopia, Austral Gallery, St. Louis, Missouri, United States, 1989.Utopia - A Picture Story: 88 Silk Batiks from the Robert Holmes à Court Collection, Tandanya National Aboriginal Cultural Institute, Adelaide, 1989. Traveled to: The Royal Hibernian Academy, Dublin; The Crawford Municipal Art Gallery, Ireland; Limerick City Gallery of Art, Limerick, Ireland; Meat Market Gallery, Melbourne, Australia.Utopia Batik, Araluen Arts Centre, Alice Springs, Australia, 1989.Utopia Batik, Darwin Gallery, Darwin, Australia, 1989.Utopia Women, Coventry Gallery, Sydney, 1989.Group Exhibition, Orange Regional Gallery, Australia, 1989.Aboriginal Art from Utopia, Gallery Gabrielle Pizzi, Melbourne, opened October 31, 1989.Utopia Women's Paintings: the first works on canvas (A Summer Project 1988-89: the Robert Holmes à Court Collection), S.H. Ervin Gallery, Sydney, April 14–May 21, 1989. (Catalogue)1988Painting and Batik from the Desert, Utopia Art Sydney, Sydney, 1988.Time Before Time, Austral Gallery, St. Louis, Missouri, United States, 1988.Utopia Batik, Craft Council Gallery, Canberra, Australia, 1988.Utopia Batik, Queensland Museum, Brisbane, Australia, 1988.A Changing Relationship: Aboriginal Themes in Australian Art c.1938–1988, S.H. Ervin Gallery, Sydney, June 8–July 31, 1988. (Catalogue)1987Group Exhibition, The Araluen Centre, Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia, 1987.Group Exhibition, Darwin Gallery, Darwin, Australia, 1987.Group Exhibition, Fremantle Arts Centre, Fremantle, Australia, 1987.Group Exhibition, Jogyakarta Fine Art Academy, Indonesia, 1987.Group Exhibition, Yirrkala Community Centre, Northern Territory, Australia, 1987.Sydney Expo, Craft Council Gallery, Sydney, 1987.1986Group Exhibition, Bundaberg Art Gallery, Queensland, Australia, 1986.Group Exhibition, Craft Council Gallery, Canberra, Australia, 1986.Springs Craft Festival, The Araluen Centre, Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia, 1986.1985Group Exhibition, Burnie Gallery, Tasmania, Australia, 1985.Group Exhibition, Tasmanian Craft Gallery, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, 1985.Black Women in Focus, Adelaide Festival, Adelaide, Australia, February 1–16, 1985.1984Group Exhibition, The Araluen Centre, Alice Springs, Australia, 1984.Group Exhibition, Craft Council Gallery, Canberra, Australia, 1984.Group Exhibition, Darwin Craft Council Gallery, Darwin, Australia, 1984.Group Exhibition, Fireworks Gallery, Adelaide, Australia, 1984.Group Exhibition, Queensland University Gallery, Brisbane, Australia, 1984.Sydney Craft Expo, Sydney, 1984.1983Group Exhibition, Group Exhibition, Adelaide Festival Centre, Adelaide, Australia, 1983.Group Exhibition, Alice Springs Craft Council, Alice Springs, Australia, 1983.1982Sydney Craft Expo, Sydney, 1982.Brisbane Commonwealth Games Exhibition, Brisbane, Australia, September 30–October 9, 1982.1981Floating Forests of Silks - Utopia Batik from the Desert, Adelaide Festival Centre, Australia, 1981.1980Artworks, Alice Springs, Australia, 1980. Public Collections Emily Kam Kngwarray Public Collections Araluen Arts Centre, Alice Springs, AustraliaArtbank, Sydney, Melbourne, and Perth, AustraliaArt Gallery of New South Wales, SydneyArt Gallery of South Australia, AdelaideThe Art Gallery of Western Australia, PerthArt Museums at the University of MelbourneAboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission Collection, CanberraAuckland Art Gallery, New ZealandCarnegie Collection, New South WalesThe Chandler Coventry Collection, SydneyChau Chak Wing Museum, University of SydneyDrill Hall Gallery, Australia National University, CanberraBenalla Regional Art Gallery, Victoria, AustraliaCampbelltown City Art Gallery, AustraliaDelmore Collection, Alice Springs, AustraliaDonald Kahn Collection, MiamiGantner Myer Collection of Australian Aboriginal Art, San FranciscoGlenstone Museum, Potomac, MarylandThe Janet Holmes à Court Collection, Perth, AustraliaKelton Foundation, Santa Monica, CaliforniaKluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Collection of the University of Virginia, CharlottesvilleThe Margaret Levi and Robert Kaplan Collection, Seattle, WashingtonLowe Art Museum, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FloridaMacquarie University Art Gallery, SydneyMuseum of Contemporary Art Australia, SydneyThe Museum of Modern Art, New YorkMuseum of Victoria, MelbourneMuseum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territories, Darwin, AustraliaNational Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.National Gallery of Australia, CanberraNational Gallery of Victoria, MelbourneParliament House Art Collection, CanberraQueensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, AustraliaSEHWA Museum of Art, SeoulTate, LondonThe Vatican Museums, Vatican CityThomas Vroom Collection, Utrecht, the NetherlandsTransfield Collection, SydneyUniversity of New England Art Collection, New South Wales, AustraliaUniversity of New South Wales Galleries, SydneyUniversity of Sydney Union Books and Catalogues 04-Emily-Kam-Kngwarray-bib-book 2024The Beauty of Diversity (exhibition catalogue). Texts by: Angela Stief, and Katharina Sykora. Vienna: Albertina Modern, 2024: 179–181, illustrated.Gipson, Ferren, Amanda Renshaw, and Gilda Williams Ruggi. The Art Book For Children. New York: Phaidon, 2024: 95, illustrated.Millington, Ruth. This Book Will Make You an Artist. Lincoln, Massachusetts: Nosy Crow, 2024.2023Emily Kam Kngwarray (exhibition catalogue). Canberra: National Gallery of Australia, 2023.2022My Mother Country: Aboriginal Dot Painting (exhibition catalogue). Edited by Matthias Haldemann and Kunsthaus Zug. Berlin: Hatje Cantz, 2022.2020Emily Kam Kngwarreye. Edited by Natalie King. Port Melbourne, Australia: Thams and Hudson Australia, 2020.Emily | Papunya (exhibition catalogue. Armadale, Australia: DLR Art Group, 2020.2015Grishin, Sasha. Australian Art: A History. Carlton, Australia: Miegunyah Press - Melbourne University Publishing, 2015.2009Emily Kame Kngwarreye: The Person and Her Paintings. Port Melbourne, Australia: Dacou Aboriginal Gallery, 2009.2008Utopia: The Genius of Emily Kame Kngwarreye (exhibition catalogue). Tokyo: Yomiuri Shinbun Tōkyō Honsha, 2008.1999Utopia: Ancient Cultures, New Forms. Perth, Australia: Heytesbury Holdings Ltd. and the Art Gallery of Western Australia, 1999.1998Earth’s Creation: The Paintings of Emily Kame Kngwarreye (exhibition catalogue). North Caulfield, Australia: Malakoff Fine Art Press, 1998.Emily Kame Kngwarreye: Alhalkere: Paintings from Utopia (exhibition catalogue). Text by Margo Neale. Brisbane, Australia: Queensland Art Gallery, 1998.Emily Kngwarreye Paintings. North Ryde, Australia: Craftsman House, 1998.1997Perkins, Hettie, et al. Fluent: Emily Kame Kngwarreye, Yvonne Koolmatrie, Judy Watson. Sydney: Art Gallery of New South Wales, 1997.1995Kngwarray, Emily Kam and Deborah Hart. Emily Kame Kngwarreye: Paintings from 1989-1995: Works from the Delmore Collection (exhibition catalogue). Canberra, Australia: Parliament House, 1995.1994Emily Kame Kngwarreye: New Directions (exhibition catalogue). Sydney: Utopia Art Sydney, 1994.1990Emily Kame Kngwarreye (exhibition catalogue). Sydney: Utopia Art Sydney, 1990. Periodicals 05-Emily-Kam-Kngwarray-bib-periodicals 2025Adesina, Precious. "Emily Kam Kngwarray’s First European Retrospective to Open This Summer" (exhibition preview). ARTnews, 14 March 2025. https://www.artnews.com/art-news/artists/emily-kam-kngwarray-who-was-why-important-contemporary-aboriginal-art-1234735090/Bakare, Lanre. "‘It’s not a bubble’: Indigenous art comes to London after post-Venice backlash." The Guardian, 16 February 2025. https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2025/feb/16/embrace-of-indigenous-artists-reaches-london-thanks-to-influence-of-venice-biennaleCarrigan, Margaret, Jo Lawson-Tancred, and Vivienne Chow. "From Artemisia Gentileschi in Paris to Yoshitomo Nara’s U.K. Debut—9 Must-See European Museum Shows in 2025." Artnet, 1 January 2025. https://news.artnet.com/art-world/from-artemisia-gentileschi-in-paris-to-yoshitomo-naras-u-k-debut-9-must-see-european-museum-shows-in-2025-2578017Connor, Liz. “The London art exhibitions to see, and book, now” (Tate Modern exhibition preview). The Times, 25 March 2025. https://www.thetimes.com/uk/london/article/best-art-exhibitions-capital-book-now-rzhdrcfthHigginbotham, Will. "Indigenous Australian Art Takes Center Stage at TEFAF Maastricht" (exhibition preview). The New York Times, 4 March 2025. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/04/arts/design/indigenous-australian-art-tefaf-maastricht.htmlKinsella, Eileen. “It’s No Longer Just Aboriginal-Art Connoisseurs Buying Emily Kam Kngwarray’s Dazzling Work” (Tate Modern exhibition preview). Artnet News, 29 March 2025. https://news.artnet.com/market/emily-kam-kngwarray-appraisal-art-market-2623857"London Art Exhibitions 2025 An Artlyst Month by Month Guide." Artlyst, 5 January 2025. https://artlyst.com/features/london-art-exhibitions-2025-an-artlyst-month-by-month-guide/"Our critic picks the finest exhibitions to see this year." The Times, 4 January 2025. https://www.thetimes.com/culture/art/article/10-best-exhibitions-to-see-2025-x6p37g6qr2024Blogg, Phoebe. “The LUME Melbourne adds nine never before seen works to Emily Kame Kngwarreye's ‘Connection’ showcase” (exhibition review). National Indigenous Times, 8 January 2024. https://nit.com.au/08-01-2024/9232/the-lume-melbourne-adds-nine-never-before-seen-works-to-emily-kame-kngwarreyes-connection-showcaseBrowning, Daniel. “One work: Untitled (Awely) by Emily Kam Kngwarray” (National Gallery of Australia exhibition review). Art Basel, 10 January 2024. https://www.artbasel.com/stories/one-work-emily-kam-kngwarrray-australia-aboriginal-woman-artistCarrigan, Margaret, Jo Lawson-Tancred, and Chow Vivienne. “From Artemisia Gentileschi in Paris to Yoshitomo Nara’s U.K. Debut—9 Must-See European Museum Shows in 2025” (Hayward Gallery and Tate Modern exhibition reviews). Artnet News, 1 January 2025. https://news.artnet.com/art-world/from-artemisia-gentileschi-in-paris-to-yoshitomo-naras-u-k-debut-9-must-see-european-museum-shows-in-2025-2578017Fuss, Eloise. “The NGA's major retrospective of Emily Kam Kngwarray re-writes her story and brings it back to Country” (exhibition review). Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 25 January 2024. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-26/does-the-art-world-understand-emily-kam-kngwarray/103388990Gerlis, Melanie. “Sotheby’s and Christie’s cut jobs in weak art market.” Financial Times, 6 June 2024. https://www.ft.com/content/3d9b5daf-254b-477e-b18e-c9e33a3d299d?accessToken=“Sensual surrealism, Kiefer’s delights and Gehry’s Guggenheim: the best art and architecture shows to visit in 2025” (Raven Row, Tate Modern and Calder Gardens exhibition reviews). The Guardian, 26 December 2024. https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2024/dec/26/sensual-surrealism-kiefers-delights-gehrys-guggenheim-the-best-art-and-architecture-shows-to-visit-in-2025Siemienowicz, Rochelle. “Repositioning: teaching and learning in the visual arts” (National Gallery of Australia exhibition review). ARTS hub, 29 January 2024. https://www.artshub.com.au/news/features/repositioning-teaching-and-learning-in-the-visual-arts-2697662/2023Blogg, Phoebe. “Emily Kam Kngwarray exhibition set to open at National Gallery of Australia” (exhibition review). National Indigenous Times, 1 December 2023. https://nit.com.au/01-12-2023/8869/emily-kam-kngwarray-exhibition-set-to-open-at-national-gallery-of-australiaBurke, Kelly. “Art world split over NGA name change for one of Australia’s greatest female painters” (exhibition review). The Guardian, 22 December 2023. https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/dec/23/art-world-split-over-nga-name-change-for-one-of-australias-greatest-female-paintersCerabona, Ron. “Never-before-seen pieces on show in new exhibition” (National Gallery of Australia exhibition review). The Canberra Times, 6 December 2023. https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/8442581/emily-kam-kngwarray-exhibition-now-on-at-national-gallery-of-australia/Cordwell, Jessica. “Summer at the National Gallery of Australia: Emily Kam Kngwarray” (exhibition review). Canberra Daily, 15 December 2023. https://canberradaily.com.au/summer-at-the-national-gallery-of-australia-emily-kam-kngwarray/Daley, Paul. “Emily Kam Kngwarray: stunning retrospective brings perspective – and agency – to an Australian great” (National Gallery of Australia exhibition review). The Guardian, 30 November 2023. https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2023/dec/01/emily-kam-kngwarray-retrospective-the-national-gallery-of-australia-exhibitionFairley, Gina. “Repositioning Emily Kam Kngwarray, and why now” (National Gallery of Australia exhibition review). Arts Hub, 1 December 2023. https://www.artshub.com.au/news/news/repositioning-emily-kam-kngwarray-and-why-now-2685391/Fortescue, Elizabeth. “The great Australian artist who rose to fame in just a decade” (National Gallery of Australia exhibition review). Financial Review, 24 November 2023. https://www.afr.com/life-and-luxury/arts-and-culture/the-great-australian-artist-who-rose-to-fame-in-just-a-decade-20231122-p5elzoFortescue, Elizabeth. “Superstar of Australian art Emily Kam Kngwarray to get Tate Modern show in 2025” (exhibition preview). The Art Newspaper, 1 December 2023. https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2023/12/01/superstar-of-australian-art-emily-kam-kngwarray-to-get-tate-modern-show-in-2025Grishin, Sasha. “NGA's Emily Kam Kngwarray blockbuster shows an extraordinary artist at the height of her power” (exhibition review). Riotact, 5 December 2023. https://the-riotact.com/ngas-emily-kam-kngwarray-blockbuster-shows-an-extraordinary-artist-at-the-height-of-her-power/727530Hopman, Sally. “NGA to celebrate work of Emily Kam Kngwarray in summer blockbuster” (exhibition review). Riotact, 15 September 2023. https://the-riotact.com/nga-to-celebrate-work-of-emily-kam-kngwarray-in-summer-blockbuster/699339Jacobs, Genevieve. “Ceremony and celebration at the National Gallery as powerful Kngwarray exhibition opens” (exhibition review). Riotact, 4 December 2023. https://the-riotact.com/ceremony-and-celebration-at-the-national-gallery-as-powerful-kngwarray-exhibition-opens/727071“Kngwarray masterpieces on show at National Gallery” (exhibition review). Canberra Daily, 30 November 2023. https://canberradaily.com.au/kngwarray-masterpieces-on-show-at-national-gallery/Lawson-Tancred, Jo. “Women Artists Shine at Frieze Masters. Here Are 5 of Our Favorite Rediscoveries, From a Korean Avant-Garde Visionary to a British-Born Surrealist.” Artnet, 11 October 2023. https://news.artnet.com/market/women-artists-shine-at-frieze-masters-here-are-5-of-our-favorite-rediscoveries-from-a-korean-avant-garde-visionary-to-a-british-born-surrealist-2369358McDonald, John. “If you want to understand Australian art, this exhibition is essential” (National Gallery of Australia exhibition review). The Sydney Morning Herald, 15 December 2023. https://www.smh.com.au/culture/art-and-design/if-you-want-to-understand-australian-art-this-exhibition-is-essential-20231212-p5eqw2.htmlMusa, Helen. “Bring out the life in Kngwarray’s awesome art” (exhibition review). CBR City News, 28 November 2023. https://citynews.com.au/2023/bring-out-the-life-in-kngwarrays-awesome-art/Pryor, Sally. “Indigenous art and female artists dominate the National Gallery of Australia's 2023 program” (exhibition review). The Canberra Times, 1 February 2023. https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/8068940/indigenous-art-and-female-artists-dominate-nga-for-2023/Pryor, Sally. “The life and spirit of Emily Kam Kngwarray, and recasting her story” (National Gallery of Australia exhibition review). The Canberra Times, 24 November 2023. https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/8423219/the-luminous-emily-kam-kngwarray-at-the-national-gallery-of-australia/Pryor, Sally. “Late bloomer: Emily Kam Kngwarray's spectacular legacy” (National Gallery of Australia exhibition review). The Canberra Times, 30 November 2023. https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/8443296/emily-kam-kngwarrays-short-but-spectacular-career-on-show-at-nga/South, Barrina. “‘Powerful imagery’ in Kngwarray show” (National Gallery of Australia exhibition review). CBR City News, 14 December 2023. https://citynews.com.au/2023/multilayered-powerful-imagery-in-kngwarray-show/“Spotlight: Second Generation of the Aboriginal Australian Art Movement Takes Center Stage at Smith Davidson Gallery” (exhibition review). Artnet, 14 November 2023. https://news.artnet.com/art-world/smith-davidson-art-cologne-emily-kam-kngwarray-2393684Sprague, Quentin. “A clear view: Emily Kam Kngwarray at the NGA” (exhibition review). The Monthly, 1 December 2023. https://www.themonthly.com.au/issue/2023/december/quentin-sprague/clear-view-emily-kam-kngwarray-nga#mtrStephens, Andrew. “The spirit of Emily Kam Kngwarray’s Country” (National Gallery of Australia exhibition review). Art Guide Australia, 30 November 2023. https://artguide.com.au/the-spirit-of-emily-kam-kngwarrays-country/Stone, Tim. “A new survey of the Aboriginal artist Emily Kam Kngwarray lets her community tell the story” (National Gallery of Australia exhibition review). The Art Newspaper, 1 December 2023. https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2023/12/01/a-new-survey-of-the-aboriginal-artist-emily-kam-kngwarray-lets-her-community-tell-the-story2022Burke, Kelly. “How an Indigenous Australian artist ‘astonished’ a giant of American art.” The Guardian, 25 August 2022. https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2022/aug/26/how-an-indigenous-australian-artist-astonished-a-giant-of-american-artKnowles, Rachael. “Work by legendary Anmatyerr artist fetches $1m at New York auction.” NITV News, 2 June 2022. https://www.sbs.com.au/nitv/article/work-by-legendary-anmatyerr-artist-fetches-1m-at-new-york-auction/ym0efuddfStapleton, Dan F. “In praise of Australian Aboriginal art – ‘the oldest surviving culture in the world.’” Financial Times, 28 January 2022. https://www.ft.com/content/cbacd9ac-68e2-4212-9579-ad1ab59813ab2021Hong, Tamsin. “Emily Kam Kngwarray.” Tate, 15 January 2021. https://www.tate.org.uk/tate-etc/issue-51-spring-2021/emily-kam-kngwarrayJung, Sujin. “Abolishing Whiteness: The Art World’s Reception of Emily Kame Kngwarreye.” Academia Letters, May 2021. https://www.academia.edu/47985869/Abolishing_Whiteness_The_Art_World_s_Reception_of_Emily_Kame_Kngwarreye2020Angeleti, Gabriella. “Emily Kame Kngwarreye show in New York highlights spike in interest for Australian indigenous art” (National Museum of Australia and High Line Nine exhibition reviews). The Art Newspaper, 13 February 2020. https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2020/02/13/emily-kame-kngwarreye-show-in-new-york-highlights-spike-in-interest-for-australian-indigenous-artO'Brien, Kerrie. “Acclaimed Indigenous artist celebrated in top New York show” (High Line Nine exhibition review). The Sydney Morning Herald, 4 March 2020. https://www.smh.com.au/culture/art-and-design/acclaimed-indigenous-artist-celebrated-in-top-new-york-show-20200228-p545ct.htmlToibin, Colm. “'She trusted the paint': how Emily Kame Kngwarreye revealed a hidden world.” The Sydney Morning Herald, 24 July 2020. https://www.smh.com.au/culture/art-and-design/she-trusted-the-paint-how-emily-kame-kngwarreye-revealed-a-hidden-world-20200717-p55d1h.html2019Angeleti, Gabriella. “Sotheby’s to hold the first major Aboriginal art sale in the US in November.” The Art Newspaper, 23 May 2019. https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2019/05/23/sothebys-to-hold-the-first-major-aboriginal-art-sale-in-the-us-in-november2018Cascone, Sarah. “Is Damien Hirst’s Latest Series a Ripoff of an Aboriginal Australian Artist? See the Works Side-by-Side.” Artnet, 30 March 2018. https://news.artnet.com/art-world/damien-hirst-veil-paintings-aboriginal-artists-1257185Gibson, Jano and Claire Campbell. “Legal stoush continues over artwork of renowned Indigenous painter Emily Kame Kngwarreye.” Australian Broadcasting Cooperation News, 18 February 2018. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-02-19/legal-battle-continues-over-artwork-of-emily-kame-kngwarreye/9461424Wahlquist, Calla. “'Uncanny similarity': new Damien Hirst works in spot of bother in Australia.” The Guardian, 29 March 2018. https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2018/mar/29/uncanny-similarity-new-damien-hirst-works-in-spot-of-bother-in-australia2017“Aboriginal artist Emily Kame Kngwarreye breaks record with $2.1 million auction sale.” The New Daily, 17 November 2017. https://www.thenewdaily.com.au/entertainment/arts/2017/11/17/emily-kame-kngwarreye-aboriginal-art-record-auction“Elton John-owned Kngwarreye painting auctioned in Sydney.” NITV News, 6 June 2017. https://www.sbs.com.au/nitv/article/elton-john-owned-kngwarreye-painting-auctioned-in-sydney/9i0rw87om“Emily Kame Kngwarreye painting sells for $2.1m in Sydney.” The Guardian, 16 November 2017. https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2017/nov/17/emily-kame-kngwarreye-painting-sells-for-21m-in-sydneyHarris, Gareth. “Emily Kame Kngwarreye painting sells for $1.6m, breaking record for an Australian female artist.” The Art Newspaper, 17 November 2017. https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2017/11/17/emily-kame-kngwarreye-painting-sells-for-dollar16m-breaking-record-for-an-australian-female-artistNeale, Margo. “Emily Kame Kngwarreye: The impossible modernist.” Artlink, no. 37.2 (June 2017). https://www.artlink.com.au/articles/4598/emily-kame-kngwarreye-the-impossible-modernist/Smiley, Stephen. “Record sale of artwork by Indigenous woman Emily Kngwarreye highlights gender gap.” Australian Broadcasting Corporation News, 17 November 2017. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-11-17/record-sale-of-indigenous-womans-artwork-highlights-gender-gap/91619842016Nguyen, Sophia. “At the Harvard Art Museums, Indigenous Australian Art and Thought on Display” (exhibition review). 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