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Indigenous Australian Art

Artwork Burial site of grandmother at Banka Banka this artwork made of Screenprint on paper, created in 1996-01-01

Burial site of grandmother at Banka Banka 1996
Artwork Aboriginal bush tucker this artwork made of Synthetic polymer paint on canvas, created in 1987-01-01

Aboriginal bush tucker 1987
Artwork Spearing roo (from 'The Bicentennial folio') this artwork made of Screenprint on Arches Satine 300gsm paper, created in 1988-01-01

Spearing roo (from 'The Bicentennial folio') 1988
Artwork grace this artwork made of DVD video: 15:57 minutes, colour, stereo, 16:9, continuous loop, projection or screen Editor: Alex Barnes / Filming: Watson family, Maria Barbagallo , created in 2006-01-01

grace 2006
Artwork water under the bridge, tumamun this artwork made of Single-channel HD video: 22:37 minutes, black & white, stereo, 16:9, continuous loop, projection or screen Editor: Sai Karlen / Acknowledgements: Otis Carmichael, Ray Kerkhove, Michele Helmrich, Dhana Merritt, Michael Aird, Jonathan Richards, Paul Memmott, Melissa Lucashenko, Deb Bennett, Margaret Reid, Jane Willock, Sophie West, Royal Historical Society of Queensland , created in 2020-01-01

water under the bridge, tumamun 2020
Artwork names of places this artwork made of Single-channel HD video: 21:59 minutes, colour, stereo, 16:9, continuous loop, projection or screen Sound compositions: Greg Hooper / Image compositing: Greg Hooper / Video compositing: Jarrad Lee / Assistants: Freja Carmichael, Indy Medeiros, created in 2016-01-01

names of places 2016
Artwork axe grinding grooves this artwork made of DVD video: 8:13 minutes, colour, stereo, 16:9, continuous loop, projection or screen Editor: Maria Barbagallo / Filming: Peter Moore , created in 2005-01-01

axe grinding grooves 2005
Artwork Fire Spirit this artwork made of Screenprint on hand-painted paper, created in 1994-01-01

Fire Spirit 1994
Artwork Winning the America's Cup this artwork made of Synthetic polymer paint on canvas, created in 1986-01-01

Winning the America's Cup 1986
Artwork Coffeepot and four mugs this artwork made of Earthenware, white clay, slip-cast with coloured glazes, created in 1989-01-01

Coffeepot and four mugs 1989
Artwork water memory this artwork made of Three-channel HD video: 15:51 minutes, colour, stereo, 16:9, continuous loop, projection or screen OR Single-channel HD video: 6:26 minutes, colour, stereo, 16:9, continuous loop, projection or screen Director: Judy Watson, Alex Barnes / Editor: Alex Barnes / Sound: Michael Hewes / Photography: Carl Warner / Cinematography: Jared Bazley , created in 2012-01-01

water memory 2012
Artwork the skin of painting this artwork made of Single-channel HD video: 7:30 minutes, colour, stereo, 16:9, continuous loop, projection or screen Editor: Josh Maguire / Sound: Ross Manning / Performers: Emma Holgate, Otis Carmichael / Camera: Based Productions, Otis Carmichael, Carl Warner, Judy Watson / Salt drawing: Sandra Selig at Yeronga Paint Factory / Covid graphs: ABC News , created in 2020-01-01

the skin of painting 2020
Artwork the witness tree this artwork made of Single-channel HD video: 5:40 minutes, colour, four-channel stereo sound, 16:9, continuous loop, projection or screen Editor: Josh Maguire / Sound design: Greg Hooper, created in 2018-01-01

the witness tree 2018
Artwork found with bones this artwork made of Single-channel HD video: 13:50 minutes, colour, stereo, 16:9, continuous loop, projection or screen Editor: Alex Barnes / Participants: Lafe Charlton, Uncle Bob Anderson, Kevin O'Brien, Bianca Beetson, Gordon Hookey / Featuring cultural artefacts in the Collection of the University of Queensland Anthropology Museum , created in 2014-01-01

found with bones 2014
Artwork bones + crosses this artwork made of Digital video digitised from U-Matic, 3/4" and Super 8 film: 10:46 minutes, sound, colour, created in 1993-01-01

bones + crosses 1993
Artwork Oscar Namatjira this artwork made of Watercolour on paper, created in 2017-01-01

Oscar Namatjira 2017
Artwork Cutting and burning the hair this artwork made of Synthetic polymer paint on canvas, created in 1986-01-01

Cutting and burning the hair 1986
Artwork under the act this artwork made of Book with 20 etchings with chine collé on Hahnemühle paper, created in 2007-01-01

under the act 2007
Artwork sketchbook this artwork made of DVD video: 3:55 minutes, colour, stereo, 4:3, continuous loop, projection or screen Editor: Marion Conrow / Drawings by Judy Watson of Bangarra dancers , created in 2006-01-01

sketchbook 2006
Artwork death of a warrior in black and white, light and shade this artwork made of Video projection: 2:29 minutes, silent, black and white, continuous loop Editor: Cian Sanders / Research assistants: Alice Maia Rezende, Amelia Hine, created in 2021-01-01

death of a warrior in black and white, light and shade 2021
Artwork boodjamulla wanami this artwork made of Single-channel HD video: 5:41 minutes, colour, stereo, 16:9, continuous loop, projection or screen Editor: Josh Maguire , created in 2019-01-01

boodjamulla wanami 2019
Artwork blood this artwork made of Single-channel HD video: 4:04 minutes, colour, stereo, 16:9, continuous loop, projection or screen, created in 2012-01-01

blood 2012
Artwork Phillip's landing this artwork made of Synthetic polymer paint on canvas, created in 1988-01-01

Phillip's landing 1988
Artwork Blue Light Man II this artwork made of Synthetic polymer paint on canvas, created in 1986-01-01

Blue Light Man II 1986
Artwork has not been digitised or not available due to pending copyright clearence, thus not currently available online

Sugar bowl c.1977-80
Artwork skullduggery this artwork made of Single-channel HD video: 29:42 minutes, colour, sound, 16:9, continuous loop, projection or screen Voice artists: Daniel Browning, Lafe Charlton, Roxanne McDonald / Editor: Joshua Maguire / Sound recordist: Ross Manning / Photography: Carl Warner / Graphic design: Michael Phillips / Script edits: Michele Helmrich / Transcription of archival documents: Georgia Boe, Michele Helmrich / Ochre washes on paper: Judy Watson Commissioned with the assistance of The Balnaves Foundation 2021-22, created in 2021-01-01

skullduggery 2021
Artwork invasion this artwork made of Single-channel HD video: 14:40 minutes, colour, stereo, 16:9, continuous loop, projection or screen Editor: Josh Maguire / Sound design: Greg Hooper , created in 2020-01-01

invasion 2020
Artwork the keepers this artwork made of Single-channel HD video: 9:15 minutes, colour, stereo, 16:9, continuous loop, projection or screen Co-directors: Judy Watson, Alex Barnes / Co-producers: Judy Watson, Alex Barnes / Camera: Lasse Johansson, Alex Barnes / Camera: Lasse Johansson, Alex Barnes / Editor: Alex Barnes / Sound design: Greg Hooper, Alex Barnes / Acknowledgements: Gayle Sculthorpe, Jill Hasell, Rachael Murphy, British Museum, London, Gavin Breen Collection, Waanyi language courtesy of AIATSIS , created in 2016-01-01

the keepers 2016
Artwork glasshouse mountains this artwork made of DVD video: 2:59 minutes, colour, stereo, 16:9, continuous loop, projection or screen Sound recordings: Liza Lim / Sound design: Michael Hewes / Video and camera work: Peter Moor / Video editing: Maria Barbagallo , created in 2005-01-01

glasshouse mountains 2005
Artwork Karntawarra I this artwork made of Synthetic polymer paint on canvas, created in 2008-01-01

Karntawarra I 2008