Barbara Moore - Ngayuku ngura - My Country - 200 x 152 cm - 47-23
Barbara Moore - Ngayuku ngura - My Country - 200 x 152 cm - 47-23
Artiste : Barbara Moore
Titre de l'œuvre : Ngayuku ngura - My Country
Format : 200 x 152 cm
Provenance et certificat : centre d'art aborigene de Tjala
Référence de cette peinture aborigene : 47-23
Explications sur cette œuvre :
Barbara grew up in Ti Tree in the Northern Territory, and moved to Amata to live with her husband. Barbara began to paint at Tjala Arts (formerly Minymaku Arts) in 2003, and is committed to her painting practice, working at Tjala Arts on a daily basis.
Barbara's paintings are highly regarded in the indigenous arts sector, but are also gaining significant success in the in the nonindigenous art world as outstanding contemporary artworks in their own right. Her bold and confident command of large scale canvases, saw her receive the prestigious General Painting Award at the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Award (Telstra Prize) in 2012. She has been a multiple finalist at the National Indigenous Art Awards at the Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory and the Wynne Prize at the Art Gallery of New South Wales.
In November 2019 Barbara has her first solo show and residency at the Kluge Ruhe Collection of Aboriginal Art at the University of Virginia. Barbara's work is held in numerous prestigious collections in Australia and abroad.