National Gallery of Victoria - The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia

Living Water: Contemporary Art of the Far Western  Desert

Kalaju Alma Webou (Yulparija c.1920–2009), Pinkalarta, 2006, synthetic polymer paint on canvas, 152 x 152 cm. Felton Bequest, 2011 © Kalaju Alma Webou, courtesy Short Street Gallery/Yulparija Artists from Bidyadanga

24 May to 28 May

Living Water: Contemporary Art of the Far Western Desert

During the first decade of the 21st century, Pintupi, Spinifex, Anangu, Yulparija and Martu artists have developed a dynamic and fresh expression of Western Desert Art. This dramatic new wave of acrylic painting is the focus of Living Water, comprising the NGV’s 150th anniversary gift from the Felton Bequest of 107 paintings.

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