Territory artists form majority of National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art awards finalists | NT Independent

Territory artists form majority of National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art awards finalists

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Thirty-three artists from the Northern Territory were chosen as finalists for the 2022 Telstra National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art awards.

Telstra chief executive officer Andrew Penn said a total of 63 finalists have been selected from a total of 221 entries submitted from across Australia, and 33 of them were from the Northern Territory.

The NATSIAA exhibit is Australia’s richest art prize, and also Australia’s longest-running and most prestigious art award for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists, he said.

This year’s selection panel included Wadjarri, Nhanda and Nyoongar man, artist, and Fremantle Arts Centre curator Glenn Iseger-Pilkington, Gulumirrgin (Larrakia), Wadaman, and Karajarri woman and National Gallery of Australia curator Tina Baum, and Arabana, Mualgal, and Wuthathi woman and Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory curator Rebekah Raymond.

“Receiving such a volume of great submissions made our job as a selection panel even more difficult. What remained after three days of deliberation, is a selection of work from across this continent that is a testament to the resilience of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists, makers, custodians, and communities. It is a great honour to select from such a large number of submissions and celebrate each artist’s unique practice,” the selection panel said.

The NT finalists are: Alison Puruntatameri; Barayuwa Munuŋgurr; Bonnie Burarngarra; Charles Jangala Inkamala; Dhambit Munuŋgurr; Djerrkŋu Yunupiŋu; Doris Bush Nungarrayi; Gary Philip Lee; Glen Namundja; Graham Rostron; Gutingarra Yunupiŋu; Hubert Pareroultja; Irene Henry; Jack Green; Stewart Hoosan; Nancy McDinny; Joe Guymala; Johnny Warrkatja; Judy Long Nampijinpa; Kieren Karritpul; Lena Yarinkura; Louise Robertson; Margaret Rarru; Garrawurra May Yamangarra; Michelle Woody Minipinni; Moyurrurra Wunuŋmurra; Munhala Dhamarrandji; Pedro Wonaeamirri; Peggy Griffiths-Madij; Ray Mudjandi; Rekay Munuŋgurr; Rhonda Sharpe; Samson Bonson; Voight Ratara; and Wanapati Yun.

Winning artists now share a total of $190,000 in prize money, up from $80,000, with prize money for the major award, the Telstra art award, doubling to $100,000, and each category awards has tripled to $15,000, Mr Penn said.

While, he said, funds for MAGNT to acquire art into the Telstra Collection have also increased to $50,000.

This year’s winners of the NATSIAA will be made public on August 5, with the exhibition running from August 6 until January 15 next year.

 

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