Artists

Christian Thompson

Christian Thompson is one of Australia’s leading conceptual photographic and installation artists.

Christian Thompson / Artist biography

Melbourne photographer, installation artist, curator and writer, Thompson graduated from RMIT with a Master of Fine Arts in 2004. He is a Bidjara man of the Kunja Nation from southwest Queensland and is also of German-Jewish heritage. His work examines the inconsistencies and misrepresentations of Aboriginality by the dominant culture.

Information / http://www.gabriellepizzi.com.au/

Thompson has exhibited extensively both nationally and internationally, including shows in Thailand, The Netherlands, Finland, Singapore, Canada, France, and Italy. His work was shown in the exhibition: Andy & OZ: Parallel Visions, Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh, 2007. Thompson completed a curatorial internship at the Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI) and is the Director of the MHUL Workshop at ACMI, an ideas workshop for Indigenous artists focused on invigorating practice through exposure to dynamic and contemporary art and working methods.

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Christian Thompson Emotional Striptease 2003

Christian Thompson Self Portrait (Andy Warhol) 2004

Christian Thompson Hunting Ground #1 2007

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Visual Arts & Craft

Installation,Sculpture,Drawing/Works on paper

Ricky Swallow Last of the unnatural acts 2007

Ricky Swallow's work explores the passage of time, life, death and immortality, evolution and survival, monuments and memories.
http://rickyswallow.com/

Murray-Ranui, Jilalga

Indigenous,Visual Arts & Craft

Indigenous,Painting

Jilalga Murray-Ranui creates digital images, paintings, and smaller works that reflect the uniqueness of the Pilbara landscape, people, animals and lifestyle.

Nyadbi, Lena

Visual Arts & Craft,Indigenous

Indigenous,Painting

Lena Nyadbi Jimbirlam ngarrangkarni 2007

Lena Nyadbi’s work is part of the largest international commission of contemporary Indigenous art from Australia at a major new museum in Paris, the Musée du quai Branly.
http://www.warmunart.com

Mawurndjul, John

Visual Arts & Craft,Indigenous

Indigenous

John Mawurndjul is a leading Indigenous Australian artist, and one of the eight artists whose work is now part of the largest international commission of contemporary Indigenous art from Australia at the Musée du quai Branly, Paris.
http://www.maningrida.com

Zahalka, Anne

Visual Arts & Craft

Photography

Anne Zahalka Deer Hunter 2006 from the series Wild Life

Anne Zahalka is one of Australia's most recognised artists working in photomedia, and has produced many iconic, idiosyncratic images of Australia's landscape and communities.
http://www.zahalkaworld.com

Christanto, Dadang

Visual Arts & Craft

Sculpture,Installation,Drawing/Works on paper

Indonesian-born artist Dadang Christanto addresses issues of social justice and has a strong empathy for those who are victims of systematic violence and brutality. Christanto's work challenges the enforced silence of all those who have been victimised throughout the 20th century.