Desert Country - UQ Art Museum

Reflection
Consider the variety of styles used by artists in the exhibition to represent their
country and stories, from the figurative to the almost abstract, from multi-coloured to
the minimal use of colours.
Do you prefer a particular style, or a particular artist or group of artists? Why?
Recommended resources
Nici Cumpston with Barry Patton, Desert Country, Art Gallery of South Australia,
Adelaide, 2010
ananguku arts – aPy lands aboriginal artists
http://www.ananguku.com.au/
Papunya Tula artists
www.papunyatula.com.au/
Desart – Central australian aboriginal art Centres
http://www.desart.com.au/
ankaaa – association of northern, kimberley and arnhem aboriginal artists
http://www.ankaaa.org.au/
abC indigenous
www.abc.net.au/indigenous
adelaide botanic gardens
www.oac.schools.sa.edu.au/outreach/oes/botanic/discov.htm
alice springs Desert Park
http://www.alicespringsdesertpark.com.au/education/research.shtml#
Principal Partner
This education resource has been made possible through the partnership between the Art Gallery of South Australia (Arts SA)
and Outreach Education (Department of Education and Children’s Services). Outreach Education is a team of DECS teachers
based in major South Australian public organisations. The role of these teachers is to initiate, create and manage curriculumbased
programs for the R-12 school sector using the expertise, collections and events at each unique site.