Timo Hogan, Lake Baker 2020, synthetic polymer paint on linen. Courtesy of the Artist and Spinifex Arts Project Aboriginal Corporation.
Showcasing the very best Australian Indigenous art from around the country, from emerging and established artists.
The Telstra National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Awards (NATSIAA) exhibition captures the attention of the nation, with an inspiring breadth of work from emerging and established artists.
Each year, Telstra NATSIAA sees an increasing variety of art forms and media, collectively demonstrating the richness and diversity of current contemporary Indigenous artistic practice, and the pre-eminence of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander voices, nationwide, within the visual arts.
Telstra NATSIAA awards $80,000 across seven categories. The winners are:
$50,000
Telstra Art Award – Timo Hogan, Lake Baker 2020, synthetic polymer paint on linen.
$5,000
Telstra General Painting Award – Bugai Whyoulter, Wantili (Warntili, Canning Stock Route Well 25) 2021, synthetic polymer paint on canvas.
Telstra Bark Painting Award – Dhambit Munuŋgurr, Bees at Gäṉgän 2021, synthetic polymer paint on stringybark.
Wandjuk Marika 3D Memorial Award (sponsored by Telstra) – Hubert Pareroultja and Mervyn Rubuntja, Through the veil of time 2021, watercolour on silk-screen mesh.
Telstra Multimedia Award – Kyra Mancktelow, Moongalba 11 2021, etching ink on paper
Telstra Emerging Artist Award – Pedro Wonaeamirri, Jilarti, Live performance of Jilarti (brolga song), Pirmitiki (feather head piece), Imeuja (false beard), Tokwayinga (feather ball), Tjimirrikamarka (fighting stick), Tunga (folded bark bag) 2021, digital media, earth pigments (locally sourced) on stringybark and wood; feathers, vegetable fibre and beeswax.
SOURCE: Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory.