Susan Dorothea White Bibliography

Extract: It takes in the figurative landscapes of Albert Namatijira; the Papunya Tula art movement, including the internationally acclaimed Clifford Possum Tjapaltjarri; The First Supper by Susan Dorothea White; the challenging 1978 painting Judgement by His Peers by Gordon Syron; the challenging of stereotypes in the evocative work of Tracey Moffatt; and the shell work of Esme Timbery. Australian Indigenous artists such as Vernon Ah Kee, Yvonne Koolmatrie, Trevor Nickolls and Judy Watson have proudly represented Australia at many international art fairs, including the various Venice biennales. Closer to home, artists such as the Euraba Papermakers, Fiona Foley and Gordon Hookey have all been showcased into various biennales held in Sydney. Indigenous culture is a vibrant, living and fluid affair and it is as rich as, or even richer than, any other culture. It is complex and is reflected in multiple mediums and languages. It now features in the collections of great cultural institutions on every continent such as Paris's Quai Branly museum and the Aboriginal Contemporary Art Museum in Utrecht in The Netherlands. The Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Museum at the University of Virginia in the United States stages contemporary exhibitions and art residencies each year. A selection of etchings printed at the College of Fine Arts in Sydney will be exhibited there later this year. Therefore, I find it incomprehensible that we, as a mature nation, have no public institution of our own that is dedicated to showcasing the complex Indigenous cultures of this land.