Pattern Thinking: Australian Aboriginal Art from the Collection of Tom and Cynthia Schneider with Contributions by Nancy Crow, Anne Keener and Maija Miettinen

July 17,2018 - September 22, 2018.

Walkthroughs with Curator Anne Keener

Tuesday, July 17 | 2 PM

Saturday, September 8 | 4 PM

Go Through the Wall by Maija Miettinen.
Image Courtesy of the Urban Arts Center.

Reception Saturday, September 8 | 5-7 PM

Admission is free and open to the public for all events.

Urban Arts Space

50 W Town Street

Columbus, OH 43215

"Pattern Thinking: Australian Aboriginal Art from the Collection of Tom and Cynthia Schneider with Contributions by Nancy Crow, Anne Keener and Maija Miettinen brings together artworks created by Indigenous Australian artists and United States-based artists to offer an in-depth look at the history, development, influences, and impacts of Australian Aboriginal art. The exhibition is curated by scholar and artist Anne Keener.

Keener says, “Contemporary Australian Aboriginal art is one of the most significant art movements of the late 20th and early 21st centuries. The Indigenous Australian paintings express stories of patterns of interrelation of the forces of all of life laid down by creator beings. Indigenous Australian people are the custodians of the land to which they belong and have been influential in repealing the doctrine of terra nullius in Australia and winning the right to live on their traditional lands.”

Presenting an umbrella under which the contributing artists can enter a cross-cultural dialogue, the exhibition features work by such artists as Clifford Possum Tjapaltjarri, one of the founders of the Western Desert Art Movement; Nancy Crow; Maija Miettinen; Minnie Pwerle; and more."

Tidal Divarication by Maija Miettinen.
Image Courtesy of the Urban Arts Center.

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