We acknowledge the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation as the Traditional Custodians of the Country we work on today. We recognise their continuing connection to the land and waters, and thank them for protecting this coastline and its ecosystems since time immemorial. We pay our respects to Elders past and present, and extend that respect to all First Nations people present today.
At Aboriginal Contemporary our collection is truly diverse: from the strident ochres of the Kimberley to untamed abstracts from the Western Desert: from emerging artists to some of Aboriginal art’s biggest names, who have featured in major exhibitions at national galleries.
Every painting has been hand picked by owner Nichola Dare who travels to art centres in remote Aboriginal communities to source the very best work.
Thank you for visiting Aboriginal Contemporary. We hope you love these beautiful and inspiring paintings as much as we do.
Cynthia Burke was destined to be an artist. Daughter of the great Jean Burke and niece of Aboriginal art legend, Tommy Watson, she spent her childhood in Kaltuktjara (Docker River, W.A.) watching them paint and learning the craft that defines her work to this day.
“Every time I looked at my mother she was painting. I learnt from her. She wanted me to do the painting. All of my work is influenced by culture, Country and what I have learnt from my family.”
Cynthia’s art exhibits a refined dot style, often combined with blocks of colour representing the sandhills and waterholes of her ancestral lands. “When I’m painting it’s like I’m in that place. I think about the landscape as if I were looking down from a plane and seeing a lake or spinifex”.
As well an internationally acclaimed artist, Cynthia is also renowned for her punu (wood carving). She is also an important cultural leader in her community, helping to keep the Ngaanyatjarra language strong as host of a local radio show.
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Exhibition opening Saturday 9 November 10am - 4pm
Image: Warakurna 150cm x 150cm
254 Bronte Road
Waverley NSW 2024
Tuesday - Friday 10am - 5pm
Saturday 10am - 4pm
By appointment please call 0450929183