Media Briefing and Exhibition Tour to Art Gallery of New South Wales

Australia’s Aboriginal Art Movement: From the Desert to the Tate and to Million-Dollar Auctions

Australian Aboriginal art is becoming increasingly recognized and popular around the world and now making global headlines with the prestigious Tate Modern in London currently hosting a landmark solo exhibition dedicated to Emily Kame Kngwarreye, one of the most celebrated and influential painters in Australian history. The exhibition, curated in collaboration with the National Gallery of Australia, is being hailed as a major moment of international recognition for Aboriginal art, which has moved beyond its boom-and-bust past to claim a lasting place on the world stage.

Kngwarreye’s bold, abstract works now fetch several millions of dollars at auction, and her career is widely seen as having redefined the trajectory of contemporary Aboriginal art. Her global impact continues to grow, making this an ideal time for journalists to gain insight into the richness and complexity of Australia’s Indigenous art traditions.

The Foreign Correspondents’ Association invites you to a media briefing and Exhibition Tour at the Art Gallery of New South Wales.

Yirrkala Media clip courtesy: AGNSW

Cara will also guide journalists through the gallery’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art collection, including a visit to the powerful new exhibition Yolŋu Power – a showcase of master bark paintings, sculpture and other art from the Yirrkala Art Centre in Arnhem Land. Exhibition ends 6 October 2025.