Curator insights - Hetti Perkins
Hetti Perkins – until recently, senior curator of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art – shares her knowledge and personal perspectives on some of the Gallery’s key Aboriginal painting, sculptural and photographic works.
Discover a deeper, richer engagement with these important artworks, and view them through an expert’s eye.
All photographs © AGNSW unless otherwise stated
All works © the artist or the artist's estate unless otherwise stated
© Art Gallery of New South Wales, 2013
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Emily Kam Ngwarray
Untitled (Alhalker) 1992
synthetic polymer paint on canvas, 165.0 x 480.0 x 4.0cm stretcher
Mollie Gowing Acquisition Fund for Contemporary Aboriginal Art 1992 -
336
Michael Riley
Maria 1985
gelatin silver photograph, 45.5 x 47.9cm image; 60.0 x 49.8cm sight; 63.2 x 62.9 x 1.4cm frame
Mollie Gowing Acquisition Fund for Contemporary Aboriginal Art 1999 -
337
Otto Pareroultja
The hills behind Hermannsburg circa 1954
watercolour on paper, 31.0 x 52.0cm image; 51.0 x 70.0cm frame
Purchased 1996 -
338
Ricky Maynard
Broken heart 2005, printed 2009
gelatin silver photograph, selenium toned, 42.9 x 41.2cm image; 59.5 x 50.5cm sheet
Purchased with funds provided by the Aboriginal Collection Benefactors' Group and the Photography Collection Benefactors' Program 2009 -
339
Yvonne Koolmatrie
Eel trap 1997
sedge rushes (Lepidosperma canescens), 168.0 x 59.0 x 59.0cm
Mollie Gowing Acquisition Fund for Contemporary Aboriginal Art 1999 -
340
Doreen Reid Nakamarra
Untitled 2007
synthetic polymer paint on canvas, 244.00 x 183.0cm stretcher
Purchased with funds donated in memory of James Agapitos OAM 2007
