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YAGU GURLBARL - BIG SECRET, Geraldton, WA

25/7/2017

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Yagu Gurlbarl (Big Secret) - Solo Show Geraldton regional Art Gallery, Western Australia

Curated by Charmaine Green, Yagu Gurlbarl (Big Secret) is an exhibition of Dowling's own family and other First Nation individuals marked as 'Unknown' from international photographic archives.
Dowling thematically investigates the First Nation struggle for compensation  for stolen wages and reparations for slavery both within the colonial state and in international courts of justice.

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‘Aunty Violet’, 2017, 89.6 x 110cm, Acrylic, Red Ochre and Mica Gold on canvas.
Between 1800s and 1970s, First Nation workers in Australia were enslaved. Denied wages that were stolen by corrupt officials and employers, generations of First Nations in Australia were locked into a cycle of poverty that still exists today.

Badimaya/Yamatji painter, Julie Dowling, has compiled an exhibition on the theme of Slavery in Australia for First Nation people both in these past centuries and in current Australian society. From diving for pearls to back breaking farm labour, from minding children of their colonial masters to present day work for government benefits, Dowling forces Australians to face racist discourses that First Nation people were/are lazy and a drain on society. An amnesia exists whereby Australian agriculture and other primary industries were founded on the slavery of its first peoples. The works in Dowling’s exhibition speak of these atrocities and to show how beautifully resilient her people are despite this.
-  Carol Dowling

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‘Unknown: Dyilima Gabi (Carrying Water)’, 2017, 95x120cm, Acrylic, Mixed media on canvas
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‘Great Uncle Sam’ (Detail), 2017, 101.5 x 152cm, Acrylic, Red Ochre and Mica Gold on canvas
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MALGA GURLBARL - HARD SECRET, Cologne, Germany

10/7/2017

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'MALGA GURLBARL - HARD SECRET'
, at Seipple Gallery, Cologne Germany for  K1 #5

"Between 1800s and 1970s, First Nation workers in Australia were enslaved. Denied wages that were stolen by corrupt officials and employers, generations of First Nations in Australia were locked into a cycle of poverty that still exists today.

Badimaya/Yamatji painter, Julie Dowling, has compiled an exhibition on the theme of Slavery in Australia for First Nation people both in these past centuries and in current Australian society. From diving for pearls to back breaking farm labour, from minding children of their colonial masters to present day work for government benefits, Dowling forces Australians to face racist discourses that First Nation people were/are lazy and a drain on society. An amnesia exists whereby Australian agriculture and other primary industries were founded on the slavery of its first peoples. The works in Dowling’s exhibition speak of these atrocities and to show how beautifully resilient her people are despite this."

-  Carol Dowling

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in cooperation with:
PETO MADEW KULTURSTIFTUNG
www.pmkstiftung.de
www.k1-galerien.de

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CHARACTERS IN THE COLLECTION

15/7/2016

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'Woorda (Brother)', 2008, acrylic, polymer and ochre on canvas
                    Art Gallery of Ballarat
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Pick up a Kids Portrait Trail Pack and hunt through the Gallery’s permanent collection displays to discover hidden treasures, interesting facts and activities. Explore the Gallery’s magnificent collection, and follow a trail of fourteen portraits. The trail explores and interpret portraiture for all ages. It includes extension activities and research topics for students and curriculum support material for teachers.
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Characters in the Collection is supported by Gandel Philanthropy

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Joondalup NAIDOC : BURDA BURDA DHULGA -    Telling a Story with Songlines -

11/7/2016

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The City’s NAIDOC Week celebrations open with an exhibition - Burda-Burda Dhulga - at the Joondalup Art Gallery, featuring the work of internationally renowned artist Julie Dowling.

Dowling’s work investigates injustices suffered by the Indigenous community and her pictorial works have a strong political edge.

Her work has been exhibited extensively in Australia and overseas.

Descended from the Badimaya First Nation people from the region around Mt. Magnet Payne's Find & Lake Moore, Dowling references such diverse art traditions in her work, including European portraiture and Christian icons, mural painting and Indigenous iconography.

Her work is dazzling and deep, imbued with meaning and spirit, containing powerful images of stolen generation children juxtaposed with heavy embellishments of jewels and glitter.

Exhibition Details

Wednesday June 29 – Friday July 29

Tuesday to Friday (gallery opening hours), 10.00am – 2.00pm

Joondalup Art Gallery, 4/48 Central Walk, Joondalup, Western Australia

Contact 9400 4230 for more information.

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  • About
  • CV
  • Publications
  • Collections
  • Gallery
    • Solo Shows >
      • JULIE DOWLING 2019
      • Wiru (Strong Spirit)
      • Malga Gurlbarl (Hard Secret)
      • Yagu Gurlbarl (Big Secret)
    • Group Shows
    • Competitions
    • Paintings of Family
    • Icons >
      • Large Icons
      • Mid-Sized Icons
      • Small Icons
      • Large Icon Series
      • Mid-Sized Icon Series
      • Small Icon Series
    • Black Works >
      • Large Chiaroscuro
      • Mid-Sized Chiaroscuro
      • Small Chiaroscuro
    • Works on paper >
      • Ink
      • Pastel
      • Mixed Media
    • Multimedia >
      • Film
      • Computer Art
      • Photography
      • Metaverse
    • Self Portraits
    • Cartoons >
      • KOORI MAIL CARTOONS 2004-06
      • NATIONAL INDIGENOUS TIMES CARTOONS 2010-13 >
        • NIT CARTOONS 2010
        • NIT CARTOONS 2011
        • NIT CARTOONS 2012
        • NIT CARTOONS 2013
      • RACISM IN SPORT 2006
    • CERAMICS
    • STUDIO BLOG
  • News
  • Blog
  • Contact
  • Affiliates
  • Community
    • Badimaya Land Rights
    • Western Australia Nuclear Free Alliance
    • Resistance Fighters >
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      • Resistance Fighters Today
    • Standing Up for Noongar Boodja & Kaip
    • Warida Online Radio