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Layered Histories

August 5, 2023 – March 2, 2024
Indigenous Australian Art from the Kimberley and Central Desert

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  • Layered Histories: Indigenous Australian Art from the Kimberley and Central Desert installed in Citrin Gallery. Photo by Rob Strong.

    Layered Histories: Indigenous Australian Art from the Kimberley and Central Desert installed in Citrin Gallery. Photo by Rob Strong.

  • A vertically oriented painting by an Indigenous Australian artist. The work is made up of very small dots in hues of browns and yellows. In the center of the work is a flatter area of dark blue with white paint floating on it.

    Mary Dixon Nungurrayi, Seven Sisters Dreaming, 1996, acrylic on canvas. Gift of Will Owen and Harvey Wagner; 2009.92.205 

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The artists in Layered Histories deftly use color, pattern, and abstraction to create a sense of place that layers images of the land (known as Country) with creation stories, historical events, and significant animals, plants, and people. Unlike Western ideas of history which often draw a firm line between events of the past and the present, these Indigenous artists express more comprehensive and integrated world views.

This exhibition is organized by the Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth, and generously supported by the Cissy Patterson Fund.

Exhibition Curator

Amelia Kahl

Additional Information

Click here to download large-print labels for this exhibition.

Exhibition subject: Oceania