The Art Gallery of South Australia presents HEARTLAND: Contemporary Art from South Australia an exhibition on view through 8 September 2013.
HEARTLAND is an exhibition of contemporary art from South Australia that premieres new works of art made for the exhibition as well as selected works that have rarely been seen.
The title of the exhibition proposes an expansion of the genre of landscape to include the geographic, the political, the ecological, the immaterial, the emotional and even the spiritual. It consciously deviates from the use of the term landscape to include Indigenous and settler narratives. HEARTLAND hopes to generate new ways of thinking about who and where we are.
HEARTLAND includes artists from Amata (Hector Burton, Steven Burton, Wawiriya Burton, Unrupa Rhonda Dick, Maureen Douglas, Ronnie Douglas, Willy Kaika, Nyurpaya Kaika-Burton, Tjampawa Katie Kawiny, Anistene Ken, Frida Ken, Ilawanti Ungkutjuru Ken, Ray Ken, Sandra Ken, Senena Ken, Sylvia Ken, Tjungkara Ken, Rene Kulitja, Paniny Mick, Barbara Moore, Mary Pan, Kukika Tiger, Rini Tiger, Kantanari Nancy Tjilya, Mick Wikilyiri, Nita Williamson, Ruby Williamson, Susan Williamson, Stanley Windy, Yaritji Young), Kate Breakey, Kim Buck, James Darling and Lesley Forwood, artists from Ernabella (Niningka Lewis and Tjunkaya Tapaya), Wendy Fairclough, Stewart MacFarlane, Ian North, Annalise Rees, Chris De Rosa, Yhonnie Scarce, Paul Sloan, Angela Valamanesh, Hossein Valamanesh and Amy Joy Watson.
Curated by Nici Cumpston, Curator of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art and Project Curator, Lisa Slade. www.artgallery.sa.gov.au