Monthly archive December, 2014
Modern Murri Homewares at Tali Gallery

Modern Murri Homewares at Tali Gallery

Modernmurri  Contemporary Aboriginal Design Modernmurri is a unique Aboriginal art studio based in Sydney. Founded by Suzy Evans in 2003 in Moree, NSW. It specialises in individually handcrafted homewares and accessories, where each product has been locally and ethically sourced with an environmentally friendly conscience. The modernmurri designs have been inspired by the local Goomeroi country and culture, but accented with a modern timeless...
Invasion Day - Suzy Evans' Telstra Award Finalist Works - Opening mid January

Invasion Day – Suzy Evans’ Telstra Award Finalist Works – Opening mid January

Suzy Evans is a thoroughly Modern Murri ! Suzy creates innovative and thoughtful artworks in various media as well as operating her design studio. Suzy was a finalist in Telstra in 2014 for her 3D body of artworks making a statement about the explorers’ notion of Australia being a dry, dusty, barren, hostile and empty...
Di Presented with Rotary Vocational Excellence Award 2014

Di Presented with Rotary Vocational Excellence Award 2014

Di was honoured and delighted to receive an award from the Rotary Club of Balmain for Vocational Excellence in 2014: “Di Stevens, as the owner of Tali Aboriginal Art Gallery, has consistently demonstrated vocational excellence, the highest ethical standards and dedicated commitment to the urban and particularly the remote indigenous artists whose works she so...
King Sisters 30x30cm Paintings

King Sisters 30x30cm Paintings

Sarrita and Tarisse King have created a wonderful collection of 30x30cm artworks especially for Christmas giving.   They are stretched on very light frames and are easy to post.  They are very effective hung solo, or in groups of two, three or more.    This is part of the selection – there are other subjects...
30x30cm Treasures Perfect for Presents

30x30cm Treasures Perfect for Presents

Small Paintings from Yuendumu are $135 each – they are on prestretched canvases and can be posted easily and safely in their stretched form, ready to hang on the wall. All come with a certificate from the art centre documenting the story they are portraying and where appropriate, showing a photograph of the artist.  ...
Bountiful with Bird Life at Tali Gallery

Bountiful with Bird Life at Tali Gallery

Melanie Hava has been busy creating delightful small works for Tali Gallery priced from $70 for small tablets in a wide range of compositions and colours – through to $940 for 60x60cm sized pieces. Pictured below are the 60x60cm paintings.   Why does Melanie Hava paint brolgas? “I just love painting brolgas because they resonate...
Bugai Whyoulter's Wondrous World View

Bugai Whyoulter’s Wondrous World View

There has been a wonderful exhibition of Martu paintings at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Sydney and there is a new Martu exhibition called ‘We Don’t Need a Map’ in the Blue Mountains over the holiday period.  This is currently being shown in Katoomba and is travelling regional Australia after its inaugural exhibition in...
Celebrating Tjanpi Desert Weavers

Celebrating Tjanpi Desert Weavers

Stunning new Pottery Pieces from Victoria

Stunning new Pottery Pieces from Victoria

                                The Indigenous potters in Victoria (BYNM) create wonderful stories on their handpainted pottery.   We are delighted with this new selection of bowls and coolamons – and there are a few large bowls too!